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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Team USA&#8217;s pre-WBC warm-up games, follow up on spring training ballpark naming rights, and discuss <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jurickson-profar/10815/stats/batting" target="_blank">Jurickson Profar&#8217;</a>s second PED suspension in as many seasons, then preview the 2026 New York Yankees (20:07) with <em>The New York Daily News&#8217;</em> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/garyhphillips.bsky.social" target="_blank">Gary Phillips</a>, and the 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (59:53) with <em>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dgoold.bsky.social" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a>.
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<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/team-usa-giants-exhibition-game" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Team USA vs. Giants gamer</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-freeland-makes-rockies-spring-debut-against-team-usa" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Team USA vs. Rockies story</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVZmwGDD4bh/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kershaw clip</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFB3L1FZnqY" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>Sunny</em> clip</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48090231/braves-profar-faces-162-game-ban-2nd-ped-violation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan on Profar</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/braves-jurickson-profar-ped-suspension-162-games.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Profar</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4adxJxqZk" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>Arrested Development</em> clip</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear,_Arizona#History" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Goodyear wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-12/blue-owl-oak-hill-lead-1-3-billion-of-private-debt-for-wrench" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wrench Group story</a>
<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/milkshake-duck" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to milkshake duck meme</a>
<a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/6/20/21297343/wrigley-field-named-after-cubs-owner-not-the-gum-company-proof" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wrigley naming info</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team payrolls page</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/yankees?transactiontype=&teamchange=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yankees offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/yankees" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yankees depth chart</a>
<a href="https://x.com/snyyankees/status/2016639606553289055" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cashman comments</a>
<a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/28/yankees-brian-cashman-run-it-back/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gary on Cashman&#8217;s comments</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/28/mlb/the-rebuilt-new-york-mets-are-bucking-baseball-history" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on team turnover</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/giancarlo-stanton-elbow-pain-yankees-spring-training" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stanton comments</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jazz-chisholm-jr-on-hopes-for-a-50-50-season-in-2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Chisholm comments</a>
<a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/17/yankees-anthony-volpe-shoulder-surgery-mlb/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gary on Volpe</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2025&season1=2025&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&month=0&stats=rel" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 team RP WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=RP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team RP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/abs-challenge-system-statistical-breakdown-2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Petriello on Judge and ABS</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/abs-challenges?gameType=spring&year=2026&challengeType=batting-team&level=mlb&minChal=1&minOppChal=0&sort=n_challenges&sortDir=desc&page=0&pageSize=50" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team challenges leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/25/yankees-aggressive-abs-challenges-boone/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gary on Yankees challenge strategy</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-work-around-blocked-pipe-at-steinbrenner-field" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yankees sewage story</a>
<a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/author/gary-phillips/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gary&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/cardinals?teamchange=&transactiontype=" 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://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/article_bf18969f-fec8-42ff-bde8-f3970f1af858.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Derrick on the roster</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/fielding-run-value?gameType=Regular&seasonStart=2025&seasonEnd=2025&type=fielder&position=0&minInnings=q&minResults=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team fielders by FRV</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/fielding-run-value?gameType=Regular&seasonStart=2025&seasonEnd=2025&type=fielding-team&position=0&minInnings=q&minResults=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team FRV leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-misc.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to YoY attendance data</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=1&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sortcol=5&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 team K%</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=Team" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to projected team WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llE7wT1BKt8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>Simpsons</em> &#8220;That&#8217;s the joke&#8221; clip</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ta3MTMeZzYL32m4-vP0OSHcPaJulbud8iFcyVoh3XFk/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Herrera/Raleigh data</a>
<a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/column/derrick-goold/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Derrick&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://www.stltoday.com/podcasts/best-podcast-in-baseball/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Derrick&#8217;s podcast</a></p>
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