Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben and Sam discuss how long Barry Bonds will last as the Miami Marlins’ hitting coach. Source

Ben and Sam banter about Kenta Maeda’s physical, then consult an official scorer and answer emails about a market correction, the Dodgers’ spending, the Yankees’ and Cubs’ bullpens, and Dave Stewart. Source

Ben and Sam review the greatness of Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza and talk about their other takeaways from the Hall of Fame voting results. Source

Ben and Sam banter about Justin Upton and answer listener emails about baseball movies, rap lyrics, restructuring divisions, free-agent demands, and more. Source

Ben and Sam banter about dress codes and the recent lack of rumors, then discuss Dan Haren’s revelatory tweets. Source

Ben and Sam banter about the unusual number of unsigned position players, then share their initial reactions to the Dodgers’ signing of Kenta Maeda. Source

Ben and Sam banter about player privacy concerns, then dig (very) deep into the mailbag for questions that time forgot. Source

Ben and Sam talk to Ryan Thibodaux about what he’s learned from his effort to track Hall of Fame ballots. Source

Ben and Sam banter about a fictitious player from TV, then answer listener emails about Mike Trout, opt-ops, paying players not to play, persuading a parent to value Barry Bonds, and more. Source

Ben and Sam discuss whether the awe-inspiring 2018 free agent class is something MLB teams should be planning for already. Source