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 roundupLink to FG submit on unmade tradesLink to Langs on division leadsLink to Jay on the Valdez no-noLink to BP on ValdezLink to tweet about Hill in 2024Link to February Angelos feedbackLink to Elias quote 1Link to Elias quote 2Link to Elias quote 3Link to Boone deadline quoteLink to Bloom remarkLink to Rodriguez veto rationalizationLink to Kram on deadline W+LLink to Clemens on deadline W+LLink to FG farm rankingsLink to Elks file storyLink to Milwaukee punching bagLink to Mikolas EW episodeLink to Josh Beck EW episodeLink to Rick Wilber’s web siteLink to Future Blast wiki

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