Effectively Wild Episode 1935: How Next Season’s Standings Project Today

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their Thanksgivings, Joe Kelly’s comments (10:29) about free agents’ team visits being “outdated and cheesy,” the Astros signing José Abreu (30:25), and some standout totals (45:17) from the preliminary ZiPS-projected standings for 2023, plus Past Blasts (1:15:48) from 1935. Audio intro: The Shivas, “If I Could Choose” Audio outro: Redd Kross, “Choose to Play” Link to Kelly’s comments Link to “Avocado Factor” wiki Link to MLBTR FA predictions Link to FanGraphs FA predictions Link to previous EW Abreu episode Link to Kevin Goldstein on Abreu Link to MLBTR on the Sox and Abreu Link to MLBTR on Houston and Abreu Link to White Sox depth chart Link to job listing for The Freeze Link to tweet about The Freeze Link to Ringer pod with The Freeze Link to projected 2023 standings Link to post on Giants pinch-hitters Link to 2022 projections review Link to first Past Blast story Link to Dean Past Blast story Link to 1935 Giants story source Link to SABR on the 1935 Cubs Link to Cubs vs. umpire source Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Link to @MrSugarPenis story Link to NYT tweet about it  Sponsor Us on Patreon  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