Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the MacKenzie Gore trade, the trajectories of the Rangers and Nationals since their respective World Series victories, and why the White Sox signed Seranthony Domínguez. Then (29:38) they bring on baseball buds Brent Rooker and Vinnie Pasquantino for a wide-ranging conversation about their scrapped podcasting plans, the Royals remodeling Kauffman Stadium, how Sutter Health Park played, the good and bad of bat-speed training, the challenge system, Brent’s sinking strikeout rate, the best breakfasts, the Pasqwich, A’s outfield defense, Nick Kurtz and Jac Caglianone, playing with Rich Hill, A’s extensions, playing 162 games, why they haven’t become 30-30 guys, arbitration, players’ pre-lockout messaging, an offseason signing deadline, Vinnie’s interactions with Shohei Ohtani, the WBC, the weather, and more. Finally (1:38:25), Ben shares listener responses about Andruw Jones and outfield diving.

Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG post on Gore trade

Link to FG post on traded prospects

Link to “jersey guy” discussion

Link to team losses post-2019

Link to team SP projections

Link to Ben on Sale in 2018

Link to Sox pen rank

Link to MLBTR on Domínguez

Link to first Rooker pod appearance

Link to second Rooker appearance

Link to Episode 1875

Link to Episode 1988

Link to lowest WARs in April

Link to Brent’s Twitter taunt

Link to Vonnie on the canceled podcast

Link to story on Vinnie’s slow start

Link to story on Muncy’s eyewear

Link to bat speed article

Link to Brent on bat speed

Link to bat speed data

Link to Vinnie on the fence changes

Link to Brent on breakfast

Link to Vinnie on Italian breakfast

Link to Pasqwich tweet

Link to Pasqwich article

Link to Baseball Savant park factors

Link to FG park factors

Link to Kauffman batter’s eye comments

Link to more Kauffman batter’s eye comments

Link to visibility by ballpark

Link to Brent’s lone Royals hit

Link to Lowe comments

Link to story on Vinnie and Jac

Link to MLBTR on Brent’s extension

Link to MLBTR on A’s extensions

Link to Vinnie on extensions

Link to Vinnie on arbitration

Link to iron man Rooker

Link to sprint speeds

Link to signing deadline tweet 1

Link to signing deadline tweet 2

Link to Soderstrom article

Link to Vinnie’s “WTF” tweet

Link to Vinnie and Ohtani

Link to Brent and Ohtani

Link to Team Italy WBC roster

Link to Brent’s weather tweet

Link to Trout’s response

Link to Brent’s “weather boy” tweet

Link to “weather boy” meme

Link to Bledsoe Agency

Link to Pham suspension story

Link to Pham Insta post

Link to Episode 2430

Link to Bloomquist on Ichiro

Link to Pillar/White article

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the best point in the podcast at which to talk transactions, how a salary cap would affect the kind of conversations we have about baseball (based on the way we discuss other sports), the notion that a particular signing would drive owners to pursue a salary cap, and (25:09) whether a fielder’s proclivity for diving catches tells us anything about how good he is (inspired by the belief that Andruw Jones never had to dive). Then (44:32) they break down the latest Mets moves (for Luis Robert Jr. and Freddy Peralta), the team’s extreme makeover, and why the Brewers dealt Peralta, plus (1:29:08) the Yankees’ Cody Bellinger deal, their lack of roster turnover, and Belli’s up-down-up career.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Gore

Link to Young trade news

Link to Young trade rationale

Link to Rosenthal on the cap

Link to Drellich on the cap

Link to Calcaterra on Jones

Link to Sheehan on Jones

Link to Jones highlight reel

Link to possibility space wiki

Link to Ben on Harper’s dives

Link to Hannah on dives

Link to Rocky quote

Link to FG on Robert

Link to team CF projections

Link to Robert CF rank

Link to Robert’s sprint speeds

Link to 2017 story on Robert

Link to 2017 EW episode on Robert

Link to FG on Peralta

Link to FG on Peralta prospects

Link to Brewers defense ranking

Link to Peralta defenders ranking

Link to RA-9 WAR leaders

Link to team SP projections

Link to Tong’s grilled cheese

Link to BP on Peralta

Link to Brewers payroll story 1

Link to Brewers payroll story 2

Link to team payrolls page

Link to Mets team ZiPS post

Link to FG post on Bellinger

Link to Belli’s celebration injury

Link to Belli on changing his celebration

Link to team WAR projections

Link to Domínguez defensive stats

Link to team BaseRuns

Link to political registration research

Link to EW wiki on car recording

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ha-Seong Kim and the perils of slipping on ice, the contrasting retirement comments of Mookie Betts and Rich Hill, more on the Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette signings, Goodhart’s law and baseball stats, the late Wilbur Wood, and the latest trends in Hall of Fame voting.

Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”

Audio outro: Sam Chess, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Kim story

Link to MLBTR on Kim

Link to Mateo signing

Link to team SS projection

Link to Cena/Mookie episode

Link to MLB.com on Mookie

Link to HUAL on Cena’s retirement

Link to Mookie’s other stream

Link to MLBTR on Hill

Link to “Retire” meme

Link to Hill on EW

Link to team LF projection

Link to team CF projection

Link to Dombrowski comment

Link to MLBTR on Jays offer

Link to Weaver’s Dodgers stat

Link to Clemens post

Link to barrels definition

Link to Andrews post

Link to Goodhart’s law wiki

Link to Baumann on nerdy players

Link to Wood obit

Link to Wood’s IP lead

Link to Sardell EW appearance

Link to Sardell’s penultimate projections

Link to Sardell’s final projections

Link to Jay’s results preview

Link to Jay on EW

Link to BBWAA announcement

Link to Jay on the results

Link to Jay’s Jones profile

Link to Jones battery report

Link to Jay’s Beltrán profile

Link to Felix leap stat

Link to Pettitte PEDs story

Link to Vizquel persuasion post

Link to Sam’s ballot

Link to Pollis on the results

Link to MLBTR on Robert

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a flurry of transactions and a three-team-trade dilemma, then break down the J.T. Realmuto, Bo Bichette, and Kyle Tucker deals, plus talk of baseball economics and Emmanuel Clase’s roosters.

Audio intro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG post on Castro

Link to MLBTR on three-team trade

Link to Passan on Tucker

Link to Passan on three-team trade

Link to two buttons meme

Link to Passan meme

Link to FG post on Realmuto

Link to FG post on Bichette

Link to FG post on Tucker

Link to Ben on Tucker

Link to Cohen tweet 1

Link to Cohen tweet 2

Link to FG quarter-zips

Link to over/under draft results

Link to Ben on free agency

Link to Passan on free agency

Link to offseason FA spending

Link to bad Tucker swing

Link to Ben on Yordan’s slump

Link to Roberts comments

Link to owner floor proposal

Link to floor proposal analysis

Link to Walker comment

Link to champion complacency

Link to FA fits episode

Link to team hitter age

Link to team OF WAR

Link to MLB execs poll

Link to Tucker persona story

Link to Tucker cWPA

Link to Teoscar in RF

Link to Teoscar in LF

Link to team depth chart projections

Link to team payrolls page

Link to Dodgers CBT tax spending

Link to 2006 team payrolls

Link to 2005 team payrolls

Link to 2003 Onion headline

Link to Kershaw WBC news

Link to Clase roosters story

Link to more on Clase roosters

Link to quotes about Clase

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley analyze the latest additions to the AL East: Ryan Weathers to the Yankees and Ranger Suárez to the Red Sox. Then (26:52) they bring on top-tier Patreon supporter Jon Norton to answer listener emails about players who’ve repeatedly signed one-year contracts, whether they would want to play in an MLB game, how impressive switch-hitting should be, WAR without players who took PEDs, and the all-time greatness of Star Trek legend Buck Bokai.

Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio interstitial: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG post on Weathers

Link to FG post on Suárez

Link to team SP depth charts

Link to team depth charts WAR

Link to over/under draft standings

Link to Cot’s Contracts

Link to 2018 Passan tweet

Link to Sam on playing in a game

Link to decline of switch-hitting

Link to holodeck wiki

Link to holodeck malfunctions

Link to Buck Bokai at Memory Alpha

Link to WWIII at Memory Alpha

Link to Star Trek Ringer MLB Show

Link to listener emails database

Link to scientific method wiki

Link to MLBTR on Tucker

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