Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their takeaways from sweeps week in the wild card round (how sweep it is!) and pick the division series they’re most excited about, then examine Mariners POBO Jerry Dipoto’s comments about aspiring to win 54 percent of games over a decade (46:04) and provide updates on the results of two Effectively Wild drafts (1:23:37). Audio intro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Kram on Atlanta’s offense Link to Clemens on clean innings Link to Tango on lineups vs. Montgomery Link to Canha HR quote Link to ESPN comments about Rays Link to Clemens on Schneider Link to Dipoto clip Link to Dipoto follow-up Link to .540 spreadsheet Link to Drellich on Dipoto Link to Drellich on candid quotes Link to Logan Davis on Twitter Link to EW competitions/drafts Link to MLBTR on Eppler  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners, the Cubs, and other teams that just missed the playoffs, discuss the firings of Giants manager Gabe Kapler and Mets manager Buck Showalter (19:21), and then (32:51) bring on FanGraphs writers Michael Baumann and Ben Clemens to assemble an ultimate playoff team by drafting components of existing playoff teams: hitting, baserunning, defense, starting pitching, relief pitching, and managing. Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Raleigh comments Link to Raleigh apology Link to Woodruff update Link to FG playoff predictions Link to BP on Framber Link to study on waiting in line Link to Petriello on the Rays pen Link to Petriello on playoff Castellanos Link to more on playoff Castellanos Link to even more on playoff Castellanos Link to preseason predictions pod Link to preseason predictions standings  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source

Hosts discuss Shohei Ohtani's jersey sales, Mets grounds crew shenanigans, and shrinking minor leaguers. They answer listener emails about restructured pitching staffs, speed limit for pitches, displaying error bars for WAR, and outfielder catch limits. Guest Stat Blast on the Twins' playoff losing streak. Exploring jersey sales, changing heights, error bars for WAR, starting pitchers' performance, baseball cards, and the Twins' losing streak in detail.

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether Ronald Acuña Jr.’s historic strikeout-rate reduction is as impressive as his historic power-speed combination, the Acuña-Mookie Betts NL MVP race, the enduring defensive excellence of the late Brooks Robinson, Josh Hader’s insistence on one-inning outings and the degree to which players should dictate their own usage, the Rockies’ first-ever 100-loss season, Rob Manfred’s comments about broadcasts and betting, and the somewhat-improved probabilities on Apple TV+ telecasts. Audio intro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to article on power-speed seasons Link to article on Acuña’s Ks Link to Acuña’s 70th steal Link to Tango on Acuña/Betts Link to xWOBA minus wOBA Link to Robinson’s fielding stats Link to Total Zone Runs leaders Link to 1960 fielding leaders Link to 1975 fielding leaders Link to old Gold Glovers Link to Robinson defensive montage Link to Goldman on Robinson Link to Robinson obit Link to story on Hader Link to Hader arbitration story Link to 2021 Hader story Link to Union-Tribune on Hader Link to more Union-Tribune on Hader Link to Cup of Coffee on Hader Link to BP on Hader Link to reliever leverage leaderboard Link to story on first Padres extras W Link to yearly Rockies wRC+ Link to Manfred interview Link to sports-gambling explainer Link to Bloomberg on betting effects Link to 2022 odds interview Link to nVenue partnership links Link to Ben Clemens on the 2022 odds Link to Ben C. on the 2023 odds Link to Holy Hand Grenade scene  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about The Rolling Stones’ credentials as a baseball band, Mike Trout’s slow healing, more Padres reporting and one-run-game whiplash, the Mariners’ rough stretch, how well this year’s playoff teams are built for October, and the most bonkers stats of the season, plus a few follow-ups. Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Stones tweet Link to Stones/MLB shop Link to new Stones single Link to info on the Stones at Shea Link to article about Trout Link to Liver King info Link to Padres payroll article Link to Rob Mains on the Padres Link to RosterResource payroll page Link to Dan S. on playoff factors Link to Dan on 2023 playoff teams Link to Jay on the Astros Link to bonkers stats article Link to Looney Tunes characters Link to Galvis sleep article Link to Boggs boat article  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Yusei Kikuchi’s (and other players’) sleep habits and the possibility of a three-way AL West tie with no tiebreaker game, then (28:28) answer listener emails about surprising team assignments in Baseball-Reference headshots, a player who replicates the talent of the player who started in the same lineup spot the previous game, making mound visits to the opposing pitcher, a GM who can predict UCL tears and call up a replacement for the pitcher who’s going to get hurt, whether prospect-promotion incentives could delay the call-ups of the top two prospects in baseball, and retirement-tour qualifications, plus Stat Blasts (1:16:53) about on-base streaks to start a career, all-sweep season series, the best leaguewide power-speed seasons, pitchers who make switch-hitters sacrifice the platoon advantage, and José Abreu and the biggest year-to-year offensive changes. Audio intro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to first McGrath thread Link to second McGrath thread Link to Apstein article Link to info on Ohtani’s sleep Link to more on Ohtani’s sleep Link to even more on Ohtani’s sleep Link to Nootbaar on Ohtani’s sleep Link to article on Trout’s sleep Link to article on Verlander’s sleep Link to article on Cruz’s naps Link to article on Smith’s naps Link to article on Casas’s naps Link to Russell on sleep hygiene Link to article on nap rooms Link to article on Phillies’ sleep Link to article on Federer’s sleep Link to article on LeBron’s sleep Link to Sheehan on tiebreakers Link to Anderson’s B-Ref page Link to Valverde’s B-Ref page Link to tweet about Valverde Link to Andino headshots Link to study on icing the kicker Link to article on Cabrera’s tour Link to more on Cabrera’s tour Link to article about A’s Miggy gift Link to article on Yadi/Pujols Link to Rolling Stone on Jeter Link to more on Jeter and tours Link to listener emails database Link to Topps Now Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to on-base-streaks sheet Link to Langs tweet Link to season-sweeps sheet Link to power-speed sheet Link to power-speed wiki Link to article on Edman Link to wrong-side sheet Link to detailed wrong-side sheet Link to Tango on pitch-type splits Link to year-to-year wRC+ sheet Link to Burger helmet video Link to ESPN’s A’s article  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the five-year anniversary of a Twitter wager about Adalberto Mondesi and Shohei Ohtani, then compare and contrast two in-depth articles about the problems supposedly plaguing the Padres and discuss how convincing they find those reports’ explanations for the team’s disappointing season (plus additional banter about the possible reasons for recently successful former Padre Mike Clevinger going unclaimed on waivers, and a few follow-ups). Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Bill James tweet Link to Union-Tribune on the Padres Link to The Athletic on the Padres Link to Rob Mains on the Padres Link to Ginny Searle on the Padres Link to Pythag record wiki Link to story on Machado’s elbow Link to FG hitting clutch Link to FG pitching clutch Link to Ben’s RISP prediction episode Link to RISP through 5/25 Link to RISP since 5/25 Link to info on Padres in extras Link to Soto quote Link to Soto follow-up quote Link to BaseRuns records Link to article on Anthony Young Link to payroll-record correlation info Link to pitcher WAR since 7/29 Link to MLBTR on Clevinger Link to Clevinger/Smith kerfuffle Link to statement on Ohtani Link to Ohtani’s insta post Link to tweet about Ohtani Link to first Moyer statement Link to second Moyer statement Link to article on Gas Plant District  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about precedents for 50-year-old Bartolo Colon retiring as a Met, whether it’s better for a player to go out on top or be humbled a bit before the end, the ramifications of the Rays’ deal for a new ballpark in St. Petersburg, whether each team is on track to have a successful season by the standard set on the podcast’s season preview series, the likely end of Shohei Ohtani’s time with the Angels, and the curious career of Anthony Rendon. Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)” Audio outro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to story about Colon Link to Colon’s flip play Link to Colon’s homer Link to story about Bernie’s retirement Link to story about Franco’s retirement Link to story about Jones’s retirement Link to story about Bautista’s retirement Link to Ben on Pujols’s 2022 Link to Ben’s story on Chipper’s gifts Link to Stark on the oldster derby Link to EW episode on the derby idea Link to Romney bio excerpt Link to info on thinking things are worse Link to story about Rays’ ballpark Link to Drellich on public funding Link to Manfred on expansion Link to preview-pod team goals Link to Gilligan on the Brewers Link to Blum on Ohtani and the Angels Link to Blum on Rendon Link to EW episode on King Link to EW episode on Ivie Link to article on Rendon’s suspension Link to video of Rendon altercation Link to list of old Rendon articles  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Patreon supporter Max Harris banter about Ben’s problems remembering Orioles rookie Heston Kjerstad’s name, Baltimore’s lookalike offensive core, and Max’s history with the podcast and baseball, then (18:22) answer listener emails about seat fillers at MLB games, hypothetical players “Mr. Repeat” and “Mr. First Time,” centralizing MLB R&D, systemic vs. individual explanations for changes in the game, instituting minimum and maximum pitch counts, Kyle Schwarber vs. Nick Ahmed, the good-but-disappointing Blue Jays, the Mariners’ streak of not losing by a lot, and Theo Epstein pedantry, plus a Future Blast (1:27:39) from 2059 and a follow-up (1:30:31) about a tiered Hall of Fame. Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to first tweet about Orioles Link to second tweet about Orioles Link to Swanson/Culberson story Link to The Athletic on tech spending Link to Scouting Bureau story Link to Ben on Scout School Link to Swanson interview episode Link to Ben on Dunn and Pierre Link to Ben on defense vs. offense Link to offense vs. defense spending Link to Ben on pitcher limits Link to no-blowouts streaks Link to Sam Kennedy quote Link to listener emails database Link to Rick Wilber’s website Link to Future Blast wiki Link to Kjerstad homer Link to Bill James proposal Link to Hall of Stats Link to career tiers sheet  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the firing of Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom and the extension of Nationals president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo, injuries to Max Scherzer and Sandy Alcantara and MLB’s UCL scourge, and a proposed tier system for the Hall of Fame and single-season awards, then Stat Blast (1:08:33) about Zack Greinke’s win-loss record, Matt Olson and players with more homers than their team has losses, the most team innings with a homer to start a game, two players 40 or older homering in the same game, walk-off balks, high-WAR seasons for multiple teams, and Ian Happ and the longest on-base streaks against a team, plus a Future Blast (1:38:32) from 2059 and a follow-up. Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Sox press release Link to MLBTR on Bloom Link to Alex Speier on Bloom Link to Speier on Boston’s ’22 deadline Link to story on Bloom and Dermody Link to FG farm rankings Link to FG payroll rankings Link to MLBTR on Rizzo Link to CBS Sports on Rizzo Link to Rizzo on Strasburg Link to Lerner’s Stras statement Link to MASN agreement Link to DiPuglia resignation story Link to scout firings story Link to Alcantara UCL story Link to story on velo and UCLs Link to Sam on UCLs Link to Ben on pitcher limits Link to Bill James answer Link to Posnanski on James Link to Topps Now Link to Greinke W-L spreadsheet Link to Paine on Greinke Link to Jaffe/Laurila on Greinke Link to starter run support Link to EW 1855 Stat Blast Link to Olson club sheet Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to team innings w/HR doc Link to Ryan on 40+ HR hitters Link to walk-off-balks sheet Link to story on second WO balk Link to Stat Blast on balks Link to high-WAR multi-team seasons Link to Drake EW interview Link to story on Happ’s streak Link to tweet about Happ’s streak Link to info on DiMaggio scoring Link to Sam on on-base streaks Link to on-base-streak sheet Link to on-base-in-starts streaks Link to Rick Wilber’s website Link to Future Blast wiki Link to Edman article Link to switch-SH sheet  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Source