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Effectively Wild Episode 2030: Deadline Dilemmas and Needs

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s All-Star Week plans, play “Would you rather?” with the White Sox and Cardinals, the Padres and Mets, Carlos Rodón and Alek Manoah, and the Rangers and Diamondbacks, compare the values of Pablo López and Luis Arraez (26:25), discuss starting pitchers who might be available at the trade deadline (29:33), run down the dilemmas facing a few teams on the border between buying and selling, and use projections (44:06) to identify the positions on contending teams that are most in need of an upgrade. Then (1:05:15) they Stat Blast about the most baserunners allowed while facing the minimum, low-scoring division leaders, the Nationals’ odd home/away split, Chris Vallimont and players traded right after debuting, the all-time leaders in up-and-down seasons, pitchers’ error-prone throwing, whether an official-scoring conspiracy is boosting batting averages, and Shohei Ohtani with and without Mike Trout batting behind him, plus (1:50:21) a Future Blast from 2030 and a few follow-ups.

Audio intro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild theme
Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild theme

Link to FG playoff odds
Link to combined WAR leaderboard
Link to team SP WAR leaders
Link to team wRC+ leaderboard
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to article on Carroll’s shoulder
Link to Rosenthal on available SP
Link to Rosenthal on Stroman
Link to positional projections
Link to contenders’ top needs
Link to “facing the minimum” games
Link to Nats split 1
Link to Nats split 2
Link to MLBTR on Vallimont
Link to previous traded players
Link to up-and-down leaders
Link to Kenny Jackelen on Twitter
Link to Ben on the fake to 3rd
Link to Hicks walk-off
Link to Woodpeckers game story
Link to FB thread on game endings
Link to 2005 K-Rod ending
Link to 1995 Dodgers ending
Link to Castillo pop-up play
Link to error-rates-by-position sheet
Link to pitcher-error data
Link to Laurila on errors
Link to yearly fielding per-game rates
Link to yearly hitting per-game rates
Link to error/BIP stats/graphs
Link to Chow test wiki
Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter
Link to Ben on Ohtani after 2021
Link to research on lineup protection
Link to Ohtani with/without Trout
Link to plate discipline with/without
Link to hitters behind Ohtani
Link to Lucas Apostoleris on Twitter
Link to Sean Dolinar on Twitter
Link to listener emails database
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to 1978 Parker article
Link to later 1978 Parker article
Link to Parker’s SABR bio
Link to 2009 Parker article
Link to 2022 Parker post
Link to MLBTR on Pérez

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Effectively Wild Episode 2029: Fallen Los Angeles

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether Mike Trout‘s injury makes the Angels more likely to trade birthday boy Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ rotation depth without Dustin May and Clayton Kershaw, bad news for Thairo Estrada and oldsters Nelson Cruz and Adam Wainwright (and the Cruz/Joe Ryan trade revisited), James Paxton‘s comeback, Mariners All-Star additions, Jordan Walker’s strange season, the arrival of the latest Orioles prospect, Colton Cowser, and more. Then (47:53) they answer listener emails about Triston Casas and assessing player development, a Jack in the Box baseball offer, a silly ending to a minor league game, baseball references (or the lack thereof) in Fall Out Boy’s version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” a ball that would be conducive to singles, a genie that grants baseball wishes, a simultaneous doubleheader, Ohtani fun facts, and softball-style helmets, plus a Future Blast (1:45:15) from 2029 and postscript follow-ups.

Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild theme
Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild theme

Link to Dan S. on the Angels
Link to hamate study 1
Link to hamate study 2
Link to hamate study 3
Link to Rosenthal on an Ohtani trade
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Angels depth chart
Link to Dan’s Adell MLE
Link to Clay Davenport’s Adell MLE
Link to Hill EW episode
Link to Ben C. on the Dodgers
Link to Dodgers depth chart
Link to BP IL Ledger
Link to Fabian on Kershaw
Link to Fabian on May
Link to MLBTR on Estrada
Link to MLBTR on Cruz
Link to FG on Cruz/Ryan trade
Link to FG Ryan interview
Link to Ryan deception article
Link to other Ryan deception article
Link to info on Cruz’s eyes
Link to LASIK/baseball study
Link to MLBTR on Wainwright
Link to K-BB% leaderboard
Link to Mariners WAR leaderboard
Link to Jay Jaffe on Walker
Link to MLBTR on Cowser
Link to Down on the Farm Substack
Link to Jack in the Box offer
Link to Woodpeckers game story
Link to THT on worst endings
Link to THT on worst playoff endings
Link to high school game ending
Link to Fall Out Boy song
Link to Fall Out Boy lyrics
Link to Billy Joel lyrics
Link to thread on Joel’s fandom
Link to L.A. Times on Fall Out Boy
Link to Pesca on Fall Out Boy
Link to Bad Bunny song
Link to The Bear episode transcript
Link to Power Rankings leaderboard
Link to FG’s The Board
Link to The Bear episode transcript
Link to mitt in Catcher in the Rye
Link to Red Sox prospect list
Link to Schumaker/Arraez clip
Link to Ben on Ohtani
Link to softball mask EW episode
Link to listener emails database
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to Derby field
Link to Odor profile
Link to Ross complaint
Link to Schifman on shadows
Link to Schifman on EW
Link to La Russa complaint
Link to 2003 Metrodome story
Link to 2004 Metrodome story

