Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about listeners’ end-of-year podcast stats, the reported “progress” in Padres-Yankees trade talks concerning Juan Soto, some recent Reds and Mets moves, a possible extension for Brewers prospect Jackson Chourio and the track record of extensions signed before a player’s MLB debut, and several end-of-season MLB awards (past and present) that you may not have heard of. Then (50:07) they talk to FanGraphs senior writer and The Cooperstown Casebook author Jay Jaffe about this year’s Era Committee and BBWAA Hall of Fame candidates, recent voting trends, the 20th anniversary of JAWS, adjustments for framing and decreasing pitcher workloads, the shrinking electorate, and more.

Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Vulture on Elemental

Link to first report about Soto

Link to second report about Soto

Link to FG post on Severino

Link to FG post on Pagán

Link to FG post on Martinez

Link to Ben C. on TV contracts

Link to RosterResource payroll page

Link to FG SP projections

Link to 2023 FG SP WAR

Link to MLBTR on Chourio

Link to list of pre-debut deals

Link to Sam on extensions

Link to baseball awards wiki

Link to awards named after players

Link to Canadian Baseball HoF episode

Link to The Cooperstown Casebook

Link to JAWS wiki

Link to JAWS at B-Ref

Link to EW guests spreadsheet

Link to Jay on managers, umps, execs

Link to Joe West on EW

Link to Pollis on secret ballots

Link to Jay’s profiles schedule

Link to Jay on the BBWAA ballot

Link to Stark on Wright

Link to Max Marchi on framing

Link to Jay on framing

Link to Ben on framing

Link to Dan Hayes interview

Link to Ben on Piazza’s defense

Link to Max Marchi on framing

Link to Jay on S-JAWS

Link to HoF Ballot Tracker

Link to Thibodaux on EW

Link to crowdsourced FG ballots

Link to Ben’s voting explanation

Link to Secret Santa sign-up sheet

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