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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 2276: Them’s the Breakouts
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about some good news and bad news about breakout picks, Junior Caminero’s unbeatable bat flip and home run trot in the LIDOM playoffs, the latest MLB The Show cov…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2275: Stop the Stop Signs
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s memories of Ichiro and his sensational MLB debut, Ippei Mizuhara’s letter about his work with Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki’s dog, the misleading name of…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2274: All Hall
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley bring on FanGraphs senior writer Jay Jaffe to break down the Hall of Fame voting results, from new honorees to one-and-done candidates to trends in support to forecasts …
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2273: Dodgers Dominance Discourse Redux
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley revisit and update their recent discussion on the Dodgers, competitive balance, and what’s good for the game in light of L.A.’s latest additions, then (1:06:18) discuss …
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2272: Leagues of Their Own
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to the news that Roki Sasaki is signing with the Dodgers (shocker!), breaking down how the posting process played out, the Dodgers’ ridiculous rotation, whether L.…
Published on 11 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2271: Deaths Came in Three
Deaths don’t actually come in threes—unfortunately, there are many more than that—but Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley begin by marking the passings of a trio of notable figures: David Lynch, Bob Uecker…
Published on 11 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2270: Trouble With the Curved Bat
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a new escalation in “breakout” creep, the Blue Jays signing Jeff Hoffman, risk tolerance in transactions, alternate spellings of names, Roki Sasaki’s effect…
Published on 11 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2269: Baseball Jobs (Bullpen Catcher and Baseball Ops Analyst)
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about salary arbitration, Kyle Tucker, and the unique case of Mike Edwards, then (15:55) kick off a series of interviews about unsung baseball jobs by talking to …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2268: The 2025 Minor League Free Agent Draft
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Ben Clemens banter about the Giants signing Justin Verlander, a plateau in leaguewide slider usage, and why spending on free agents has exceeded expectations so far. T…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2267: The Breakout Breakdown
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…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago