Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the offseason doldrums and this winter’s free-agent activity compared to last year’s, the Josh Hader and Robert Stephenson signings (with a contract over/under draft update), a bleak week in sports (and non-sports) media, pitcher/catcher technique and the automated strike zone, and the invasion of players named Jackson, followed by Stat Blasts (1:14:48) about Hader’s strikeout splits by out count, “minimum journeymen,” the longest palindromic win-loss sequences, and the most consecutive games started at catcher.

Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Lobner Facebook post

Link to Jake/Jordan FA tweet

Link to MLBTR on Graveman

Link to MLBTR on Hader

Link to MLBTR on Uwasawa

Link to MLBTR on Stephenson

Link to RP K% post-6/2

Link to over/under draft results

Link to The Ringer on SI

Link to apocalypse sign article

Link to The Atlantic on Pitchfork

Link to L.A. Times layoffs story

Link to Axios on media layoffs

Link to Defector on VC greed

Link to The Nation on ESPN/NFL

Link to Tango on intended location

Link to Ben on Lincecum in 2014

Link to Eno on command in 2018

Link to Tango on catcher location

Link to Tango on catcher lunges

Link to Tango on framing

Link to EW Episode 2054

Link to EW Episode 1851

Link to BA on Jacksons

Link to Jackson baby name data

Link to strikeout splits Stathead

Link to leaguewide strikeout splits

Link to minimum journeymen sheet

Link to palindrome Reddit question

Link to palindromic records sheet

Link to C start streak sheet

Link to C start % averages

Link to catcher ironmen page

Link to FG post on qualified catchers

Link to Ben on catcher fatigue

Link to study on player rest

Link to FG post on qualified catchers

Link to Stat Blast on qualified hitters

Link to Frankie Hayes SABR bio

Link to Young Sheldon spinoff story

Link to Stat Blast song cover

Link to all Stat Blast covers

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