Effectively Wild Episode 2400: There’s No Such Thing As a Free Agent

Ben and Meg banter about a hotel-lobby shrine to Addison Barger (https://www.fangraphs.com/players/add...) and Scott Boras wordplay at the GM meetings, Stat Blast (25:50) about Paul DePodesta’s comeback, POBO percentage, postseason questions, and Mike Greenwell (https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mik...) , and (1:01:07) conduct the 11th annual free agent contract over/under draft, plus a Boras postscript.



Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VtGn...) ”

Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gRbN...) ”



Link to Barger story (https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/local/...)

Link to Marriott love story (https://web.archive.org/web/201609240...)

Link to Boras quote round-up (https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2...)

Link to Boras on Skubal (https://x.com/CalicoJoeMLB/status/198...)

Link to Boras on Alonso (https://x.com/SNYtv/status/1988712078...)

Link to Boras on Bregman (https://x.com/bradfo/status/198869583...)

Link to Boras on Bellinger (https://x.com/snyyankees/status/19886...)

Link to Boras on Kim (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6802...)

Link to Boras on EW (https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effective...)

Link to Ben on the Rockies (https://www.theringer.com/2025/11/12/...)

Link to over/under draft history (https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wi...)

Link to MLBTR Top 50 FA (https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/1...)

Link to Secret Santa sign-up (https://form.typeform.com/to/nUvEzdoR)




 Sponsor Us on Patreon (  / effectivelywild  )

 Give a Gift Subscription (  / gift  )

(mailto:[email protected])  Email Us: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

 Effectively Wild Subreddit (  / effectivelywild  )

 Effectively Wild Wiki (http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki...)

 Apple Podcasts Feed (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ef...)  

 Spotify Feed (https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9...)

 YouTube Playlist (   • Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Pod...  )

 Facebook Group (  / effectivelywild  )

 Bluesky Account (https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.s...)

 Twitter Account (  / ewpod  )

 Get Our Merch! (https://breakingt.com/collections/fan...)




Source (https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effective...)