Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about PED placebos, deceptively bad seasons, advanced stats in fantasy baseball, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to MLBDailyDish.com writer Chris Cotillo about how he became a baseball newsbreaker before the age of 18. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk to Cincinnati Enquirer reporter C. Trent Rosecrans about the Reds, Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips, and the trials and travails of beat writing. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss how Wladimir Balentien’s explosive season in Japan would translate to the majors, then examine the notion that Billy Beane’s teams play better in the second half. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about rare plays they wish they would see, players wearing heart rate monitors, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam try to come to terms with Matt Harvey’s elbow injury, then discuss a player poll about Alex Rodriguez. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss Jack Zduriencik and the future of the Mariners, then talk about CC Sabathia’s dismaying season. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam pick a perceived clubhouse leader for each team, then talk about whether teams should ever refuse to sign certain players on moral grounds. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben, Sam, and guest co-host Russell Carleton discuss whether and how the Dodgers should discipline Yasiel Puig, teams that would want to take mulligans on their trade deadlines, and things sabermetricians are still getting wrong. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about when every team will have won a World Series, the best baseball Kickstarters, rooting for draft picks, one-pitch pitchers, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam reevaluate whether the Marlins’ early promotion of Jose Fernandez made sense, then talk about where Robinson Cano will end up. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam banter about the Saber Seminar, then discuss Clayton Kershaw’s odds of induction into the Hall and the best-ever years for young players. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam (mostly) celebrate the impending arrival of a new replay review system. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam talk about how the A’s are winning in an unusual way for a small-market team, then discuss why the Dodgers have been the exception to the trend of money not leading to wins. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about baseball with clockwise bases, whether in-game managerial moves help or hurt, who pays players who get released, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben, Sam, and guest Zachary Levine mull over four questions about Miguel Cabrera, then talk about the World Series odds of the Tigers and other teams. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss the next potential star from Cuba and the future of Cuban baseball, then revisit a trade for Wil Myers that didn’t happen. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam do a grab-bag episode on an assortment of topics, including Kenley Jansen’s hidden perfect game, Phillies outfielder updates, teams that own other teams, and a comment by Kerry Wood. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss Mike Trout’s chances of becoming the best player ever, then talk about how the Phillies’ Chase Utley extension will work out. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the best free agents available, expanded rosters, a world without Tommy John surgery, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss a cricket replay review controversy, a few of Ruben Amaro’s regrettable moves, and the suspensions of Jhonny Peralta and Nelson Cruz. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss whether teams should pick up various 2014 options, then talk about whether teams can make unwritten rules work to their advantage. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss whether several extensions would still be signed today, then talk about the Cubs’ decision to exceed their international spending allowance. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam discuss their favorite and least-favorite deadline moves, the biggest upgrades, teams that should have sold, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the consequences of abolishing the trade deadline, baseball’s war on PEDs, time traveling front offices, and more. var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source