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Ben and Meg banter about a hotel-lobby shrine to <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/addison-barger/24598/stats?position=3B/OF" target="_blank">Addison Barger</a> and Scott Boras wordplay at the GM meetings, Stat Blast (25:50) about Paul DePodesta&#8217;s comeback, POBO percentage, postseason questions, and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mike-greenwell/1005006/stats?position=OF" target="_blank">Mike Greenwell</a>, and (1:01:07) conduct the 11th annual free agent contract over/under draft, plus a Boras postscript.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Beatwriter, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VtGnSCg2jHV4rEAyhuDuD1WHJrnluwXp/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gRbN55AUmEHEfjljyqFNWloCLSTXu527/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/local/article/pull-out-couch-barger-crashed-on-before-game-1-of-world-series-will-be-on-display-at-marriott/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Barger story</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160924003622/https://www.vocativ.com/356376/sportswriters-love-marriotts-more-than-you-love-anything/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Marriott love story</a>
<a href="https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/11/12/scott-boras-speaks-useful-imai-info-less-useful-but-mildly-entertaining-puns/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boras quote round-up</a>
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<a href="https://x.com/SNYtv/status/1988712078731776387" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boras on Alonso</a>
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6802474/2025/11/12/braves-ha-seong-kim-scott-boras/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boras on Kim</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1903-great-scott/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boras on EW</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/11/12/mlb/colorado-rockies-weird-dick-monfort-paul-depodesta-moneyball" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the Rockies</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Contract_Over/Under_Draft" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to over/under draft history</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/2025-26-top-50-mlb-free-agents-with-predictions.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR Top 50 FA</a>
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