Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann play a game of “College Baseball Player or Vuelta a España Stage Winner?”, discuss Kumar Rocker’s potential and path to the majors, and (17:38) meet major leaguers Tyler Jay and Richard Fitts, before talking (39:33) to *checks notes* Marlins reliever Big Mike Baumann about becoming the second major leaguer ever to play for five teams in one season. After that (1:05:10), Ben chats with Baumann’s teammate Declan Cronin about how he’s held hitters homerless all season, the high-BABIP blues, the latest trends in pitching development, player paperwork, and more. Then (1:39:52) Ben brings on writer Lakshmi Gandhi to discuss Rocker’s significance as the first MLB player of Indian descent, before finishing (1:55:39) with several follow-ups. Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 1: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 2: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 3: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Vuelta a España wiki Link to Wheelysports Link to Baumann on Rocker Link to MLBTR on Rocker Link to MLB on Rocker Link to BP on Rocker Link to Rocker/Leiter Vandy doc Link to Rocker MiLB highlights Link to MLB Pipeline Top 100 Link to B-Ref new debuts Link to post-ASB team pitching WAR Link to Fitts story 1 Link to Fitts story 2 Link to Fitts story 3 Link to Fitts interview Link to Red Sox top prospects Link to 2024 White Sox splits Link to Baumann’s White Sox post Link to The Athletic on Baumann Link to Drake on EW Link to MLBTR on Gose Link to Suits: L.A. wiki Link to first Cronin pod appearance Link to FG RP WAR Link to ERA-FIP leaders Link to pitcher defensive support Link to highest BABIP allowed Link to post on homerless Cronin Link to Tread Athletics Link to MLBTR on Marlins moves Link to Buck’s Big Mac call Link to Laschmi’s 2021 article Link to NPR’s 2021 article Link to Texas South Asians site Link to MLB on Rocker’s background Link to Dallas News on Rocker Link to Lakshmi’s website Link to Rocker debut Ks Link to Doris Day article 1 Link to Doris Day article 2 Link to 50-homer SB leaders Link to The Athletic on Sacramento Link to Chronicle on Sacramento Link to BA MiLB park factors Link to velo/K leaderboards Link to EW Episode 2213 Link to updated Stat Blast spreadsheet Link to EW listener emails database Link to EW Episode 2215 Link to September 2021 screenshot Link to zoomed-in screenshot Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 discuss the solution to a Carlos Estévez prediction cold case, share a baseball-sicko experience prompted by the band Hinds’s new single, put actors on baseball-movie Mount Rushmore (in honor of the late, great, James Earl Jones), scrutinize two suggestions for HBP policing, assess the risks and history of ceremonial first pitches, Nora Ephron’s fandom, and the “first ball” in the movie My Blue Heaven, and banter about a White Sox ad for MLB.TV, the call-up of Jasson Domínguez, Gerrit Cole’s return to form, whether Corbin Burnes’s free agency could play out like Blake Snell’s and Jordan Montgomery’s, the Mets-Braves wild card race, Francisco Lindor, Trea Turner, and fan ovations, the unsung A’s offense, Jerry DiPOBO’s Seattle staying power, and more. Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to player predictions EW wiki Link to Estévez story Link to Estévez game Link to Estévez radio call Link to McMahon homer Link to Aaron Muñoz Insta Link to Dollar Dogs article 1 Link to Dollar Dogs article 2 Link to Dollar Dogs article 3 Link to “Boom Boom Back” Link to Viva Hinds album Link to Hinds wiki Link to 1933 Elmer the Great nickname Link to Boom-Boom Beck SABR bio Link to Elmer, the Great wiki Link to Time on Elmer, the Great Link to NYT on Elmer, the Great Link to JEJ NYT obit Link to Joe E. Brown wiki Link to Ken Medlock wiki Link to Baseball: The Movie Link to Gittell on EW Link to The Sandlot scene Link to Merrifield Athletic article 2 Link to FB ABS HBP post Link to HBP replay review rules Link to Bethune first pitch report Link to Koike injury report Link to Baylor injury report Link to My Blue Heaven first ball clip Link to My Blue Heaven Padres scene Link to Sleepless in Seattle scene Link to My Blue Heaven wiki Link to info president pitches Link to The Winning Team wiki Link to first pitches wiki Link to first pitch/ball history Link to Ephron on Tekulve Link to story on Robinson Link to The Naked Gun clip Link to White Sox ad Link to MLBTR on Domínguez Link to pitcher WAR since 8/1 Link to Ben C. on