Episode Details

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game and skills competition, Globe Field Field, All-Star uniforms, and more reflections from All-Star Week, then (34:18) discuss a challenge-system-driven change to broadcast K-zone displays, Chris Sale’s aversion to pitch-calling, quantifying game-calling, David Fletcher’s latest knuckleballing, using a position-player pitcher against a hitter who’s going for homer history, the shorthanded Dodgers rotation, a prediction about Aaron Judge, and a strikeout-rate plateau.

Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Manfred on the unis
Link to K-zone story
Link to K-zone tweet
Link to Manfred ABS comments
Link to Sale interview
Link to EW on game-calling
Link to Fletcher game log
Link to Fletcher investigation
Link to BP on Stubbs
Link to Dodgers depth chart
Link to MLBTR on May
Link to Ryan call-up
Link to Wells prediction
Link to Wells tweet

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