Effectively Wild Episode 2556: Benge, Don’t Break

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Andrew Friedman’s comments about the Brewers, non-baseball historical comps for Pat Murphy’s unprecedented third consecutive Manager of the Year Award, and what it would take for him to extend the streak to four. Then (27:17) Meg breaks down her NL Rookie of the Year ballot, followed by additional discussion of why the Cubs won’t sign Tarik Skubal, Scott Boras puns, Ty France’s roof ball, a few stray signings/hirings, and NPB ghost wins.

Audio intro: PJ Harding, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Friedman thread
Link to FG preseason staff predictions
Link to Dan S. on ZiPS
Link to Dan on Brewers ZiPS
Link to Murphy win
Link to Murphy wiki
Link to NL MotY voting
Link to Helen Mirren wiki
Link to The Debut wiki
Link to Mikhail Kutuzov wiki
Link to Gebhard von Blücher wiki
Link to Arthur Currie wiki
Link to Sharpe novels wiki
Link to Aubrey–Maturin novels wiki
Link to superfecta wiki
Link to NL RotY voting
Link to McGwire Simpsons clip
Link to Stewart monthly splits
Link to Wetherholt monthly splits
Link to Benge monthly splits
Link to Benge arm article
Link to rookie WPA leaders
Link to EW Episode 2531
Link to best ML rookie wRC+
Link to rookie non-pitcher wRC+
Link to Sahadev on Skubal
Link to MLBTR on Skubal bidding
Link to MLBTR on Brown surgery
Link to Boras phone ring
Link to Boras on Skubal
Link to more Boras on Skubal
Link to Boras on Jeffers
Link to Boras on Arozarena
Link to Boras on Scherzer
Link to Boras on EW
Link to Boras sign clip
Link to more Boras sign
Link to MLBTR on Ausmus
Link to Ausmus anticipation tweet
Link to MLBTR on Pagán
Link to Baumann on Pagán
Link to Heyman on Kimbrel
Link to Nathan on France
Link to ghost wins article
Link to Breslow title change

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