Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a player/league/umpire spat over on-screen strike-zone plots, whether “K-Zone” and its ilk have had a harmful effect on the game, where they stand on a hitter vs. pitcher dispute about the mid-game use of advanced pitching machines, the promotion of Nationals top prospect James Wood (and the future of Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday), and Byron Buxton’s recent success. Then (59:08) they identify and discuss the teams, hitters, and pitchers that have most surpassed or fallen short of their preseason projections halfway through the regular season.Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Drellich on zone plotsLink to Reddit thread on plotsLink to BP piece on plotsLink to ESPN on pitching machinesLink to Ben on pitching machinesLink to Ben on moving the moundLink to Ben on roster limitsLink to MLBTR on WoodLink to Nationals depth chartLink to FG’s The BoardLink to MLB Pipeline top 100Link to AAA wRC+ leadersLink to Holliday’s game logsLink to O’s prospect listLink to Orioles depth chartLink to Buxton’s sprint speedsLink to sprint speed leaderboardLink to team projections sheetsLink to hitter projections sheetsLink to pitcher projections sheetsLink to preseason team projectionsLink to preseason hitter projectionsLink to preseason pitcher projectionsLink to MLBTR on Phils injuriesLink to Sam on DuranLink to Laurila on HauckLink to Sox pitching piece 1Link to Sox pitching piece 2Link to Sox pitching piece 3Link to Sox pitching piece 4Link to team DRS leaderboardLink to Paine on the CubsLink to McKenzie featureLink to Peña interview clipLink to Ben on in-game interviewsLink to ballpark meetup formsLink to meetup organizer form 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