Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Published 2015-03-17

Effectively Wild Episode 636: 2015 Season Preview Series: Oakland Athletics

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Ben and Sam preview the Athletics’ season with Philip Michaels, and Sahadev talks to Bay Area News Group A’s beat writer John Hickey (at 22:50).

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Published 2015-03-16

Effectively Wild Episode 635: 2015 Season Preview Series: Texas Rangers

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Ben and Sam preview the Rangers’ season with Russell Carleton, and Sahadev talks to FOX Sports Southwest reporter Anthony Andro (at 28:13).

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Published 2015-03-13

Effectively Wild Episode 634: 2015 Season Preview Series: San Diego Padres

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Ben and Sam preview the Padres’ season with Miles Wray, and Sahadev talks to MLB.com Padres writer Corey Brock (at 20:33).

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Published 2015-03-12

Effectively Wild Episode 633: 2015 Season Preview Series: Detroit Tigers

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Ben and Sam preview the Tigers’ season with Ken Funck, and Sahadev talks to MLB.com Tigers writer Jason Beck about the big league club (at 21:25).

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Published 2015-03-11

Effectively Wild Episode 632: Super-Rotations Revisited, Perplexing Projections, and Other Emails

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the Nationals’ rotation, team projections they disagree with, the most interesting eras to cover, and more.

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Published 2015-03-10

Effectively Wild Episode 631: 2015 Season Preview Series: Chicago Cubs

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Ben and Sam preview the prospect side of the Cubs’ season with Chris Crawford, and Sahadev talks to Daily Herald Cubs beat writer Bruce Miles about the big league club (at 31:43).

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Published 2015-03-09

Effectively Wild Episode 630: 2015 Team Preview Series: New York Mets

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Ben and Sam preview the Mets’ season with Ted Berg, and Sahadev talks to Newsday Mets beat writer Marc Carig (at 32:28).

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Published 2015-03-06

Effectively Wild Episode 629: 2015 Season Preview Series: Toronto Blue Jays

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Ben and Sam preview the Blue Jays’ season with Andrew Stoeten, and Sahadev talks to Sportsnet baseball columnist Shi Davidi (at 30:49).

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Published 2015-03-05

Effectively Wild Episode 628: 2015 Season Preview Series: Miami Marlins

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Ben and Sam preview the Marlins’ season with Bryan Grosnick, and Sahadev talks to MLB.com Marlins beat writer Joe Frisaro (at 27:40).

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Published 2015-03-04

Effectively Wild Episode 627: Saving the Strike Zone, the NL Ascendant, and Other Emails

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about an all-catcher lineup, league strength, robot umps, and more.

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Published 2015-03-03

Effectively Wild Episode 626: 2015 Season Preview Series: Cleveland Indians

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Ben and Sam preview the Indians’ season with Bryan Joiner, and Sahadev talks to MLB.com Indians beat writer Jordan Bastian (at 25:36).

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Published 2015-03-02

Effectively Wild Episode 625: 2015 Season Preview Series: New York Yankees

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Ben and Sam preview the Yankees’ season, and Sahadev talks to Journal News Yankees beat writer Chad Jennings (at 31:40).

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Published 2015-02-27

Effectively Wild Episode 624: 2015 Season Preview Series: Pittsburgh Pirates

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Ben and Sam preview the Pirates’ season with Sarah Sprague, and Sahadev talks to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pirates beat writer Travis Sawchik (at 23:22).

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Published 2015-02-26

Effectively Wild Episode 623: 2015 Season Preview Series: Cincinnati Reds

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Ben and Sam preview the Reds’ season with R.J. Anderson, and Sahadev talks to Cincinnati Enquirer Reds beat writer C. Trent Rosecrans (at 25:34).

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Published 2015-02-25

Effectively Wild Episode 622: 2015 Season Preview Series: Milwaukee Brewers

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Ben and Sam preview the Brewers’ season with J.P. Breen, and Sahadev talks to Brewers play-by-play broadcaster Joe Block (at 24:16).

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Published 2015-02-24

Effectively Wild Episode 621: The Moncada Contract, Win Expectancy, and the High-Five Hypothetical

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about Yoan Moncada, sabermetric broadcasts, the replacement-level high-five rate, and more.

