Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Statcast-standout throw by Brenton Doyle, a Statcast-standout homer by Ronald Acuña Jr., and how closely Statcast data matches the eye test in various aspects of performance, the surges or resurgences of Cole Ragans, Blake Snell, and Trea Turner, a Julio Rodríguez fun fact, Royce Lewis’s grand slam streak, David Fry’s ironman position-player-pitching appearance, Kodai Senga’s strong season and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s free agency, the second arrest (and possible second suspension) of Julio Urías (55:43), updates on Jake Diekman and Kolten Wong (1:06:06), a name for Gunnar Henderson’s non-cycle, the end of a Terrance Gore era, a study on the decreasing durability of pitchers, and more, plus (1:27:05) a Future Blast from 2055.Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic Version)”Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to story on Doyle’s throwLink to García throwLink to story on Acuña’s homerLink to FG post on RagansLink to MLB Network video on RagansLink to best pitchers since 7/15Link to Eno on RagansLink to best pitchers since 5/25Link to Joe Sheehan on SnellLink to highest single-season LOB%Link to best hitters since 8/5Link to pitch-type performance since 8/5Link to BP on Turner’s fan receptionLink to ESPN on Turner’s leaveLink to story on 25-25 JulioLink to BP on Lewis’s slamsLink to MLB.com on Lewis’s slamsLink to Lewis fun fact 1Link to Lewis fun fact 2Link to Lewis fun fact 3Link to story on Fry’s outingLink to FG post on the rookie classLink to rookie pitcher WAR leadersLink to MLBTR on UríasLink to story on Wong’s changesLink to Wong’s Triple-A homerLink to Wong’s MLB homerLink to Gore’s EW interviewLink to Rays signing HamiltonLink to BJOL closing announcementLink to Bill James pitching studyLink to FG post on HendricksLink to Rick Wilber’s websiteLink to Future Blast wiki 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