Effectively Wild Episode 2153: Whoops it Up

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Carlos Correa’s nerdiness, the Pirates pulling phenom Jared Jones after 59 effective pitches, the zombie runner, what Jontay Porter’s lifetime NBA ban portends for MLB, Shohei/Ippei conspiracy theories and Shohei Ohtani’s hitting and tax loophole, Michael Busch and the Dodgers’ outfield offense, the legacy of Whitey Herzog’s “Whiteyball,” and the power and prospects of two-way college star Jac Caglianone, plus follow-ups on MLB Blazes, IMG Academy, and Reynaldo López, then (1:13:48) answer listener emails about unsigned pitchers ramping up for the start of the season, whether all of the A’s could be traded to other teams, pitcher arm injuries in Japan, foul tips with fewer than two strikes, and MLB attendance/finances vs. NFL attendance/finances. Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Benny and the Jeffs, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Correa on Dune: Part Two Link to Correa Marvel post Link to Correa Star Wars post Link to article on Correa’s dogs Link to Correa the stathead Link to Correa wRC+ video Link to Reylo wiki Link to BP on Jones Link to Jones Strike % stat Link to Mikolas start Link to Jones game story Link to Pirates pitching plan Link to Ben on workloads Link to velo leaders Link to Miller injury info Link to NBA Porter announcement Link to The Athletic on Porter Link to Ohtani taxes article Link to political baseball language Link to team OF wRC+ Link to FG Dodgers OF post Link to FG Busch post Link to NYT Erskine obit Link to NYT Herzog obit Link to Whiteyball wiki Link to Posnanski on Whiteyball Link to Miklasz on Whiteyball Link to Cranston MLB promo Link to Caglianone article Link to Gators Statcast tweet Link to top MLB draft prospects Link to longest MLB homers Link to Mazara HR Link to Boras facilities article Link to Finley/Kuhn article Link to EW Episode 1621 Link to Japan/U.S. pitchers study Link to Richard Hershberger’s book Link to EW Episode 627 Link to listener emails database Link to IMG Academy wiki Link to most-streamed 2023 shows Link to Vulture on Bluey Link to Slate on Bluey Link to John/Jack explainer Link to Caillou explainer Link to Oops! All Berries explainer Link to tick-tock explainer Link to “Am I so out of touch?” meme Link to Catherine Lowe wiki Link to Wade/Ward wiki Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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