Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 1988: The 2023 Team Fun Draft

Apr 1, 2023

02:09:05

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Major League Baseball's Spring Training Preview

2min

The Feeling of Spring Training

2min

The Impact of the Existential Threat on Baseball

2min

The Effect of Countdown on Game Time

2min

The Importance of Participation in Games

2min

The Resistance to Spring Training Role Changes

2min

The Future of the Automated Strike Zone

2min

The Future of Challengers

2min

10.

Taylor Ward and Tyler Wade in the A's Opening Day

2min

11.

The New Left Fielder for the Giants

2min

12.

The Angels' Opening Day

2min

13.

The Hunter Renfro Catch

2min

14.

The Catch Probability Graph

2min

15.

Morgan Morgan's Response

2min

16.

Hunter Renfro's Great Catch

2min

17.

The Joy of Opening Day

2min

18.

The Pirates' Press Release on Austin Hedges

2min

19.

Christian Pache's Press Release Is Sparing

2min

20.

George Santos Celebrates Opening Day

2min

21.

George Santos's Relationship to the Truth

2min

22.

George Santos Declares Himself a Mets Fan

2min

23.

The Minor League CPA and the Minor League Leaks

2min

24.

The Atlanta Braves' First CBA

2min

25.

Major League Baseball's Concessions to Minor League Players

2min

26.

The Titanic Shift: The League's Continued Appetite to Reduce Minor Leaks

2min

27.

The Suboptimal Condition of the Minor Leagues

3min

28.

Major League Owners Never Miss an Opportunity to Be Cheap

1min

29.

How to Propose on the Field

2min

30.

The Disincentive Effect of Bulldozing

2min

31.

How to Propose to a New Fiance

2min

32.

The Jumbotron Proposal

3min

33.

The MLB TV Draft: Who Has the First Pick?

2min

34.

The Atlanta Braves

2min

35.

The Angels: A Fun Team

2min

36.

How to Be a Better Angels Fan

2min

37.

The Mariners' Opening Day Preview

2min

38.

The Blue Jays: Who Exists?

2min

39.

The St. Louis Cardinals

2min

40.

The Cardinals: A Fun Division

3min

41.

The Baltimore Orioles: The Prince Who Was Promised

3min

42.

The Padres Kryptonite

2min

43.

The Diamondbacks Are an Intriguing Team

2min

44.

The Dbacks: A Race to the Future

2min

45.

The Phillies Are a Great Team to Watch

2min

46.

Byron Buxton Center

3min

47.

The Yankees' Season Preview

2min

48.

Terry Francona's Fun Rankings

2min

49.

The Texas Rangers: A No Doubt Playoff Team

2min

50.

The Astros: A Surprising Team

2min

51.

The Astros and the Science Ceiling Scandal

2min

52.

The San Francisco Giants in the Draft

2min

53.

The Giants and the Red Sox

2min

54.

O'Neill Cruz's Home Run

2min

55.

The Pirates: A Good Pick

2min

56.

The Kansas City Royals: A Defensible Pick

2min

57.

The Reds vs. The Reds

2min

58.

The Cubs and the Draft

2min

59.

The Tigers Are More Fun Than the Rest

2min

60.

The A's and Joey Manessus

1min

61.

The A's and the Nationals

2min

62.

AAA Interleague Play Met With Mixed Reviews

2min

63.

The History of the Pitch Clock

4min

64.

The World Series Odds Mover's Draft

5min

65.

How to Support Effectively Wild on Patreon

2min

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the joy of Opening Day and other news, including early reactions to the new rules, Rob Manfred’s comments about the ball-strike challenge system, Aaron Judge’s first homer, the Angels’ Tungsten Arm game, a good/bad Hunter Renfroe no-look catch, a Taylor Ward name mix-up, the Giants’ latest new left […]

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