Effectively Wild Episode 2065: Four Shalt Thou Not Count

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether Ronald Acuña Jr.’s historic strikeout-rate reduction is as impressive as his historic power-speed combination, the Acuña-Mookie Betts NL MVP race, the enduring defensive excellence of the late Brooks Robinson, Josh Hader’s insistence on one-inning outings and the degree to which players should dictate their own usage, the Rockies’ first-ever 100-loss season, Rob Manfred’s comments about broadcasts and betting, and the somewhat-improved probabilities on Apple TV+ telecasts. Audio intro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to article on power-speed seasons Link to article on Acuña’s Ks Link to Acuña’s 70th steal Link to Tango on Acuña/Betts Link to xWOBA minus wOBA Link to Robinson’s fielding stats Link to Total Zone Runs leaders Link to 1960 fielding leaders Link to 1975 fielding leaders Link to old Gold Glovers Link to Robinson defensive montage Link to Goldman on Robinson Link to Robinson obit Link to story on Hader Link to Hader arbitration story Link to 2021 Hader story Link to Union-Tribune on Hader Link to more Union-Tribune on Hader Link to Cup of Coffee on Hader Link to BP on Hader Link to reliever leverage leaderboard Link to story on first Padres extras W Link to yearly Rockies wRC+ Link to Manfred interview Link to sports-gambling explainer Link to Bloomberg on betting effects Link to 2022 odds interview Link to nVenue partnership links Link to Ben Clemens on the 2022 odds Link to Ben C. on the 2023 odds Link to Holy Hand Grenade scene  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