Effectively Wild Episode 1719: The Derby and the Draft

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rob Manfred teasing a possible permanent reprieve from zombie runners and seven-inning doubleheaders, react to Monday’s Home Run Derby and outpouring of appreciation for Shohei Ohtani, and lament Ronald Acuña Jr.’s season-ending injury (and assess the state of the Braves). Then (45:46) they bring on FanGraphs Lead Prospect Analyst Eric Longenhagen and National Writer Kevin Goldstein to break down the amateur draft, touching on the Pirates’ surprising first-overall pick, the best player picked, draft-day maneuvering, players who fell further than expected, how to break news about the next players picked, teams with “types,” the best and most eyebrow-raising team approaches, the Angels’ no-hitter draft, the draftees who’ll make the majors fastest, the potential two-way players, the oldest player ever drafted, the impact of the late draft date, the future of the draft, standouts at the Futures Game, and more. Audio intro: Willie Nelson, "Denver" Audio interstitial: Eli “Paperboy” Reed, "Pick a Number" Audio outro: Bob Seger, "Get Out of Denver" Link to story about Manfred’s comments Link to story about Players Alliance donation Link to story about Ohtani ASG rules Link to Ben on the Derby Link to MLB The Show Tatis promo Link to MLB Network Ohtani interview Link to players’ reactions to Ohtani Link to amateur draft results Link to Eric and Kevin’s last mock draft Link to Eric and Kevin’s Day 1 draft recap Link to story on the Angels’ draft Link to list of oldest players drafted Link to Ben on Ohtani’s origin story  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