Effectively Wild Episode 2216: (Fish) Food for Thought

Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann play a game of “College Baseball Player or Vuelta a España Stage Winner?”, discuss Kumar Rocker’s potential and path to the majors, and (17:38) meet major leaguers Tyler Jay and Richard Fitts, before talking (39:33) to *checks notes* Marlins reliever Big Mike Baumann about becoming the second major leaguer ever to play for five teams in one season. After that (1:05:10), Ben chats with Baumann’s teammate Declan Cronin about how he’s held hitters homerless all season, the high-BABIP blues, the latest trends in pitching development, player paperwork, and more. Then (1:39:52) Ben brings on writer Lakshmi Gandhi to discuss Rocker’s significance as the first MLB player of Indian descent, before finishing (1:55:39) with several follow-ups. Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 1: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 2: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 3: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Vuelta a España wiki Link to Wheelysports Link to Baumann on Rocker Link to MLBTR on Rocker Link to MLB on Rocker Link to BP on Rocker Link to Rocker/Leiter Vandy doc Link to Rocker MiLB highlights Link to MLB Pipeline Top 100 Link to B-Ref new debuts Link to post-ASB team pitching WAR Link to Fitts story 1 Link to Fitts story 2 Link to Fitts story 3 Link to Fitts interview Link to Red Sox top prospects Link to 2024 White Sox splits Link to Baumann’s White Sox post Link to The Athletic on Baumann Link to Drake on EW Link to MLBTR on Gose Link to Suits: L.A. wiki Link to first Cronin pod appearance Link to FG RP WAR Link to ERA-FIP leaders Link to pitcher defensive support Link to highest BABIP allowed Link to post on homerless Cronin Link to Tread Athletics Link to MLBTR on Marlins moves Link to Buck’s Big Mac call Link to Laschmi’s 2021 article Link to NPR’s 2021 article Link to Texas South Asians site Link to MLB on Rocker’s background Link to Dallas News on Rocker Link to Lakshmi’s website Link to Rocker debut Ks Link to Doris Day article 1 Link to Doris Day article 2 Link to 50-homer SB leaders Link to The Athletic on Sacramento Link to Chronicle on Sacramento Link to BA MiLB park factors Link to velo/K leaderboards Link to EW Episode 2213 Link to updated Stat Blast spreadsheet Link to EW listener emails database Link to EW Episode 2215 Link to September 2021 screenshot Link to zoomed-in screenshot 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