Effectively Wild Episode 1657: The Stars Were Bright, Fernando

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Baltimore Orioles trending on Twitter because of their 0.0 percent FanGraphs playoff odds, what that figure really signifies, and how teams tend to respond to pessimistic projections, then break down why the record-breaking 14-year extension signed by superstar shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. is a windfall for him, great news for fans of the Padres, and a boon to baseball. After that (35:10), they celebrate Prospect Week at FanGraphs by bringing on lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen to discuss his brand-new ranking of the top prospects in baseball, which organizations’ prospect strengths stand out, the potential of Wander Franco, Jasson Dominguez, and other intriguing talents, which prospects were most affected by the pandemic, whether there were any developmental upsides to playing at alternate sites, the upcoming draft classes, why Tatis was originally underrated, the now-complete career of Tim Tebow, and more. Audio intro: Guns N’ Roses, "14 Years" Audio interstitial: Hinds, "San Diego" Audio outro: Matthew Sweet, "Coming Soon" Link to @MLB playoff odds tweet Link to Means on the Orioles’ playoff odds Link to Ben Clemens on the Tatis extension Link to Big League Advance EW interview episode Link to Sportico on Tatis and BLA Link to Ken Rosenthal on Tatis and BLA Link to Eric’s Top 100-ish prospects Link to Kevin on pandemic-hampered prospects Link to Eric and Kevin’s 2022 picks to click Link to Eric’s draft rankings Link to story about Daniel Lynch Link to NASA Perseverance press release Link to Pinstriped Prospects Dominguez tweet Link to Fernando Perez EW interview episode  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