Effectively Wild Episode 1614: The Most Difficult Free-Agent Contracts Draft
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2020
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Jeff Luhnow’s lawsuit against the Astros and Max Muncy’s and Joe Kelly’s comments about MLB’s permeable postseason quasi-bubble, then conduct their sixth annual free-agent-contract over/under draft.
Audio intro: The Clash, "All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)"
Audio outro: The Electric Prunes, "Sold to the Highest Bidder"
Link to L.A. Times Luhnow lawsuit story
Link to The Athletic Luhnow lawsuit story
Link to Muncy’s comments about Turner
Link to Kelly’s comments about Turner
Link to MLB Trade Rumors’ top 50 free agents ranking
Link to FanGraphs’ top 50 free agents ranking
Link to Jay Jaffe on the crowded shortstop market
Link to EW drafts and competitions spreadsheet
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| 0:00.0 | Everybody wants a fumble right? |
| 0:03.0 | On the rock and roll the cold style |
| 0:06.0 | And we went out and got on with it |
| 0:09.0 | It's for print on the poster |
| 0:12.0 | A cozy, got a manager |
| 0:15.0 | Oh yeah, I'm happy yeah |
| 0:18.0 | A contract is a contract |
| 0:21.0 | When the girl out on girl |
| 0:24.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 1614 of Effectively Wild |
| 0:29.0 | baseball podcast from FanGraphs presented by our Patreon supporters on the |
| 0:33.0 | Limpurg of the Ringer joined by Yes PNs Samueler |
| 0:37.0 | Hello Sam |
| 0:38.0 | Hello |
| 0:39.0 | Hi |
| 0:40.0 | One of the reasons I was sort of pessimistic about this offseason was the |
| 0:44.0 | prospect of relitigating the sign stealing scandal again |
| 0:48.0 | But I was not expecting actual litigation which is now what's happening |
| 0:52.0 | So Jeff Luna sued the asteris on Monday morning for breach of contract |
| 0:58.0 | And he is alleging that he should not have been fired for cause |
| 1:03.0 | He should have been fired just like most GMs are fired where they're entitled to |
| 1:08.0 | Whatever their contract called for and because he was fired for cause |
| 1:12.0 | The asteris got out of the money that he was owed which he says in the suit |
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