Effectively Wild Episode 1798: The 2022 Minor League Free Agent Draft

from Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast · host Ben Lindbergh

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs writer Ben Clemens banter about a few details of MLB’s latest labor proposal to the players, the conclusion of and possible confounding factors behind a Bill James study about how switching teams affects a player’s chances of Hall of Fame induction, another historic hire of a woman in baseball, and a prospective “Lab League” logo, then (22:52) extend a cherished podcast tradition by conducting the ninth annual Effectively Wild Minor League Free Agent Draft, in which they select 10 minor league free agents each and compete to see whose roster will accumulate the most combined MLB playing time in 2022. Audio intro: Ronnie Spector, “Try Some, Buy Some” Audio outro: The Bens, “Stop!” Link to CBA proposal details Link to J.J. Cooper on the prospect proposal Link to Bill James HoF study Link to article about Red Sox hiring Link to Lab League logo Link to revamped Lab League logo Link to MLB “duck” logo Link to list of MiLB free agents Link to Jeff on Shoemaker Link to Bannister on Hill Link to Castellani delivery Link to Ben on pitcher deception Link to EW competitions and drafts  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

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