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We open this week discussing the Cubs’ combined no-hitter of the Dodgers (0:30) before gushing about the top prospect in baseball, Wander Franco (10:00). Then we talk ideal home run derby rosters and preview the best series of the weekend (43:00).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram
Producer: Bobby Wagner
Editor: Mike Wargon

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Ben is a writer, podcaster, and editor who covers culture and sports. He hosts ‘Effectively Wild’ at FanGraphs and previously wrote for FiveThirtyEight and Grantland, served as editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, and authored ‘The MVP Machine’ and ‘The Only Rule Is It Has to Work.’

Ben Lindbergh

Michael Baumann

Zach writes about basketball, baseball, and assorted pop culture topics. 

The Cubs’ Anticlimactic No-no, Wander Franco’s Impressive Debut, and Our Ideal Home Run Derby Rosters

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