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Effectively Wild Episode 2028: Baseball Band

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about All-Star-roster minimums and maximums, what the Aroldis Chapman trade tells us about the how teams value prospects, Jake Diekman’s exploits with the Rays, Evan Longoria’s late-career contributions, and the same-named siblings of Carlos Pérez, Carlos Pérez, Wilmer Flores, Wilmer Flores, Wander Franco, Wander Franco, and Wander Franco. Then (45:59) they talk to Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon of The Baseball Project about the band’s origins and longevity, its new album, the inspiration for its songs, its songwriting and recording process, its historical accuracy, ensuring that multiple eras are represented, being musical super-utility players, the band’s audience and place in its members’ musical careers, the musicians they’d want to recruit, and more, plus a Future Blast (1:35:36) from 2028.

Audio intro: The Baseball Project, “New Oh in Town
Audio interstitial: The Baseball Project, “The All or Nothings
Audio outro: The Baseball Project, “Screwball

Link to All-Star rosters
Link to All-Star-selection fun facts
Link to Jay Jaffe on the Chapman trade
Link to Sheehan on the Chapman trade
Link to Meg on Chapman in 2015
Link to FG’s 2016 Chapman breakdown
Link to Diekman projection episode
Link to Ben on Longoria in 2015
Link to 2021-23 3B offense leaderboard
Link to Octavio Hernández Pernía
Link to FG name-linker pop-up
Link to story on Flores brothers
Link to Franco family photo
Link to Franco profile
Link to other Franco profile
Link to story on Pérez brothers
Link to Foreman quote
Link to stream Grand Salami Time!
Link to buy Grand Salami Time!
Link to The Baseball Project website
Link to upcoming tour dates
Link to Steve Wynn’s website
Link to Spin musician baseball preview
Link to The Dream Syndicate reissue
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to Ellis LSD no-no video
Link to Emma B. on Ohtani’s June
Link to Dan S. on Ohtani projections

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Effectively Wild Episode 2027: The First Half of the Season, Summed Up

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley attempt to create a hierarchy of highlights, then (21:36) mark the midpoint of the regular season by reviewing the most salient storylines of the first half, the teams and players who’ve most underperformed or overperformed their preseason projections, and what they’re most looking forward to in the second half, plus a follow-up (1:12:25) on the evolution of official scoring and a Future Blast (1:23:00) from 2026.

Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Ramírez steal
Link to Vierling slide
Link to Naylor throw
Link to Ben Clemens on those plays
Link to Sam on HR highlights
Link to preseason player projections
Link to projected-wins changes
Link to Chris Gilligan on the second half
Link to Paine on payroll and wins
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard
Link to under/overperformers sheet
Link to Ben on Ohtani
Link to Robert Orr on Acuña
Link to story on Carroll’s shoulder
Link to All-Star starters
Link to Kimbrel violations
Link to violations leaderboard
Link to MLB.com on first-half highlights
Link to Leitch on first-half surprises
Link to 2012 scoring appeals process
Link to scoring changes website
Link to listener emails database
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to MLBTR on the Chapman trade
Link to info on new uniforms

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Effectively Wild Episode 2026: Sound and Furries

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Andrew McCutchen’s latest “furries” tweet, the Pirates playing through a high AQI and the need for a safety standard, Domingo Germán’s perfect game and the state of the Yankees, Yandy Díaz turning back into Ground Beef, Shohei Ohtani lapping his league and strangely struggling at the plate with two strikes, and the Orioles’ Pride Night, then (1:02:25) answer listener emails about pointing giant fans at the field, an official scoring decision on a Luis Arraez single, whether the Reds should have called up Elly De La Cruz sooner, whether contending teams should aim for playoff matchups with the Central division winners, and whether playing MLB The Show could affect a player’s IRL performance, plus (1:34:46) a Future Blast from 2026.

