Effectively Wild Episode 2041: The Commerce Deadline Offers, Pt. 2

After the trade-deadline mud settles, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley break down the large offers from deadline eve and deadline day, beginning with high-level trade-season takeaways (reunions, high prospects, hitters vs. pitchers, lacking star energy) after which zooming in on nearly each crew as they talk about the Justin Verlander commerce, the AL West arms race, and Framber Valdez’s no-hitter, the Mets’ sell-off, the Padres’ non-sell-off (and the itinerant Rich Hill), the Mariners’ center course, the Orioles’ prospect-hugging, various contending groups’ lack of exercise, and extra, plus pedantry, follow-ups, and a Future Blast (1:21:57) from 2041.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG trade-post roundup
Link to FG submit on unmade trades
Link to Langs on division leads
Link to Jay on the Valdez no-no
Link to BP on Valdez
Link to tweet about Hill in 2024
Link to February Angelos feedback
Link to Elias quote 1
Link to Elias quote 2
Link to Elias quote 3
Link to Boone deadline quote
Link to Bloom remark
Link to Rodriguez veto rationalization
Link to Kram on deadline W+L
Link to Clemens on deadline W+L
Link to FG farm rankings
Link to Elks file story
Link to Milwaukee punching bag
Link to Mikolas EW episode
Link to Josh Beck EW episode
Link to Rick Wilber’s web site
Link to Future Blast wiki

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