Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs writer Ben Clemens continue a cherished podcast tradition by conducting the 10th annual Effectively Wild Minor League Free Agent Draft, in which they select 10 minor league free agents each and compete to see whose roster will accumulate the most combined MLB playing time in 2023. First they explain the history and ground rules of the draft, and then they start making their selections (18:11), followed by a Past Blast (1:20:02) from 1948.

Audio outro: Buzzcocks, “Playing for Time”

Link to eligible free agents

Link to WAR of past selections

Link to the draft at the EW wiki

Link to competitions spreadsheet

Link to this year’s picks

Link to BA picks

Link to Down on the Farm (hitters)

Link to Down on the Farm (pitchers)

Link to Down on the Farm (signings)

Link to VEB on draftees

Link to 1948 story source

Link to SABR on Braves Field

Link to SABR on neon foul poles

Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website

Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter

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