Effectively Wild Episode 2245: Diamond Sports Group in the Rough

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the resolution of the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy hearing, how declining broadcast revenue could lead to labor strife, and the Pirates’ reward offer for a baseball card that comes with a patch from Paul Skenes’s debut jersey, then (28:42) bring on Patreon supporter Craig Wingbermuehle to discuss his job and Effectively Wild origin story and then (38:25) answer listener emails about why we don’t talk more about postseason revenue, why extensions render players ineligible for Prospect Promotion Incentives, team mission statements, whether teams or the league should own home run balls, secretly promising a post-signing extension to an international free agent such as Roki Sasaki, Nick Martinez’s opt-out streak and contract progression, what constitutes a homestand and career year, and whether a player can be just 0-for-10.

Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”

Link to Drellich on DSG
Link to ESPN on DSG
Link to Sheehan on the RSN Era
Link to Pirates reward offer
Link to Dunne tweet
Link to Fanatics jersey tweet
Link to bean-feast wiki
Link to postseason share rules
Link to more on playoff shares
Link to even more on shares
Link to Yankees playoff revenue
Link to MLBTR on PPI/extensions
Link to PPI rules
Link to Rockies job posting
Link to The Baseball Rule wiki
Link to Ohtani ball on display