Effectively Wild Episode 2356: The Trade Lifeline
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2025
⏱️ 110 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about where they stand on two competing perceptions of this year’s trade deadline activity and why it turned out not to be a dudline, then discuss all the major storylines—including A.J. Preller’s all-in antics, the Twins’ teardown, Carlos Correa’s Houston reunion, and the closer carousel—before going through moves on a team-by-team basis to offer critiques and praise.
Audio intro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to Count von Count
Link to Jake and Jordan data
Link to Paine on deadlines
Link to Paine on this deadline
Link to Sheehan on the deadline
Link to Dan’s post
Link to ZiPS verdicts
Link to FG roundup
Link to MLB.com tracker
Link to FG’s The Board
Link to Pipeline’s Top 100
Link to Bandwagon on the Padres
Link to BA on the Padres
Link to Preller’s past prospects
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to “bob’s your uncle” tweet
Link to MiLB FA draft stats
Link to Twins letter
Link to Antonetti Twins quote
Link to Breslow quotes
Link to minor league reset episode
Link to Greene’s mustache story
Link to Cashman on Jones
Link to info on Vaughn
Link to Seranthony graphic
Link to Griffey cow story
Link to Griffey cow video
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| 0:00.0 | Keep your company, they'll keep your sane. |
| 0:05.9 | A long bike ride or a slow work day. |
| 0:11.2 | Making Benwax about a playoff race. |
| 0:17.1 | Who's bats hide? |
| 0:21.6 | It's effectively wild |
| 0:26.6 | So stick around you'll be well beguiled |
| 0:32.6 | It's effectively wild |
| 0:35.6 | Like Nolan Ryan was |
| 0:40.3 | Sometimes |
| 0:42.3 | Hello and welcome to episode 2356 of Effectively Wild |
| 0:47.3 | A FanGravs baseball podcast |
| 0:49.3 | Brushed you by our Patreon supporters |
| 0:50.3 | I'm Meg Raleigh of Fangraphs and I am joined by Ben Limf. Almost, almost made it. |
| 0:58.1 | Made it about halfway through the name. Actually, more than halfway, halfway through the last name. |
| 1:04.0 | Ben Lindberg. That's it. How are you, Ben? |
| 1:08.2 | How are you? Which I was going to ask before that minor introductory stumble there. |
| 1:14.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:15.2 | You've been busy. |
| 1:16.3 | You just shepherded, what, 20-something posts to publication in the past day or so? |
| 1:22.0 | Well, I would be wildly remiss if I claimed shepherding as if I were the only shepherd. |
| 1:29.9 | Yeah, it doesn't preclude other shepherds being involved. |
| 1:32.9 | Oh, yeah. |
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