Effectively Wild Episode 2040: The Trade Deadline Deals, Pt. 1

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Charlie Culberson’s surprising staying power as a barely-playing big leaguer, then break down the first batch of trades preceding the trade deadline, including deals involving Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery, Chris Stratton, Jordan Hicks, Nicky Lopez, Randal Grichuk, and C.J. Cron. They also discuss the lack of impact hitters on the market, Matt Chapman dissing the Angels’ offense, how intentional walks affect Shohei Ohtani’s WAR, and how a misaligned strike-zone graphic may have angered Phil Nevin. Then (1:08:34) Ben brings on White Sox pitcher Declan Cronin, the first major leaguer from Ben’s alma mater, Regis High School, for an in-person Meet a Major Leaguer segment with a player promoted thanks to deadline deals. They talk about Declan’s underdog career path as a Regis Raider, Holy Cross Crusader, and 36th-round draftee, his call-up and debut, his data-driven development, his second job at Tread Athletics, and more, followed (1:52:33) by a Future Blast from 2040.

Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Petriello on Culberson
Link to MLBTR on Culberson
Link to Culberson/Swanson story
Link to Rany on the Lopez trade
Link to MLBTR on Lopez/Hearn
Link to FG post on Scherzer deal
Link to FG post on Cardinals trades
Link to FG post on Cardinals prospects
Link to FG post on Angels trade
Link to Eppler comments
Link to Rosenthal on the Mets trades
Link to defense behind pitcher
Link to Eovaldi IL news
Link to Ronald Acuña comments
Link to story on lack of hitters
Link to Sam on Grichuk/Trout
Link to Chapman video
Link to Chapman game story
Link to tweet about Chapman/Nevin
Link to story on Nevin suspension
Link to story on Nevin ejections
Link to Apple strike zone graphic
Link to EW Episode 2030
Link to Rob Arthur on umps
Link to Meet a Major Leaguer wiki
Link to Regis alma mater video
Link to Regis notable alumni
Link to Declan’s first out
Link to Passan tweet about Declan
Link to Declan velo video
Link to Declan sinker video
Link to EW on seam-shifted wake
Link to Declan stuff video
Link to Ramírez HR video
Link to Ramírez HR data
Link to Holy Cross call-up story
Link to Holy Cross roster page
Link to Declan’s LinkedIn page
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to Future Blast wiki

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