Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Daniel Vogelbach becoming a Brewers hitting coach and coach-hiring trends, analyze and phact-check Tommy Pham’s pitch for “PhamGraphs,” react to the Kazuma Okamoto signing and the Blue Jays embracing their big-market potential (in contrast to the Giants), and take the temperature of the pretty tepid stove (phollowed by a phollow-up on Pham).

Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Vogelbach news

Link to Brewers coaching staff

Link to last year’s Vogelbach hiring

Link to Vogelbach promo

Link to article on PhamGraphs

Link to negativity bias wiki

Link to team batting LI

Link to batter opp_DRA-

Link to team batter opp_DRA-

Link to lineup construction study

Link to DRA- explainer

Link to DRC+ explainer

Link to Canha’s BP player card

Link to Pham’s BP player card

Link to August Pham incident

Link to EW Episode 2363

Link to PH PA leaders

Link to Eric on Okamoto

Link to NPB HR since 2019

Link to MLBTR on Okamoto

Link to MLBTR on Takahashi

Link to FG payroll page

Link to FG post on Mahle

Link to team SP projections

Link to FG top 50 FA

Link to Ben on pennant complacency

Link to Harbaugh firing

Link to latest Hang Up and Listen

Link to Albies TikTok

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