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Effectively Wild Episode 2035: Hot Streaks and Cold Spells

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Ellie Age

Lorenzo Diaz's home run has made its way into the MLB highlight reel that plays during MLB TV. I continue to be so blown away at the ways in which his particular skill set and baseball instincts affect the game. What sort of damage do you think room-rumified Ellie Dailacruz could tally up over the course of a full season? Could a team almost break the break even point for steals if they had a guy who could reasonably steal 200 plus bases while getting caught 100 or more times? Imagine the defensive chaos of even throwing down that many times in a game for other base runners is fun. Maybe there are some somewhat useful historical comparisons out there too, curious to

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