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Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Episode: Effectively Wild Episode 2252: Thereâs Gold in Them Thar Bats
Description:
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their obliviousness to Juan Soto signing rumors, what should count as a team claiming to have tried to sign someone, a rash of recent real signings, the strength of the free agent market so far, the Dodgersâ accounting tactics and misperceptions about deferrals, the decline in therapeutic use exemptions to MLBâs joint drug policy, and (44:17) the pros and cons of the controversial âgolden at-batâ idea that was recently mooted by Rob Manfred.
Audio intro: Cory Brent, âEffectively Wild Themeâ
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, âEffectively Wild Themeâ