Effectively Wild Episode 2235: Arizona Fall League Bits and Baldwins

Meg Rowley and guest co-host Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs’ lead prospect analyst, discuss some of the eliminated playoff teams, Meg’s grand unified theory of Grimace, and a few of the things they are looking forward to in the coming Dodgers-Yankees World Series. Then they discuss what Eric does and doesn’t look for in his Arizona Fall League looks, and how things are going for a few of the Fall League’s big prospects, including Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter, Braves catcher Drake Baldwin, Dodgers outfielder Zyhir Hope, and Padres catcher Ethan Salas. Plus, Eric offers a few tips for those hoping to visit the AFL this year. Audio intro: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to FG playoff coverage Link to Eric’s first Fall League dispatch (Andrew Painter, Ethan Salas, Zyhir Hope) Link to Eric’s second Fall League dispatch (Tre’ Morgan, Kemp Alderman) Link to the Fall League section of The Board Link to Jay Jaffe on Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge in the postseason Link to Jay Jaffe on starting pitching in the postseason Link to FanGraphs 2024 staff predictions FanGraphs 2024 staff playoff predictions Link to ZiPS game-by-game World Series Odds Link to the FanGraphs Playoff Odds Link to the FanGraphs Playoff Batting and Pitching Leaderboards  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Email Us: [email protected]  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Spotify Feed  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  Bluesky Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source