Effectively Wild Episode 2408: Cease and D. Cease’d

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley respond to the responses to their response to a recent listener email, discuss (14:38) the Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease deal (including a Stat Blast about pitchers with big ERA-FIP gaps at 34:11), Anthony Rendon’s potential retirement (47:23), and the Orioles’ Ryan Helsley signing (1:05:37), before scrutinizing ESPN’s annual offseason survey of MLB executives (1:15:53).

Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme

Link to EW Episode 2407
Link to T20 cricket
Link to Baumann on Cease
Link to team SP projections
Link to contracts draft results
Link to Canadian currency wiki
Link to ERA-FIP gap findings
Link to ERA estimators study
Link to “IPA” drug report
Link to Rendon report
Link to Rendon EW episode
Link to The Force Awakens scene
Link to Helsley starting post
Link to Helsley signing post
Link to Helsley BP player card
Link to BP pitching leaderboards
Link to Ben on Alcantara in 2022
Link to Trueblood on predictability
Link to Sam on the Crasnicks
Link to new ESPN survey
Link to Giants/Imai report
Link to Patreon gift subs
Link to Secret Santa sign-up

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PhilMember since 2016
9 months ago

I don’t know if Meg reads the comments (and especially for EW posts which tend to get 0 or 1 comments), but…

Oh my god, yes, cricket purists (generally) hate the shortened forms – and consider them as disposable fluff compared to the ‘proper’ 4 or 5 day first class/test match cricket.

Meg RowleyFanGraphs Staff
9 months ago
Reply to  Phil

Fascinating! Thank you!