Effectively Wild Episode 2246: Soto’s Suitors

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley solicit listener suggestions for an upcoming podcast series, discuss what they would ask potential employers if they were on a Juan Soto-esque free-agent tour, and banter about the Orioles dismantling “Walltimore,” the far-less-settled-than-expected situations of the A’s and Rays, differing medical evaluations and Brusdar Graterol’s role in the Mookie Betts trade, the AL and NL Rookies of the Year, and the most interesting aspects of the Hall of Fame ballot. Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Multisport Sabermetrics Exchange Link to EW groundskeeper interview Link to EW Rooker interview Link to Soto meeting tracker Link to Walltimore article Link to 2021 park factors Link to 2024 park factors Link to ballpark homogenization info Link to Rays ballpark article 1 Link to Rays ballpark article 2 Link to Trop images Link to A’s/Rays article Link to A’s/Rays/expansion article Link to Daikin Park news Link to Yankees/Flaherty article 1 Link to Yankees/Flaherty article 2 Link to Brusdar trade hold-up Link to MLBTR on original Betts deal Link to PPI MLBTR on final Betts deal Link to Brusdar retrospective Link to MLBTR on Graterol’s shoulder Link to Ruth’s Chris name Link to NL voting results Link to AL voting results Link to 2025 ballot Link to Jaffe on the ballot Link to Stark on the ballot Link to Dubuque on the ballot Link to framing leaderboard  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Email Us: [email protected]  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Spotify Feed  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  Bluesky Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source