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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rob Manfred&#8217;s announcement that he&#8217;ll step down as commissioner after his current term. Then they preview the 2024 St. Louis Cardinals (26:01) with <em>The Athletic</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/katiejwoo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Katie Woo</a> and the 2024 Cleveland Guardians (1:09:24) with MLB.com&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/MandyBell02" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mandy Bell</a>, plus a postscript (1:44:43).
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: Alex Ferrin, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PG05TBt19rOUlQMuYgF5mNllQ3yEc5Tx/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://theathletic.com/5279481/2024/02/15/rob-manfred-mlb-last-term-2029/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Drellich on Manfred 1</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5279950/2024/02/15/mlb-commissioner-oakland-las-vegas-stadium-deal/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Drellich on Manfred 2</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5281157/2024/02/16/rob-manfred-mlb-commissioner-lame-duck/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Drellich on Manfred 3</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/cardinals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cardinals offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/cardinals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cardinals depth chart</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/4698083/2023/07/17/cardinals-john-mozeliak-trade-deadline-pitching/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mozeliak on Ks</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/author/katie-woo/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Katie&#8217;s <em>Athletic</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/guardians" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Guardians offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/guardians" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Guardians depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39533277/guardians-start-home-opener-following-total-solar-eclipse" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to eclipse opener news</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/guardians-home-opener-total-solar-eclipse" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mandy on the eclipse</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2017/8/22/16184140/salem-keizer-volcanoes-total-solar-eclipse" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the 2017 eclipse</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/stephen-vogt-managerial-debut-fun-facts" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Langs on Vogt</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to payrolls page</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mandy&#8217;s MLB.com archive</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5272804/2024/02/13/jenny-cavnar-play-by-play-broadcaster-athletics/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Cavnar</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2024/2/16/24074641/baseball-general-manager-front-office-former-players-jerry-dipoto-chris-young" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on ex-player GMs</a>
<a href="https://fogodechao.com/location/toronto/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Toronto Fogo page</a>
<a href="https://curiocity.com/fogo-de-chao-brazilian-steakhouse-toronto-opening/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Toronto Fogo article</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/2700974/2021/07/13/shamu-fogo-power-and-lobster-why-eduardo-escobar-is-every-diamondbacks-favorite-teammate/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Escobar</a></p>
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