Effectively Wild Episode 2005: Spring Has Sproing

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s recovery from COVID and the belated release of the CBA, predict how well White Sox cast-off Jake Diekman will pitch for the Rays, discuss injuries to Luis Garcia, Max Fried, Tyler Mahle, and more pitchers and investigate forearm/flexor strains as potential precursors to Tommy John surgery, react to Jack Flaherty’s comments about his diminished velocity, assess the state of the Astros’, Mets’, and Braves’ rotations, celebrate the call-up of Marlins prospect Eury Pérez and speculate about the call-up of hard-hitting Reds prospect Elly De La Cruz, laud the new, old Kenley Jansen, review what the “insiders” say about Shohei Ohtani’s upcoming contract, evaluate the needs of the Orioles and Mariners, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:42:35) from 2005. Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to CBA Link to Diekman news Link to Sam’s Rays tweet Link to Conte EW episode Link to forearm strain study Link to SI on velo and injuries Link to Dan S. on Atlanta injuries Link to Fried forearm strain Link to Márquez forearm strain Link to Mahle forearm strain Link to Senzatela forearm strain Link to Miller forearm strain Link to Flaherty quote Link to Dan on Flaherty Link to more Dan on Flaherty Link to Tango on Flaherty Link to Flaherty’s max velos Link to velo change study Link to study on velo and injury Link to more on velo and injury Link to Ben on pitcher restrictions Link to Sheehan on the Mets Link to team pitching age Link to Pérez call-up info Link to FG post on Yandy Link to Pérez call-up tweet Link to De La Cruz hit speeds Link to cat chonker chart Link to Miley’s Kershaw quote Link to Petriello on Jansen Link to reliever JAWS Link to ESPN on Ohtani Link to BP on the Mariners Link to MLBTR on the Mariners Link to O’s offseason review Link to Adley extension post Link to team payrolls Link to 2005 Past Blast source Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to Sam’s bat article Link to M’s bat video  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