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Published 2015-02-23

Effectively Wild Episode 620: 2015 Season Preview Series: Chicago White Sox

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Ben and Sam preview the White Sox’ season with Tim Marchman, and Sahadev talks to Dan Hayes, who covers the White Sox for CSN Chicago (at 36:52).

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Published 2015-02-20

Effectively Wild Episode 619: 2015 Season Preview Series: Baltimore Orioles (And an Announcement)

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Ben and Sam make an exciting announcement and preview the Orioles’ season with Jeff Long, and Sahadev talks to MASNSports.com Orioles beat writer Roch Kubatko (at 32:04).

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Published 2015-02-19

Effectively Wild Episode 618: 2015 Season Preview Series: Houston Astros

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Ben and Sam preview the Astros’ season with Ted Walker, and Sahadev talks to Houston Chronicle Astros beat writer Evan Drellich (at 34:30).

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Published 2015-02-18

Effectively Wild Episode 617: Dangerous Dodgers, Spray Hitters, and a World Without Moneyball

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Ben and Sam catch up on banter and answer listener emails about the Dodgers, the shift, Moneyball, and more.

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Published 2015-02-17

Effectively Wild Episode 616: 2015 Season Preview Series: Arizona Diamondbacks

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Ben and Sam preview the Diamondbacks’ season with David Raposa, and Sahadev talks to AZCentral Sports Diamondbacks beat writer Nick Piecoro (at 23:26).

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Published 2015-02-16

Effectively Wild Episode 615: 2015 Season Preview Series: Atlanta Braves

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Ben and Sam preview the Braves’ season with Alex Remington, and Sahadev talks to MLB.com Braves beat writer Mark Bowman (at 32:00).

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Published 2015-02-13

Effectively Wild Episode 614: 2015 Season Preview Series: Kansas City Royals

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Ben and Sam preview the Royals’ season with Kansas City Star Royals beat writer Andy McCullough, and Sahadev talks to KC Star columnist Sam Mellinger (at 25:53).

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Published 2015-02-12

Effectively Wild Episode 613: 2015 Season Preview Series: Colorado Rockies

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Ben and Sam preview the Rockies’ season with David Roth and Andrew Koo, and Sahadev talks to Denver Post Rockies beat writer Nick Groke (at 25:56).

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Published 2015-02-11

Effectively Wild Episode 612: What Life After Rules Changes Would Look Like

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Ben and Sam talk to Russell Carleton about the possible fallout from rules changes intended to shorten games and increase offense, then Play Index replacement players and answer emails about breakouts and pitch clocks.

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Published 2015-02-10

Effectively Wild Episode 611: 2015 Season Preview Series: Minnesota Twins

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Ben and Sam preview the Twins’ season with Steve Neuman, and Sahadev talks to Pioneer Press Twins beat writer Mike Berardino (at 26:30).

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Published 2015-02-09

Effectively Wild Episode 610: 2015 Season Preview Series: Philadelphia Phillies

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Ben and Sam preview the Phillies’ season with Michael Baumann, and Sahadev talks to News Journal Phillies beat writer Meghan Montemurro (at 30:41).

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Published 2015-02-06

Effectively Wild Episode 609: Kiley McDaniel on Yoan Moncada, Cuba, and Prospect Bias

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Ben and Sam talk to FanGraphs Lead Prospect Analyst Kiley McDaniel about Yoan Moncada, Cuban talent, and teams manipulating prospect rankings.

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Published 2015-02-04

Effectively Wild Episode 608: Unsolved Mysteries of the Mailbag

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Ben and Sam discuss why the league is looking less clutch and answer listener emails about time-released rumors, a cryptic comment by Buck Showalter, Rick Porcello’s salary, and more.

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Published 2015-02-03

Effectively Wild Episode 607: The 2015 Minor League Free Agent Draft

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Ben and Sam draft 20 minor league free agents who might see major league playing time in 2015.

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Published 2015-01-30

Effectively Wild Episode 606: The Baseball-to-Cricket Conversion

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Ben and Sam talk to international baseball and cricket coach Julien Fountain about his efforts to turn marginalized minor leaguers into well-compensated cricketers.

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Published 2015-01-28

Effectively Wild Episode 605: Emails for the Asking

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about a world without the minors, bigger bats, Ernie Banks, and more.