Braves-Mets Link to FG playoff odds Link to FG SP projections Link to team SP WAR Link to Megill velo story 1 Link to Megill velo story 2 Link to Megill velo story 3 Link to Lindor ovation story Link to Turner doc story Link to team batting post-ASB Link to squandered GSc>= 50 Link to squandered GSc>= 60 Link to squandered GSc>= 65 Link to squandered GSc>= 75 Link to M’s starts of GSc>= 75 Link to MLBTR on Dipoto report Link to BP on Dipoto Link to Mariners playoff appearances Link to Hyden’s five-albums test Link to listener emails database Link to Machado homer story Link to Banda punch story Link to Bird Bones song Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 impressiveness of a prediction by Carlos Estévez, how to say the score from the losing team’s perspective, and getting hit in the head by a hot dog. Then (23:13) they discuss getting hit in the head (or the hands) by a baseball: how often it happens, how dangerous it is, and whether (as Whit Merrifield argues) MLB must act to discourage it. Then (58:28) they brainstorm about visiting teams’ first-inning disadvantage and answer listener emails (1:08:42) about Triple-A teams as playoff warm-up acts, an obscure Rich Hill record, post-PitchCom performance in past sign-stealing situations, headfirst sliding vs. feet-first sliding (and whether running more can cause one to slump at the plate), the concept of a “natural position,” and the ethics of a UCL exclusivity deal. Audio intro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Estévez story Link to Estévez game Link to Estévez game highlights Link to McMahon homer Link to Estévez game story Link to 2022 Merrifield HBP Link to Merrifield Athletic article 1 Link to Merrifield Athletic article 2 Link to Ben on HBP in 2021 Link to Mains on HBP in 2021 Link to Arthur on HBP and batters 1 Link to Arthur on HBP and batters 2 Link to FG on HBP in 2022 Link to HBP per PA by year Link to HBP per pitch by year Link to avg. HBP velo Link to avg. FB HBP velo Link to HBP FB% by year Link to avg. HBP height Link to avg. FB HBP height Link to HBP in danger zones by year Link to Shadow Zone HBP by year Link to HBP in the strike zone by year Link to BP Recovery Dashboard Link to Rosenthal on command Link to Sarris on command Link to BP on hitter injuries Link to Mains on HFA by inning Link to Smith on first-inning HFA 1 Link to Smith on first-inning HFA 2 Link to Japanese baseball rules Link to 2015 Japan Times column Link to Ben C. on playoffs layoffs Link to Hill Stathead query Link to MLBTR on Hill’s DFA Link to Hill’s 2024 game log Link to B-Ref bases-occupied splits Link to runner-on-second offense Link to no-runner-on-second offense Link to sliding mitts blog Link to Mark Simon’s Twitter Link to SIS Twitter Link to injury rates on slides Link to Andrews on Cruz Link to Benz on Cruz Link to info on lefty defenders Link to Buck on butts Link to mindset explainer Link to listener emails database Link to gunk story 1 Link to gunk story 2 Link to gunk story 3 Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 Giants extending Matt Chapman and Manny Machado’s pursuit of Nate Colbert’s Padres home run record, Stat Blast (20:42) about Luis Arraez’s extreme three-true-outcome avoidance, Ben Joyce’s potentially unprecedented pitch speeds, and whiff-averse flamethrowers, and then discuss (54:31) the Yankees’ left-field dilemma(?) involving Alex Verdugo and Jasson Domínguez, the Brewers’ expectations-surpassing success, and NPB’s suspicious power outage, before finishing with several follow-ups (1:33:35). Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to MLBTR on Chapman Link to Rosenthal on Chapman/Boras Link to Dan S. on Chapman in 2022 Link to 3B defense leaders Link to Colbert Stat Blast Link to Stat Blast song cover Link to Levitt Arraez tweet Link to Ben on Arraez Link to Arraez batting title article Link to FG + stats Link to Arraez IBB game Link to Madlock trivia Link to TTO%+ sheet Link to TTO% by season Link to TTO% leaders Link to MLB.com on Joyce Link to ESPN on Joyce Link to Joyce pitch-type splits Link to Chapman pitch-type splits Link to 2024 FAv leaders Link to FBv and K%+ at FG Link to Ben on Joyce in 2012 Link to velo sheet 1 Link to velo sheet w/xK% Link to velo sheet (95+ mph) Link to Jeff on Capps 1 Link to Jeff on Capps 2 Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 1 Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 2 Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 3 Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 