way back in time someone to try some I tried some now by some I've got some

whoa after a while when I had tried them denied them I opened my eyes and I

saw you. Hello and welcome to episode 1798 of Effective

Wild. A fangrass baseball podcast brought to you by our Patreon supporters I'm

Egrali and I'm joined as always by Ben Lumberg of the Ringer Ben How are you?

Doing well. Good we are also joined by other Ben. Ben Clemens Ben how are you?

Well also. It's a big day. Big day. Huge. Everyone's been waiting. The

questions have been pouring in. When and where is the minor league free agent

draft? Well here it is it's in your feeds right now you are currently listening

to it. The ninth annual Effective Wild minor league free agent draft. Wow

when I fire most story traditions yes and then this will be your first minor

league free agent draft. How you feeling? Little nervous. I mean not nervous because

it's a minor league free agent draft but a little nervous. It's an institution. It

is a podcast institution so you should be nervous. I'm nervous we're all

nervous. This means something. This has huge stakes. Bragging rights. Look I just

would like to say the following which is that I made a compelling case for

Kriesmont when we did this last year and you just happened to scoop me and I

would like to say I don't think you had the conviction in Kriesmont that I

did but you got to reap the rewards and this after I generously gave you the

first overall pick allowance you to take full tea so. Wow so I drafted him but

you wanted him more all along so really you deserve that playing time. Yeah I

mean like I I remember saying I think there is a sneaky path for him here to

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