Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 1979: Season Preview Series: Astros and Pirates

Mar 10, 2023

01:43:59

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Can the Astros Survive the Brain Drain?

02:15

Dana Brown - Is He a Good GM or a Bad GM?

01:58

Is 2024 a Good Year for the Pirates?

01:48

Introduction

3min

WBC World Series - Japan Over Korea and Japan Over Japan

2min

Spring Training Stats Compared to Last Spring Training

1min

Spring Training Is Working as Originally Planned

4min

The Pitch Clock in Baseball Isn't Working So I Don't Doubt It Will Work

2min

Is Randy Johnson Hitting the Bird?

2min

The Astros and the Pirates Previews

3min

The Relationship Between Jim Crane and James Click

3min

What's the State of the Click Baker Relationship?

2min

10.

The Astra's Off-Season

2min

11.

Dana Brown - Is He a Good GM or a Bad GM?

2min

12.

Do You Think There Will Be Any Repositioning of the Astros?

2min

13.

Did the Astros Really Want Verlander Back?

4min

14.

The Braves' Dana Brown and Jim Crane Talks About Extensions

2min

15.

I Think It's Going to Be a Learning Curve for the Braves

3min

16.

The Astros - Opening Camp

3min

17.

Hunter Brown Is a Justin Verlander Clone?

3min

18.

Spring Training Stats

4min

19.

Jeremy Pea's Adjustments

2min

20.

Dusty Baker and Jeremy Pea in the Astros Lineup

4min

21.

Can the Astros Survive the Brain Drain?

2min

22.

How Do You Define Success This Season?

2min

23.

The Pirates Are Back With Jason Mackie

4min

24.

What Are Your Expectations of Crews in the 2023 Season?

3min

25.

O'Neill Cruz - Is He Gonna Be in the Outfield?

2min

26.

Is Cabrion Hayes a Sub 700 OPS?

2min

27.

Brian Reynolds Trade Request - If There's Middle Ground, Get It Done

2min

28.

The Pirates Are Going for Henry Davis and Andy Rodriguez

2min

29.

McCutchen and the Pirates - Can We Make This Work?

3min

30.

Rays - Mitch Keller's Throwing a Sinker?

3min

31.

The Pirates in Zone Percentage

2min

32.

Prester Is a Great Pitcher. He's a Fun One.

2min

33.

The Pirates' Farm System

2min

34.

Can They Stand to Improve More?

2min

35.

Is 2024 a Good Year for the Pirates?

2min

36.

Is This a Pirates Preview?

2min

37.

The Past Blast - 1979, Baseball Spurns Gambling

5min

38.

What if We Were Just Advertised to Less?

2min

39.

The Astros and the Pirates - All Time Head to Head Record

5min

40.

Effectively Wild Podcast

2min

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the exciting beginning of the WBC, early indications in spring training that MLB’s rules changes are having the intended effects, and a classic unprecedented occurrence in a baseball game, then continue their 2023 season preview series by discussing the Houston Astros (17:49) with Chandler Rome of The Houston […]

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