Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a smattering of transactions, featuring (among others) Jorge Polanco, Tyler Rogers, Kenley Jansen, Isaac Collins, Angel Zerpa, Merrill Kelly, Josh Bell, and Adolis García. Then (49:03) they talk about MLB’s move to regulate and standardize the use of in-game technology across the minor leagues, baseball content (sans spoilers!) in new Netflix films Wake Up Dead Man and A House of Dynamite (1:04:50), and MLB players who could come out of retirement after long layoffs, à la Colts QB Philip Rivers (1:15:20).

Audio outro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG post on Polanco

Link to Petriello on Polanco

Link to FG post on Rogers

Link to team RP projections

Link to FG post on Brewers/Royals trade

Link to 2025 team OF stats

Link to FG post on Kelly

Link to FG post on Kenley

Link to R-JAWS leaders

Link to Ben on the Lester trade

Link to MLBTR on Bell

Link to Trueblood on Bell

Link to MLBTR on García

Link to new MLB regulations

Link to 2023 report on team spending

Link to report on Monfort’s spending

Link to EW Episode 1489

Link to EW Episode 1490

Link to Ben on Elementary

Link to baseball in Knives Out

Link to blog about baseball in WUDM

Link to Reddit on baseball in WUDM

Link 2 to Reddit on baseball in WUDM

Link to Lindor references

Link to Vonn’s win

Link to Rivers post in FB group

Link to Rivers game story

Link to Seahawks tweet

Link to Gainwell wiki

Link to EW Episode 1928

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