Effectively Wild Episode 2054: The Prospect-Call-Up Countdown

September 2, 2023

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a new browser game called Homer Hindsight, where all the players placed on waivers ended up, the White Sox promoting Chris Getz and the continued comeback of the ex-player GM, Brandon Lowe’s Yankees trash talk, whether load management has diminished the grind, updates to the strike zone and pitch clock in Triple-A, and Bernie Williams’s comments about Shohei Ohtani. Then (42:42) they talk to FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen about the wave of top prospects that crested in August (including Noelvi Marte, Ronny Mauricio, Jordan Wicks, Masyn Winn, Jasson Domínguez, Ceddanne Rafaela, Curtis Mead, and Kyle Harrison), the Angels’ and Padres’ aggressive promotions of Nolan Schanuel and Ethan Salas, respectively, prospects who might still debut this season, and the number of prospects named Jackson, followed by (1:31:54) a Future Blast from 2054.

Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Homer Hindsight
Link to Dan S. on the waiver outcomes
Link to Craig Goldstein on the Angels
Link to Patrick Dubuque on the Angels
Link to tweet about Angels payroll
Link to MLBTR on Getz
Link to Sox Machine on Getz
Link to 2017 Getz podcast
Link to Getz on Vizquel in 2019
Link to Getz on Vizquel in 2023
Link to Defector on Reinsdorf
Link to Reinsdorf Ohtani quote
Link to Lowe trash talk
Link to Russell on the grind
Link to Triple-A rules tweaks
Link to Passan’s pitch-clock tweet
Link to Bernie on Shohei
Link to Rosenthal on Ohtani’s TJ decision
Link to FG top-prospect rankings
Link to story on Mead’s background
Link to Waldrep’s Gators page
Link to story on Salas promotion
Link to Baumann on Schanuel
Link to BA on Schanuel
Link to Domínguez baseball cards story
Link to Mauricio’s first hit
Link to Domínguez’s first homer
Link to Domínguez’s number quote
Link to Yankees uni numbers story
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to Future Blast wiki
Link to One Year
Link to Sports Explains the World