Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen banter about methods to abbreviate Twins government Derek Falvey’s new twin position as president of each baseball and enterprise operations, then (5:23) focus on Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki from a scouting perspective, concerning how good he could possibly be, how a workforce might ease him into MLB, what tweaks he might make to his repertoire, the bonus pool system that might assist decide the place he indicators, and extra. After that (50:16), Ben and Meg speak to NPB journalist Jim Allen about Sasaki’s posting from a Japan-based perspective, exploring why Sasaki was posted now, how Japanese followers really feel about his departure, and what the implications could possibly be for NPB. Lastly (1:21:01), Ben does a bonus Stat Blast about baseball overrepresentation in crossword puzzles.
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