Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Effectively Wild Episode 448: Why Can’t We Have a Healthy Jose Fernandez? May 13, 2014

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Ben and Sam discuss the Jose Fernandez injury and talk to Corey Dawkins and Doug Thorburn about the Tommy John rehab process and why pitchers keep getting hurt.

Effectively Wild Episode 447: The Oddly Underperforming Dodgers and the Exciting NL West May 12, 2014

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Ben and Sam discuss the Dodgers’ perplexingly slow start and the NL West race.

Effectively Wild Episode 446: Dissecting the Surprise Teams May 09, 2014

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Ben and Sam discuss two teams that have significantly surpassed expectations so far: the Colorado Rockies and the Miami Marlins.

Effectively Wild Episode 445: Jay Jaffe on Team Entropy and the AL East May 08, 2014

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Ben and Sam discuss the deadlocked American League East with Sports Illustrated author Jay Jaffe.

Effectively Wild Episode 444: Questions of Science and Progress May 07, 2014

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about replay and umpires, home field advantage, picking a front office to follow, and more.

Effectively Wild Episode 443: Looking at Lineup Protection May 06, 2014

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Ben and Sam banter about hustle and drug suspensions, then talk about how Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, and Giancarlo Stanton have been pitched this season.

Effectively Wild Episode 442: The Second Annual 25-and-Under Starters Draft May 05, 2014

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Ben and Sam banter about position player pitchers and headfirst slides, then draft starting pitchers under the age of 26.

Effectively Wild Episode 441: Dirk Hayhurst on the Profits and Perils of Player-Media Relations May 02, 2014

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Ben and Sam talk to Dirk Hayhurst about the sticky subject of player-media relations from the perspective of a person who’s been on both sides of the mic.

Effectively Wild Episode 440: J.P. Breen Explains the Brewers May 01, 2014

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Ben and Sam talk to J.P. Breen about the Milwaukee Brewers, owners of the best record in baseball.

Effectively Wild Episode 439: The Email Answers You Asked For Apr 30, 2014

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about Jose Fernandez, the best baseball PED, a pitcher with perfect command, and more.