Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 692: The Year of Top Prospects

Ben and Sam banter about Bryce Harper and talk about the unusual number of top prospects making the majors early this season.


Effectively Wild Episode 691: Chris Long on Analytics’ Role in the Draft Room

Ben and Sam talk to former Padres Senior Quantitative Analyst Chris Long about how teams can use stats to improve their performance in the amateur draft.


Effectively Wild Episode 690: Probably Premature Judgments About Offseason Trades, Part Two

Ben and Sam banter about Pat Venditte, then revisit three winter blockbusters involving NL West teams.


Effectively Wild Episode 689: Reluctantly Trashing the Twins

Ben and Sam talk to Aaron Gleeman about the confounding, first-place Minnesota Twins.


Effectively Wild Episode 688: Success Without Strikeouts, Strange-Looking Lineups, and Other Emails

Ben and Sam discuss their schedule and answer emails about rebellious players, pitching to contact, coaching catchers, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 687: Probably Premature Judgments About Offseason Trades

Ben and Sam banter about Sonoma Stompers Opening Day, then discuss the early returns from some of the winter’s biggest blockbusters.


Effectively Wild Episode 686: Catcher Game-Calling, Now Slightly Less Mysterious

Ben and Sam talk to BP Director of Technology Harry Pavlidis about his recent discoveries about game-calling and our new understanding of what catchers are worth.


Effectively Wild Episode 685: A Couple Complaints About Replays and Appeals

Ben and Sam banter about home runs and a Dan Jennings quote, then discuss some oddities of baseball’s replay and appeal rules.


Effectively Wild Episode 684: Pitchers and Pine Tar, the Meat of the Order, and Throwing Back Baseballs

Ben, Sam, and Dan Brooks banter about Saber Seminar, then answer listener emails about pine tar, the meaning of the middle of the order, and throwing back home runs.


Effectively Wild Episode 683: The Almost Inexplicable Stephen Strasburg

Ben and Sam banter about Dan Jennings, then attempt to explain Stephen Strasburg’s perplexing season.