Effectively Wild Episode 1824: Who, What, When, Where, Why

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley continue to break down a busy, chaotic week in MLB by bantering about which was wilder, this week or the week leading up to the lockout, then breaking down the Rockies signing Kris Bryant, the Dodgers signing Freddie Freeman, the Blue Jays trading for Matt Chapman and the new AL East hierarchy, the Yankees re-signing Anthony Rizzo and largely confounding their fans, the Red Sox staying idle, Kyle Schwarber going to Philly and Zack Greinke returning to K.C., the Cubs signing Seiya Suzuki (and others) and seemingly not Nutting after all(?), assorted Giants and Braves moves, and more, plus closing banter about new/old minor league names, a milestone decision in a court case about minor league pay, and a rule reversion intended to cut down on rampant roster reshuffling. Audio intro: Spoon, “Wild” Audio outro: Michael Nesmith, “Keep On” Link to The Athletic report about Bryant Link to FanGraphs post about Bryant Link to Van Lenten hiring report Link to Van Lenten firing report Link to Ben on the Freeman saga Link to Ben Clemens on Freeman Link to Chapman trade post Link to Rizzo signing post Link to Lindsey Adler on the Yankees Link to Sale injury news Link to The Athletic on Schwarber Link to FanGraphs on Schwarber Link to Greinke signing post Link to Suzuki signing post Link to Suzuki projections post Link to Villar signing post Link to Giants signings post Link to Braves signings post Link to league names news Link to minor league pay ruling Link to Baseball America on the ruling Link to California bill story Link to news about roster-churn rules Link to BP on options use Link to FanGraphs playoff odds Link to FanGraphs transaction roundup  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