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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the uncertain state of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/gerrit-cole/13125/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gerrit Cole&#8217;</a>s elbow (and the larger UCL scourge), the Giants controversially releasing <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jd-davis/16219/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">J.D. Davis</a>, and the Dodgers&#8217; <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mookie-betts/13611/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mookie Betts</a>/<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/gavin-lux/19955/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gavin Lux</a> infield switcheroo, then preview the 2024 Seattle Mariners (29:12) with <em>The Seattle Times&#8217;</em> <a href="https://twitter.com/ryandivish" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ryan Divish</a>, and the 2024 Kansas City Royals (1:08:53) with <em>The Kansas City Star</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/jaylonthompson" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jaylon Thompson</a>.
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: Jonathan Crymes 2, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17xCKWhVd_jYCsHmnzYS21kpPsWJ2zj73/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/yankees-rumors-gerrit-cole-mri-elbow-injury.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Cole</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/yankees-trade-rumors-new-offer-dylan-cease-white-sox-gerrit-cole-injury.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Cease</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2022/5/2/23052714/pitcher-roster-rules-limit" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on roster limits</a>
<a href="https://www.billjamesonline.com/pitcher_value_retention/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bill James pitcher study</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2055-no-throw/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW Episode 2055</a>
<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/05/01/high-velocity-pitching-what-it-means-for-mlb-pitchers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to max-effort-injuries article</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5325032/2024/03/08/elbow-injuries-mlb-pitchers/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>The Athletic</em> on injuries</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&month=0&ind=0&startdate=&enddate=&qual=0&sortcol=7&sortdir=default&season1=2018&season=2023" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to IP since 2018</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5334049/2024/03/11/sf-giants-jd-davis-released-salary/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baggarly on Davis</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/zaidi-hannaford-discuss-j-d-davis-release.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Davis</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5327581/2024/03/08/dodgers-mookie-betts-shortstop-gavin-lux/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ardaya on Mookie&#8217;s move</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/what-to-expect-from-mookie-betts-at-shortstop" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Petriello on Mookie at SS</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/mariners" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mariners offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/mariners" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mariners depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/offseason-review-mariners-had-to-get-creative-but-did-they-get-better/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Divish on the offseason</a>
<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/how-a-new-approach-at-the-plate-is-paying-off-for-mariners-star-julio-rodriguez/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Divish on Julio</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjlX-QGbnE0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kirby&#8217;s knuckleball</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/mariners-gregory-santos-lat-strain-injured-list.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on M&#8217;s injuries</a>
<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/author/ryan-divish/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ryan&#8217;s <em>Times</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/royals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Royals offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/royals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Royals depth chart</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/4822997/2023/09/01/royals-cole-ragans-101-mph-arm/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ragans breakout feature</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/cole-ragans-highly-and-appropriately-hyped/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben C. on Ragans</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&season=2023&month=1000&season1=2023&ind=0&startdate=2023-08-02&enddate=2023-11-01&team=0&qual=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ragans leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/royals-pitchers-look-to-be-aggressive-in-2023" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Raid the Zone&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-unveil-new-slogan-on-day-1-of-spring-training" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Reign the Zone&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article286512915.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jaylon on Royals P dev</a>
<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article286206836.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jaylon on Melendez</a>
<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article285889946.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jaylon on Salvy&#8217;s goal</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/salvador-perez-thankful-to-be-a-royal-after-trade-deadline" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Salvy deadline story</a>
<a href="https://uni-watch.com/2024/02/27/exclusive-why-the-royals-are-using-full-size-nob-lettering/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Royals lettering story</a>
<a href="https://uni-watch.com/2024/03/08/r-you-ready-kc-royals-break-new-uni-ground-with-lowercase-letter/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Jr.&#8221; jersey story</a>
<a href="https://www.fieldofschemes.com/category/mlb/kansas-city-royals/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Royals stadium coverage</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-top-100-prospects/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG Top 100 prospects</a>
<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/profile/274524051" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jaylon&#8217;s <em>Star</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E2nLa2270_fA-MFwxK_ey_8YD9A0mcSGs799YQsh-A4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ballpark meetup forms</a>
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