Effectively Wild Episode 1829: 2022 Division Preview Series: NL Central
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2022
⏱️ 117 minutes
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Summary

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs writer Ben Clemens banter about an MLB beer/cerveza sponsorship, upcoming updates to sticky stuff inspections, the position of second base, and humidor use, the Twins signing Chris Archer and the Diamondbacks extending Ketel Marte, Dave Roberts guaranteeing a Dodgers championship, and Andrew Miller’s retirement, then (36:50) preview the 2022 season in the National League Central, team by team (plus a closing Stat Blast note).
Audio intro: Boogie Down Productions, “Word From Our Sponsor”
Audio outro: Guided By Voices, “Time Remains in Central Position”
Link to MLB’s cerveza press release
Link to Rob Arthur on the spin resurgence
Link to Tom Verducci on sticky stuff inspections
Link to Jayson Stark on moving second base
Link to Tom Shieber on second base
Link to Eno’s thread on humidors
Link to article on humidor physics
Link to Aaron Gleeman on the Archer signing
Link to Ben Clemens on the Archer signing
Link to Ben on the Marte extension
Link to Roberts guarantee
Link to Ben Lindbergh on spring predictions
Link to Ben on spring predictions again
Link to Ben on spring chemistry
Link to Ben on Miller in 2016
Link to Ben on Miller copycats in 2017
Link to FanGraphs playoff odds
Link to FanGraphs second base PPRs
Link to FanGraphs catcher PPRs
Link to article on Cardinals closing plans
Link to Dan on consistent Cards projections
Link to David Stearns contract details
Link to Brandon Williamson footage
Link to Eno’s bold predictions
Link to Verducci on Votto’s revival
Link to Votto’s Instagram
Link to Votto’s TikTok
Link to latest Castellanos clip
Link to Dan on projecting Suzuki
Link to thread on anti-sign-stealing rules
Link to Shinjo first pitch video
Link to Shinjo entrance video
Link to Boras puns study
Link to Stat Blast game log
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | With the will to survive get paid eat and sleep some wheat or should I rather say some cry can't get by |
| 0:06.1 | So later on they die because the strong will survive the week will perish ignorance is a poison and knowledge will marriage |
| 0:12.9 | I love what I got and like what I had I'm glad not sad and I don't even get mad |
| 0:17.4 | I get even myself and some others I believe in cuz these others are my brothers and perfection were receiving yes |
| 0:23.2 | My name is K. RS my brother is a rostolept boys and now we're from our sponsor |
| 0:32.2 | Hello and welcome to episode 1829 of Effectively Wild a fan graph space full podcast brought to you by our patreon supporters |
| 0:38.6 | I'm Meg Raleigh a fan graphs and I am joined as always by Ben Lumberger of the ringer Ben. How are you? |
| 0:42.8 | I am doing well and we are also joined by other Ben Ben Clemens and fan graphs Ben. How are you? |
| 0:48.9 | I'm also doing well, so yeah |
| 0:50.9 | Double Ben's both doing well |
| 0:54.4 | Double barrel Ben's so other Ben is here for our |
| 0:59.0 | NL Central division preview but a bit of banter before we get to that and I saw someone on Twitter the other day saying I |
| 1:06.9 | Started listening to this podcast effectively wild. It was the a essential preview and I kept waiting for them to talk about the |
| 1:13.0 | A.L. Central and they didn't and I was afraid to fast forward because I thought I would miss something and when are they gonna get to the |
| 1:19.5 | A.L. Central it's in the timestamp right there in the summary sometimes we take our time and beat around the bush a little bit at the |
| 1:27.4 | Beginning but it's all baseball related and if you just want to skip to our team by team breakdowns |
| 1:32.2 | You can click on that button in your podcast app and it will take you right to it |
| 1:37.4 | It works as a link and everything but before we get to the NL Central |
| 1:41.6 | This has been on my mind all day |
| 1:43.9 | I got an email this morning and Meg you probably got this email to an |
| 1:48.0 | MLB press release and the subject line says |
| 1:51.7 | Corona named official |
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