Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley break down the Cubs’ big Alex Bregman signing, Nolan Arenado’s trade to Arizona, Kauffman Stadium’s soon-to-be-cozier confines, and a former GM’s dismissal of advanced stats, plus a few follow-ups.

Audio outro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Andrews on Bregman

Link to Baumann on Bregman

Link to Langs on draftees

Link to Montgomery on Boras

Link to Kennedy comments

Link to Sheehan on the Sox

Link to Tucker rumors

Link to team depth charts

Link to team payrolls

Link to Baumann on Arenado

Link to Passan on Kauffman

Link to Royals announcement tweet

Link to ballpark homogenization

Link to LA Memorial Coliseum info

Link to Statcast park factors

Link to Pasquantino take

Link to Rooker retort

Link to Mack piece at BP

Link to Sam on where to put a pit

Link to Amaro wiki

Link to Amaro tweet 1

Link to Amaro tweet 2

Link to Bichette report

Link to Collins report

Link to stream Stove League

Link to Stove League pods

Link to Sea Unicorns article

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