The Athletic Baseball Show podcast

The Athletic Baseball Show

Nov 17, 2021
60 minutes

The Cubs and Astros famously used tanking to build World Series champions. Other teams have tried to tank with less success. Evan Drellich is joined by Cubs reporter Sahadev Sharma, Astros reporter Jake Kaplan and Orioles reporter Dan Connolly to discuss why it worked in Houston and Chicago, why it may not work in Baltimore and why it's a big issue in the current CBA negotiations.   - Before the roundtable, Eno Sarris joins the show to explain WAR and why it's not a great replacement tool for arbitration. - - Follow Evan on Twitter: @EvanDrellich - Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris - Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma - Follow Jake on Twitter: @jakemkaplan - Follow Dan on Twitter: @danconnolly2016 - - Save 33% off an annual subscription to The Athletic at theathletic.com/baseball show - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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