Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben and Sam talk to Dodgers Baseball Operations Coordinator Emilee Fragapane and Senior R&D Analyst Megan Schroeder about their backgrounds and responsibilities and the gender imbalance in baseball operations departments. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to FiveThirtyEight author Rob Arthur about the Cubs’ historically dominant start to the season. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about book events and answer listener emails about baseball’s Leicester City, the batting order, Rich Hill, Manny Machado and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about their book release, Dylan Bundy, and juiced baseballs, then revisit the Pedro Martinez-Clayton Kershaw comparison. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about the Marlins’ failed Friday no-hitter attempt, then talk about which offseason transactions teams would already take back if they could. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to Bloomberg’s Kate Smith about how the Braves have talked taxpayers and local councils into funding ballparks at every level of their organization. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to BP Minor League Editor Craig Goldstein about recent prospect call-ups and prospect call-ups to come. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about the Braves and Rich Hill, then answer listener emails about fun-fact distortion, Adrian Beltre vs. Chipper Jones, assessing broadcaster quality, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Matt Albers, Mike Trout, and front-office hiring trends, then discuss whether the Astros have answered the doubts about their rebuild. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about a behind-the-scenes Barry Bonds story, then talk to legal consultant Jason Wojciechowski about why it’s both good and bad that replay review is like the law. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about this spring’s Tommy John toll, tanking, Barry Bonds, closer erosion, and a replay wrinkle, then discuss the dominance of Cubs starter Jake Arrieta. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam reopen the great debate about who’s better, Bryce Harper or Mike Trout. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Noah Syndergaard, then answer listener emails about 1-2-3 innings, what David Ortiz could do to replicate Kobe, conservative replay reviewing, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Walt Weiss and Nolan Arenado, then continue their discussion of potential 2016 trends with multiple investigations into pitcher usage. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Rich Hill, Jon Lester, and the no-longer-winless Braves and Twins, then discuss some possibly premature evidence that the game has changed since last season. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

With help from Twins fan Aaron Gleeman and Braves fan Alex Remington, Ben and Sam attempt to determine which of MLB’s two winless teams has had the more demoralizing start to the season. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben, Sam, and FanGraphs writer Jeff Sullivan banter about ballplayer humor, then talk about players (including Garrett Richards, Starlin Castro, and Stephen Strasburg) who are doing something notably different so far this season. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about whether they would want to play in a major league game, un-fun facts, chyron decisions, GM hypotheticals, robot pitchers, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about the most popular picks in BP’s “Beat PECOTA” game, then discuss Rich Hill, the Cubs’ strong start, Ray Searage’s promising pupils, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss two surprise stars of week one, debuting Dodgers starter Ross Stripling and Rockies rookie slugger Trevor Story. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to MLB’s Official Historian, John Thorn, about a trio of founding documents now up for auction that casts light on the truth behind baseball’s long-disputed origin story. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Kenta Maeda’s debut, then talk to Sports Illustrated’s Joe Sheehan about how pitcher-centric roster construction is making baseball more boring (and what might make it better). var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Rich Hill, a controversial game-ending call, and bad baseball ads, then answer listener emails about unfun facts, Theo Epstein’s future, and who’s seen the most major league baseball. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to Yahoo! Sports columnist Jeff Passan about his new book, The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Opening Day games, the Astros’ closer situation, Albert Pujols, and more, then discuss some of the BP staff’s standout preseason predictions. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source