Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 2409: Hindsight is 2025

EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the John Brebbia [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/john-brebbia/12777/stats?position=P] and Devin Williams [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/devin-williams/15816/stats?position=P] signings (in that order, obviously), share a few follow-ups, and (31:33) assess whether each team satisfied its season preview guest’s conditions for a successful year. Then (58:18) they answer emails about the origins of the concept of the “opposite field,” the meaning of the word “whiff,” how to refer to offseasons, whether umpires practice throwing, how much stock to place in regular-season wins without an accompanying championship, and two takes on the challenge system. Audio intro: The Spaghettis, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KIeoBr9umeDgG2NCtot-YRv1emuJCNFT/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VtGnSCg2jHV4rEAyhuDuD1WHJrnluwXp/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to MLBTR on Brebbia [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/rockies-sign-nicky-lopez-john-brebbia-to-minor-league-deals.html] Link to Brebbia on EW [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2316-brebbia-is-the-soul-of-wit/] Link to minor league FA [https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2025/] Link to FG post on Williams [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-changeup-is-gonna-come-to-queens/] Link to present-value calc [https://x.com/jonbecker_/status/1995683385843614061] Link to Petriello on Williams [https://www.mlb.com/news/why-devin-williams-will-be-in-demand-for-2026] Link to biggest 2025 ERA-FIP gaps [https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=1&season=2025&season1=2025&ind=0&qual=60&postseason=&sortcol=18&sortdir=default&pagenum=1] Link to contracts draft [https://www.ewstats.com/competitions/contracts] Link to team SP projections [https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP] Link to Canadian currency details [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_currency_tactile_feature#Notes] Link to Metrodome demolition [https://www.twinkietown.com/2014/2/5/5381014/goodbye-metrodome-video-of-roof-support-demolition] Link to preseason team goals [https://imgur.com/uibJAut] Link to Dickson on “corner” [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/dictionary-term.php?term=corner] Link to Dickson on “opposite field” [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/dictionary-term.php?term=opposite%20field] Link to Dickson on “whiff” [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/dictionary-term.php?term=whiff] Link to FG top 50 FA [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-top-50-mlb-free-agents/] Link to team wins since 2000 [https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&month=0&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2000&season=2025&sortcol=2&sortdir=default&pagenum=1] Link to Andrews on ABS and catchers [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-robo-zone-could-make-catcher-defense-more-valuable-than-ever/] Link to Tango on ABS and catchers [https://tangotiger.com/index.php/site/article/statcast-move-over-framing-skill-make-room-for-challenging-skill] Link to listener emails database [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing] Link to MLBTR on Manoah [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/angels-alek-manoah-agree-to-major-league-deal.html] Link to MLBTR on Ponce [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/blue-jays-cody-ponce-finalizing-three-year-deal.html] Link to Patreon gift subs [https://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] Link to Secret Santa sign-up [https://form.typeform.com/to/nUvEzdoR] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com [podcast@fangraphs.com] [https://i.imgur.com/gj3wTt4.png] Effectively Wild Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/28HuIsx.png] Effectively Wild Wiki [http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki] [https://i.imgur.com/n16jO21.png] Apple Podcasts Feed [http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-daily-baseball/id545919715]  [https://i.imgur.com/fQfPcpV.png] Spotify Feed [https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9p0jHw3o8f2cQlCj] [https://i.imgur.com/sjL4TbJ.png] YouTube Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXytxPs81CsUSJmN1mQMr526CdeDpf4vK] [https://i.imgur.com/jbkZAC1.png] Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/waJFv7Y.png] Bluesky Account [https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.social] [https://i.imgur.com/DAtijEo.jpg] Twitter Account [https://twitter.com/ewpod] [https://i.imgur.com/YXW4kOd.png] Get Our Merch! 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Effectively Wild Episode 2408: Cease and D. Cease’d

EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley respond to the responses to their response to a recent listener email, discuss (14:38) the Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/dylan-cease/18525/stats?position=P] deal (including a Stat Blast about pitchers with big ERA-FIP gaps at 34:11), Anthony Rendon [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/anthony-rendon/12861/stats?position=3B]’s potential retirement (47:23), and the Orioles’ Ryan Helsley [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ryan-helsley/18138/stats?position=P] signing (1:05:37), before scrutinizing ESPN’s annual offseason survey of MLB executives (1:15:53). Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-zryFrA5vGf46iu7jSvWSrkrDXTfJ3zY/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IdOM-zb7R8ln39HiJsfTKpQCOdvTF7fd/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to EW Episode 2407 [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2407-snap-judgements] Link to T20 cricket [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty20] Link to Baumann on Cease [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/blue-jays-render-unto-cease-what-is-ceases-210-million] Link to team SP projections [https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP] Link to contracts draft results [https://www.ewstats.com/competitions/contracts] Link to Canadian currency wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar] Link to ERA-FIP gap findings [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b-Xlx8ZznO4ui5_pa4t65Wm6mBuZOxuD93W4I9qh7fg/edit?usp=sharing] Link to ERA estimators study [https://pitcherlist.com/the-relative-value-of-fip-xfip-siera-and-xera-pt-ii/] Link to “IPA” drug report [https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-independent-program-administrator-ipa-issues-annual-report] Link to Rendon report [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47110621/source-angels-talks-buy-final-year-anthony-rendon-deal] Link to Rendon EW episode [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2061-preseason-team-goals-revisited/] Link to The Force Awakens scene [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ftjdWw3xc] Link to Helsley starting post [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/can-ryan-helsley-actually-start-or-are-we-just-not-eating-enough-protein/] Link to Helsley signing post [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ryan-helsley-is-primed-for-a-baltimore-bounce-back/] Link to Helsley BP player card [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/player/106129/ryan-helsley/] Link to BP pitching leaderboards [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/leaderboards/pitching/] Link to Ben on Alcantara in 2022 [https://www.theringer.com/2022/10/05/mlb/sandy-alcantara-cy-young-pitches-marlins] Link to Trueblood on predictability [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/103198/keep-em-guessing/] Link to Sam on the Crasnicks [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/25029/bp-unfiltered-grading-the-mlb-executive-predictions-2012-and-2013/] Link to new ESPN survey [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47096794/mlb-offseason-2025-26-survey-baseball-insiders-execs-predict-free-agency-trades] Link to Giants/Imai report [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6852286/2025/12/01/sf-giants-tatsuya-imai-payroll/] Link to Patreon gift subs [https://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] Link to Secret Santa sign-up [https://form.typeform.com/to/nUvEzdoR] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com [podcast@fangraphs.com] [https://i.imgur.com/gj3wTt4.png] Effectively Wild Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/28HuIsx.png] Effectively Wild Wiki [http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki] [https://i.imgur.com/n16jO21.png] Apple Podcasts Feed [http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-daily-baseball/id545919715]  [https://i.imgur.com/fQfPcpV.png] Spotify Feed [https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9p0jHw3o8f2cQlCj] [https://i.imgur.com/sjL4TbJ.png] YouTube Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXytxPs81CsUSJmN1mQMr526CdeDpf4vK] [https://i.imgur.com/jbkZAC1.png] Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/waJFv7Y.png] Bluesky Account [https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.social] [https://i.imgur.com/DAtijEo.jpg] Twitter Account [https://twitter.com/ewpod] [https://i.imgur.com/YXW4kOd.png] Get Our Merch! [https://breakingt.com/collections/fangraphs] Source [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2408-cease-and-d-ceased/]

