Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley break down Scott Boras’s Winter Meetings wordplay and discuss the Kyle Schwarber and Edwin Díaz deals, a smattering of starting-pitcher signings, the Pirates as supposed spenders, the latest on the Ippei Mizuhara TV series, a Lane Kiffin canine conspiracy, and a Johanfran Garcia nickname.

Audio outro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Boras on EW

Link to Boras on Imai

Link to Boras on Suárez

Link to Boras on Bregman

Link to Boras on Alonso

Link to more on Alonso

Link to “Wood” song

Link to Boras on Gallen

Link to Boras on Skubal

Link to Boras on Bellinger

Link to Bellinger quote transcription

Link to quote about news timing

Link to FG post on Schwarber

Link to NL fWAR leaders

Link to FG post on Díaz

Link to Friedman’s “heavy lifting” quote

Link to over/under draft results

Link to Pirates offer story

Link to Boras on the Pirates

Link to Pirates/Marlins spending story

Link to Ippei show update

Link to FG post on Matz

Link to MLBTR on Grissom

Link to MLBTR on Ponce

Link to MLBTR on Weiss

Link to MLBTR on Kay

Link to MLBTR on Anderson

Link to HUAL on Kiffin

Link to Kiffin dog story 1

Link to Kiffin dog story 2

Link to report on Juice

Link to post on Juice’s account

Link to Cruella de Vil wiki

Link to Garcia brothers story

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