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Published 2015-01-26

Effectively Wild Episode 604: PECOTA’s Surprising Pitcher Projections

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Ben and Sam share their thoughts on some of PECOTA’s most surprising pitcher projections.

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Published 2015-01-23

Effectively Wild Episode 603: Dirk Hayhurst on Pace and the Batter-Pitcher Balance of Power

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Ben and Sam talk to former major leaguer Dirk Hayhurst about the player’s perspective on MLB’s efforts to speed up games.

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Published 2015-01-21

Effectively Wild Episode 602: These Emails Are Marked As Important

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Ben and Sam banter about their favorite regular-season games, then answer listener emails about player relocation, bidding for top prospects, transaction crowdsourcing, and more.

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Published 2015-01-20

Effectively Wild Episode 601: Why Washington Signed Scherzer

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Ben and Sam banter about Nori Aoki’s contract, then discuss the Nationals’ signing of Max Scherzer.

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Published 2015-01-16

Effectively Wild Episode 600: If You Love Your GM, Should You Set Him Free?

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Ben and Sam banter about Gabe Kapler and Chris Tillman, then discuss the Orioles’ dilemma about whether to let GM Dan Duquette leave (with help from The Good Wife).

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Published 2015-01-14

Effectively Wild Episode 599: Timeless Listener Emails

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Ben and Sam banter about the Diamondbacks’ latest quote kerfluffle, then answer listener emails about timeless tickets, home-field disadvantages, and breakout players.

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Published 2015-01-12

Effectively Wild Episode 598: The A’s, Rebuilding, and Ben Zobrist

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Ben and Sam banter about Ryan Lavarnway and Billy Beane fan fiction, then discuss the Ben Zobrist trade.

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Published 2015-01-09

Effectively Wild Episode 597: Why Aren’t Winning Teams Spending?

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Ben and Sam attempt to solve the mystery of why losing teams have uncharacteristically snapped up so many free agents this winter.

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Published 2015-01-08

Effectively Wild Episode 596: Hall Hypotheticals and Other Luminous Emails

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Ben and Zachary answer emails about Hall of Fame voting, stats in other sports, baseball with no projections, and more (plus a Play Index about plunkings).

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Published 2015-01-05

Effectively Wild Episode 595: Jay Jaffe Explains the Hall of Fame

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Ben and Russell preview the Hall of Fame voting results and review election season with Sports Illustrated’s Jay Jaffe.

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Published 2014-12-31

Effectively Wild Episode 594: The Year’s Last Listener Emails

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Ben and Sam end the year by answering listener emails about Barry Bonds, baseball in pop culture, Wil Myers, and more.

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Published 2014-12-29

Effectively Wild Episode 593: Reimagining the Manager

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Ben and Sam talk to Zachary Levine about whether baseball could benefit from a coaching shakeup akin to the New Jersey Devils’ experiment with a three-headed head coach.

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Published 2014-12-24

Effectively Wild Episode 592: Listener Emails (The Holiday Edition)

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the Hall of Fame, the best baseball gifts, GM track records, and more.

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Published 2014-12-22

Effectively Wild Episode 591: How Did Preller’s Padres Pull it Off?

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Ben and Sam banter about John Smoltz’s Hall of Fame candidacy, then try to decipher how A.J. Preller’s Padres rebuilt in the blink of an eye.

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Published 2014-12-19

Effectively Wild Episode 590: How Much Should Minor Leaguers Make?

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Ben and Sam talk to pitcher-turned-attorney Garrett Broshuis about his class-action lawsuit seeking higher wages for minor league players.

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Published 2014-12-18

Effectively Wild Episode 589: How Super Mega Baseball Was Made

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Ben talks to Scott Drader of Metalhead Software about the development of their successful new video game, Super Mega Baseball.

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Published 2014-12-17

Effectively Wild Episode 588: The Emails That the Winter Meetings Didn’t Want You to Hear

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about baseball aesthetics, baseball myths, and trades involving only big leaguers, then discuss the Dodgers’ Brett Anderson signing.

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Published 2014-12-15

Effectively Wild Episode 587: Valuing Draft Picks Inappropriately, the Marlins’ Sincerity, and Boston’s Low-Strike Strategy

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Ben and Sam banter about changes in World Series odds, then discuss how teams value draft picks inappropriately, whether the Marlins are sincere, and Boston’s low-strike strategy.

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