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Effectively Wild Episode 784: The Cubs Are Kinda Good

by Ben Lindbergh

December 11, 2015

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

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

by Ben Lindbergh

December 10, 2015

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

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

by Ben Lindbergh

December 9, 2015

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

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

by Ben Lindbergh

December 8, 2015

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.

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Effectively Wild Episode 780: Good Pitchers Go West

by Ben Lindbergh

December 7, 2015

Ben and Sam banter about David Price and Ryan Madson and discuss the Zack Greinke and Jeff Samardzija signings.

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Effectively Wild Episode 779: Meet Major League Hitters’ Newest Nightmare

by Ben Lindbergh

December 4, 2015

Ben and Sam talk to BP author Chris Mosch about the newest innovation in defensive positioning: the outfield shift.

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Effectively Wild Episode 778: Your Best Emails, with a Special Surprise(d) Guest

by Ben Lindbergh

December 3, 2015

Ben and Sam banter about rumors, answer emails about reclamation projects, a free-agent A-Rod, secret contracts, no-trade clauses, and more, and speak to someone who’s not expecting their call.

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Effectively Wild Episode 777: The Pun-Free David Price Podcast

by Ben Lindbergh

December 2, 2015

Ben and Sam banter about the Tony Cruz trade and then discuss a slightly (but only slightly!) more momentous move, the Red Sox signing David Price.

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Effectively Wild Episode 776: One Man’s Winter Meetings Saga

by Ben Lindbergh

December 1, 2015

Ben and Sam talk to Andre Archimbaud, whose experience at the 2002 Winter Meetings, just before Moneyball blew up, was chronicled in Josh Lewin’s book, Getting in the Game.