Effectively Wild Episode 2204: Is a Leadoff Walk Worse Than a Hit?

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about how Jorge López has done since his release from the Mets, Juan Soto‘s underrated dominance, George Springer’s post-replay rage, whether the Rangers are a candidate for Angels-esque August waiver shenanigans, whether Dodgers pitchers are particularly prone to Tommy John surgeries, and the divisive value of Salvador Perez. Then (41:56) they welcome high-school student Bailey Hall, who won an award for the best poster presentation at SABR 52, for a guest Stat Blast about scoring after leadoff walks vs. leadoff singles, followed by (1:10:19) a postscript on recent team TJ totals. Audio intro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Lopez EW episode Link to Lopez ERA leaderboard Link to team RP WAR Link to Judge on Soto Link to best post-Bonds seasons Link to WAR through age 25 Link to Springer clip Link to MLB.com on Springer Link to BP piece on HBP replays Link to Becker on the Rangers Link to Rosenthal on the Rangers Link to MLBTR on Ryan Link to Dodgers thread Link to TJ data Link to Baumann on Perez Link to Jaffe on Perez Link to Perez Reddit post Link to Ben on HoF framing Link to Stat Blast song cover Link to SABR 52 info Link to SABR post on Bailey Link to Bailey’s poster Link to tweet about Bailey Link to Tango on Bailey Link to past research 1 Link to past research 2 Link to past research 3 Link to past research 4 Link to past research 5 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