Successfully Wild Episode 2252: There’s Gold in Them Thar Bats

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their obliviousness to Juan Soto signing rumors, what ought to depend as a staff claiming to have tried to signal somebody, a rash of latest actual signings, the power of the free agent market up to now, the Dodgers’ accounting ways and misperceptions about deferrals, the decline in therapeutic use exemptions to MLB’s joint drug coverage, and (44:17) the professionals and cons of the controversial “golden at-bat” concept that was lately mooted by Rob Manfred.

Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Successfully Wild Theme”

Hyperlink to Passan’s Soto tweet
Hyperlink to MLBTR’s Soto tales
Hyperlink to The Athletic’s Soto report
Hyperlink to MLBTR’s prime 50 FA
Hyperlink to FG’s prime 50 FA
Hyperlink to We Tried Tracker put up 1
Hyperlink to We Tried Tracker put up 2
Hyperlink to We Tried Tracker
Hyperlink to FG put up on Montas
Hyperlink to FG put up on Boyd
Hyperlink to Cubs spending rumor
Hyperlink to FG put up on Higashioka
Hyperlink to FG put up on Edman
Hyperlink to Becker on Snell
Hyperlink to Becker on Edman
Hyperlink to 2009 TUE story
Hyperlink to 2016 TUE story
Hyperlink to Russell on TUEs
Hyperlink to 2024 testing stats
Hyperlink to Bluesky bot
Hyperlink to pudding expression
Hyperlink to Delilah wiki
Hyperlink to Manfred pod look
Hyperlink to Stark article
Hyperlink to Pruess paperwork
Hyperlink to Bananas rule
Hyperlink to EW reward subscriptions
Hyperlink to Secret Santa sign-up kind

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