Effectively Wild Episode 1869: Big Coach on Campus

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by Jake Mintz of Céspedes Family BBQ to talk about Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson leaving the team midseason to join LSU, why MLB teams are hiring coaches from college and why colleges are hiring them back, whether MLB teams should pay coaches more, the state of player development in college, Jake’s experience at the College World Series, his short summary of what non-college baseball fans should know about the just-completed college season, the arrival of Royals rookie Vinnie Pasquantino, the Astros’ extremely low-offense catchers, the importance of pitch-tipping, Rafael Devers heating up and sitting down, Clay Holmes’s improvement after leaving the Pirates, the unwritten rules of closer entrance song etiquette, Justin Turner’s walk-up song consistency, and more. Then (1:00:19), Ben and Meg banter about yet another Tyler Wade/Taylor Ward broadcaster mixup, how Freddie Freeman leaving Atlanta is like Ben leaving grammar school, and whether wearing two gloves could actually be legal, plus a Past Blast from 1869. Audio intro: Shy Boys, “In Gloves” Audio outro: Monophonics, “Let That Sink In” Link to Dan Hayes on Johnson Link to SI post about Johnson Link to article about Fetter Link to Ben on college player dev Link to story on Twins’ college coaches Link to ESPN on the CWS outcome Link to Jake on Houston’s catchers Link to team catcher offense Link to Trout pitch-tipping GIF Link to Jordan on Devers Link to Speier on Devers Link to article about Holmes post-Pirates Link to Ben Clemens on Holmes Link to Jordan on Holmes Link to Cameron Grove on pitch usage Link to Rob Arthur on pitch usage Link to Rob on pitch usage again Link to sinker usage leaderboard Link to grounder rate leaderboard Link to Ken Rosenthal on Freeman Link to Jay Jaffe on Freeman Link to Kershaw comment on Freeman Link to article on Flores crying Link to wicket-keeper wiki Link to wicket-keeper image Link to Richard Hershberger’s Strike Four Link to 1869 story source  Sponsor Us on Patreon Subscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20)  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source