Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 1976: Season Preview Series: Dodgers and Cubs

Mar 4, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
I Pushed My Pants. That's a Bad Thing.
01:52 • 3min
3
Is There a Better Way to Do Spring Training?
05:06 • 2min
4
Baseball Games - It's Good to Play Games
07:35 • 3min
5
Is It Better to Have Two Minds Than One?
10:47 • 4min
6
Taking Game Calling Away From Catchers and Back Picks
14:45 • 2min
7
I Like Calling My Own Pitches
16:39 • 2min
8
How Much Pitching Can You Do to Improve Your Game Calling?
18:12 • 2min
9
The Dodgers Have the Best Plate Discipline in the Majors, Right?
19:42 • 4min
10
Hitters Are Swinging Too Much, Right?
23:18 • 3min
11
Do Not Swing, Don't Swing
26:10 • 2min
12
Swing or Not Swing?
27:48 • 2min
13
Is It Better Not to Swing?
29:21 • 2min
14
Is There a Limit to Counterintuitive Messages to Baseball Players?
31:28 • 2min
15
Swing Less Is Better Than Swinging
33:07 • 2min
16
We Don't Value on-Board Strikes, Right?
34:43 • 2min
17
Is It a Sticky Conversation Moment to Moment?
36:25 • 2min
18
The Dodgers, You Got a Chance, Guys.
38:07 • 2min
19
The Dodgers' Exodus This Offseason
40:09 • 3min
20
Dodgers Shortstop - Is Gavin Luxe a Good Option?
42:50 • 2min
21
Can David Peralta Be a Stable Option?
45:13 • 2min
22
Can the Cubs Rehabilitate Cody Bellinger?
47:04 • 2min
23
Is Mookie a Superstar or a Non Superstar?
49:00 • 2min
24
Dodgers - I'm Not a Fan of Clayton Kershaw but I Think He's a Good Player to Be Around
51:02 • 2min
25
What's the Biggest Thing for the Dodgers This Year?
52:35 • 2min
26
The Dodgers Are Trying to Turn Everything Into Gold So Hopefully He'll Put His Trust in Them
54:36 • 2min
27
Can I Bet on Julio Ras or Tony Gonslin?
56:30 • 3min
28
Peppio Is a Young Pitcher in the Dodgers Rotation
59:40 • 3min
29
Is the Dodgers Bullpen Going to Be Different This Season?
01:03:04 • 2min
30
Justin Turner - Can JD Martinez Occupy That Same Sort of Veteran Professional Hitter Type Role?
01:05:16 • 3min
31
Is Miguel Vargas a High Level Pitching Prospect for the Big Leagues?
01:07:48 • 2min
32
Is the Dodgers Going to Be Able to Dip Below the First Luxury Tax Threshold?
01:09:50 • 2min
33
Dodgers Farm System Ranking
01:11:27 • 3min
34
The Dodgers' Season Preview
01:14:14 • 3min
35
Shohio Tani Wins Dodgers Season Preview
01:16:55 • 3min
36
The Cubs Per Game Attendance
01:19:26 • 2min
37
Are Our Fans Excited After This Offseason?
01:21:31 • 3min
38
Phillies Draft Draft Preview Preview
01:24:05 • 3min
39
Cubs Win the Cody Belanger One Year Pillow Contract Sweepstakes
01:27:05 • 5min
40
SaaS Suzuki's Opening Day
01:32:18 • 3min
41
The Cubs Are Looking for a Catcher in First Base
01:35:37 • 4min
42
Cardinals vs Cubs Preview
01:39:14 • 2min
43
Is Eric Hosmer a Great Player?
01:40:49 • 3min
44
Cubs Pitchers and the Pitch Lab
01:43:45 • 2min
45
Getting the Best Out of the Cubs in 2021
01:46:03 • 4min
46
I Think It's a Huge Step Forward for the Major League Baseball Team
01:50:28 • 2min
47
Then Neske Is 88th on Our Top 100 as a 50 Future Value Prospect
01:52:06 • 3min
48
I Think They're Not Panicking and Saying We Need to Get Kyle Hendricks Here to Compete in the Spring Training Game or Not I Think So.
01:55:23 • 3min
49
Can Justin Stearns Be Like a Cubs Pitcher?
01:58:21 • 4min
50
The Cubs Are in the Top 25 in MLB and I'm a Strikeout Guy
02:02:16 • 5min
51
The White Socks and the Past Blast
02:07:18 • 5min
52
I Still Think It Would Be Bad to Slide in Shorts
02:11:55 • 2min
53
The Shorts and the Shorts in the 1980's
02:13:46 • 2min
54
Triple Digit Uniform Numbers in Major League Baseball
02:16:14 • 4min