Effectively Wild Episode 1370: Hot to Trout

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  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source