Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben and Sam discuss Boston’s incentives to consider trading two of their top starters on trade deadline day. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the trade deadline, draft strategy, five-strikeout innings, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Diamondbacks headlines, Andrelton Simmons, the latest Astros controversy, and independent leagues. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to Sports Illustrated’s Jay Jaffe about Hall of Fame induction weekend and the latest changes to the election process. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben, Sam, Grant Brisbee, and Jeff Sullivan draft their favorite things about baseball. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about front-loaded contracts, qualifying offers, scouting umpires, pitcher command, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about banning the shift, then discuss the way the Astros’ draft deadline went down. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about Andrelton Simmons’ defense and stars playing through injuries, then assess how willing each contender should be to make a major move. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about unwritten rules, then discuss the Angels-Padres trade, Oakland’s ingeniousness, and a few other subjects. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

On the podcast’s second anniversary, Ben and Sam banter about several subjects, then talk about what they would include in a team’s instructional manual. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Zachary talk to Houston Chronicle Astros beat writer Evan Drellich about the Astros’ contentious negotiations with no. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about the All-Star Game and answer listener emails about All-Stars vs. Snubs, overly long-term contracts, teaming up on Trout, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam revisit their discussion of early-season statistics to see whether potential trends held up. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to Zachary Levine about ways that Major League Baseball could make All-Star week better. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss their new jobs and the future of the podcast, then talk about how ace starters are defined. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and and Sam discuss Billy Beane’s Wall Street Journal op-ed and how Statcast will affect scouting and player evaluation. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and and Sam banter about records they’d like to see broken and answer listener emails about the Yankees’ facial hair policy, trying not to hit homers, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and and Sam banter about Bronson Arroyo and Sean Doolittle, then discuss comments by John Lackey and Jose Bautista. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and and Sam talk to Jason Parks about the BP Mid-Season Top 50 Prospects List. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Russell discuss whether trading David Price (or anyone else) to another team in the same division makes sense. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Russell talk to Scout.com National Baseball Analyst Kiley McDaniel about the strategic approach to the international free agent market and why the Yankees are spending so much. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about meaningless splits, data leaks, exploiting unwritten rules, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss the significance of the Astros’ leaked internal trade notes. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk about three things that could inspire new unwritten rules (as if there weren’t enough unwritten rules already). var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about the Astros, then discuss what a realistic return would be in a package for David Price. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source