4 Link to LF defense leaders Link to BaseRuns/Pythag page Link to Jeff on team depth Link to NEIFI on team depth Link to team Def Eff Link to team defense at FG Link to Petriello team projections Link to Pacific League at B-Ref Link to Central League at B-Ref Link to MLB velo by year Link to DeltaGraphs Link to Ben on DeltaGraphs Link to Jim Allen’s Twitter Link to Jason Coskrey’s Twitter Link to Jim on small ball Link to Tony Adams tweet Link to Swanson on EW Link to WP+PB data Link to 2013 NPB ball change Link to 2B team offense Link to monthly power/speed data Link to EW wiki Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., and quantifying power/speed excellence and the White Sox somehow playing way worse under Grady Sizemore, follow up on hippos, A-Rod’s relationships, double plates/bases, 40-something hitters, player predictions, and one-pitch first strikeouts, and react to a new kind of bases-loaded walk and private equity’s incursion into youth sports. Then (52:12) they talk to Matthew DeSantis and Ramon Riesgo of the Bhutan Baseball & Softball Association about the origins, development, and future of baseball in Bhutan and the Hudson Valley Renegades’ recent Bhutan Night. Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to power-speed number wiki Link to EW Episode 2057 Link to MUTO wiki Link to Cranston promo 1 Link to Cranston promo 2 Link to article on Angels and Ohtani Link to Ohtani/Dekopin first pitch Link to on-pace projections Link to FG playoff odds Link to Grant’s White Sox tweet Link to hippo etymology Link to quotes about A-Rod Link to PA by 40+ hitters Link to Chourio video Link to Adames video Link to Adames article Link to Seitzer game account Link to Seitzer game at Retrosheet Link to Seitzer game at B-Ref Link to MiLB IBB game Link to IBB list Link to Seager IBB details Link to Bloomberg on youth sports Link to EW Episode 2168 Link to Drellich on MiLB PE Link to EW Episode 1860 Link to Renegades wiki Link to 2023 MLB.com Bhutan story Link to 2024 MLB.com Bhutan story Link to Bhutan Baseball website Link to Bhutan Night video Link to more Bhutan Night video Link to Yankee Stadium video Link to Bhutan wiki Link to country elevations Link to Buddha statue wiki Link to Baseball5 wiki Link to Darwin’s finches wiki Link to Angels Ohtani graphic Link to Sox losing streak tweet Link to Swanson quote Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 Juan Soto’s free agency and Aaron Judge’s ego, follow up on in-season exhibition games, and (18:51) answer listener emails about the possibility of adding games to the baseball season, bullpen pitchers robbing a home run robbery, redrawing (or enforcing) coach’s boxes, pronouncing “wRC+,” programming ABS to help starters go deeper into games, Joey Votto vs. Lance Berkman, boycotting A’s games on the road, installing a second home plate (and/or double bases), replacing “bullets in the arm” with “throws of the dice,” using pitch counts instead of innings counts, and player development during suspensions. Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Passan’s FA preview Link to Judge/Soto story Link to highest player AAVs Link to longest contracts Link to extension rejection story Link to radio host on Judge Link to laser pointers story Link to Sosa 1998 exhibition Link to new UEFA format Link to story on shortening season Link to Jankowski robbery Link to Jankowski waiver news Link to coach’s box wiki Link to coach’s box rule Link to MLB rules Link to Yanks/Jays incident Link to Yanks/Jays video Link to Ben on the strike zone Link to 1B JAWS Link to LF JAWS Link to double 1B story 1 Link to double 1B story 2 Link to double 1B story 3 Link to innings vs. pitches data Link to Orelvis suspension Link to suspended player rules Link to rehab rules Link to listener emails database Link to MLBTR on Pasquantino Link to Picollo quote Link to hippos article 1 Link to hippos article 2 Link to hippos article 3 Link to hippos article 4 Link to hippos article 5 Link to hippos article 6 Link to hippos article 7 Link to hippos article 8 Link to hippos article 9 Link to hippos article 10 Link to hippos documentary Link to hippogriff wiki Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 ad proliferation on podcasts and make a sheepish plea for listener support, then discuss the reversal of offensive fortunes for first basemen and shortstops and Oneil Cruz’s move to center field before following up (35:33) on the Mariners’ managerial hiring and the Selig Rule, a Rich Hill record (and dueling Hill fun facts), the effect of equidistant fences, Carlos Santana’s milestone ball, single-organization Futures Games, and broadcaster BSing, and then Stat Blasting (1:11:40) about Félix Hernández and high HR:hit ratios by bad hitters, Ernie Clement and high-pitch homers, mid-plate-appearance big-league debuts, and small-sample, leaguewide scoring fluctuations (and also semi-meeting major leaguers Ryan Zeferjahn, Jeff Criswell, and Brady Feigl). Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to EW’s Patreon Link to WSJ on pod ads Link to Patreon iOS app news Link to McCartney lyrics pod Link to Ben on HUAL Link to bonus Ben on HUAL Link to Kirschner on 1B Link to Sherman on 1B Link to Epstein on 1B Link to Verducci on 1B Link to Jaffe on 1B Link to Keyser on DHs Link to 1B/SS data Link to B-Ref positional splits Link to Dan S. on awards voting Link to Haywood clip Link to Andrews on Cruz Link to MLB.com on Cruz Link to Benz on Cruz Link to Cruz defensive stats Link to tallest shortstops Link to MLB.com on the Selig Rule Link to Taylor on manager diversity Link to Ben C. on the fences Link to EW Episode 2201 Link to EW Episode 2030 Link to Becker’s Hill tweet Link to Browne’s Hill tweet Link to Ben on ex-player GMs Link to MLB.com Santana story Link to follow-up Santana report Link to Futures at Fenway wiki Link to Sox Prospects Link to Royals-Chasers story Link to Mays at Norfolk Link to 2001 NYT story Link to Tides-O’s exhibition Link to Tides history Link to Nats Futures Game news Link to Nats Futures Game gamer Link to Cruz fly ball Link to Pirates radio clip Link to Stat Blast song cover Link to Félix slam video Link to Félix Stathead query Link to Gant article Link to Gant/McDonald query Link to high-pitch homers Link to Kubel homer Link to Higashioka homer Link to Clement homer Link to Zeferjahn debut clip Link to Zeferjahn story 1 Link to Zeferjahn story 2 Link to Zeferjahn story 3 Link to Red Sox prospect rankings Link to 1-pitch Ks Link to EW Episode 2187 Link to Lovelace debut clip Link to listener emails database Link to official baseball rules Link to Rule 9.16(h) 1 Link to Rule 9.16(h) 2 Link to at-bat rule Link to MLBTR on Criswell Link to Criswell game logs Link to first Criswell game Link to second Criswell game Link to Rockies prospect ranking Link to Feigl debut clip Link to AP on Feigl’s debut Link to Feigl wiki Link to Lexington Legends wiki Link to Legends rebranding story Link to Legends re-rebranding story Link to other Feigl retirement post Link to Sheehan’s “Collapse” post Link to offense fluctuations data Link to latest six-day period Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter Link to Hill 2024 debut clip Link to Rule 5.10(f) Link to Rule 7.02(c) comment Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 Derek Jeter‘s (and Aaron Judge’s) championship-or-bust rhetoric, Alex Rodriguez’s date night, Judge’s home-run robberies, Judge’s offensive prowess compared to Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds, how clutchness (or the lack thereof) could affect the AL MVP race, Juan Soto’s defense, how the trajectory of Seattle’s season may have sealed Scott Servais’s fate, the Royals’ valuable durability, Michael Kopech as a Dodger, Dallas Keuchel’s latest destination, the new, old Jacob deGrom, and Jordan Montgomery’s and Blake Snell’s contrasting takes on Scott Boras. Then (1:14:39) they bring back Sports Reference software developer (and primary developer of Baseball-Reference.com) Kenny Jackelen to describe the work that went into ensuring that Danny Jansen’s unique two-teams-in-one-game performance diddn’t break B-Ref. Audio intro: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Jeter quote Link to 2019 Judge quote Link to 2023 Judge quote Link to 2023 Judge quote 2 Link to story on 2009 reunion Link to duck tour incidents Link to A-Rod date night 1 Link to A-Rod date night 2 Link to Babe Ruth Award wiki Link to FG batting paces Link to FG WAR leaderboard Link to single-season wRC+ leaders Link to single-season batting leaders Link to hitting leaders since 5/1 Link to SIS Judge stat Link to Judge robbery article Link to “locked in” quote Link to “locked in” quote 2 Link to Judge’s splits Link to Tango on Judge’s clutchness Link to FG Clutch leaderboard Link to batting WPA leaders Link to pitching WPA leaders Link to batting cWPA leaders Link to pitching cWPA leaders Link to spring Soto play Link to EW on Soto’s play Link to Bradley/Soto article Link to Soto’s defensive history Link to Ben on Harper’s defense Link to