Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about All-Star-roster minimums and maximums, what the Aroldis Chapman trade tells us about the how teams value prospects, Jake Diekman’s exploits with the Rays, Evan Longoria’s late-career contributions, and the same-named siblings of Carlos Pérez, Carlos Pérez, Wilmer Flores, Wilmer Flores, Wander Franco, Wander Franco, and Wander Franco. Then (45:59) they talk to Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon of The Baseball Project about the band’s origins and longevity, its new album, the inspiration for its songs, its songwriting and recording process, its historical accuracy, ensuring that multiple eras are represented, being musical super-utility players, the band’s audience and place in its members’ musical careers, the musicians they’d want to recruit, and more, plus a Future Blast (1:35:36) from 2028.

Audio interstitial: The Baseball Project, “The All or Nothings”

Audio outro: The Baseball Project, “Screwball”

Link to All-Star rosters

Link to All-Star-selection fun facts

Link to Jay Jaffe on the Chapman trade

Link to Sheehan on the Chapman trade

Link to Meg on Chapman in 2015

Link to FG’s 2016 Chapman breakdown

Link to Diekman projection episode

Link to Ben on Longoria in 2015

Link to 2021-23 3B offense leaderboard

Link to Octavio Hernández Pernía

Link to FG name-linker pop-up

Link to story on Flores brothers

Link to Franco family photo

Link to Franco profile

Link to other Franco profile

Link to story on Pérez brothers

Link to Foreman quote

Link to stream Grand Salami Time!

Link to buy Grand Salami Time!

Link to The Baseball Project website

Link to upcoming tour dates

Link to Steve Wynn’s website

Link to Spin musician baseball preview

Link to The Dream Syndicate reissue

Link to Rick Wilber’s website

Link to Ellis LSD no-no video

Link to Emma B. on Ohtani’s June

Link to Dan S. on Ohtani projections

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