Effectively Wild Episode 2407: Snap Judgements

EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley bring on top-tier Patreon supporter Becca Balton to banter about Becca’s baseball background, her origins as a listener, and the Nationals’ new direction, then (17:51) answer emails about a team WAR cap, an extra-innings variant in which the team to score fastest wins, manager close-ups on postseason broadcasts, citing the stats of a particular pitch, a pitch-based skills competition, and the “corners” of the strike zone, followed (1:09:33) by Stat Blasts about postseason series MVPs with negative (c)WPAs, pitchers who earned their first save in their final appearance, the oldest/most-experienced pitchers to push their career records over .500 for the first time, and teams that swept the major awards in the shortest spans, plus a postscript on the Dylan Cease [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/dylan-cease/18525/stats?position=P] signing and more. Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u9uMDVhB3JbuuT3HQYDzXcl4cXc-mY4Z/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19KwOxp2kpN60CdFDMpP6Za73FHrfwofC/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to Yesavage splitter stats [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=FS%7C&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7CPO%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&home_road=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&hfEventOuts=&hfEventRuns=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&hfOpponent=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&pitchers_lookup%5B%5D=702056&metric_1=&group_by=name&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=unadj_pitcher_run_exp&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_stats_delev_run_exp=on&chk_stats_delev_pitcher_run_exp=on&chk_stats_unadj_pitcher_run_exp=on&chk_stats_unadj_pitcher_run_value_per_100=on&chk_pitch_type=on#results] Link to Babe Ruth Award wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth_Award] Link to Kershaw/Stafford backstory [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2100609-clayton-kershaw-and-matthew-stafford-the-wonder-years] Link to xkcd “Ten Thousand” comic [https://xkcd.com/1053/] Link to Stafford stat [https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2025/11/10/rams-matthew-stafford-record-winning-percentage/87190438007/] Link to Stafford’s season [https://apnews.com/article/la-rams-matthew-stafford-cleveland-browns-myles-garrett-42715821770b20fbf7cc4ec5b646cf97] Link to QB wins leaders [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_career_quarterback_wins_leaders] Link to Nightengale column [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/11/10/mlb-free-agency-trade-rumors-gm-meetings/87190324007/] Link to BP on MLB’s “losses” [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/103022/it-begins-2027-cba-labor-battle-positioning-negotiation/] Link to MaML on Karcher [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2021-always-be-closing/] Link to listener emails database [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing] Link to Jesser’s YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Jesser/videos] Link to Rendon report [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47110621/source-angels-talks-buy-final-year-anthony-rendon-deal] Link to MLBTR on Cease [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/blue-jays-to-sign-dylan-cease-to-seven-year-deal.html] Link to Baumann on Cease [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/blue-jays-render-unto-cease-what-is-ceases-210-million/] Link to Secret Santa sign-up [https://form.typeform.com/to/nUvEzdoR] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com [podcast@fangraphs.com] [https://i.imgur.com/gj3wTt4.png] Effectively Wild Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/28HuIsx.png] Effectively Wild Wiki [http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki] [https://i.imgur.com/n16jO21.png] Apple Podcasts Feed [http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-daily-baseball/id545919715]  [https://i.imgur.com/fQfPcpV.png] Spotify Feed [https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9p0jHw3o8f2cQlCj] [https://i.imgur.com/sjL4TbJ.png] YouTube Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXytxPs81CsUSJmN1mQMr526CdeDpf4vK] [https://i.imgur.com/jbkZAC1.png] Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/waJFv7Y.png] Bluesky Account [https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.social] [https://i.imgur.com/DAtijEo.jpg] Twitter Account [https://twitter.com/ewpod] [https://i.imgur.com/YXW4kOd.png] Get Our Merch! 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Effectively Wild Episode 2406: Hal and the Hall

EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Red Sox-Cardinals trade involving Sonny Gray [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/sonny-gray/12768/stats?position=P] and take Hal Steinbrenner to task for his comments about the Yankees not being profitable, then (37:00) talk to Jay Jaffe about the big issues surrounding this year’s (and upcoming years’) BBWAA and Era Committee Hall of Fame ballots. Audio intro: Philip Tapley and Michael Stokes, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIp68xsf3VligZWlp_LIlfw_k-0KNsJt/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio interstitial: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CJziS-LZMoyB13avq991af2-c9KaGfoU/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nUFPNuHpOrpem0flIdJO-zbMml2BaR_a/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to MLBTR on Gray [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/cardinals-trade-sonny-gray-red-sox.html] Link to Baumann on Gray [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sonny-gray-changes-teams-again] Link to Breslow quote [https://www.mlb.com/news/craig-breslow-talks-red-sox-biggest-offseason-needs] Link to Steinbrenner’s comments [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6834242/2025/11/24/hal-steinbrenner-yankees-profitable-payroll/] Link to Rob on Steinbrenner [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/103139/veteran-presence-hal-steinbrenner-didnt-lie-in-entirety-new-york-yankees/] Link to Rob on Atlanta [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/102741/atlanta-braves-holdings-reports-third-quarter-earnings-braves-exceptionalism/] Link to Beeston quote [https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-roster-depreciation-allowance-how-major-league-baseball-teams-turn-profits-into-losses/] Link to Forbes estimates [https://www.forbes.com/mlb-valuations/list/] Link to 2026 BBWAA ballot [https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof_2026.shtml] Link to Jay on the ballot [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-big-questions-about-the-2026-bbwaa-hall-of-fame-ballot/] Link to Jay’s profiles schedule [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-2026-hall-of-fame-ballot-of-your-own-and-a-schedule-of-profiles/] Link to ballot tracker [https://onedrive.live.com/:x:/g/personal/F2E5D8FC5199DFAF/EdbgAklsFj9NofGNQYqyGHkBwQRlbI_-6kBfDDfmGjR0eQ?resid=F2E5D8FC5199DFAF!s4902e0d6166c4d3fa1f18d418ab21879&ithint=file%2Cxlsx&e=bjryLL&migratedtospo=true&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL3gvYy9mMmU1ZDhmYzUxOTlkZmFmL0VkYmdBa2xzRmo5Tm9mR05RWXF5R0hrQndRUmxiSV8tNmtCZkREZm1HalIwZVE_ZT1ianJ5TEw] Link to ballot tracker site [https://www.bbhoftracker.com/] Link to S-JAWS info [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jaws-and-the-2022-hall-of-fame-ballot-mark-buehrle-tim-hudson-and-andy-pettitte/] Link to Jay on the contemporary ballot [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/election-season-bonds-and-clemens-lead-the-contemporary-baseball-ballot/] Link to Posnanski post [https://www.joeposnanski.com/p/wasted-greatness-a-baseball-hypnotist-and-nick-offerman] Link to The Cooperstown Casebook [https://cooperstowncasebook.com/] Link to Secret Santa sign-up [https://form.typeform.com/to/nUvEzdoR] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com [podcast@fangraphs.com] [https://i.imgur.com/gj3wTt4.png] Effectively Wild Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/28HuIsx.png] Effectively Wild Wiki [http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki] [https://i.imgur.com/n16jO21.png] Apple Podcasts Feed [http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-daily-baseball/id545919715]  [https://i.imgur.com/fQfPcpV.png] Spotify Feed [https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9p0jHw3o8f2cQlCj] [https://i.imgur.com/sjL4TbJ.png] YouTube Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXytxPs81CsUSJmN1mQMr526CdeDpf4vK] [https://i.imgur.com/jbkZAC1.png] Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/waJFv7Y.png] Bluesky Account [https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.social] [https://i.imgur.com/DAtijEo.jpg] Twitter Account [https://twitter.com/ewpod] [https://i.imgur.com/YXW4kOd.png] Get Our Merch! [https://breakingt.com/collections/fangraphs] Source [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2406-hal-and-the-hall/]

