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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Boras Four behind the scenes, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/hyun-jin-ryu/14444/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hyun Jin Ryu&#8217;</a>s salary-cap-skirting KBO contract, and a study on the effectiveness of complaining about umps, plus a Stat Blast (22:51) about an inaccurate, unkillable <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/greg-maddux/104/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Maddux</a> fun fact and more musings (34:52) on transparent pants. Then they preview the 2024 Minnesota Twins (41:02) with <em>The Athletic&#8217;</em>s <a href="https://twitter.com/aarongleeman" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Aaron Gleeman</a>, and the 2024 Detroit Tigers (1:12:50) with <em>The Athletic</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/codystavenhagen" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Cody Stavenhagen</a>.
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<strong>Audio&nbsp;interstitial 1</strong>: Davy Andrews, &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/davyandrewsdavy/status/1752020723252560361" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Edouard Julien, Are You Gonna Rule Again?</a>&#8221;
<strong>Audio&nbsp;interstitial 2</strong>: The Gagnés, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jVOMAuZop-4BhxnZ1JQaULw7FlW2XJD_/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
<strong>Audio&nbsp;outro</strong>: Nate Emerson, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EquxhP2rk11C79uLJ6UGylakDUOcbvzY/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/which-of-the-boras-four-will-be-the-first-to-sign.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on the Boras Four</a>
<a href="https://www.kxan.com/sports/sports-illustrated/90aaa549/scott-boras-is-content-to-let-the-mlb-free-agency-hot-stove-burn-slow/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article about Boras</a>
<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/free-agents-get-spring-training-camp-in-florida-but-boras-clients-wont-attend/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boras facilities</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/Jeeho_1/status/1760535297731993853" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ryu tweet</a>
<a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240222004552315?section=sports/sports" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ryu article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/latest-on-padres-pursuit-of-aaron-judge.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Judge offer</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/849683/2019/03/04/the-craziest-phillies-offseason-ever-inside-the-winding-path-that-led-to-bryce-harper/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper offer report</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=5450174" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kovalchuk veto</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2104-international-affairs/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yoo&#8217;s EW appearance</a>
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09567976241227411" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to umpire study</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1715-its-academic/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW on ump decision fatigue</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2018-commissioner-correspondence/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boone EW hypothetical</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/rsnelson23/status/1760566122275852433" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ryan&#8217;s Maddux fact thread</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=maddugr01&year=Career&t=p#all_count" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Maddux&#8217;s count splits</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_vZmJzfOpcGN9kjG5DFZ3rBUYl0o5s9qPoW3d-lq2qo/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Maddux Stat Blast data</a>
<a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2011/3/10/2041520/greg-maddux-high-school-scouting-reports" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Maddux scouting reports</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014001950/http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/pro-sports/greg-maddux-brings-his-pitching-wisdom-to-round--1/nRnX7/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Maddux 93 mph claim</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1761146751967269079" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB pants statement</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/twins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Twins offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/twins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Diamondbacks depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/news/joe-pohlad-says-twins-out-on-big-free-agents" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pohlad comments</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/author/aaron-gleeman/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Aaron&#8217;s <em>Athletic</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gleeman-and-the-geek/id457946327" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gleeman and the Geek</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/tigers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tigers offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/tigers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tigers depth chart</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5290838/2024/02/22/detroit-tigers-engagements-weddings/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cody on engagements</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/author/cody-stavenhagen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cody&#8217;s <em>Athletic</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&season=2023&month=1000&season1=2023&ind=0&startdate=2023-07-04&enddate=2023-11-01&team=0&qual=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skubal fWAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/11/29/blending-in-the-crowd-why-all-mlb-execs-dress-the-same" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on MLB exec fashion</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turning-the-corner-a-show-about-the-detroit/id1557916983" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Turning the Corner</a></p>
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Effectively Wild Episode 2129: Season Preview Series: Twins and Tigers

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