Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Nov 19, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 332: Will Jay Z Revolutionize Being a Baseball Agent?
Ben and Sam discuss Jay Z’s potential to be a new kind of agent, and whether they’d want to be one of his clients.
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Nov 18, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 331: Jason Parks on the Best Farm System in Baseball
Ben and Sam talk to Jason Parks about why he thinks the Minnesota Twins have the best minor-league talent in baseball.
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Nov 15, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 330: A Lengthy Listener Email Show
Ben and Sam answer a strong selection of listener emails on award voting, the BBWAA, defensive stats, Phillies analytics, lefty catchers, free agent compensation systems, and more.
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Nov 14, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 329: The Debate About Buying a Hall of Fame Vote
Ben and Sam discuss Deadspin’s offer to purchase a Hall of Fame vote.
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Nov 13, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 328: Chris Jaffe on Evaluating Managers and the Latest Trends in Managerial Hiring
Ben and Sam talk to Evaluating Baseball’s Managers author Chris Jaffe about how to assess managers and what the latest managerial hirings mean.
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Nov 12, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 327: Neil DeMause on the Braves’ New Ballpark and Public Financing for Stadiums
Ben and Sam talk to Field of Schemes author Neil DeMause about the Braves’ proposed new park and public financing for sports stadiums.
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Nov 11, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 326: The Minor League Free Agent Draft
Ben and Sam select 20 minor league free agents with decent chances to see big league playing time in 2014.
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Nov 8, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 325: The Offseason’s First Listener Emails
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about pitcher hitting, the Phillies’ new analyst, Scott Boras’ use of stats, and more.
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Nov 7, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 324: Kevin Kerrane on Scouting and Dollar Sign on the Muscle
Ben and Sam talk to author Kevin Kerrane about the Dollar Sign on the Muscle reprint and the world of scouting.
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Nov 6, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 323: Adrian Cardenas on Leaving Major League Baseball Behind
Ben and Sam talk to former big leaguer Adrian Cardenas about why he decided to walk away from baseball shortly after making his MLB debut.
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