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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ha-seong-kim/27506/stats?position=SS" target="_blank">Ha-Seong Kim</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/adrian-houser/12718/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Adrian Houser</a>, and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/foster-griffin/16432/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Foster Griffin</a> signings, a prospect-for-prospect Red Sox and Nationals trade, and the Twins&#8217; partial sale, then (34:00) answer emails about saying &#8220;pitchoff&#8221; instead of &#8220;first pitch,&#8221; the value of a cool nickname, a Hall of Fame reference in The Wizard of Oz, whether teams value batter performance against elite pitching, protesting ball/strike calls from the dugout, keeping <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/pete-rose/1011217/stats/batting" target="_blank">Pete Rose</a> out of the Hall, a running start for pitchers, and moving the catcher back instead of the mound.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwE1yLYIymQe16tQBjqWkF9Tx8DNlZez/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: The Shirey Brothers, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lGyXnWwEoa3G1mWIJfdeNs8HHFLR8Ml7/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ha-seong-kim-returns-to-atlanta-on-one-year-deal" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG post on Kim</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ha-seong-kim-contract-braves" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Anthopoulos comments on Kim</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/giants-sign-adrian-houser-two-years.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Houser</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/nationals-to-sign-foster-griffin.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Griffin</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-red-sox-and-nationals-trade-big-league-ready-pitching-prospects/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG post on pitching prospects trade</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6892645/2025/12/16/twins-partial-sale-finances-debt-update/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Twins sale story</a>
<a href="https://www.paraballnotes.com/blog/dollarwar-in-the-20242025-mlb-free-agency-market" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to $/WAR analysis</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/what-are-teams-paying-per-war-in-free-agency/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to $/WAR analysis 2</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_first_puck" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ceremonial first puck wiki</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Baseball_exceptionalism" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;baseball exceptionalism&#8221; series</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/17275/pebble-hunting-the-best-pitches-thrown-this-week/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam&#8217;s hockey quote</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/the-story-behind-the-mariners-cal-raleigh-and-the-beef-boys" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Raleigh &#8220;Beef Boys&#8221; story</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8392192/los-angeles-angels-centerfielder-mike-trout-phenom-last-espn-magazine" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on Trout in 2012</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXDGDaZCvdA" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Wizard of Oz song</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_halls_and_walks_of_fame" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to halls of fame wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_of_Fame_for_Great_Americans" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hall of Fame for Great Americans</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&ind=0&postseason=Y&startdate=&enddate=&month=0&season1=2012&season=2025&players=16478" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Schwarber&#8217;s postseason stats</a>
<a href="https://community.fangraphs.com/adjusting-batter-performance-by-the-quality-of-the-opposing-pitcher/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to pitcher quality adjustment post</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mlb-has-clarified-its-carter-capps-position/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Capps hop post</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://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to listener emails database</a>

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