Effectively Wild Episode 1938: It’s All Happening

With Meg Rowley on the IL, Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs author Dan Szymborski discuss the first batch of news from a busy Winter Meetings, including the big-money market as a whole, the blockbuster signings of Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, and Trea Turner, the outlooks for the Rangers, Dodgers, and Astros, the Padres’ interest in Turner and its implications for Fernando Tatis Jr., the genre of rumors about teams that tried to acquire players, the Brewers-Mariners trade involving Kolten Wong, Jesse Winker, and Abraham Toro, Brian Cashman re-upping with the Yankees, Bryan Reynolds demanding a trade from the Pirates, Fred McGriff’s election to the Hall of Fame, and more, plus postscript updates about late-breaking news/signings, followups, and a Past Blast from 1938. Audio intro: Jon Jacob, “Buffalo Killers” Audio outro: Parquet Courts, “This is Happening Now” Link to Rosenthal on the market Link to Dan on deGrom Link to Ben Clemens on deGrom Link to Baumann on Verlander Link to Heyman on deGrom Link to Heyman on Verlander Link to thread on old top starters Link to Jay on Turner Link to MLBTR on the Turner rumors Link to Baumann on the Brewers trade Link to tweet about Winker Link to Dipoto payroll comments Link to FG post on Martin Link to FG post on Estévez Link to Twitter thread on Estévez Link to Reynolds request Link to Jay on the committee Link to Jay on the HoF results Link to Dan’s Nats projections Link to Ben on forecasting chemistry Link to NBA trophy news Link to Lindsey on PitchCom Link to EW Episode 1577 Link to road-attendance sheet Link to Apstein on Boras Link to Boras EW episode Link to “Arson Judge” tweet Link to Insider baseballs report Link to 1938 story source Link to SABR on the 1938 Meetings Link to WWE belt story Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source