Episode Details

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley rant about the practice of picking “breakout” players who have already broken out, react (22:20) to the Orioles’ Charlie Morton signing and discuss (38:24) Morton as one of the pitchers who best embodies his era, and answer listener emails (52:14) about whether the existence of the minor leagues suggests that baseball is the hardest sport to play and why MLB’s potential TV-driven decrease in revenue is worthy worrying about, plus a postscript (1:33:54).

Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Rooker tweet
Link to pet peeve wiki
Link to breakout picks article
Link to R.J.’s 2024 picks
Link to R.J.’s picks revisited
Link to Ben’s tweet about R.J.
Link to MLBTR on Morton
Link to FG post on Morton
Link to McCarthy interview
Link to team SP projections
Link to individual SP projections
Link to team payrolls
Link to O’s payroll page
Link to McCarthy interview
Link to baseball exceptionalism wiki
Link to Ben on caliber of play
Link to Allegory of the Cave

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