Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Effectively Wild Episode 987: The Stove Was So Hot Dec 09, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Veeck As in Wreck, Willie Mays, and the term “hot stove league,” then discuss some of the Winter Meetings’ major moves, including big closer contracts and the Chris Sale and Adam Eaton trades.

Effectively Wild Episode 986: The CBA Said What? Dec 06, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about pitch limits, an MLB.com headline, and news about Rich Hill and Shohei Otani, then discuss the implications of several of the new CBA’s most noteworthy changes.

Effectively Wild Episode 985: Three Topics for Winter-Meetings Week Dec 05, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about the possibly unprecedented complete lack of luddite teams, then discuss the Royals as sellers, the reliever market, and Braves trade rumors.

Effectively Wild Episode 984: Advice for Teams With Too Much Money Dec 02, 2016

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Ben, Sam, and BP’s Russell Carleton banter about Nolan Ryan as a reliever, the possibility of a strike in 2021, and how teams should use the money the new CBA prevents them from spending.

Effectively Wild Episode 983: The Non-Endless-Lockout Edition Dec 02, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about an endless lockout and an A.J. Ellis rumor, then answer listener emails about odd MVP votes in Japan, peak Pedro vs. peak Koufax, what they would bid for Charley Kershaw’s baseball career, and mo

Effectively Wild Episode 982: Scouting the Yankees and Signing the Cespedes Nov 30, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about a scene from Major League, an Adam Jones tweet, and the return of Nora Morse, then talk to BP’s Jeff Paternostro about the Yankees’ farm system, the Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes signing, and the future of international free agency.

Effectively Wild Episode 981: The New-GM Job Check Nov 29, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about a baseball TV trope and a Roger Angell passage, then discuss how they would have asked and answered interview questions for the Twins and Diamondbacks GM jobs and what they thought of the Mariners’ and Diamondbacks’ Jean Segura-Taijuan Walker trade and the Twins’ Jason Castro signing.

Effectively Wild Episode 980: The Baseball-Book Draft Nov 23, 2016

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Ben, Sam, and Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times draft a few of their favorite baseball books.

Effectively Wild Episode 979: Mike Trout and the Post-MVP Era Nov 18, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Kyle Gaedele, then share their thoughts on Mike Trout’s second MVP Award and what it does and doesn’t say about both Trout and the BBWAA.

Effectively Wild Episode 978: Broken Bones and Broken Records Nov 17, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about four pitchers with a broken bone, then answer listener emails about Ichiro, Bryce Harper, catchers, throwing games, whether players are making the most of their skills, and more.

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