Selig Rule article Link to Wilson wiki Link to Sheehan on the Royals Link to BP IL Ledger Link to 2024 team batting age Link to Jaffe on Kopech Link to Sox Machine on Kopech Link to Keuchel signing article Link to Carmen Sandiego theme song Link to deGrom rehab article 1 Link to deGrom rehab article 2 Link to deGrom rehab article 3 Link to Montgomery comments Link to Snell comments Link to MLBTR on Montgomery/Snell Link to MLBTR on Montgomery’s agent Link to Jaffe on the Boras Four Link to @mattomic tweet Link to Kenny’s first EW appearance Link to Cora on Jansen Link to B-Ref game page Link to Jansen game log Link to Forman tweet Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 firing Scott Servais, the Angels not firing Perry Minasian, Joey Votto’s career and retirement, the continued collapse of Craig Kimbrel, NPB players pushing for a faster path to domestic and international free agency, and the NWSL abolishing its draft. Then (42:45) they’re joined by Patreon supporter Sam Horton to answer listener emails about active future Hall of Fame pitchers, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, major and minor leaguers swapping parks, a desperate outfield tactic, penalizing catcher glove movement, and the ethics of returning milestone homers to hitters, followed (1:48:30) by a postscript Stat Blast about scoring at least 11 unanswered runs. Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2” Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)” Link to MLBTR on Servais Link to The Athletic on Servais Link to MLBTR on Minasian Link to MLBTR on Votto Link to Dan S. on Votto Link to C. Trent on Votto Link to Votto’s retirement post Link to McGrath on Votto Link to Votto quotes Link to Buchanan on Votto Link to 2016 Votto story Link to Votto in the booth Link to Votto on media offers Link to Baltimore Sun on Kimbrel Link to post-ASB RP WAR Link to post-ASB RP WPA Link to RP WPA since 2019 Link to Drellich on NPB players Link to NWSL news Link to Sam on HoF players Link to Petriello on HoF pitchers Link to Jaffe on HoF pitchers Link to SP JAWS Link to highest career K rates Link to EW Episode 282 Link to EW Episode 771 Link to EW Episode 867 Link to EW Episode 2159 Link to Kiermaier deke play Link to Tango on glove movement 1 Link to Tango on glove movement 2 Link to Tango on glove movement 3 Link to story on Santana’s HR Link to tweet about Santana’s HR Link to listener emails database Link to story on Ohtani HR ball Link to Ohtani bobblehead Link to MLBTR on Waldron Link to Reds-Jays game Link to Stephenson quote Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter Link to 2006 game Link to 1922 game Link to Stat Blast data 1 Link to Stat Blast data 2 Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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 stretch run, the “championship season,” the surprising solidity of the playoff picture, and how the playoff field could change before the end of the season. They also discuss the turnarounds of Jeff McNeil and Corbin Carroll, the return on the Rangers’ pitching blueprint, and whether A’s fans should consider supporting other MLB teams. Then (1:02:30) they Stat Blast about hitters who hogged pitches in an inning, Kris Bryant’s Colorado decline, and a claim about catchers and infield hits, with diversions into whether HR-reliant lineups are inconsistent scorers, whether Bryant or Anthony Rendon has been the bigger disappointment, and why broadcasters say the darndest things. Audio intro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to “championship season” Link to FG playoff odds Link to BaseRuns standings Link to Baumann on the M’s Link to O’s hydration station Link to Clemens on Carroll Link to JJH episode Link to Stat Blast song cover Link to Russell on HR reliance Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter Link to pitch-count % data Link to Rockies/Bryant data Link to Blum on Bryant Link to FB Bryant/Rendon post Link to Sam’s Bryant tweet Link to Casali play Link to Krukow clip Link to Jason Bernard’s Twitter Link to sprint speed table Link to study on bad-team hitters Link to Ben on hustle singles Link to Ben on catcher fatigue Link to Tim Kniker on catcher fatigue Link to 2023 C IFH total Link to all IFH% early Link to all IFH% late Link to C IFH% early Link to C IFH% late Link to non-C IFH% early Link to non-C IFH% late Link to Casali IFH% early Link to Casali IFH% late Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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