Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the qualifications for being a superstar, the Kyle Tucker trade from the Astros’ and Cubs’ perspectives, the Devin Williams trade from the Yankees’ and Brewers’ perspectives, and various other transactions, including the A’s trading for Jeffrey Springs and the Orioles signing Tomoyuki Sugano, plus thoughts on Caleb Durbin’s dimensions, the significance of financial terms in transaction analysis, a possible spending divide stemming from a disparity in TV revenue, and Rob Manfred on restoring the starter.

Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Joe Sheehan Newsletter

Link to FG post on Tucker trade

Link to Rome on Tucker

Link to FG post on Williams trade

Link to Durbin photo

Link to FG post on Springs trade

Link to Pride Night story

Link to FG payrolls page

Link to Patrick’s post

Link to Manfred’s comments

Link to trial balloon wiki

Link to Langs tweet

Link to “Cody’s Only”

Link to “Superstar”

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