Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 498: The Astros’ Draft Postmortem

Ben and Sam banter about banning the shift, then discuss the way the Astros’ draft deadline went down.


Effectively Wild Episode 497: The Trade Deadline Desperation Index

Ben and Sam banter about Andrelton Simmons’ defense and stars playing through injuries, then assess how willing each contender should be to make a major move.


Effectively Wild Episode 496: The Q&A Episode

Ben and Sam banter about unwritten rules, then discuss the Angels-Padres trade, Oakland’s ingeniousness, and a few other subjects.


Effectively Wild Episode 495: What We Would Put in Our Player Manuals

On the podcast’s second anniversary, Ben and Sam banter about several subjects, then talk about what they would include in a team’s instructional manual.


Effectively Wild Episode 494: Evan Drellich on the Astros’ Aiken Pains

Ben and Zachary talk to Houston Chronicle Astros beat writer Evan Drellich about the Astros’ contentious negotiations with no. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken.


Effectively Wild Episode 493: Listener Emails for Your Off-Day

Ben and Sam banter about the All-Star Game and answer listener emails about All-Stars vs. Snubs, overly long-term contracts, teaming up on Trout, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 492: Revisiting April Aberrations

Ben and Sam revisit their discussion of early-season statistics to see whether potential trends held up.


Effectively Wild Episode 491: Improving All-Star Week

Ben and Sam talk to Zachary Levine about ways that Major League Baseball could make All-Star week better.


Effectively Wild Episode 490: Announcements and Aces

Ben and Sam discuss their new jobs and the future of the podcast, then talk about how ace starters are defined.


Effectively Wild Episode 489: Statcast’s Impact on Player Evaluation

Ben and and Sam discuss Billy Beane’s Wall Street Journal op-ed and how Statcast will affect scouting and player evaluation.