Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley analyze the latest additions to the AL East: Ryan Weathers to the Yankees and Ranger Suárez to the Red Sox. Then (26:52) they bring on top-tier Patreon supporter Jon Norton to answer listener emails about players who’ve repeatedly signed one-year contracts, whether they would want to play in an MLB game, how impressive switch-hitting should be, WAR without players who took PEDs, and the all-time greatness of Star Trek legend Buck Bokai.

Audio interstitial: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG post on Weathers

Link to FG post on Suárez

Link to team SP depth charts

Link to team depth charts WAR

Link to over/under draft standings

Link to Cot’s Contracts

Link to 2018 Passan tweet

Link to Sam on playing in a game

Link to decline of switch-hitting

Link to holodeck wiki

Link to holodeck malfunctions

Link to Buck Bokai at Memory Alpha

Link to WWIII at Memory Alpha

Link to Star Trek Ringer MLB Show

Link to listener emails database

Link to scientific method wiki

Link to MLBTR on Tucker

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