Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about PECOTA’s projections for the Yankees and Blue Jays, how the amateur draft and free agency would work in an auction format, and whether teams should offer players like Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg $100 million lifetime contracts after drafting them. Source

Ben and Sam discuss Yasiel Puig’s spring hot streak, how perceptions of him have changed since his signing, and what the Dodgers will do with him now. Source

Ben and Sam discuss whether the supposed split between scouts and statheads about the outlook for the Astros actually exists. Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the worst team to work for, what baseball would look like without outfield fences, when it’s okay to give up on high draft picks, and how Mariano Rivera compares to top starting pitchers. Source

Ben and Sam talk to former Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Dan Evans about his history as a baseball renaissance man and his new roles with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Northern League. Source

Ben and Sam discuss the rumored approach of the international approach with highly informed guest Jorge Arangure. Source

Ben and Sam discuss Aroldis Chapman’s role and how much control players should have over the way they’re used by their teams. Source

Ben and Sam talk to Ian Miller about his WBC experience and the response to the tournament in the US and abroad. Source

Ben and Sam discuss their expectations for Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay after their disappointing 2012 seasons and struggles this spring. Source

Ben and Sam discuss the Brewers’ Carlos Gomez extension and the increasing scarcity of impact free agents. Source