Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Phillies’ Zack Wheeler extension, the Giants’ Matt Chapman signing, and a Scott Boras quote about free agency, then (17:35) bring on Patreon supporter Jay Wade Edwards to answer listener emails (26:41) about see-through players (and see-through pants), how different baseball would be if instead of a lineup of batters facing a single pitcher it featured a lineup of pitchers facing a single batter, rooting for a minor league team, formal “rest” stints on the injured list, the value of pulled fly balls, and an Armando Galarraga redo, and then Stat Blast (1:16:50) about high-WAR baseball cemeteries.

Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Dan on Wheeler

Link to Jay on Chapman

Link to Boras quote

Link to Newman Q&A

Link to MLB’s pants PDF

Link to Snell pants photo

Link to Defector piece

Link to Ben C. on pulled FB 1

Link to Ben C. on pulled FB 2

Link to Ben C. on pulled FB 3

Link to Chamberlain on pulled FB

Link to PL on pulled FB

Link to DotF on Paredes

Link to DotF on spray angle

Link to article on Guardians whiffs

Link to NBA protest

Link to Galarraga game wiki

Link to NYT on Galarraga

Link to Galarraga in 2020

Link to 2022 Galarraga petition

Link to listener emails database

Link to abominable Stat Blast song

Link to EW cemeteries guest

Link to Stat Blast spreadsheet

Link to cemetery research intro

Link to Cypress Hills Cemetery

Link to Green-Wood Cemetery

Link to NINE Conference

Link to Jay’s Substack

Link to Jay’s website

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