Effectively Wild Episode 2055: No Throw

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Statcast-standout throw by Brenton Doyle, a Statcast-standout homer by Ronald Acuña Jr., and how closely Statcast data matches the eye test in various aspects of performance, the surges or resurgences of Cole Ragans, Blake Snell, and Trea Turner, a Julio Rodríguez fun fact, Royce Lewis’s grand slam streak, David Fry’s ironman position-player-pitching appearance, Kodai Senga’s strong season and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s free agency, the second arrest (and possible second suspension) of Julio Urías (55:43), updates on Jake Diekman and Kolten Wong (1:06:06), a name for Gunnar Henderson’s non-cycle, the end of a Terrance Gore era, a study on the decreasing durability of pitchers, and more, plus (1:27:05) a Future Blast from 2055. Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic Version)” Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to story on Doyle’s throw Link to García throw Link to story on Acuña’s homer Link to FG post on Ragans Link to MLB Network video on Ragans Link to best pitchers since 7/15 Link to Eno on Ragans Link to best pitchers since 5/25 Link to Joe Sheehan on Snell Link to highest single-season LOB% Link to best hitters since 8/5 Link to pitch-type performance since 8/5 Link to BP on Turner’s fan reception Link to ESPN on Turner’s leave Link to story on 25-25 Julio Link to BP on Lewis’s slams Link to MLB.com on Lewis’s slams Link to Lewis fun fact 1 Link to Lewis fun fact 2 Link to Lewis fun fact 3 Link to story on Fry’s outing Link to FG post on the rookie class Link to rookie pitcher WAR leaders Link to MLBTR on Urías Link to story on Wong’s changes Link to Wong’s Triple-A homer Link to Wong’s MLB homer Link to Gore’s EW interview Link to Rays signing Hamilton Link to BJOL closing announcement Link to Bill James pitching study Link to FG post on Hendricks Link to Rick Wilber’s website Link to Future Blast wiki  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