Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether whether they’d watch the winning team celebrate if they lost the World Series, then (17:09) discuss a trio of managerial moves (the Cubs poaching Craig Counsell from the Brewers, the Guardians hiring Stephen Vogt, and the Mets hiring Carlos Mendoza), the Marlins hiring the Rays’ GM, and what the Padres declining Michael Wacha’s option says about a Juan Soto trade, plus (1:04:30) some consideration of whether an-season tournament like the NBA’s makes sense for MLB and (1:23:27) a few follow-ups.

Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FB thread

Link to Patek photo

Link to Sam on Kershaw

Link to Sad Keanu meme

Link to MLBTR on Counsell

Link to story about Cubs tampering

Link to story on Selig Rule

Link to ESPN on Vogt

Link to Aaron on journeymanagers

Link to ESPN on Mendoza

Link to Passan tweet about salaries

Link to MLBTR on Wacha’s option

Link to Becker’s tweet about Wacha

Link to MLBTR on Bendix

Link to Bendix at SB Nation

Link to in-season tournament wiki

Link to in-season tournament explainer

Link to story on load management

Link to Attanasio comment

Link to Vogt’s wiki

Link to EW on Vogt’s wiki

Link to Correa on Maldonado

Link to Ben on player-value estimates

Link to qualifying offers

Link to qualifying-offer history

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