Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Cubs signing Cody Bellinger, Scott Boras’s offseason, and what Bryce Harper’s walk year could portend for Juan Soto’s. Then (33:27) Ben and Meg talk to Ben Kramer and Robert Toner of the Anchorage Sports Association about the Fur Rendezvous Festival snowshoe softball tournament and the finer points of playing softball in several feet of Alaskan snow. Finally (1:00:16), Ben talks to former teammates, rivals, and big league backup-catching journeymen Ryan Lavarnway and Tim Federowicz about their uncannily parallel playing careers and the evolution and future of catching.Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial 1: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial 2: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Jaffe on BellingerLink to over/under draft resultsLink to Nightengale on BorasLink to FG playoff oddsLink to quotes about BellingerLink to Boras studyLink to Boras on EWLink to Soto playLink to Ben on HarperLink to Anchorage Sports AssociationLink to Fur Rendezvous wikiLink to snowshoe softball rulesLink to snowshoe baseball articleLink to clone postLink to Lavarnway Stat BlastLink to Federowicz highlightLink to Lavarnway highlightLink to Federowicz bookLink to Lavarnway bookLink to Lavarnway podcastLink to Tanner Swanson on EWLink to Maness interview 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