Effectively Wild Episode 2514: The Deadline, From Adell to Zeferjahn

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August 5, 2026

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After talking Tarik Skubal and a few other early acquisitions in the preceding pod, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley recap the rest of the trade deadline in detail, from Adell to Zeferjahn (with many non-ex-Angels in between): the biggest surprises, the winners and losers, and the various reminders that life comes at you fast.

Audio intro: Garrett Krohn, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Skubal trade EW discussion
Link to Ben on the Skubal trade
Link to Andy M. on the Brewers and Skubal
Link to Brewers “we tried” article 1
Link to Brewers “we tried” article 2
Link to Hogg post
Link to Roberts quote
Link to Skubal quote
Link to Dodgers super-rotation post
Link to SP RoS projections
Link to SP depth charts
Link to Trueblood on the Brewers
Link to mlb.com trade tracker
Link to FG trade post round-up
Link to FG winners/losers post
Link to Ben on Spider-Man
Link to Baumann’s Rockies headline
Link to Wade/Ward wiki
Link to Brebbia news
Link to Harper OF move
Link to May monthly award winners
Link to Toboni comments
Link to Elias comments
Link to ZiPS deadline breakdown
Link to Kostka tweet
Link to FG farm rankings
Link to “subtle” oblique strain
Link to Lombard call-up
Link to Lombard dinger
Link to white flag trade
Link to Law on Mayer
Link to Partners INW
Link to wildfire response fund
Link to fire relief fund
Link to Red Cross donation site

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