Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 266: How the A’s Were Built/Why the Dodgers Are Winning

Ben and Sam talk about how the A’s are winning in an unusual way for a small-market team, then discuss why the Dodgers have been the exception to the trend of money not leading to wins.


Effectively Wild Episode 265: Answers to Your Burning Baseball Questions

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about baseball with clockwise bases, whether in-game managerial moves help or hurt, who pays players who get released, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 264: Four Questions About Miguel Cabrera/World Series Odds Update

Ben, Sam, and guest Zachary Levine mull over four questions about Miguel Cabrera, then talk about the World Series odds of the Tigers and other teams.


Effectively Wild Episode 263: Jose Dariel Abreu and the Future of Cuban Baseball/The Unmade Wil Myers Trade

Ben and Sam discuss the next potential star from Cuba and the future of Cuban baseball, then revisit a trade for Wil Myers that didn’t happen.


Effectively Wild Episode 262: The All-Banter Episode

Ben and Sam do a grab-bag episode on an assortment of topics, including Kenley Jansen’s hidden perfect game, Phillies outfielder updates, teams that own other teams, and a comment by Kerry Wood.


Effectively Wild Episode 261: Mike Trout and Becoming the Best Ever/Chase Utley’s Aging Outlook

Ben and Sam discuss Mike Trout’s chances of becoming the best player ever, then talk about how the Phillies’ Chase Utley extension will work out.


Effectively Wild Episode 260: Many More Listener Emails, and Our Answers to Them

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the best free agents available, expanded rosters, a world without Tommy John surgery, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 259: Cricket’s Replay Review Controversy/Revisiting Ruben Amaro’s Offseason Moves/The Ethics of Cruz, Peralta, and PEDs

Ben and Sam discuss a cricket replay review controversy, a few of Ruben Amaro’s regrettable moves, and the suspensions of Jhonny Peralta and Nelson Cruz.


Effectively Wild Episode 258: 2014 Team Option Options/Matt Garza, the A’s, and Exploiting Unwritten Rules

Ben and Sam discuss whether teams should pick up various 2014 options, then talk about whether teams can make unwritten rules work to their advantage.


Effectively Wild Episode 257: Reevaluating Extensions/The Cubs’ Creative International Spending Strategy

Ben and Sam discuss whether several extensions would still be signed today, then talk about the Cubs’ decision to exceed their international spending allowance.