Effectively Wild Episode 2341: The Second Half Has Started

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Kutter Crawford’s mysterious wrist accident, then discuss Wander Franco’s conviction (14:58) and Walker Monfort’s promotion (19:57) before checking in (33:36) on the players and teams on pace to overperform or underperform their preseason projections the most at the precise halfway point of the season. Finally (1:12:44), they answer listener emails about “secret teams” in MLB, throwback, quiet games at the ballpark, and Denzel Clarke. Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2” Audio outro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to WhatIfSports offer page Link to Crawford story 1 Link to Crawford story 2 Link to Sale accident Link to Barmes story 1 Link to Barmes story 2 Link to Kent story Link to injury cover-ups Link to Franco story 1 Link to Franco story 2 Link to Monfort story Link to halfway point Link to Rays playoffs story Link to projections comparison spreadsheet Link to preseason projections Link to on-pace projections Link to preseason playoff odds Link to listener emails database Link to Belanger club Link to most PA with low OPS+  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