Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether Ronald Acuña Jr.’s historic strikeout-rate reduction is as impressive as his historic power-speed combination, the Acuña-Mookie Betts NL MVP race, the enduring defensive excellence of the late Brooks Robinson, Josh Hader’s insistence on one-inning outings and the degree to which players should dictate their own usage, the Rockies’ first-ever 100-loss season, Rob Manfred’s comments about broadcasts and betting, and the somewhat-improved probabilities on Apple TV+ telecasts.

Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to article on power-speed seasons

Link to article on Acuña’s Ks

Link to Acuña’s 70th steal

Link to Tango on Acuña/Betts

Link to xWOBA minus wOBA

Link to Robinson’s fielding stats

Link to Total Zone Runs leaders

Link to 1960 fielding leaders

Link to 1975 fielding leaders

Link to old Gold Glovers

Link to Robinson defensive montage

Link to Goldman on Robinson

Link to Robinson obit

Link to story on Hader

Link to Hader arbitration story

Link to 2021 Hader story

Link to Union-Tribune on Hader

Link to more Union-Tribune on Hader

Link to Cup of Coffee on Hader

Link to BP on Hader

Link to reliever leverage leaderboard

Link to story on first Padres extras W

Link to yearly Rockies wRC+

Link to Manfred interview

Link to sports-gambling explainer

Link to Bloomberg on betting effects

Link to 2022 odds interview

Link to nVenue partnership links

Link to Ben Clemens on the 2022 odds

Link to Ben C. on the 2023 odds

Link to Holy Hand Grenade scene

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