Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen banter about Zack Wheeler declining MLB’s last-minute All-Star invitation, JJ Wetherholt’s long-term contract extension, and how the Futures Game and amateur draft fell flat as spectator events, then discuss the top tier of draft picks, some surprising picks and revamped approaches by teams under new management, why better data hasn’t made teams much better at drafting, why no team has tried blowing by its bonus allotment, and more, plus closing banter about Bryce Harper’s explanation of his video message for a sports-betting addict.

Audio outro: PJ Harding, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to The Simpsons clip

Link to Wheeler article

Link to MLBTR on Wetherholt

Link to Wetherholt’s draft outfit

Link to Baumann on the spectator experience

Link to Cooper on the spectator experience

Link to Manfred mispronunciation article

Link to celebrity golf tournament

Link to Futures Game FAQ

Link to draft viewing FAQ

Link to Brendan on the Futures Game

Link to Eric’s draft preview

Link to The Board

Link to Baumann on big draftees

Link to MLB draft tracker

Link to FG Day 1 draft recap

Link to The Athletic on Schaffner

Link to Crotchfelt vs. Titsworth post

Link to Angels picks

Link to Ball’s draft study

Link to Seidler on blowing up the draft

Link to Ball on blowing up the draft

Link to NBA revenue info

Link to Madisynn from She-Hulk

Link to Clemens on prospect valuation 1

Link to Clemens on prospect valuation 2

Link to camel case wiki

Link to Harper’s Instagram post

Link to EW guest appearances

Link to Dodgers extra-inning game

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