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Hello and welcome to episode 2499 of Effectively Wild, a baseball podcast from FanGraphs presented by our Patreon supporters.

I am Ben Lindberg of the Ringer, joined by Meg Rally of Fangraphs. Hello, Meg.

Hello. Well, I'm trying to sound upbeat, trying to put a brave face on things, but I have suffered

some grievous psychological and physical wounds that I must detail to here. Grievous might be a bit

of an overbid, but a few episodes ago, I began with to you here. Grievous might be a bit of an overbid.

But a few episodes ago, I began with some banter.

I felt euphoric.

I was jubilant.

I was buoyant because John Brebria was back in the big leagues.

Joey Menesis was back in the majors.

Everything was coming up Ben when it comes to Effectively Wild favorites.

And now it's the polar opposite.

It has been a rough few days for some of Effectively Wild's main Major League characters.

John Brebbya, recent Effectively Wild returning guest, has been designated for assignment by the

Colorado Rockies. So the journeyman's journey continues. We will see whether he ends up with a new

organization or goes to the minors with the Rockies where he was before. This changes nothing

about my affection for him. He continues to have a standing invitation to come back on this podcast.

So John Brebria, you're still my boy.

And that's an acceptable use of the word boy when referring to a baseball player.

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