Archive for Effectively Wild

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.


Effectively Wild Episode 117: Justin Upton Update: Still Not Traded

Ben and Sam discuss the rejected trade that would have made Justin Upton a Mariner.


Effectively Wild Episode 116: Has the Sabermetric Movement Helped or Hurt Jack Morris?

Ben and Sam try to figure out whether the sabermetric movement has helped keep Jack Morris out of the Hall of Fame or given him a better chance to get in.


Effectively Wild Episode 115: The Alternate-History Hall of Fame/Are NL Teams Stockpiling Position Players for Interleague Play?/Is 162 Games Too Many?/Preserving Parity

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the Hall of Fame, preparing for interleague play, the 162-game schedule, and methods of preserving parity.


Effectively Wild Episode 114: The One Where We Talk About the Hall of Fame

Ben and Sam discuss the Hall of Fame voting and what their own ballots would look like.


Effectively Wild Episode 113: Three Trade Rumors We Read This Weekend

Ben and Sam break down three trade rumors that surfaced over the weekend.


Effectively Wild Episode 112: The Kyle Lohse Quandary

Ben and Sam reflect on one of the slowest days of the offseason and then discuss the lack of movement in the market for Kyle Lohse.