Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 127: 2013 Season Preview Series: New York Yankees

Ben and Sam preview the Yankees’ season, and Pete talks to ESPN New York columnist Wallace Matthews (at 15:45).


Effectively Wild Episode 126: Justin Upton is Actually Traded

Ben and Sam analyze the Justin Upton trade and Arizona’s offseason.


Effectively Wild Episode 125: The Umpire-Manager Relationship

Ben and Sam discuss the ins and outs of umpire-manager arguments.


Effectively Wild Episode 124: A World Without Easily Injured Pitchers/Hitter BABIP, and Whether Mike Trout Was Lucky/What We Think About Booing

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about pitcher injuries and pitching prospects, hitter BABIPs (specifically Mike Trout’s), and whether they boo baseball players.


Effectively Wild Episode 123: How Far Away Are the Astros?/The MLBPA is Mad at the Marlins/Is A-Rod’s Surgery Suspicious?/The Future of Baseball on the Radio

Ben and Sam discuss an assortment of topics, including the Astros’ outlook for 2013 and beyond, Alex Rodriguez’s long-awaited surgery, the Marlins and the MLBPA, and whether baseball broadcasts on the radio will survive.


Effectively Wild Episode 122: PECOTA Projects Elite Draft Picks from the Past/Should Scouts Fear FIELDf/x?

Ben and Sam discuss PECOTA’s projections for top draft picks from 2007 and talk about whether FIELDf/x and comparable technologies will ever pose a threat to scouts.


Effectively Wild Episode 121: The Three-Way Trade and the Mariners’ Quest for a Big Bat

Ben and Sam discuss the three-way trade between the Mariners, A’s, and Nationals and talk about whether Seattle was too fixated on adding power this offseason.


Effectively Wild Episode 120: Quantifying PED Effects/Best Farm Systems in Baseball/Roleplaying Trade Talks

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about how much steroids help, the best farm systems in baseball, and how they’d try to negotiate a hypothetical trade.


Effectively Wild Episode 119: Chris Sale’s Scary Mechanics/The Tigers and Justin Upton/AL Breakout Players/Trading Ryan Braun/Edwin Encarnacion’s Future

Ben and Sam answer several questions submitted but not answered during Ben’s Monday chat.


Effectively Wild Episode 118: All About Pitchouts!

Ben and Sam discuss TV shows, the lack of things to talk about, and some interesting findings about pitchouts.