Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 790: The Non-Hilarious Haren

Ben and Sam banter about dress codes and the recent lack of rumors, then discuss Dan Haren’s revelatory tweets.


Effectively Wild Episode 789: Premature Takes on the Kenta Maeda Contract

Ben and Sam banter about the unusual number of unsigned position players, then share their initial reactions to the Dodgers’ signing of Kenta Maeda.


Effectively Wild Episode 788: The Deepest Mailbag Dive

Ben and Sam banter about player privacy concerns, then dig (very) deep into the mailbag for questions that time forgot.


Effectively Wild Episode 787: He Knows if Your Hall of Fame Ballot Has Been Bad or Good

Ben and Sam talk to Ryan Thibodaux about what he’s learned from his effort to track Hall of Fame ballots.


Effectively Wild Episode 786: The Longest-Awaited Listener Email Answers

Ben and Sam banter about a fictitious player from TV, then answer listener emails about Mike Trout, opt-ops, paying players not to play, persuading a parent to value Barry Bonds, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 785: The Tantalizing 2018 Free Agent Class

Ben and Sam discuss whether the awe-inspiring 2018 free agent class is something MLB teams should be planning for already.


Effectively Wild Episode 784: The Cubs Are Kinda Good

Ben and Sam discuss whether signing Jason Heyward makes the Cubs the best team in baseball.


Effectively Wild Episode 783: The Astros Get Giles, and a Heyward Hypothetical

Ben and Sam banter about Serial and basketball, then discuss the Astros-Phillies trade and Jason Heyward.


Effectively Wild Episode 782: Shelby Miller Madness, and a Zobrist-Castro Comparison

Ben and Sam discuss the Shelby Miller trade between the Diamondbacks and Braves, and the Cubs’ Starlin Castro trade and Ben Zobrist signing.


Effectively Wild Episode 781: Are Teams Going Overboard in the Bullpen?

Ben and Sam banter about Hall of Fame voting and David Price, then talk about the recent trend toward teams acquiring multiple elite late-inning relievers.