Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a rare prediction by Ben, related to two players who were recently swapped by the Pirates and Royals, Adam Frazier and Cam Devanney. Then (13:52) they mark the podcast’s 13th birthday and launch a “2025 in 2025” plea for Patreon support before (24:19) discussing several of the most intriguing storylines of the rest of the season. After that (1:11:35), they wrap up with listener emails about non-MLB Home Run Derby prospects and the Royals’ perfect pitch-clock management.Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Effectively Wild on PatreonLink to FG on the tradeLink to MLBTR on the tradeLink to Perrotto on FrazierLink to RoS ZiPSLink to IL DTsLink to MLB DTsLink to Royals depth chartLink to FG “first half” trendsLink to The Athletic RoS storiesLink to ESPN RoS storiesLink to catcher fatigue research 1Link to catcher fatigue research 2Link to BaseRuns standingsLink to playoff oddsLink to K%+ leadersLink to Sam on HillLink to violations leaderboardLink to listener emails databaseLink to Effectively Wild on Patreon 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