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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mookie-betts/13611/stats" target="_blank">Mookie Betts&#8217;</a>s unwanted weight loss, new Statcast data on batter positioning, and whether hitters should generally move back in the box, then recap <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cal-raleigh/21534/stats" target="_blank">Cal Raleigh</a>&#8217;s extension and a smattering of other buzzer-beating transactions before discussing (35:46) some of their favorite moves of the offseason. Then (1:10:31) they talk to FanGraphs writer <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social" target="_blank">Davy Andrews</a> about his origin story as a writer, his greatest hits so far, and the &#8220;We Tried Tracker,&#8221; his effort to compile all the times a team reportedly tried (but failed) to acquire a player.
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;
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Audio&nbsp;outro: Ted O., &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gbPLdUli8iCoR0VI_Een0wsDnkm_n8i2/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;


<a href="https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/shohei-ohtani-to-ramp-up-rehab-as-pitcher" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/mookie-betts-returns-from-stomach-illness" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dodgers article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/mookie-betts-battling-undiagnosed-illness" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mookie article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/mlb/mookie-betts-says-bodys-just-kind-eating-mystery-illness-sidelines-dod-rcna197950" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mookie article 3</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/most-extreme-and-interesting-batting-stances" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Petriello article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/pete-crow-armstrong-batting-stance-statcast-analysis" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Petriello article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-contact-point-statcast-analysis" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adler article</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2021/03/15/mlb/pitching-mound-move-distance" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on moving the mound</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/mariners-cal-raleigh-finalizing-extension.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Raleigh</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brittneybush.bsky.social/post/3last34pl2s2t" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Raleigh dumper thread</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/2024-25-mlb-free-agents-by-team" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to notable transactions</a>
<a href="https://grantland.com/the-triangle/mlb-perfect-trade-fits-brewers-orioles-mariners-athletics-giants/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben&#8217;s Grantland article</a>
<a href="https://thingsfittingperfectlyintothings.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to TFPIOT Tumblr</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracker_(American_TV_series)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tracker wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/column/too-far-from-town/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Too Far From Town posts</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/has-anyone-ever-hit-the-target-field-target/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Target Field post</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/please-tread-on-me-the-story-of-cleat-cleaners/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to cleat cleaners post 1</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sawed-off-toy-rockets-the-invention-of-the-cleat-cleaner/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to cleat cleaners post 2</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/blog-roll?author=198584" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Davy&#8217;s FG archive</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSEEInFN_bY" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Seinfeld clip</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rOPYSEkIppeiOv7PECMgvCgdaYwr8WwAFP4dUKXIhd8/edit?gid=1794412195#gid=1794412195" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to We Tried Tracker</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/category/we-tried/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to WTT posts</a>
<a href="https://www.ewstats.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to predictions vote</a>

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