Effectively Wild Episode 2397: The Slightly-Less-Long Offseason

<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png" alt="EWFI" width="590" height="206" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-242076" srcset="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png 590w, https://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi-300x105.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /><br /> Ben and Meg banter about the slightly shorter-than-usual duration of the offseason, how big the WBC will be, and a few managerial hirings. After that (41:53), they talk to FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/munetaka-murakami/sa3063258/stats?position=1B/3B" target="_blank">Munetaka Murakami</a> and this offseason&#8217;s most promising free agents from international leagues, what we&#8217;ve learned about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/roki-sasaki/35323/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Roki Sasaki</a> an...