Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Teoscar Hernández signing with the Dodgers, how other teams can compete with L.A., and the Mets signing Sean Manaea. Then (33:07) they answer listener emails about whether the Royals or Tigers will win more games in 2024, the basis for believing the Cardinals will bounce back from their last-place finish, a Tom Brady baseball commercial, whether Shohei Ohtani could have resurrected the Expos, whether a free agent could sign with a different team every game, the perfect mistake hitter, a baseball version of K-pop communication, and two games played on top of each other.

Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Teoscar’s signing

Link to over/under draft results

Link to Statcast park factors

Link to Dodgers ZiPS

Link to Clemens on Manaea

Link to MLB.com on Manaea

Link to MLBTR on the Mets

Link to FG depth charts projections

Link to SP depth charts projections

Link to MLBTR on Bloom

Link to Brady ad

Link to article on Brady and baseball

Link to Orr on crushing pitches

Link to baseball on Cameo

Link to K-pop fan apps guide

Link to vertical baseball diagram

Link to EW emails database

Link to tax loophole article

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