Effectively Wild Episode 1370: Hot to Trout
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2019
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the Hall of Famers Mike Trout just surpassed in WAR (featuring a story about Goose Goslin and Joe Cronin) and Trout’s recent improvements in plate discipline, then answer listener emails about Cody Bellinger’s extreme hot streak, whether most baseball fans notice the rising strikeout rate, a Statcast conspiracy theory, when it makes the most sense to trade Madison Bumgarner (and other players), and the level at which the best pitcher in baseball would be favored to throw a perfect game in every outing, plus a Stat Blast about pitchers hitting in high-leverage situations.
Audio intro: The Stroppies, "Better Than Before"
Audio outro: The Bees, "Hot One!"
Link to Sam on Trout’s April
Link to Adler on Trout’s April
Link to Jay on Trout compared to other Hall of Famers
Link to Sam on Trout’s 2012
Link to highest-WAR months
Link to Devan Fink on Bellinger
Link to Ben on strikeouts
Link to Sam on extra innings
Link to Dave on the cost of wins in July
Link to Dave on valuing relievers in the postseason
Link to video of Proctor’s walk-off
Link to preorder The MVP Machine
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| 0:00.0 | You're touching like I've shown you the ground |
| 0:07.0 | When we say it like it is |
| 0:11.0 | Isn't better than before |
| 0:14.0 | Is it better I never understand |
| 0:18.0 | That this people have been reaching out to long |
| 0:23.0 | I'm not fighting |
| 0:25.0 | What it is today |
| 0:28.0 | I'm a good thing to see |
| 0:30.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 1370 of Effectively Wild |
| 0:34.0 | A baseball podcast from Fangrass presented by our Patreon supporters |
| 0:38.0 | I am Bob McGregor of the Ringer |
| 0:41.0 | I am joined by Sam Miller of ESPN Hello Sam |
| 0:44.0 | Yo how are you? |
| 0:45.0 | I am doing alright |
| 0:46.0 | And I noticed that you wrote about my trout |
| 0:49.0 | I have not yet read your article |
| 0:51.0 | But this is much like just retweeting an article that you haven't read |
| 0:55.0 | Because you know it's going to be good |
| 0:57.0 | I am bringing this up to Benter |
| 0:59.0 | Without knowing what you wrote |
| 1:01.0 | It's just an automatic |
| 1:03.0 | So tell me about your mic trout article |
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