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Effectively Wild Episode 654: How to Talk About Offense in 2015

by Ben Lindbergh

April 10, 2015

Ben and Sam talk about how we should talk about baseball’s latest decline in scoring.

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Effectively Wild Episode 653: The First Sign of Statcast

by Ben Lindbergh

April 9, 2015

Ben and Sam banter about time of game and Jon Lester, then discuss what to do with the first release of Statcast data.

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Effectively Wild Episode 652: Revenue, Run Differential, and Ways to Win Now

by Ben Lindbergh

April 8, 2015

Ben and Sam banter about Doug Melvin’s extension talks and then answer listener emails about run differential, the players’ portion of revenue, Kris Bryant, and more.

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Effectively Wild Episode 651: How Extensions Lost Their Intrigue

by Ben Lindbergh

April 7, 2015

Ben and Sam banter about pace and time of game and then discuss why the structures of player extensions haven’t evolved.

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Effectively Wild Episode 650: Hamilton, Lester, and Preller’s Latest Trade

by Ben Lindbergh

April 6, 2015

Ben and Sam have an all-banter episode for Opening Day, discussing Jon Lester’s lack of pickoff attempts, the Angels’ statements about Josh Hamilton, and the Padres-Braves Craig Kimbrel trade.

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Effectively Wild Episode 649: Our Most-Anticipated Storylines of 2015

by Ben Lindbergh

April 3, 2015

Ben and Sam update the results of their ongoing contests, bemoan the predictions process, and discuss the storylines they’re looking forward to this season.

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Effectively Wild Episode 648: The No-Tommy-John Draft

by Ben Lindbergh

April 2, 2015

Ben, Sam, and guests Doug Thorburn and Jeff Zimmerman draft the pitchers they think will make the most starts and avoid Tommy John surgery in the next calendar year.

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Effectively Wild Episode 647: The Baseball Ethics Edition

by Ben Lindbergh

April 1, 2015

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about whether we should talk about teams’ use of stats, whether injury research should be shared, how to break up with a team, and more.