Effectively Wild Episode 1926: Open Offseason

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs writer Ben Clemens banter about Game 6 of the World Series, the Series and the playoffs as a whole, Phillies manager Rob Thomson’s decision to pull Zack Wheeler in favor of José Alvarado, Yordan Alvarez’s titanic dinger, the Astros’ bullpen performance, and Kyle Schwarber’s bunt attempt, before discussing the Astros’ legacy, the 2022 team vs. the 2017 team, and the “dynasty” debate. Then (45:29) they cover Edwin Díaz’s extension with the Mets, what the Phillies have to teach teams about spending, and Other Ben’s ranking of the best free agents (1:01:15), touching on the strengths of the class, their expectations for the pace of the offseason, the contracts Aaron Judge and Jacob deGrom could get, the premium shortstops available, the best and worst values on the market, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:30:33) from 1926. Audio intro: Frazey Ford, “Season After Season” Audio outro: Ben Gibbard, “Star Sign” Link to Justin Choi on the Astros Link to Ben Lindbergh on the Astros Link to Zach Kram on the Astros Link to Jayson Stark on the Astros Link to The Onion on the Astros Link to Alvarez homer video Link to story about Alvarez’s hands Link to reliever familiarity research Link to Wheeler fatigue article Link to Eno on Cash and Snell Link to Devan Fink on Cash and Snell Link to story about Schwarber’s bunt Link to tweet about Astros’ bullpen Link to Baker’s Cosby comment Link to Dan Szymborski on Díaz Link to Ben C.’s free-agent ranking Link to Hamm’s Turner video Link to 1926 story source Link to SABR on the Grier game Link to SABR on Negro Leagues no-nos Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Link to Minasian’s comments  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