Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s voice, the arrival of Elly De La Cruz, the similarities between the up-and-coming Reds and Pirates, whether we need a “super-error,” Aaron Judge’s ball- and wall-smashing abilities, the plights of Alek Manoah and Stephen Strasburg, the wonder of Luis Arraez, whether this year’s trade deadline will be dead, follow-ups on the Angels’ catchers, Ben Joyce’s fastball, and Albert Pujols’s employment, how the pitch clock could affect players’ stamina in the second half, and more, plus a Past Blast from 2016 (1:34:00) and a few updates (1:38:25), including thoughts on Jacob deGrom’s diagnosis.Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Alex Eichler, “Wild Shift”Link to MLBTR on EllyLink to Rosenthal/Judge interviewLink to Red Sox/Rays playLink to Sox errors montageLink to FARTSLAM postLink to Knoblauch FARTSLAMLink to Stark on JudgeLink to story on Judge and the wallLink to McCray catch videoLink to Judge dachshund videoLink to Judge/Rizzo doxie articleLink to Judge/Rizzo doxie shirt tweetLink to Judge/Rizzo doxie shirt photoLink to Manoah gamerLink to MLBTR on ManoahLink to Dan S. on ManoahLink to Halladay’s rebuildLink to Strasburg articleLink to Baumann on ArraezLink to B-Ref baserunning pageLink to xWOBA overperformersLink to xBA overperformersLink to Arraez’s 2019-22 BA-xBALink to Arraez fun fact 1Link to Arraez fun fact 2Link to Arraez fun fact 3Link to Arraez fun fact 4Link to Young on the deadlineLink to MLB.com on the deadlineLink to team catcher offenseLink to highest-FA% pitchersLink to BP on JoyceLink to MLBTR on PujolsLink to Blum on PujolsLink to 2016 Past Blast sourceLink to MLB committee reportLink to early-2016 Ben articleLink to mid-2016 Ben articleLink to baseball drag valuesLink to De La Cruz gamerLink to Clemens on HFALink to Judge fence articleLink to MLBTR on deGromLink to deGrom interview 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