Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Apr 16, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 182: How Much Will Mark Appel Make?/Is Mike Scioscia’s Job Safe?
Ben and Sam discuss how big a signing bonus Mark Appel will get in the amateur draft, then assess Mike Scioscia’s job security.
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Apr 15, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild 181: Giancarlo Stanton’s Lineup Protection Problem
Ben and Sam discuss how the Marlins’ lack of lineup protection has affected Giancarlo Stanton so far.
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Apr 12, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 180: Carlos Quentin vs. Zack Greinke/Why Catcher Height Matters for Framing
Ben and Sam discuss the brawl between the Dodgers and Padres, then talk about Ben’s latest catcher framing research.
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Apr 11, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 179: Extending Barry Zito/The First-Place Royals
Ben and Sam discuss the situation surrounding Barry Zito’s contract for 2014, and the Royals’ hot, small-sample start.
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Apr 10, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 178: Batter-Pitcher Matchups/Outfield Alignments/A Player Who Can’t Play Defense/The End of Innings
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about batter-pitcher matchups, curious outfield alignments, where to put a player who can’t play defense, and what baseball would be like without innings.
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Apr 9, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 177: How Much Does Velocity Loss Matter?/The Astros’ Runaway Strikeout Rate
Ben and Sam talk about the performance impact of velocity loss, then discuss the Astros’ astronomical early-season strikeout rate.
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Apr 8, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 176: Jose Fernandez and Service Time/Jose Bautista and Umpire Payback
Ben and Sam talk about why the Marlins have put service-time considerations aside in Jose Fernandez’s case, then discuss Jose Bautista’s comments about umpires.
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Apr 5, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 175: Brian Roberts’ Injury, Baserunners Passing Baserunners, and the Pros and Cons of Trade Speculation
Ben and Sam discuss the latest injury to Brian Roberts, Evan Longoria running by Ben Zobrist, and the speculation about a Profar-for-Taveras trade.
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Apr 4, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 174: More Week One Reactions
Ben and Sam share their thoughts on Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Yu Darvish, Fernando Rodney, the Royals, Tom Milone, Shaun Marcum, and more.
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Apr 3, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 173: Should Contract Size Influence Our Projections for Players?/Revisiting Our Pre-Offseason Predictions/What Started the Sabermetric Revolution?
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about whether we should let where and for how much a player signs influence how we expect him to play, then revisit their team predictions from the end of last season and discuss what started the sabermetric revolution.
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