Effectively Wild Episode 2246: Soto’s Suitors

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley solicit listener suggestions for an upcoming podcast series, discuss what they would ask potential employers if they were on a Juan Soto-esque free-agent tour, and banter about the Orioles dismantling “Walltimore,” the far-less-settled-than-expected situations of the A’s and Rays, differing medical evaluations and Brusdar Graterol’s role in the Mookie Betts trade, the AL and NL Rookies of the Year, and the most interesting aspects of the Hall of Fame ballot.

Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Multisport Sabermetrics Exchange
Link to Soto meeting tracker
Link to Walltimore article
Link to 2021 park factors
Link to 2024 park factors
Link to ballpark homogenization info
Link to Rays ballpark article 1
Link to Rays ballpark article 2
Link to Trop images
Link to A’s/Rays article
Link to A’s/Rays/expansion article
Link to Daikin Park news
Link to Yankees/Flaherty article 1
Link to Yankees/Flaherty article 2
Link to Brusdar trade hold-up
Link to MLBTR on original Betts deal
Link to PPI MLBTR on final Betts deal
Link to Brusdar retrospective
Link to MLBTR on Graterol’s shoulder
Link to Ruth’s Chris name
Link to NL voting results
Link to AL voting results
Link to 2025 ballot
Link to Jaffe on the ballot
Link to Stark on the ballot
Link to Dubuque on the ballot
Link to framing leaderboard