Effectively Wild Episode 2482: The Trade Not Taken

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May 23, 2026

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mason Miller’s recent “struggles,” whether the Tigers will trade Tarik Skubal, and how different baseball would be if the Angels had traded Shohei Ohtani, plus (44:05) more than a dozen Stat Blasts.

Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: PJ Harding, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to previous Miller banter 1
Link to previous Miller banter 2
Link to Miller sample 1
Link to Miller sample 2
Link to article about Grogu promo
Link to Grogu promo
Link to Triton Ballpark wiki
Link to Yaddle at Wookieepedia
Link to Ben on The Mandalorian and Grogu
Link to Kimbrel blog post
Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel
Link to Heyman on a Skubal trade
Link to Murray on a Skubal trade
Link to Olney on a Skubal trade
Link to Skubal bullpen sessions article
Link to trade deadline date article
Link to playoff odds
Link to Clark quote about “the pant”
Link to Rosenthal on 2023 Ohtani talks
Link to Rosenthal on 2022 Ohtani talks
Link to Seidler wiki
Link to MLBTR on Boras/Seidler/Soto
Link to Blum post about Johnson
Link to team pitcher development rankings
Link to “If baseball were different” wiki
Link to Mains on regular-season splits
Link to reverse records
Link to post about three-team combos
Link to Marlins/Cardinals/Twins candidates
Link to Marlins/Cardinals players
Link to Marlins/Twins players
Link to Cardinals/Twins players
Link to 2025 Sánchez game
Link to 2003 Clement game
Link to 2023 Thompson game
Link to 1968 Roseboro game
Link to all-hits-after-oh-fers list
Link to McGwire Simpsons clip
Link to Hill homer
Link to Hill PED admission
Link to Hill transactions
Link to post-trade improvers
Link to 2024 Ray slam game
Link to 2025 NL Cy voting
Link to 2021 AL Cy voting
Link to 2011 NL Cy voting
Link to 1986 NL Cy voting
Link to 1971 O’s rotation article
Link to Maxwell defensive game
Link to Sandberg defensive game
Link to McAuliffe defensive game
Link to team run differentials
Link to team runs scored
Link to team runs allowed
Link to Mets extra-innings game
Link to most blown saves in game
Link to 2021 blown-saves game
Link to 1995 blown-saves game
Link to 1983 Rangers-A’s game
Link to 1901 Bernhard game
Link to Bernhard’s 1901 game log
Link to Bernhard’s 1901 opponent splits
Link to 2025 Pressly game
Link to most hits by sub
Link to 1902 Danny Murphy game
Link to Murphy game info 1
Link to Murphy game info 2
Link to Murphy game info 3
Link to Clerks quote
Link to listener emails database
Link to 1991 Phillies game
Link to Griffin video board fun fact
Link to list of ballpark claimants
Link to “Fever” song wiki
Link to article about White Sox collision
Link to article about Hawk’s call
Link to video of collision/call
Link to photo of collision
Link to comment about Boone’s signals
Link to Boone’s flapping signal

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