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Ben and Meg banter about the Rockies reportedly hiring Paul DePodesta as their new head of baseball operations, another managerial hiring, MLB&#8217;s World Series ratings bonanza, the resurgence of the splitter, the Royals extending <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/salvador-perez/7304/stats?position=C" target="_blank">Salvador Perez</a>, and more. Then (44:30) they bring on Ben Clemens to discuss his ranking of this offseason&#8217;s top 50 free agents, the strengths and weaknesses of the class as a whole, some notable free agents from <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kyle-tucker/18345/stats?position=OF" target="_blank">Kyle Tucker</a> on down, players he&#8217;s high/low on, and how the specter of a future work stoppage might affect this hot stove season.
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.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/rockies-to-hire-paul-depodesta-to-run-baseball-operations.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on DePobo</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1985727886263779803" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to report on &#8220;finalists&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/colorado-public-school-free-meals-election-3accc379bce9f8c0a99267528f3eb58c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Colorado tax measure</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1986481904728875506" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan&#8217;s Stammen tweet</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewbaggarly.bsky.social/post/3m4wfw7kxkc2c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tingler report</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Shawn_Spradling/status/1986139039712383073" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to WBC exhibitions</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-51-million-average-viewers-watched-world-series-game-seven-in-u-s-canada-and-japan-combined" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB ratings release</a>
<a href="https://www.thestar.com/sports/blue-jays/buck-martinez-loved-covering-this-blue-jays-team-and-made-his-intentions-for-next-season/article_839d91dd-e8a9-41e7-a2e2-99d1f9c5925c.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Canadian ratings</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lukeknox.me/post/3m4vuegqovk2p" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB/NBA ratings comparison</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6774061/2025/11/05/mlb-postseason-lessons/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sarris on splitters</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-month-of-the-splitter/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrews on splitters</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=9&month=0&ind=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&team=0%2Css&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2008&season=2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to splitter usage by year</a>
<a href="https://robneyer.substack.com/p/why-are-you-killing-almost-all-our" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Neyer on splitters/forkballs</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/royals-extend-salvador-perez-into-2027/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Salvy extension post</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46770967/feds-probe-profit-venture-mlb-players-association-sent-millions" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBPA investigation story</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6766440/2025/10/31/mlbpa-text-messages-jim-murray-banned-agent/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to banned agent story</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-top-50-mlb-free-agents/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Other Ben&#8217;s FA ranking</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/shane-bieber-exercises-player-option.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Bieber</a>
<a href="https://tangotiger.com/index.php/site/comments/abs-challenge-considerations#comments" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tango on Bieber</a>
<a href="https://form.typeform.com/to/nUvEzdoR" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Secret Santa sign-up</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6rcH3vy4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Plot Hole or Not Hole</a>

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