Effectively Wild Episode 2405: The Tragicomic A-Rod

EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Warren Schaeffer staying on as Rockies manager, the Mets’ and Rangers’ Brandon Nimmo [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/brandon-nimmo/12927/stats?position=OF]–Marcus Semien [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/marcus-semien/12533/stats?position=2B/SS] swap, and their memories, thoughts, and feelings concerning Alex Rodriguez [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/alex-rodriguez/1274/stats?position=3B%2FSS], inspired by the new, three-part HBO docuseries Alex vs. A-Rod. Then (58:35) they talk to the co-directors/EPs of Alex vs. A-Rod, Gotham Chopra and Erik LeDrew, about how the docuseries sausage was made and their insights into A-Rod’s psyche. Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17xCKWhVd_jYCsHmnzYS21kpPsWJ2zj73/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RRfThaYTS3pNyN08OEGLJLdhXRb-wIUZ/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to MLBTR on Schaeffer [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/warren-schaeffer-returns-rockies-manager-2026.html] Link to Baumann on the trade [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-mets-made-a-trade-for-marcus-semien-texas-is-bringing-brandon-nimmo-in/] Link to Alex vs. A-Rod trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03G0WfDiGEU] Link to stream Alex vs. A-Rod [https://play.hbomax.com/show/dc00973c-2848-4bce-81c8-6ec69aa57c81] Link to Alex vs. A-Rod IMDb page [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38701473/] Link to Gotham’s IMDb page [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1117731/] Link to Erik’s IMDb page [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2461982/] Link to latest HUAL episode [https://slate.com/podcasts/hang-up-and-listen/2025/11/apple-doubles-down-on-messi-and-the-future-of-u-s-soccer] Link to Munch King bag [https://imgur.com/BoQnWha] Link to “gun” etymology [https://www.etymonline.com/word/gun] Link to 1993 Levy article [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record/185622775/] Link to Secret Santa sign-up [https://form.typeform.com/to/nUvEzdoR] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com [podcast@fangraphs.com] [https://i.imgur.com/gj3wTt4.png] Effectively Wild Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/28HuIsx.png] Effectively Wild Wiki [http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki] [https://i.imgur.com/n16jO21.png] Apple Podcasts Feed [http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-daily-baseball/id545919715]  [https://i.imgur.com/fQfPcpV.png] Spotify Feed [https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9p0jHw3o8f2cQlCj] [https://i.imgur.com/sjL4TbJ.png] YouTube Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXytxPs81CsUSJmN1mQMr526CdeDpf4vK] [https://i.imgur.com/jbkZAC1.png] Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/waJFv7Y.png] Bluesky Account [https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.social] [https://i.imgur.com/DAtijEo.jpg] Twitter Account [https://twitter.com/ewpod] [https://i.imgur.com/YXW4kOd.png] Get Our Merch! [https://breakingt.com/collections/fangraphs] Source [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2405-the-tragicomic-a-rod/]