Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Effectively Wild Episode 927: The Twins Without Terry Ryan Jul 18, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Rich Hill and the Jonny Gomes White House snub, then discuss the Twins’ firing of GM Terry Ryan.

Effectively Wild Episode 926: Dealin’ Dombrowski and the State of the Red Sox Jul 15, 2016

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Ben and Sam talk to BP’s Ben Carsley about the Drew Pomeranz trade, David Price and David Ortiz, the Bogaerts/Betts debate, and the impact of Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington on Boston’s 2016 team.

Effectively Wild Episode 925: Position Players the Projections Missed Jul 14, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about the Sonoma Stompers and MLB payroll disparities, then try to outwit PECOTA in projecting hitters’ second halves.

Effectively Wild Episode 924: Abducting the All-Stars Jul 13, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about box scores and the All-Star Game, then answer listener emails about alien abductions, odd career arcs, Clayton Kershaw, and being above or below .500.

Effectively Wild Episode 923: The Jerry Dipoto Report Card Jul 12, 2016

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Ben and Sam talk to Meg Rowley about how Jerry Dipoto’s flurry of offseason moves for the Mariners worked out over the first half of the season.

Effectively Wild Episode 922: What’s a Wild Card Worth? Jul 11, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Sam’s move, the Waxahachie Swap, and Ryan Webb and Matt Albers, then discuss how much several contenders should be willing to trade to improve their playoff odds.

Effectively Wild Episode 921: Bow Before Shohei Otani Jul 08, 2016

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Ben and Sam talk to Jason Coskrey of The Japan Times about the incredible two-way dominance of Japanese ace/slugger Shohei Otani.

Effectively Wild Episode 920: Home Runs Have More Than Bounced Back Jul 07, 2016

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Ben and Sam discuss the causes and ramifications of this season’s dramatic (but easily overlooked) rise in home run rate.

Effectively Wild Episode 919: All-Star Emails Jul 06, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about their All-Star selection philosophies, then answer listener emails about the DH, the trade deadline, hidden knuckleball benefits, the virtues of tanking, and more.

Effectively Wild Episode 918: One Word: Plastics Jul 05, 2016

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Sam and Craig talk to Russell Carleton and Kate Morrison about their recent series covering the complexion of MLB’s front offices.

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