Audio intro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to latest “furries” tweet
Link to McCutchen “furries” explainer
Link to info on fursuit protectiveness
Link to AQI concerns
Link to Pirates’ game-delay tweet
Link to Sheehan on Germán
Link to Paine on the perfecto
Link to “Her?” montage
Link to Yankees offense post-Judge
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to xBAs from the perfecto
Link to longest sub-100-pitch-GS streaks
Link to list of perfectos
Link to perfecto pitch counts
Link to Félix-meme tweet
Link to Germán apology article
Link to other Germán apology article
Link to MLBTR on O’Hearn
Link to story about O’s Pride Night
Link to O’s Pride Night tweet
Link to O’s Pride Night montage
Link to The Athletic on the Rangers
Link to Yandy’s monthy splits
Link to Ben’s Ohtani article
Link to MLBTR’s Ohtani job listing
Link to combined WAR leaderboard
Link to wOBA with <2 strikes
Link to wOBA with 2 strikes
Link to story about Cameron and Félix
Link to info on Félix and fastballs
Link to more on Félix and fastballs
Link to even more on Félix and fastballs
Link to Passan on Pedro and Elly
Link to story about Metrodome fans
Link to Arraez play
Link to info on DiMaggio streak scoring
Link to MLB.com on Elly’s call-up
Link to MLBTR on Elly’s call-up
Link to Harris II’s Real 99 card
Link to listener emails database
Link to Rick Wilber’s website

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Effectively Wild Episode 2025: You’ve Got a Friend in Ohtani

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the three Taylor Wards, the truth and multiple untruths about Elly De La Cruz’s twin brother, the dominance of 20-year-old Eury Pérez and the Marlins’ usage dilemma, Luis Arraez’s plate predictions, MVP odds, and underestimation as a prospect, the Mets’ struggles and Buck Showalter’s morbid mind, the Orioles’ prospect cornucopia, the debut of part-time knuckleballer Matt Waldron, the Angels’ odd series loss and infield trades, how Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are like Woody and Buzz from Toy Story, why the anti-shift rules are increasing strikeouts, whether it’s bad for baseball that Rob Manfred acknowledged regret about his handling of the sign-stealing scandal, and the latest sign of the sports-betting apocalypse, plus a Future Blast from 2025.

Audio intro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Ward scoreboard image
Link to Ward/Wade wiki
Link to tweet about Elly’s brother
Link to photo of Elly’s brother
Link to misinfo about Elly’s brother
Link to Elly’s “fastest man” quote
Link to Sam on Hamilton’s speed
Link to Ben Clemens on Pérez
Link to best 9-start starts
Link to clip of Schumaker
Link to player predictions wiki
Link to 2019 Twins top prospects
Link to Ben on HUaL
Link to Showalter quote
Link to rigor mortis quote
Link to Cohen tweet
Link to playoff odds
Link to tweet about Orioles prospects
Link to Jay on Waldron
Link to Waldron GIF
Link to Jannis on EW
Link to Ben on the knuckleball
Link to Langs tweet
Link to Dan S. on Angels trades
Link to Escobar citizenship
Link to episode on Escobar and Fogo
Link to Rob on the shift ban
Link to Lewie on the shift ban
Link to Manfred’s Time interview
Link to the WSJ on Shams
Link to Awful Announcing on Shams
Link to WaPo on gambling/sports media
Link to stretching article
Link to other stretching article
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to Sam on single-game WAR

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Effectively Wild Episode 2024: The Old College Try

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen and Michael Baumann to banter about the Phillies’ outlier legal name, Dave Martinez and the dying art of the theatrical managerial ejection, the benching of Wander Franco, whether the Diamondbacks’, Reds’, and Orioles’ surprising seasons are attributable to MLB’s new rules, and whether bad bullpens are good for baseball, then (59:48) discuss a classic College World Series pitcher’s duel, the College World Series final, whether the Shohei Ohtani comps for Florida’s Jac Caglianone are warranted, college pitch-count controversies, Eric and Michael’s takeaways from the MLB Draft Combine, whether there are indications of a baseball bounceback among young Black athletes, whether the scouts suing MLB over age discrimination are likely to succeed (1:40:57), and more, plus (1:54:05) a Future Blast from 2024.

Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Cuda tweet
Link to latest Martinez ejection
Link to Martinez photo printout
Link to Martinez World Series ejection
Link to Wellman ejection
Link to NYT on ejections
Link to article on Nevin ejections
Link to article on Boone ejection
Link to article on Franco benching
Link to Freeman/Acuña comments
Link to story on Franco’s safe
Link to Stark on surprise teams
Link to FG BsR data
Link to BP BRR data
Link to BP BRR allowed data
Link to Patrick on bad bullpens
Link to Sam on the Royals’ pen
Link to BP on the Mariners’ pen
Link to Paine on payroll and standings
Link to Paine’s MANFRED scores
Link to pre-Skenes/Lowder story
Link to post-Skenes/Lowder story
Link to Betteridge’s law
Link to more on Skenes/Lowder
Link to Passan on Caglianone
Link to WSJ pitch-counts article
Link to Eric’s latest draft rankings
Link to ESPN on Black amateur players
Link to Eric’s Draft Combine footage
Link to scout lawsuit article
Link to other scout lawsuit article
Link to Regan lawsuit article
Link to squatting article
Link to stretching article
Link to other stretching article
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to article on Elly’s cycle
Link to MLBTR on Waldron
Link to article on qualified catchers

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Effectively Wild Episode 2023: What’s Past Blast is Prologue

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Ben Lindbergh addresses an interview upgrade on the preceding episode, chats with FanGraphs’ Dan Szymborski about Luis Arraez’s chances of batting .400, Stat Blasts (22:36) about extremes in team winning and losing streaks, welcomes in David Lewis (28:00) for the final Past Blast, and talks to prolific science fiction (and baseball science fiction) author Rick Wilber (44:48) about being the son of big leaguer Del Wilber, his career and love for baseball and sci-fi, and the podcast’s forthcoming Future Blast series, plus a postscript (1:26:00) about Tyler Wells and Taylor Walls, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, Rob Manfred and public ballpark funding, contentious plays at the plate, and a new walk-up-music database.

Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Carleton interview episode
Link to MLB.com on Arraez
Link to Dan on Arraez
Link to Statcast park factors
Link to Foolish thread on AVG+
Link to AVG+ leaderboard
Link to story about Reds’ latest win
Link to Reds streak fun fact
Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter
Link to longest in-season-streaks sheet
Link to more streaks data
Link to Past Blast EW wiki page
Link to 2023 Past Blast source
Link to Ben on the pitch clock
Link to Ben on the pitch clock again
Link to B-Ref’s new rules page
Link to Rickwood Field story
Link to Hinchliffe Stadium story
Link to first Dick Trueman episode
Link to second Dick Trueman episode
Link to David Lewis’s Twitter
Link to David Lewis’s Substack
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to Wilber’s baseball works
Link to My Father’s Game
Link to Del Wilber’s SABR bio
Link to Lucky Starr wiki
Link to Wade/Ward wiki
Link to Trout/Betts interview
Link to Trout/Ohtani at-bat
Link to Bochy ejection video
Link to Melvin ejection video
Link to the NYT on plate-blocking
Link to Heim’s replay-review gesture
Link to Manfred’s Time interview
Link to scholars survey on funding
Link to story on the Astros comment
Link to trade trees site
Link to trade values site
Link to thread on walk-up-songs site
Link to MLB walk-up-songs site
Link to The Walk-Up Database
Link to walk-up-site requests thread

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Effectively Wild Episode 2022: Three Strikes, You’re Out at the New Ballgame

