Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the best point in the podcast at which to talk transactions, how a salary cap would affect the kind of conversations we have about baseball (based on the way we discuss other sports), the notion that a particular signing would drive owners to pursue a salary cap, and (25:09) whether a fielder’s proclivity for diving catches tells us anything about how good he is (inspired by the belief that Andruw Jones never had to dive). Then (44:32) they break down the latest Mets moves (for Luis Robert Jr. and Freddy Peralta), the team’s extreme makeover, and why the Brewers dealt Peralta, plus (1:29:08) the Yankees’ Cody Bellinger deal, their lack of roster turnover, and Belli’s up-down-up career.

Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Gore

Link to Young trade news

Link to Young trade rationale

Link to Rosenthal on the cap

Link to Drellich on the cap

Link to Calcaterra on Jones

Link to Sheehan on Jones

Link to Jones highlight reel

Link to possibility space wiki

Link to Ben on Harper’s dives

Link to Hannah on dives

Link to Rocky quote

Link to FG on Robert

Link to team CF projections

Link to Robert CF rank

Link to Robert’s sprint speeds

Link to 2017 story on Robert

Link to 2017 EW episode on Robert

Link to FG on Peralta

Link to FG on Peralta prospects

Link to Brewers defense ranking

Link to Peralta defenders ranking

Link to RA-9 WAR leaders

Link to team SP projections

Link to Tong’s grilled cheese

Link to BP on Peralta

Link to Brewers payroll story 1

Link to Brewers payroll story 2

Link to team payrolls page

Link to Mets team ZiPS post

Link to FG post on Bellinger

Link to Belli’s celebration injury

Link to Belli on changing his celebration

Link to team WAR projections

Link to Domínguez defensive stats

Link to team BaseRuns

Link to political registration research

Link to EW wiki on car recording

 Sponsor Us on Patreon

 Give a Gift Subscription

 Email Us: [email protected]

 Effectively Wild Wiki

 Get Our Merch!