Effectively Wild Episode 2034: Strand Rate

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Christian Encarnacion-Strand and whether record compound names deserve an asterisk, the appeal of a Legends Home Run Derby, the origins of (and long-ago backlash to) the trade deadline, the greatness of NPB phenom Roki Sasaki, and the new balance of power among pitch types, then (1:03:41) answer listener emails about Shohei Ohtani trade returns, Ohtani’s 2024 salary if he signed a one-year contract, the Rays’ spending, and a change to All-Star Game player usage, plus a Future Blast (1:38:30) from 2034. Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to longest-name records Link to more on long names Link to Lukas on Woods Richardson Link to Lukas on Encarnacion-Strand Link to Encarnacion-Strand call-up info Link to original uni photo Link to Stark on the HRD Link to Weaver on the HRD Link to story on Appling’s homer Link to Home Run Derby X wiki Link to SPBA wiki Link to Craig Wright on the deadline Link to Wright’s story series Link to Ohtani bat flip Link to Ohtani in trade value series Link to Delta’s NPB stats Link to Ben on DeltaGraphs Link to info on Sasaki’s posting Link to MLB SP velo leaders Link to The Athletic on sliders Link to Tango on sliders Link to Justin Choi on sliders Link to seasonal pitch type % Link to vetoed Paul trade Link to FG post on $/WAR Link to Roster Resource payroll page Link to Sam’s Rays tweet Link to team wins since 2008 Link to team wins since 2019 Link to EW emails database Link to Turn Ahead the Clock wiki Link to Rick Wilber’s website Link to Ward mix-ups wiki Link to Mozeliak tweet Link to article about STL and the shift  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