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Effectively Wild Episode 594: The Year’s Last Listener Emails

Ben and Sam end the year by answering listener emails about Barry Bonds, baseball in pop culture, Wil Myers, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 593: Reimagining the Manager

Ben and Sam talk to Zachary Levine about whether baseball could benefit from a coaching shakeup akin to the New Jersey Devils’ experiment with a three-headed head coach.


Effectively Wild Episode 592: Listener Emails (The Holiday Edition)

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the Hall of Fame, the best baseball gifts, GM track records, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 591: How Did Preller’s Padres Pull it Off?

Ben and Sam banter about John Smoltz’s Hall of Fame candidacy, then try to decipher how A.J. Preller’s Padres rebuilt in the blink of an eye.


Effectively Wild Episode 590: How Much Should Minor Leaguers Make?

Ben and Sam talk to pitcher-turned-attorney Garrett Broshuis about his class-action lawsuit seeking higher wages for minor league players.


Effectively Wild Episode 589: How Super Mega Baseball Was Made

Ben talks to Scott Drader of Metalhead Software about the development of their successful new video game, Super Mega Baseball.


Effectively Wild Episode 588: The Emails That the Winter Meetings Didn’t Want You to Hear

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about baseball aesthetics, baseball myths, and trades involving only big leaguers, then discuss the Dodgers’ Brett Anderson signing.


Effectively Wild Episode 587: Valuing Draft Picks Inappropriately, the Marlins’ Sincerity, and Boston’s Low-Strike Strategy

Ben and Sam banter about changes in World Series odds, then discuss how teams value draft picks inappropriately, whether the Marlins are sincere, and Boston’s low-strike strategy.


Effectively Wild Episode 586: The Winter Meetings Moves We Missed

Ben and Sam discuss the deluge of signings and trades during the last two days of the Winter Meetings.


Effectively Wild Episode 585: The Winter Meetings So Far

Ben and Sam banter about contradictory rumors and the biggest moves made early at the Winter Meetings.