Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s recovery from COVID and the belated release of the CBA, predict how well White Sox cast-off Jake Diekman will pitch for the Rays, discuss injuries to Luis Garcia, Max Fried, Tyler Mahle, and more pitchers and investigate forearm/flexor strains as potential precursors to Tommy John surgery, react to Jack Flaherty’s comments about his diminished velocity, assess the state of the Astros’, Mets’, and Braves’ rotations, celebrate the call-up of Marlins prospect Eury Pérez and speculate about the call-up of hard-hitting Reds prospect Elly De La Cruz, laud the new, old Kenley Jansen, review what the “insiders” say about Shohei Ohtani’s upcoming contract, evaluate the needs of the Orioles and Mariners, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:42:35) from 2005.Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to CBALink to Diekman newsLink to Sam’s Rays tweetLink to Conte EW episodeLink to forearm strain studyLink to SI on velo and injuriesLink to Dan S. on Atlanta injuriesLink to Fried forearm strainLink to Márquez forearm strainLink to Mahle forearm strainLink to Senzatela forearm strainLink to Miller forearm strainLink to Flaherty quoteLink to Dan on FlahertyLink to more Dan on FlahertyLink to Tango on FlahertyLink to Flaherty’s max velosLink to velo change studyLink to study on velo and injuryLink to more on velo and injuryLink to Ben on pitcher restrictionsLink to Sheehan on the MetsLink to team pitching ageLink to Pérez call-up infoLink to FG post on YandyLink to Pérez call-up tweetLink to De La Cruz hit speedsLink to cat chonker chartLink to Miley’s Kershaw quoteLink to Petriello on JansenLink to reliever JAWSLink to ESPN on OhtaniLink to BP on the MarinersLink to MLBTR on the MarinersLink to O’s offseason reviewLink to Adley extension postLink to team payrollsLink to 2005 Past Blast sourceLink to David Lewis’s TwitterLink to David Lewis’s SubstackLink to Sam’s bat articleLink to M’s bat video Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.comvar SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source