Effectively Wild Episode 1941: The Biggest of Payrolls, the Smallest of Payrolls

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the two teams at the top and bottom, respectively, of the MLB payroll hierarchy, the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics, touching on the Mets’ signings of Brandon Nimmo, Kodai Senga, and David Robertson, the A’s trading away Sean Murphy, and what a vast disparity in spending does and doesn’t signify for MLB’s competitive balance. They also banter about the other teams’ ends of that three-team trade, the state of the NL East, the Giants’ starting-pitcher signings, a reported Padres offer, the Blue Jays’ and Twins’ latest additions, Munetaka Murakami news, and more, plus a Past Blast from 1941. Audio intro: Billy Joel, “Last of the Big Time Spenders” Audio outro: Sex Bob-Omb, “Threshold” Link to Patrick Dubuque on Cohen Link to Longenhagen on Senga Link to Baumann on Mets spending Link to Rosenthal on owners Link to Rosenthal on Murphy Link to Baumann on Murphy Link to Law on Murphy Link to Petriello on Murphy Link to FG payroll page Link to team catcher WAR Link to SP depth charts Link to 2005 team payrolls Link to FG post on Manaea Link to FG post on Bassitt Link to FG on Vázquez/Zunino Link to Marlins article Link to Padres report Link to Kovalchuk article Link to Murakami news Link to Ben’s SNL oral history Link to 1941 story source Link to Lefty Grove bio Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Link to Secret Santa sign-up sheet Link to Secret Santa FB thread Link to share of team Ks sheet  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