Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Effectively Wild Episode 278: Chris Cotillo on Breaking Trades Before Finishing High School Sep 03, 2013

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Ben and Sam talk to MLBDailyDish.com writer Chris Cotillo about how he became a baseball newsbreaker before the age of 18.

Effectively Wild Episode 277: C. Trent Rosecrans on Sabermetrics, the Reds, and the Hazards of Beat Writing Aug 30, 2013

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Ben and Sam talk to Cincinnati Enquirer reporter C. Trent Rosecrans about the Reds, Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips, and the trials and travails of beat writing.

Effectively Wild Episode 276: How Would Wladimir Balentien Hit in the Majors?/Oakland’s Second-Half Success Narrative Aug 29, 2013

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Ben and Sam discuss how Wladimir Balentien’s explosive season in Japan would translate to the majors, then examine the notion that Billy Beane’s teams play better in the second half.

Effectively Wild Episode 275: Listener Email Answers of Surpassing Wit and Clarity Aug 28, 2013

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about rare plays they wish they would see, players wearing heart rate monitors, and more.

Effectively Wild Episode 274: Mourning Matt Harvey/A Player Poll About A-Rod Aug 27, 2013

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Ben and Sam try to come to terms with Matt Harvey’s elbow injury, then discuss a player poll about Alex Rodriguez.

Effectively Wild Episode 273: The State of Seattle’s Front Office/The Decline of CC Sabathia Aug 26, 2013

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Ben and Sam discuss Jack Zduriencik and the future of the Mariners, then talk about CC Sabathia’s dismaying season.

Effectively Wild Episode 272: Picking Each Team’s Perceived Clubhouse Leader/Delmon Young and Players with Moral Warts Aug 23, 2013

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Ben and Sam pick a perceived clubhouse leader for each team, then talk about whether teams should ever refuse to sign certain players on moral grounds.

Effectively Wild Episode 271: Disciplining Puig/Trade Deadline Do-Overs/Mistaken Sabermetric Assumptions Aug 22, 2013

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Ben, Sam, and guest co-host Russell Carleton discuss whether and how the Dodgers should discipline Yasiel Puig, teams that would want to take mulligans on their trade deadlines, and things sabermetricians are still getting wrong.

Effectively Wild Episode 270: Listener Email Answers in Search of a Theme Aug 21, 2013

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about when every team will have won a World Series, the best baseball Kickstarters, rooting for draft picks, one-pitch pitchers, and more.

Effectively Wild Episode 269: Revisiting the Jose Fernandez Call-Up/Handicapping Cano’s Suitors Aug 20, 2013

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Ben and Sam reevaluate whether the Marlins’ early promotion of Jose Fernandez made sense, then talk about where Robinson Cano will end up.

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