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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/joey-wiemer/27690/stats/batting" target="_blank">Joey Wiemer</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/colt-emerson/sa3022923/stats/batting" target="_blank">Colt Emerson</a>&#8217;s contract, the concept of &#8220;sticking at shortstop,&#8221; and pre-arbitration (and pre-debut) extension trends, then (29:11) answer listener emails about A.J. Preller trading himself, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/harrison-bader/18030/stats/batting" target="_blank">Harrison Bader</a> and the press conference threshold, plotting to prevent a switch-hitter from batting from both sides, no-selling a World Series ring ceremony, giveaway promotions at every game, a <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/craig-kimbrel/6655/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Craig Kimbrel</a> PitchCom hypothesis, the top five MLB owners, pitch-count limits in a World Series perfect game bid, technical fouls in baseball, the aesthetic appeal of platooning, and lifetime .500 franchises.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Garrett Krohn, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-zryFrA5vGf46iu7jSvWSrkrDXTfJ3zY/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Andy Ellison, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-zryFrA5vGf46iu7jSvWSrkrDXTfJ3zY/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-long-could-joey-wiemer-have-kept-getting-on-base-before-you-suspected-the-involvement-of-shadowy-outside-forces/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Wiemer</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/joey-wiemer-reach-safely-streak-2026-season" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB.com on Wiemer</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw9qqvm-LT8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;small sample&#8221; song</a>
<a href="https://x.com/jaseidler/status/900742942004039680" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Voros&#8217; Law</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cO6WP8Xh2AFhl34k02ct6IXA2KUhw22W/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;WDJDD?&#8221; (short)</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q9mEeRS6LxrDMczJFC8tD6PRYyNcKhLA/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;WDJDD?&#8221; (long)</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/mariners-colt-emerson-agree-to-contract-extension.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Emerson</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Nichols_Law_Of_Catcher_Defense" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Nichols&#8217; Law of Catcher Defense</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/2038984202646106560" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan tweet about Emerson</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/brewers-cooper-pratt-reportedly-agree-to-extension/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG post on Pratt</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/20079/pebble-hunting-the-future-of-contract-extensions/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on extensions</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7011599/2026/01/30/sf-giants-harrison-bader-center-field-defense/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bader story</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qt70xMsvdM" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Seinfeld &#8220;sponge-worthy&#8221; clips</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-50-most-eyebrow-raising-team-promotions-of-2026/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kiri on promotions</a>
<a href="https://thingsfittingperfectlyintothings.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Things Fitting Perfectly Into Other Things&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/what-if-baseball-had-a-penalty-box/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Meg on the baseball penalty box</a>
<a href="https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/opening-day-roster/3615485/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Diamondbacks bullpen story</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddux_(statistic)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Maddux&#8221; stat</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to franchise W-L records</a>
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