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Effectively Wild Episode 1971: Season Preview Series: Brewers and Marlins

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Best Baseball Player Who Was Never the Best on His Own Team?

Ryan Nelson: If my legacy is that I didn't lose any money owning a baseball team on an annual operating basis, that's a pretty sad legacy. He says there are countervailing forces within the industry where teams either are willing to spend regularly or even if they can dip below the luxury tax threshold and reset their spending. "I think this kind of tension within the ownership core ... suggests that there are still people who want to spend money to win"

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