Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast Effectively Wild Episode 2094: Double Secret Shobation
Dec 7, 2023
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the secrecy surrounding Shohei Ohtani's free agency. They also talk about the speculation surrounding players joining teams, maximizing value in contract negotiations, transparency of team executives, Mariners' trade challenges, trading pitchers between Yankees and Red Sox, Mookie Betts as a second baseman, effects of getting under the luxury tax threshold, and correcting the historical record.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Speculation Surrounding a Potential Player Joining Baseball Teams
01:46 • 12min
Speculating on Shohei Otani's Toronto Blue Jays Visit
13:35 • 7min
Maximizing Value in Contract Negotiations
20:32 • 14min
Transparency of Team Executives and Managers
34:29 • 8min
Mariners' Trade and Financial Challenges
42:12 • 15min
Team's Responsibility to Improve Roster
56:48 • 4min
Trading Pitchers: Evaluating the Yankees-Red Sox Trade
01:00:53 • 11min
Mookie Betts as Everyday Second Baseman and Mike Trout Staying with the Angels
01:12:15 • 3min
The Effects of Getting Under the Luxury Tax Threshold and a Player's Overseas Success
01:15:05 • 2min
Trade Rumors and Correcting the Historical Record
01:16:48 • 6min
Supporting the Effectively Wild Podcast and a Preview of an Interview
01:23:12 • 4min