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Effectively Wild Episode 2009: Safe By a Hair

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Garrett Acton: A Deception Guy

Garrett Acton was drafted as a 35th rounder out of high school by the White Sox. He decided to go to college and then was not drafted after that. So he now throws pretty hard. Like he topped out at 97, he averaged 96 and he has that deception. And it just, he's one of those guys where the ball just gets on top of you. The A's called up Garrett Acton and he made his debut on Mother's Day.

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