Effectively Wild Episode 2080: The Most Fascinating Offseason Storylines

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about which MLB franchise will win its first championship subsequent, the postseason “second-chance issue,” Clayton Kershaw’s shoulder surgical procedure and different Dodgers choices, a change in Astros major catchers, the Braves re-signing Joe Jiménez, and Nelson Cruz’s profession and retirement, then (1:05:20) talk about the tales they’re most fascinated about following this winter.

Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Chris Gilligan’s FG publish
Link to preseason prediction scores
Link to Sheehan on second possibilities
Link to MLBTR on Kershaw
Link to MLBTR on Jiménez
Link to Jiménez press launch
Link to MLBTR on Lynn
Link to MLBTR on Muncy
Link to Jay Jaffe on Muncy
Link to MLBTR on Diaz
Link to MLBTR on Cruz
Link to 2020 EW episode on Cruz
Link to Cruz retirement tour tweet
Link to WAR from age 28 on
Link to HoF WAR from age 28 on
Link to offseason schedule FG publish
Link to MLBTR on Counsell
Link to Law’s high 50 FA record
Link to Sam on pitch-clock exceptions
Link to pitch-clock-exceptions rule
Link to postseason time of sport
Link to article on streaming NPB
Link to article on Yamamoto
Link to information on the Curse of the Colonel
Link to EW on the Curse of the Colonel