Effectively Wild: The Daily Baseball Prospectus Podcast
Summary: Ringer writer Ben Lindbergh and BP editor-in-chief Sam Miller talk about baseball with an analytical bent, covering a mix of topics from the big picture to the pennant race every weekday morning.
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- Artist: Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller
- Copyright: Copyright 2016
Podcasts:
Ben and Sam talk to Ryan Thibodaux about what he's learned from his effort to track Hall of Fame ballots.
Ben and Sam banter about a fictitious player from TV, then answer listener emails about Mike Trout, opt-ops, paying players not to play, persuading a parent to value Barry Bonds, and more.
Ben and Sam discuss whether the awe-inspiring 2018 free agent class is something MLB teams should be planning for already.
Ben and Sam discuss whether signing Jason Heyward makes the Cubs the best team in baseball.
Ben and Sam banter about Serial and basketball, then discuss the Astros-Phillies trade and Jason Heyward.
Ben and Sam discuss the Shelby Miller trade between the Diamondbacks and Braves, and the Cubs' Starlin Castro trade and Ben Zobrist signing.
Ben and Sam banter about Hall of Fame voting and David Price, then talk about the recent trend toward teams acquiring multiple elite late-inning relievers.
Ben and Sam banter about David Price and Ryan Madson and discuss the Zack Greinke and Jeff Samardzija signings.
Ben and Sam talk to BP author Chris Mosch about the newest innovation in defensive positioning: the outfield shift.
Ben and Sam banter about rumors, answer emails about reclamation projects, a free-agent A-Rod, secret contracts, no-trade clauses, and more, and speak to someone who's not expecting their call.
Ben and Sam banter about the Tony Cruz trade and then discuss a slightly (but only slightly!) more momentous move, the Red Sox signing David Price.
Ben and Sam talk to Andre Archimbaud, whose experience at the 2002 Winter Meetings, just before Moneyball blew up, was chronicled in Josh Lewin's book, Getting in the Game.
Ben and Sam discuss the perplexities of the J.A. Happ and Jordan Zimmermann signings.
Ben and Sam banter about troublesome software (for some reason), then answer emails about constructing sensible trades, solving moral hazard, subbing for Andrelton Simmons, and what makes free agents happy.
Ben and Sam banter about Lloyd McClendon's new managerial job, then talk about Aroldis Chapman being on the block.
