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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley break down the Cubs&#8217; big <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/alex-bregman/17678/stats/batting" target="_blank">Alex Bregman</a> signing, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/nolan-arenado/9777/stats/batting" target="_blank">Nolan Arenado</a>&#8217;s trade to Arizona, Kauffman Stadium&#8217;s soon-to-be-cozier confines, and a former GM&#8217;s dismissal of advanced stats, plus a few follow-ups.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Josh Busman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SggB_cBRUvlpFnxY6mZRh4wXQ4AHj91K/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Ian H., &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x3QzhMjO6frLGXRoKk-h4I9dkWw16wff/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/cubs-land-alex-bregman-on-five-year-deal/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrews on Bregman</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-cubs-should-sign-brendan-rodgers-next/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Bregman</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/slangsonsports.bsky.social/post/3mc6aoe7edc2d" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Langs on draftees</a>
<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/jordan-montgomery-says-scott-boras-kind-of-butchered-free-agency-as-diamondbacks-starter-demoted-to-bullpen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Montgomery on Boras</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6959775/2026/01/10/red-sox-sam-kennedy-free-agent-deadline-alex-bregman/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kennedy comments</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2026/01/newsletter-excerpt-january-13-2026-sam.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on the Sox</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/01/mets-reportedly-in-three-year-120-140mm-range-in-kyle-tucker-talks.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker rumors</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=Team" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team depth charts</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team payrolls</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/nol-country-for-old-men-diamondbacks-trade-for-arenado/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Arenado</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47599322/sources-royals-move-fences-kauffman-stadium" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan on Kauffman</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Royals/status/2011163191838122393" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Royals announcement tweet</a>
<a href="https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-homogenization-of-ballparks/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ballpark homogenization</a>
<a href="https://baseballspast.substack.com/p/los-angeles-memorial-coliseum" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to LA Memorial Coliseum info</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/statcast-park-factors?type=year&year=2025&batSide=&stat=index_wOBA&condition=All&rolling=3&parks=mlb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Statcast park factors</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/royals-vinnie-pasquantino-shares-honest-211006071.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pasquantino take</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Brent_Rooker25/status/2011168788339638309" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rooker retort</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/18345/baseball-prospectus-news-introducing-pitch-sequence-visualizations/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mack piece at BP</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/30442/the-best-of-sam-miller-where-the-pit-would-go-if-there-was-a-pit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on where to put a pit</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Amaro_Jr." rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Amaro wiki</a>
<a href="https://x.com/RAJr_20/status/2010109634455937051" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Amaro tweet 1</a>
<a href="https://x.com/RAJr_20/status/2010113716516217060" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Amaro tweet 2</a>
<a href="https://www.si.com/onsi/athlete-lifestyle/news/prized-mlb-free-agent-bo-bichette-secretly-marries-ahead-of-phillies-meeting-01keg468f1jz" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bichette report</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Britt_Ghiroli/status/2010502319893299566" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Collins report</a>
<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81343880" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to stream Stove League</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Stove_League" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stove League pods</a>
<a href="https://www.milb.com/milb/news/connecticut-tigers-rebrand-as-norwich-sea-unicorns-312063120" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sea Unicorns article</a>

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