Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 2533: You Win Some, You Lose 40 in a Row

Sep 19, 2026
Guest
Bradley Woodrum
Bradley Woodrum, a Baseball Prospectus analyst and former Marlins operations analyst, joins a wide-ranging baseball conversation. Topics include Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jacob Misiorowski’s contrasting value, Sandy Alcantara as a rare innings eater, baseball movies about complicated stars, Ernie Clement’s sudden decline, and Jefry Yan’s toned-down celebrations. The discussion also explores the WPBL’s debut and a historic losing streak in independent baseball.
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
INSIGHT

PCA And The Miz Define 2026

  • Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jacob Misiorowski have become the defining hitter and pitcher stories of 2026.
  • Their prominence reflects both extraordinary performance and the league’s changing standards for measuring position-player and pitching excellence.
INSIGHT

Why PCA’s Value Looks Bigger Than The Miz’s

  • Crow-Armstrong’s 10.4 WAR season approaches all-time offensive peaks, while Misiorowski’s excellence appears mainly on rate-stat leaderboards.
  • Modern pitching usage spreads value across more arms, lowering the individual ceiling compared with everyday position players.
INSIGHT

Baseball Keeps Turning Starters Into Relievers

  • Pitchers and hitters can face similar numbers of direct engagements, but position players accumulate value through both plate appearances and extensive defense.
  • Bradley Woodrum argues that today’s sport increasingly optimizes pitchers into shorter, more specialized roles.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app