Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether Mike Trout‘s injury makes the Angels more likely to trade birthday boy Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ rotation depth without Dustin May and Clayton Kershaw, bad news for Thairo Estrada and oldsters Nelson Cruz and Adam Wainwright (and the Cruz/Joe Ryan trade revisited), James Paxton‘s comeback, Mariners All-Star additions, Jordan Walker’s strange season, the arrival of the latest Orioles prospect, Colton Cowser, and more. Then (47:53) they answer listener emails about Triston Casas and assessing player development, a Jack in the Box baseball offer, a silly ending to a minor league game, baseball references (or the lack thereof) in Fall Out Boy’s version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” a ball that would be conducive to singles, a genie that grants baseball wishes, a simultaneous doubleheader, Ohtani fun facts, and softball-style helmets, plus a Future Blast (1:45:15) from 2029 and postscript follow-ups.Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild theme”Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild theme”Link to Dan S. on the AngelsLink to hamate study 1Link to hamate study 2Link to hamate study 3Link to Rosenthal on an Ohtani tradeLink to FG playoff oddsLink to Angels depth chartLink to Dan’s Adell MLELink to Clay Davenport’s Adell MLELink to Hill EW episodeLink to Ben C. on the DodgersLink to Dodgers depth chartLink to BP IL LedgerLink to Fabian on KershawLink to Fabian on MayLink to MLBTR on EstradaLink to MLBTR on CruzLink to FG on Cruz/Ryan tradeLink to FG Ryan interviewLink to Ryan deception articleLink to other Ryan deception articleLink to info on Cruz’s eyesLink to LASIK/baseball studyLink to MLBTR on WainwrightLink to K-BB% leaderboardLink to Mariners WAR leaderboardLink to Jay Jaffe on WalkerLink to MLBTR on CowserLink to Down on the Farm SubstackLink to Jack in the Box offerLink to Woodpeckers game storyLink to THT on worst endingsLink to THT on worst playoff endingsLink to high school game endingLink to Fall Out Boy songLink to Fall Out Boy lyricsLink to Billy Joel lyricsLink to thread on Joel’s fandomLink to L.A. Times on Fall Out BoyLink to Pesca on Fall Out BoyLink to Bad Bunny songLink to The Bear episode transcriptLink to Power Rankings leaderboardLink to FG’s The BoardLink to The Bear episode transcriptLink to mitt in Catcher in the RyeLink to Red Sox prospect listLink to Schumaker/Arraez clipLink to Ben on OhtaniLink to softball mask EW episodeLink to listener emails databaseLink to Rick Wilber’s websiteLink to Derby fieldLink to Odor profileLink to Ross complaintLink to Schifman on shadowsLink to Schifman on EWLink to La Russa complaintLink to 2003 Metrodome storyLink to 2004 Metrodome 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