Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben and Sam discuss PECOTA’s projections for top draft picks from 2007 and talk about whether FIELDf/x and comparable technologies will ever pose a threat to scouts. Source

Ben and Sam discuss the three-way trade between the Mariners, A’s, and Nationals and talk about whether Seattle was too fixated on adding power this offseason. Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about how much steroids help, the best farm systems in baseball, and how they’d try to negotiate a hypothetical trade. Source

Ben and Sam answer several questions submitted but not answered during Ben’s Monday chat. Source

Ben and Sam discuss TV shows, the lack of things to talk about, and some interesting findings about pitchouts. Source

Ben and Sam discuss the rejected trade that would have made Justin Upton a Mariner. Source

Ben and Sam try to figure out whether the sabermetric movement has helped keep Jack Morris out of the Hall of Fame or given him a better chance to get in. Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the Hall of Fame, preparing for interleague play, the 162-game schedule, and methods of preserving parity. Source

Ben and Sam discuss the Hall of Fame voting and what their own ballots would look like. Source

Ben and Sam break down three trade rumors that surfaced over the weekend. Source