Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Effectively Wild Episode 128: 2013 Season Preview Series: Baltimore Orioles Jan 29, 2013

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Ben and Sam preview the Orioles’ season with Derek Carty, and Pete talks to MLB.com Orioles reporter Brittany Ghiroli (at 13:22).

Effectively Wild Episode 127: 2013 Season Preview Series: New York Yankees Jan 28, 2013

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Ben and Sam preview the Yankees’ season, and Pete talks to ESPN New York columnist Wallace Matthews (at 15:45).

Effectively Wild Episode 126: Justin Upton is Actually Traded Jan 25, 2013

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Ben and Sam analyze the Justin Upton trade and Arizona’s offseason.

Effectively Wild Episode 125: The Umpire-Manager Relationship Jan 24, 2013

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Ben and Sam discuss the ins and outs of umpire-manager arguments.

Effectively Wild Episode 124: A World Without Easily Injured Pitchers/Hitter BABIP, and Whether Mike Trout Was Lucky/What We Think About Booing Jan 23, 2013

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about pitcher injuries and pitching prospects, hitter BABIPs (specifically Mike Trout’s), and whether they boo baseball players.

Effectively Wild Episode 123: How Far Away Are the Astros?/The MLBPA is Mad at the Marlins/Is A-Rod’s Surgery Suspicious?/The Future of Baseball on the Radio Jan 22, 2013

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Ben and Sam discuss an assortment of topics, including the Astros’ outlook for 2013 and beyond, Alex Rodriguez’s long-awaited surgery, the Marlins and the MLBPA, and whether baseball broadcasts on the radio will survive.

Effectively Wild Episode 122: PECOTA Projects Elite Draft Picks from the Past/Should Scouts Fear FIELDf/x? Jan 18, 2013

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Ben and Sam discuss PECOTA’s projections for top draft picks from 2007 and talk about whether FIELDf/x and comparable technologies will ever pose a threat to scouts.

Effectively Wild Episode 121: The Three-Way Trade and the Mariners’ Quest for a Big Bat Jan 17, 2013

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Ben and Sam discuss the three-way trade between the Mariners, A’s, and Nationals and talk about whether Seattle was too fixated on adding power this offseason.

Effectively Wild Episode 120: Quantifying PED Effects/Best Farm Systems in Baseball/Roleplaying Trade Talks Jan 16, 2013

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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about how much steroids help, the best farm systems in baseball, and how they’d try to negotiate a hypothetical trade.

Effectively Wild Episode 119: Chris Sale’s Scary Mechanics/The Tigers and Justin Upton/AL Breakout Players/Trading Ryan Braun/Edwin Encarnacion’s Future Jan 15, 2013

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Ben and Sam answer several questions submitted but not answered during Ben’s Monday chat.

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