Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Russell Carleton of Baseball Prospectus banter about the return of Joey Votto, the suddenly exciting Cincinnati Reds, the NL Central and NL West races, and more, then (25:45) discuss several of the developments chronicled in Russell’s new book, The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball, including the impact of the one-inning reliever, the expansion of baseball’s talent pool, the redefinition of positions, the strikeout conundrum, and the role of analytics in shaping the sport. After that (1:23:27), Ben honors the promotions of Votto and Bo Naylor by talking to Scott Crawford, director of operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, about the Hall’s latest induction weekend, its election process and criteria, the history of the Hall and baseball in Canada, the Hall’s collection and relationships with other Halls of Fame, the baseball landscape in Canada, and more, followed by a Past Blast (1:54:16) from 2022.Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to record of EW guestsLink to video of Votto’s returnLink to Votto’s postgame interviewLink to MLBTR on VottoLink to Krall commentLink to Reds playoff appearancesLink to Reds depth chartLink to team batting agesLink to team pitching agesLink to BaseRuns standingsLink to FG playoff oddsLink to Russell’s bookLink to Arraez/Nomar fun factLink to Freeway Series fun factLink to Verducci on pitch-tippingLink to Ben on bullpenningLink to Ben on mid-PA pitching changesLink to Ben on strikeoutsLink to Russell on strikeoutsLink to Eno Sarris on strikeoutsLink to Bill James on strikeoutsLink to Lewie Pollis on strikeoutsLink to Ben on super-utility playersLink to Ben on Dodgers positional fluidityLink to Russell on position switchesLink to Russell on the invasive relieverLink to Russell on reliever-like startersLink to Ben on pitcher roster limitsLink to The Athletic player surveyLink to Dan S. on NaylorLink to Canadian Baseball HoF websiteLink to Canadian Baseball HoF wikiLink to Walker’s photosLink to Jenkins tweet about VottoLink to French baseball glossaryLink to 2005 article on DoucetLink to info on Chatham teamLink to info on class of 2023Link to induction weekend accountLink to 2022 Past Blast sourceLink to David Lewis’s TwitterLink to David Lewis’s SubstackLink to Rickwood Field story 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