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Effectively Wild Episode 2138: Our Favorite Offseason Moves

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Dylan Cease trade, the post-trade outlooks for the Padres and White Sox, and the incomparably chaotic Padres POBO A.J. Preller, then (31:22) discuss who the best pitcher in baseball is with Gerrit Cole on the shelf, Shohei Ohtani’s wife reveal (41:33), and (49:34) ESPN’s planned on-screen win probability graphic on Sunday Night Baseball. Finally (1:01:58), they draft (or at least list) their favorite trades and signings of the winter.

Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Clemens on Cease
Link to Rosenthal on Cease
Link to Getz quote about Cease
Link to DotF on the Cease trade
Link to BA on Preller’s prospect trades
Link to Padres farm rankings
Link to Kram on trading prospects
Link to Eric on Sox prospects
Link to team SP projections
Link to MLBTR on Kopech
Link to payrolls page
Link to Langs tweet
Link to Sam on best pitchers
Link to Ben on innings eaters
Link to non-pitcher projections
Link to pitcher projections
Link to Strider’s curve
Link to Shohei photo
Link to ESPN win probability tweet
Link to “calculating win probability”
Link to EW nVenue episode
Link to story on Toles
Link to story on Blooper
Link to Blooper wiki
Link to Longenhagen on Fedde
Link to MLBTR’s Cole update
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Effectively Wild Episode 2137: Season Preview Series: Astros and Athletics

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest on Gerrit Cole’s elbow and how his uncertain status might affect free agents Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, then preview the 2024 Houston Astros (23:42) with The Athletic’s Chandler Rome, and the 2024 Oakland (for now?) Athletics (1:12:15) with The Athletic’s Melissa Lockard.

Audio intro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 1: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 2: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Post report on Cole
Link to MLBTR on Cole
Link to MLBTR on Cease
Link to Astros offseason tracker
Link to Astros depth chart
Link to Dusty’s comments
Link to Ruby’s website
Link to BP on Framber
Link to Chandler on McCormick
Link to Chandler’s Athletic archive
Link to A’s offseason tracker
Link to A’s depth chart
Link to Gelof leaderboard
Link to Miller’s velo
Link to BA farm rankings
Link to BP farm rankings
Link to KLaw farm rankings
Link to A’s ballpark coverage
Link to Rooker EW episode
Link to Ballers EW episode
Link to Melissa’s Athletic archive
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Effectively Wild Episode 2136: Season Preview Series: Mariners and Royals

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the uncertain state of Gerrit Cole’s elbow (and the larger UCL scourge), the Giants controversially releasing J.D. Davis, and the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts/Gavin Lux infield switcheroo, then preview the 2024 Seattle Mariners (29:12) with The Seattle Times’ Ryan Divish, and the 2024 Kansas City Royals (1:08:53) with The Kansas City Star’s Jaylon Thompson.

Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes 2, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 1: Michael Baumann, “What Would Jerry Dipoto Do?
Audio interstitial 2: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)
Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to MLBTR on Cole
Link to MLBTR on Cease
Link to Ben on roster limits
Link to Bill James pitcher study
Link to EW Episode 2055
Link to max-effort-injuries article
Link to The Athletic on injuries
Link to Ben on spring TJs
Link to Russell on roster shuffling
Link to Ben on pitching prospects
Link to IP since 2018
Link to Baggarly on Davis
Link to MLBTR on Davis
Link to Ardaya on Mookie’s move
Link to Petriello on Mookie at SS
Link to Mariners offseason tracker
Link to Mariners depth chart
Link to Divish on the offseason
Link to Divish on Julio
Link to Kirby’s knuckleball
Link to MLBTR on M’s injuries
Link to Ryan’s Times archive
Link to Royals offseason tracker
Link to Royals depth chart
Link to Ragans breakout feature
Link to Ben C. on Ragans
Link to Ragans leaderboard
Link to “Raid the Zone”
Link to “Reign the Zone”
Link to Jaylon on the slogan
Link to Jaylon on Royals P dev
Link to Jaylon on Melendez
Link to Jaylon on Salvy’s goal
Link to Salvy deadline story
Link to Royals lettering story
Link to “Jr.” jersey story
Link to Royals stadium coverage
Link to FG Top 100 prospects
Link to Jaylon’s Star archive
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Effectively Wild Episode 2135: Season Preview Series: Rays and Pirates

