Effectively Wild Episode 2353: Wouldn’t Trade Him for the World

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July 26, 2025

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Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Ben Clemens banter about the FanGraphs crowdsourced trade value tool, the Josh Naylor, Ryan McMahon, and Gregory Soto trades, the outlook for Eugenio Suárez, the fascinating Spencer Jones, and the lack of production by MLB rookies this season, then (58:30) discuss Other Ben’s player rankings for the fourth annual trade value series (plus a Nick Kurtz update).

Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to crowdsourced tool intro
Link to crowdsourced tool
Link to Twilight EW episode
Link to Naylor trade post
Link to McMahon trade post
Link to Soto trade at MLBTR
Link to Jones at Prospect Savant
Link to Jones 3-HR video
Link to Jones MiLB defense
Link to MiLB batting leaders
Link to Yankees prospect list
Link to Dan’s ZiPS prospects update
Link to MLB EV leaders
Link to MLB Z-Contact% laggards
Link to Ben on Gallo
Link to batting stance move
Link to team defense leaderboard
Link to Yankees WS collapse
Link to rookie batting WAR
Link to rookie pitching WAR
Link to rookie WAR by year
Link to Ben on the MiLB-to-MLB gap
Link to 2024 trade value top 10
Link to 2025 trade value intro
Link to 2025 trade value top 10
Link to Keltner list
Link to Kurtz highlight video
Link to Kurtz single-game WAR
Link to one-game total bases leaders

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