Effectively Wild Episode 2300: Our Favorite Offseason Transactions

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mookie Betts’s unwanted weight loss, new Statcast data on batter positioning, and whether hitters should generally move back in the box, then recap Cal Raleigh’s extension and a smattering of other buzzer-beating transactions before discussing (35:46) some of their favorite moves of the offseason. Then (1:10:31) they talk to FanGraphs writer Davy Andrews about his origin story as a writer, his greatest hits so far, and the “We Tried Tracker,” his effort to compile all the times a team reportedly tried (but failed) to acquire a player. Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Davy Andrews, “Edouard Julien, Are You Gonna Rule Again?” Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Ohtani article Link to Dodgers article 1 Link to Mookie article 2 Link to Mookie article 3 Link to Petriello article 1 Link to Petriello article 2 Link to Adler article Link to Ben on moving the mound Link to MLBTR on Raleigh Link to Raleigh dumper thread Link to notable transactions Link to Ben’s Grantland article Link to TFPIOT Tumblr Link to Tracker wiki Link to Too Far From Town posts Link to Target Field post Link to cleat cleaners post 1 Link to cleat cleaners post 2 Link to Davy’s FG archive Link to Seinfeld clip Link to We Tried Tracker Link to WTT posts Link to predictions vote  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: [email protected]  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Spotify Feed  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source