Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 101: Learning to Like Youkilis/What the Diamondbacks Got Back for Bauer/Why Do Teams Love Lefty Starters?

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about whether a Yankees fan can learn to like Kevin Youkilis, whether the Diamondbacks got enough back for Trevor Bauer, why teams love left-handed starters, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 100: Astros Pro Scouting Coordinator Kevin Goldstein on Being Inside Baseball

Ben and Sam talk to Kevin Goldstein about his life after leaving Baseball Prospectus to work for the Houston Astros, what he’s working on, and what he’s learned about how baseball teams work. Also, what he’s drinking.


Effectively Wild Episode 99: Two More Reactions to the Rays-Royals Trade

Ben and Sam weigh in on the Rays-Royals trade involving James Shields and Wil Myers a day after the dust settles.


Effectively Wild Episode 98: Zack Greinke and the Dodgers’ Bottomless Bankroll

Ben and Sam discuss the Zack Greinke signing and the Dodgers’ astronomical payroll with Mike Petriello of Dodgers blog Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness.


Effectively Wild Episode 97: Why Couldn’t Koji Uehara Get a Bigger Contract?

Ben and Sam discuss Koji Uehara’s signing with the Red Sox and attempt to figure out why he doesn’t make more money and high-leverage appearances.


Effectively Wild Episode 96: What the Winter Meetings Were Like

Ben and Sam recap Ben’s experiences on his first trip to the Winter Meetings.


Effectively Wild Episode 95: Switch-Hitters Who Shouldn’t Switch-Hit/What We Learned from The Book/Dan Haren vs. Edwin Jackson/The Yunel Escobar Trade and the Yankees

Ben and Sam answer listener emails mostly (but not entirely) about things that happened on day two of the Winter Meetings.


Effectively Wild Episode 94: The Perplexing Trade Value of R.A. Dickey and Billy Butler

Ben and Sam discuss the trade value of two of the players whose names were most often bandied about in rumors on the first day of the Winter Meetings.


Effectively Wild Episode 93: Behind the Scenes of the Blue Jays-Marlins Blockbuster

Ben and Sam discuss and pick out the most interesting parts of Bob Elliott’s article on how the big Blue-Jays Marlins trade went down.


Effectively Wild Episode 92: Why the Twins’ New Prospect Isn’t Their Type/Why Didn’t Russell Martin Make More Money?

Ben and Sam discuss why prospect Alex Meyer isn’t the Twins’ usual type, then wonder why teams didn’t think Russell Martin was worth more than the Pirates paid him.