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Ben Lindbergh and Russell Carleton of Baseball Prospectus banter about the return of Joey Votto, the suddenly exciting Cincinnati Reds, the NL Central and NL West races, and more, then (25:45) discuss several of the developments chronicled in Russell’s new book, The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball, including the impact of the one-inning reliever, the expansion of baseball’s talent pool, the redefinition of positions, the strikeout conundrum, and the role of analytics in shaping the sport. After that (1:23:27), Ben honors the promotions of Votto and Bo Naylor by talking to Scott Crawford, director of operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, about the Hall’s latest induction weekend, its election process and criteria, the history of the Hall and baseball in Canada, the Hall’s collection and relationships with other Halls of Fame, the baseball landscape in Canada, and more, followed by a Past Blast (1:54:16) from 2022.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio interstitial: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to record of EW guests
Link to video of Votto’s return
Link to Votto’s postgame interview
Link to MLBTR on Votto
Link to Krall comment
Link to Reds playoff appearances
Link to Reds depth chart
Link to team batting ages
Link to team pitching ages
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Russell’s book
Link to Arraez/Nomar fun fact
Link to Freeway Series fun fact
Link to Verducci on pitch-tipping
Link to Ben on bullpenning
Link to Ben on mid-PA pitching changes
Link to Ben on strikeouts
Link to Russell on strikeouts
Link to Eno Sarris on strikeouts
Link to Bill James on strikeouts
Link to Lewie Pollis on strikeouts
Link to Ben on super-utility players
Link to Ben on Dodgers positional fluidity
Link to Russell on position switches
Link to Russell on the invasive reliever
Link to Russell on reliever-like starters
Link to Ben on pitcher roster limits
Link to The Athletic player survey
Link to Dan S. on Naylor
Link to Canadian Baseball HoF website
Link to Canadian Baseball HoF wiki
Link to Walker’s photos
Link to Jenkins tweet about Votto
Link to French baseball glossary
Link to 2005 article on Doucet
Link to info on Chatham team
Link to info on class of 2023
Link to induction weekend account
Link to 2022 Past Blast source
Link to David Lewis’s Twitter
Link to David Lewis’s Substack
Link to Rickwood Field story

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Effectively Wild Episode 2021: Always Be Closing

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Shohei Ohtani’s latest exploits and career-best WAR pace, the Angels’ playoff hopes, Corbin Carroll’s physique, and Mickey Moniak’s fluky-but-fun hot streak, then (20:55) answer listener emails about how big a scandal it would be if Ohtani turned out to be two twins, when managers would choose to take in-game mulligans, and which stat should replace errors in the traditional line score, followed by a Meet a Major Leaguer segment (54:00) featuring Keaton Winn and Ricky Karcher (as well as Joe Jacques and Stan Musial), Stat Blasts (1:18:45) about Zack Greinke and the widest pitch-speed spreads and Jo Adell and the players with the biggest career gaps between their Triple-A and MLB production, plus a Past Blast (1:39:30) from 2021.

Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to Ohtani’s oppo homers
Link to Ohtani oppo graphic
Link to Ohtani’s Statcast record
Link to story on Ohtani’s series
Link to Ohtani’s HR lead
Link to Blum’s bat tweet
Link to Ohtani’s streak
Link to Neil Paine on Ohtani
Link to Ohtani sweepers by start
Link to Ohtani sweepers vs. LHB
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Angels wRC+ leaders
Link to The Athletic on Moniak
Link to minor league chase leaders
Link to MLB swing-rate leaders
Link to article on Carroll
Link to Dan Bern’s Ohtani song
Link to Canseco conspiracy
Link to Atlantic League EW episode
Link to Craig/Báez play
Link to Minor’s 200th strikeout story
Link to other Ben on line scores
Link to modern box score story
Link to EW emails database
Link to list of saves in debuts
Link to MLB.com on Winn’s debut
Link to McCovey Chronicles on Winn
Link to story on Giants bullpen WAR
Link to toothpaste/Sriracha tweet
Link to Karcher interview
Link to Karcher pitch plot
Link to Karcher article 1
Link to Karcher article 2
Link to Karcher article 3
Link to Karcher article 4
Link to Jacques call-up article 1
Link to Jacques call-up article 2
Link to Jacques debut play
Link to Jacques interview
Link to Jacques other interview
Link to Musial/Jacques query
Link to Musial story
Link to 2023 new debuts
Link to Topps Now cards
Link to pitch-speed-spread leaders
Link to new Greinke stories article
Link to EW episode on Greinke stories
Link to active-pitcher spreads
Link to Simon pitch spreads
Link to Padilla pitch spreads
Link to consecutive-pitches Stat Blast
Link to Lucas Apostoleris on Twitter
Link to Triple-A/MLB gaps spreadsheet
Link to Triple-A/MLB hypothetical email
Link to intra-season AAA/MLB gap Blast
Link to Ben on the majors/minors gap
Link to Kenny Jackelen on Twitter
Link to Home Run Challenge press release
Link to Home Run Challenge leaderboard
Link to donate to Home Run Challenge
Link to 2021 Past Blast source
Link to Ben on moving the mound
Link to Ben/Rob on the results
Link to David Lewis’s Twitter
Link to David Lewis’s Substack

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