Effectively Wild Episode 2269: Baseball Jobs (Bullpen Catcher and Baseball Ops Analyst)

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January 11, 2025

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about salary arbitration, Kyle Tucker, and the unique case of Mike Edwards, then (15:55) kick off a series of interviews about unsung baseball jobs by talking to Rockies bullpen catcher and major league operations assistant (and now, minor league hitting coach) Aaron Muñoz, followed (1:06:09) by former Marlins coordinator of baseball information services (and former FanGraphs writer) Bradley Woodrum, plus (1:59:04) a few follow-ups.

Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”
Audio interstitial: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Speier post
Link to original Speier post
Link to Edwards article 1
Link to Edwards article 2
Link to Edwards article 3
Link to Edwards article 4
Link to Mike Edwards wiki
Link to Marshall Edwards wiki
Link to Dave Edwards wiki
Link to Tucker arb article
Link to Sheehan on Tucker
Link to fan ban article
Link to bullpen catchers article
Link to Aaron’s LinkedIn
Link to Denver Post article
Link to Emma on bullpen brawls
Link to brawl video
Link to brawl article
Link to Bradley’s LinkedIn
Link to Bradley’s FG archive
Link to Bradley’s YouTube video
Link to Lewie Pollis episode
Link to lotto ad
Link to Calbert Cheaney
Link to EW gift subscriptions

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