Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 256: The Trade Deadline in Review

Ben and Sam discuss their favorite and least-favorite deadline moves, the biggest upgrades, teams that should have sold, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 255: Listener Emails Like Never Before

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the consequences of abolishing the trade deadline, baseball’s war on PEDs, time traveling front offices, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 254: Are Wealthy Teams Winning?/Pushing the Trade Deadline Back

Ben and Sam revisit the question of whether wealthy teams are winning (and will win) more, then discuss a proposal to push the trade deadline back.


Effectively Wild Episode 253: Brian Cashman and the Meddlesome Steinbrenners/Revisiting the Justin Verlander Extension

Ben and Sam discuss whether an owner overruling a GM can ever be a good thing, then revisit the Tigers’ decision to extend Justin Verlander well before he was a free agent.


Effectively Wild Episode 252: Yankees Beat Writer Andy McCullough on the Absurdity of Alex Rodriguez

Ben and Sam talk to Star-Ledger beat writer Andy McCullough about the experience of covering the Alex Rodriguez story, and how it will all play out.


Effectively Wild Episode 251: Baseball Stories That Would Be Bigger Today/Finding a Narrative for the Nationals

Ben and Sam talk about events from baseball’s history that would be bigger stories today, then dicuss narratives to explain the Nationals’ season.


Effectively Wild Episode 250: A Long-ish Listener Email Extravaganza

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about rating prospect ratings, baseball without rain delays, updating the box score, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 249: Gabe Kapler on Advanced Stats from the Player’s Perspective

Ben and Sam interview former big-league outfielder Gabe Kapler about his respect for sabermetrics and the purpose advanced stats can serve for players.


Effectively Wild Episode 248: Bartolo Colon and the PED Question/Ruben Amaro and Prospect Rankings

Ben and Sam talk about whether it’s ever fair to suspect that a player is taking PEDs, then discuss Ruben Amaro’s comments about public prospect rankings.


Effectively Wild Episode 247: Derek Lowe’s Rare Career Path/Matt Garza and the Rangers

Ben and Sam try to figure out why more pitchers’ careers don’t look like Derek Lowe’s, then talk about the latest Matt Garza trade rumors.