Show notes
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen discuss the lows and highs of the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game and swing-off, plus banter about beef boys, Blooper, kissing, and the timing of the All-Star break, then (1:03:40) recap the amateur draft, touching on the selection of Eli Willits first overall, first-round risers/fallers, teams that had the best drafts, the latest Holliday (Ethan), the Twins’ extremely tall pitcher Jason Reitz, Boston’s Marcus Phillips pick, and the predictability of the draft vs. international signings.Audio intro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Derby formatsLink to Derby formats pieceLink to Cal’s plunkingLink to Derby robberyLink to one-inch differenceLink to Cal/Skubal mic’d upLink to SchwarbombsLink to Posnanski on the ASGLink to Passan on the swing-offLink to swing-off surprise reportLink to the Miz ASG storyLink to ABS piece 1Link to ABS piece 2Link to Scully’s Aaron callLink to Aaron tributeLink to Roberts sidestepLink to beef boy storyLink to Sam on the DumperLink to Meg’s Blooper selfieLink to Mr. Met videoLink to Vinnie/Cags kissLink to Sheehan on the ASBLink to Olympics timingLink to Eric’s mockLink to Eric’s rankingLink to Eric’s recapLink to Bremner articleLink to Reitz Reddit postLink to Down on the Farm study Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch!var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source