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Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 1922: Fall Classic, Fall Ball

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Baseball, Sports

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen banter about Ben’s latest ex-player Facebook friend recommendations and an MLB bourbon sponsorship, discuss (9:27) David Stearns stepping down from the Brewers’ top job, Adam Wainwright returning to the Cardinals, and Aaron Boone remaining the manager of the Yankees, and then (26:53) preview a few important factors to watch in the World Series, followed by a question (45:14) about Aaron Judge and scouting tall players, an explanation of how the Astros built and have maintained their player-development advantage (53:34), Eric’s insights (1:02:49) into impressive prospects in the Arizona Fall League (such as Rockies speeder Zac Veen), thoughts on Oswald Peraza, Anthony Volpe, and the Yankees’ infield of the future (1:25:50), and a preview (1:29:28) of what to watch in international and winter ball (including the top MLB prospects in NPB and the KBO), plus addenda (1:35:11) and a Past Blast from 1922.

Audio intro: The Fratellis, “Boy Scout to the End
Audio outro: Ray Davies, “After the Fall

Link to Evan Williams contest
Link to Jim Beam ad
Link to sponsorship growth story
Link to MLBTR on Stearns
Link to Wainwright signing news
Link to Baumann on Wainwright
Link to news about Boone
Link to news about Boone and Cashman
Link to Jeter video
Link to Michael Kay’s Lincoln comp
Link to info on Kay’s diet
Link to older post on Kay’s diet
Link to Ben on player height increase
Link to MLB.com on team makeup
Link to Ben Clemens WS preview
Link to FG post on Astros lefties
Link to FG post on pitching to Harper
Link to Silver Slugger finalists
Link to AFL stats
Link to AFL prospects on The Board
Link to Veen play
Link to Russell on winter ball
Link to Ben on Murakami
Link to info on LIDOM on MLB.TV
Link to EW emails database
Link to research about alternate titles
Link to 1922 story source
Link to SABR on the Supreme Court
Link to SABR on the MLBPA
Link to update on antitrust case
Link to tweet about minor league CBA
Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website
Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter

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0:00.0

And then I'm a dance move and soul, like a castle's engraving in the mud.

0:05.0

Everybody's singing like a one last last and I'm putting my one last breath.

0:09.4

I'm trying to get better, I'll be your best friend.

0:14.3

I kiss your flat to my evil twin on my own, you can't appear.

0:19.1

Oh, it's got to be out.

0:22.0

Hello and welcome to episode 1922 of Effectively Wild,

0:27.0

the new baseball podcast from Fan Graphs presented by our Patreon supporters.

0:31.2

I am Ben Berk of the Ringer joined by Meg Raleigh of Fan Graphs, hello Meg.

0:35.6

Hello.

0:36.3

And both of us are joined by lead prospect analyst of Fan Graphs, Eric Longin,

0:41.7

Haken, hello Eric.

0:43.1

Hey guys, how's it going?

0:44.4

Good.

0:45.1

Before we get to anything else, can I tell you both about my new former major

0:49.5

legal Facebook friend recommendations of the day?

1:04.8

Follow along the way up there,

1:31.7

the recommendations. And so last time I read the list of that day's former Major Leakers.

1:38.7

Today I've got a whole new list. So here are the guys that Facebook recommends that I friend

1:44.8

currently. Ned Yost. That's a pretty good one. Yeah. Yeah. I'd like to be Ned Yost friend.

1:50.4

I didn't friend him, but in real life. Great smile. Ned Yost. Paul Laduka. Scott Herston.

1:56.6

Cody Decker. And Damian Jackson. Awesome. Also Dan Hale. I'm deputy commissioner of Major Leakers.

2:07.0

Sure. Damian Jackson. Damian Jackson is a core utility guy on my MVP 05 franchise. Like reverse

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