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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mets re-signing <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/pete-alonso/19251/stats" target="_blank">Pete Alonso</a>, the Twins signing <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/harrison-bader/18030/stats" target="_blank">Harrison Bader</a>, and the compressed standings in the newly released FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus playoff odds. Then they preview the 2025 Tampa Bay Rays (31:35) with MLB.com&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/adamdberry" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Adam Berry</a>, and the 2025 Milwaukee Brewers (1:09:55) with the <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/CyrtHogg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Curt Hogg</a>.
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<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mets-pete-alonso-come-to-their-senses-get-back-together/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG post on Alonso</a>
<a href="https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2233897" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2021 Boras study</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-twins-sign-harrison-bader-hope-not-to-need-him/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG post on Bader</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Byrd" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Byrd wiki</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-2025-playoff-odds-are-here/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG playoff odds post</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/rays" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rays depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/rays" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rays offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/rays/news" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adam&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42931802/wander-franco-trial-reset-june-2-key-witnesses-missing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Franco update 1</a>
<a href="https://www.draysbay.com/2024/12/12/24319617/wander-franco-trial-delayed-until-june-2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Franco update 2</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/brewers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Brewers depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/brewers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Brewers offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2263-the-stories-we-missed-in-2024-nl-edition/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Episode 2263</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/brewers-william-contreras-avoid-arbitration.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Contreras</a>
<a href="https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers/file-and-trial-is-dead-and-william-contreras-drove-the-nail-into-its-coffin-r3019/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trueblood on Contreras</a>
<a href="https://www.jsonline.com/staff/2648119001/curt-hogg/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Curt&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW gift subscriptions</a></p>
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