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Effectively Wild Episode 1998: Congrats on the Paternity Leave

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Impact of Regression on Major League Baseball

The Oakland A's are in the midst of a disappointing season. The team is expected to finish last in their division and miss the playoffs. Ben Lindbergh says they could get better just due to regression from players like Jesus Aguilar, Ramon Laureano or Johnny Kemp. But he doesn't think it will happen because "their biggest project is to spend as little as possible"

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