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Ben and Meg banter about the slightly shorter-than-usual duration of the offseason, how big the WBC will be, and a few managerial hirings. After that (41:53), they talk to FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/munetaka-murakami/sa3063258/stats?position=1B/3B" target="_blank">Munetaka Murakami</a> and this offseason&#8217;s most promising free agents from international leagues, what we&#8217;ve learned about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/roki-sasaki/35323/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Roki Sasaki</a> and the factors that predict MLB success for NPB/KBO players, and MLB&#8217;s winter moratorium on amateur scouting.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Philip Bergman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r_SutdDwCAJtoMBaw5CjiM-mhsRmG6ii/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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Audio&nbsp;outro: Xavier LeBlanc, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14GwETbHV9icxS2-FKQXWPNtoJKy1U55L/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46421908/mlb-manager-changes-tracker-hirings-firings-top-replacement-candidates" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to manager hirings/firings</a>
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<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/rockies-have-spoken-with-adam-ottavino-about-top-front-office-job.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies update 1</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/evanlang27.bsky.social/post/3m4r3kjrc6s2i" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies update 2</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2024/02/16/mlb/baseball-general-manager-front-office-former-players-jerry-dipoto-chris-young" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on ex-player GMs</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-scout-the-players-coming-over-from-asia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Eric on IFA</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2022/09/15/mlb/munetaka-murakami-roki-sasaki-npb-baseball-japan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Murakami/Sasaki</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-amateur-scouting-restrictions-8b77aee337231b0e68cb341d1f149e9a" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to scouting moratorium news</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2377-25-25-in-2025/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW on the moratorium</a>
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