Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley call for a listener referendum on how to treat Shohei Ohtani’s unprecedented contract in the EW free-agent-contract over/under draft, then (20:43) banter about the Royals’ recent pitching additions and a wizardly Will Smith. After that (33:32), they talk to FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen about the players from Asian leagues who have enlivened the MLB free-agent market (including reports on new Giants addition Jung Hoo Lee 이정후, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga, Yuki Matsui, and Yariel Rodríguez), Eric’s process for evaluating international players, how perceptions of Asian leagues’ strengths and top talents have evolved, Erick Fedde and other players who’ve improved after going overseas, the best Asian players who are still years away from MLB, stylistic differences among leagues, and more.
Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to vote on the Ohtani contractLink to latest over/under draftLink to over/under draft wikiLink to EW drafts/competitions sheetLink to AP on Ohtani’s dealLink to L.A. Times on Ohtani’s dealLink to Sportico on Ohtani’s dealLink to Clemens on Ohtani’s dealLink to Zaidi on OhtaniLink to FG post on Royals signingsLink to FG SP depth chartsLink to BaseRuns standingsLink to article on Smith’s streakLink to article on Hinske’s streakLink to article on swimming witchesLink to wizard vs. warlockLink to Lee cheer songLink to EW guest appearance dataLink to DeltaGraphsLink to Ben on DeltaGraphsLink to Synergy SportsLink to Eric on LeeLink to SIS on LeeLink to SIS on YamamotoLink to info on Yamamoto meetingLink to Eric on FeddeLink to Bannister on FeddeLink to Davenport on league strengthLink to Ben on NPB teams’ scoutingLink to Eric’s Board update
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