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Hello and welcome to episode 2091 of Effectively Wild,

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I'm a big rally of fan graphs and I'm joined by Ben Lemberger of the ringer. Ben, how are you?

I'm doing okay and I'm guessing that you're doing okay because the GM's and the

Pobo-Bos largely heard your plea and

refrained from making major moves over the holiday.

Largely, largely. With an exception of course and it's the predictable exception.

Jerry DePoto had to make a move on Thanksgiving Eve, but at least he held off on the day itself.

Yes.

Did he give Mariners fan something to talk about over their

Thanksgiving tables? I mean nothing good one could argue and I would do that.

I'm always fascinated by like the holiday

Eve news dump Ben because like on the one hand I get it I suppose I understand the

strategy but I also think that you're just giving people

something to talk about without much else

to like, you know, pass the time.

That's true, yeah.

So why would you, why would you do that, you know? Yeah, those long car trips to and from wherever you're going for Thanksgiving and then sitting at the table, just doing nothing but talking, and if it's a table full of Mariners

Fence, maybe they're talking about what the Mariners offense looks like now without

Ajohenio Suarez, so yeah, sort of a risky strategy.

Yeah, so there's that. Yeah, so there's that.

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