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the retirement of Meg favorite Mike Zunino, some teams’ mismatched gray jerseys and pants, whether Blake Snell is still unsigned in part because his pitching isn’t fun to watch (and whether he walks batters by accident or on purpose), and Joey Votto’s minor league deal with the Blue Jays, then preview the 2024 Tampa Bay Rays (36:14) with MLB.com’s Adam Berry, and the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates (1:09:21) with MLB.com’s Alex Stumpf.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 1: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 2: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to MLBTR on Zunino
Link to Meg on Zunino
Link to “sad Zunino”
Link to highest-K hitters
Link to lowest-average hitters
Link to Zunino HRD tweet
Link to mismatched-grays report
Link to FG on Snell
Link to BP on Snell
Link to PL on Snell
Link to PL on Snell 2
Link to LOB% definition
Link to LOB% since 2016
Link to LOB% leaders
Link to “greatest thread” meme
Link to Votto Insta post
Link to MLBTR on Votto
Link to Votto Jays interview
Link to Rays offseason tracker
Link to Rays depth chart
Link to Jennings on the Rays
Link to Verducci on the Rays
Link to Clemens on the Rays
Link to Rays pen improvement
Link to Uwasawa story
Link to Adam’s MLB.com archive
Link to Ben on the Archer trade
Link to Pirates offseason tracker
Link to Pirates depth chart
Link to Hayes breakout piece 1
Link to Hayes breakout piece 2
Link to Athletic Pirates article
Link to team SS WAR
Link to Skenes news
Link to DotF on Jones
Link to largest FA contracts
Link to Alex’s MLB.com archive
Link to MLBTR on Betts
Link to MLBTR on Marte
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Effectively Wild Episode 2134: Season Preview Series: Orioles and Giants

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the A’s Las Vegas ballpark renderings, Brayan Bello’s extension with the Red Sox, and MLB’s Spring Breakout games, provide an update on EW listeners’ MLB ballpark meetup events, then preview the 2024 Baltimore Orioles (28:59) with The Baltimore Banner’s Danielle Allentuck, and the 2024 San Francisco Giants (1:04:38) with The Athletic’s Grant Brisbee.

Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 1: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 2: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme

A’s ballpark link 1
A’s ballpark link 2
A’s ballpark link 3
A’s ballpark link 4
A’s ballpark link 5
A’s ballpark link 6
A’s ballpark link 7
A’s ballpark link 8
Link to past renderings
Link to Rooker tweet
Link to Sphere story
Link to MLBTR on Bello
Link to MLBTR on Giolito
Link to Spring Breakout site
Link to Spring Breakout promo
Link to EW Episode 2111
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form
Link to non-socializing
Link to Orioles offseason tracker
Link to Orioles depth chart
Link to MASN story
Link to Angelos story
Link to Sheehan on Kimbrel
Link to team injury days
Link to Ben on the O’s
Link to Danielle’s Banner archive
Link to Giants offseason tracker
Link to Giants depth chart
Link to Neil Paine post
Link to Baumann’s OF blog
Link to Kyle’s IF blog
Link to Kapler and Hoby
Link to story on Giants coaches
Link to Baggarly on the anthem
Link to post-Bonds LF streak
Link to Grant on trades
Link to story on Crawford
Link to Farhan story
Link to Grant’s record collection
Link to Grant’s Athletic archive

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Effectively Wild Episode 2133: (Eternal) Rest Day

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Phillies’ Zack Wheeler extension, the Giants’ Matt Chapman signing, and a Scott Boras quote about free agency, then (17:35) bring on Patreon supporter Jay Wade Edwards to answer listener emails (26:41) about see-through players (and see-through pants), how different baseball would be if instead of a lineup of batters facing a single pitcher it featured a lineup of pitchers facing a single batter, rooting for a minor league team, formal “rest” stints on the injured list, the value of pulled fly balls, and an Armando Galarraga redo, and then Stat Blast (1:16:50) about high-WAR baseball cemeteries.

Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Dan on Wheeler
Link to Jay on Chapman
Link to Boras quote
Link to Newman Q&A
Link to MLB’s pants PDF
Link to Snell pants photo
Link to Defector piece
Link to Ben C. on pulled FB 1
Link to Ben C. on pulled FB 2
Link to Ben C. on pulled FB 3
Link to Chamberlain on pulled FB
Link to PL on pulled FB
Link to DotF on Paredes
Link to DotF on spray angle
Link to article on Guardians whiffs
Link to NBA protest
Link to Galarraga game wiki
Link to NYT on Galarraga
Link to Galarraga in 2020
Link to 2022 Galarraga petition
Link to listener emails database
Link to abominable Stat Blast song
Link to EW cemeteries guest
Link to Stat Blast spreadsheet
Link to cemetery research intro
Link to Cypress Hills Cemetery
Link to Green-Wood Cemetery
Link to NINE Conference
Link to Jay’s Substack
Link to Jay’s website

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Effectively Wild Episode 2132: Season Preview Series: Blue Jays and Reds

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley talk to FanGraphs writer Ben Clemens about the site’s ongoing efforts to model team depth and factor it into projections, then preview the 2024 Toronto Blue Jays (30:46) with The Athletic’s Kaitlyn McGrath, and the 2024 Cincinnati Reds (1:16:31) with The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosecrans.

Audio intro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 1: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 2: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: MulderBatFlip, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Other Ben’s blog about depth
Link to Ben’s depth tables
Link to bullpen chaining explainer
Link to projection limitations
Link to Ben on odds calibration
Link to Ben on odds calibration 2
Link to “model talk” pods
Link to Jays offseason tracker
Link to Jays depth chart
Link to Stark on Ohtani’s flight
Link to Sheehan on Rogers Centre
Link to Kaitlyn on Varsho
Link to Statcast park factors
Link to OF OAA leaderboard
Link to OF DRS leaderboard
Link to Kaitlyn on Berríos
Link to 2019 FG cutter post
Link to cutter tweet
Link to Ben on new pitches
Link to Kaitlyn’s fan survey
Link to Mattingly beard
Link to Kaitlyn’s Athletic archive
Link to Reds offseason tracker
Link to Reds depth chart
Link to FG payrolls leaderboard
Link to 2023 Senzel article
Link to team SP projections
Link to team RP projections
Link to story about Reds bunting
Link to 2023 bunt hit leaders
Link to BP on Friedl
Link to bunting Stat Blast
Link to story about bench coaches
Link to Reds bench coach story
Link to conservation of matter
Link to C. Trent’s Athletic archive

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Effectively Wild Episode 2131: Season Preview Series: Phillies and Angels

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Shohei Ohtani’s surprise marriage announcement (5:15), and Portia of Ohtani fan account @shoheisaveus returns (18:13) to tell Ben how the news was received by the Shobae community. Then Ben and Meg Stat Blast (36:49) about the biggest year-to-year changes in WAR produced by different players who wore the same uniform number for the same team, preview the 2024 Philadelphia Phillies (44:20) with The Athletic’s Matt Gelb, and preview the 2024 Los Angeles Angels (1:21:51) with The Athletic’s Sam Blum.

Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 1: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny Version)
Audio interstitial 2: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to thread on Cal’s stats
Link to anti-Streak take
Link to owner Cal article
Link to Ohtani’s Insta post
Link to Portia’s first appearance
Link to Ohtani comments
Link to Ichiro dog secrecy
Link to Matsui marriage
Link to Matsui wife drawing
Link to “Ohtani loss” tweet
Link to other Ohtani tweet
Link to John on Ed Sullivan
Link to Dozier tweet
Link to Stat Blast data
Link to Stat Blast song cover
Link to Kenny Jackelen’s Twitter
Link to Phillies offseason tracker
Link to Phillies depth chart
Link to Matt’s Athletic archive
Link to himbo article 1
Link to himbo article 2
Link to Harper offer report
Link to Harper extension article
Link to Matt on Realmuto
Link to Tango on Realmuto’s framing
Link to Eno on Dombrowski pens
Link to Laurila on Dombrowski pens
Link to Sam on Bryant
Link to Moreno report
Link to Angels offseason tracker
Link to Angels depth chart
Link to Sam on Percival
Link to Sam on Rendon
Link to EW on Rendon
Link to Sam’s Athletic archive
Link to Sam on broadcasts
Link to Sam on Schanuel
Link to FG top 100
Link to MLB top 100
Link to BP farm rankings
Link to Soto/Bradley report

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Effectively Wild Episode 2130: The Incomparably Comparable Catchers

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Cubs signing Cody Bellinger, Scott Boras’s offseason, and what Bryce Harper’s walk year could portend for Juan Soto’s. Then (33:27) Ben and Meg talk to Ben Kramer and Robert Toner of the Anchorage Sports Association about the Fur Rendezvous Festival snowshoe softball tournament and the finer points of playing softball in several feet of Alaskan snow. Finally (1:00:16), Ben talks to former teammates, rivals, and big league backup-catching journeymen Ryan Lavarnway and Tim Federowicz about their uncannily parallel playing careers and the evolution and future of catching.

Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 1: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 2: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Jaffe on Bellinger
Link to over/under draft results
Link to Nightengale on Boras
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to quotes about Bellinger
Link to Boras study
Link to Boras on EW
Link to Soto play
Link to Ben on Harper
Link to Anchorage Sports Association
Link to Fur Rendezvous wiki
Link to snowshoe softball rules
Link to snowshoe baseball article
Link to clone post
Link to Lavarnway Stat Blast
Link to Federowicz highlight
Link to Lavarnway highlight
Link to Federowicz book
Link to Lavarnway book
Link to Lavarnway podcast
Link to Tanner Swanson on EW
Link to Maness interview

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Effectively Wild Episode 2129: Season Preview Series: Twins and Tigers

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Boras Four behind the scenes, Hyun Jin Ryu’s salary-cap-skirting KBO contract, and a study on the effectiveness of complaining about umps, plus a Stat Blast (22:51) about an inaccurate, unkillable Greg Maddux fun fact and more musings (34:52) on transparent pants. Then they preview the 2024 Minnesota Twins (41:02) with The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman, and the 2024 Detroit Tigers (1:12:50) with The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen.

Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial 1: Davy Andrews, “Edouard Julien, Are You Gonna Rule Again?
Audio interstitial 2: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to MLBTR on the Boras Four
Link to article about Boras
Link to Boras facilities
Link to Ryu tweet
Link to Ryu article
Link to MLBTR on Judge offer
Link to Harper offer report
Link to Kovalchuk veto
Link to Yoo’s EW appearance
Link to umpire study
Link to EW on ump decision fatigue
Link to Boone EW hypothetical
Link to Ryan’s Maddux fact thread
Link to Maddux’s count splits
Link to Maddux Stat Blast data
Link to Maddux scouting reports
Link to Maddux 93 mph claim
Link to MLB pants statement
Link to Twins offseason tracker
Link to Diamondbacks depth chart
Link to Pohlad comments
Link to Aaron’s Athletic archive
Link to Gleeman and the Geek
Link to Tigers offseason tracker
Link to Tigers depth chart
Link to Cody on engagements
Link to Cody’s Athletic archive
Link to Skubal fWAR leaderboard
Link to article on MLB exec fashion
Link to Turning the Corner

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