Effectively Wild Episode 2092: Hall Pass

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about listeners’ end-of-year podcast stats, the reported “progress” in Padres-Yankees trade talks concerning Juan Soto, some recent Reds and Mets moves, a possible extension for Brewers prospect Jackson Chourio and the track record of extensions signed before a player’s MLB debut, and several end-of-season MLB awards (past and present) that you may not have heard of. Then (50:07) they talk to FanGraphs senior writer and The Cooperstown Casebook author Jay Jaffe about this year’s Era Committee and BBWAA Hall of Fame candidates, recent voting trends, the 20th anniversary of JAWS, adjustments for framing and decreasing pitcher workloads, the shrinking electorate, and more. Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Vulture on Elemental Link to first report about Soto Link to second report about Soto Link to FG post on Severino Link to FG post on Pagán Link to FG post on Martinez Link to Ben C. on TV contracts Link to RosterResource payroll page Link to FG SP projections Link to 2023 FG SP WAR Link to MLBTR on Chourio Link to list of pre-debut deals Link to Sam on extensions Link to baseball awards wiki Link to awards named after players Link to Canadian Baseball HoF episode Link to The Cooperstown Casebook Link to JAWS wiki Link to JAWS at B-Ref Link to EW guests spreadsheet Link to Jay on managers, umps, execs Link to Joe West on EW Link to Pollis on secret ballots Link to Jay’s profiles schedule Link to Jay on the BBWAA ballot Link to Stark on Wright Link to Max Marchi on framing Link to Jay on framing Link to Ben on framing Link to Dan Hayes interview Link to Ben on Piazza’s defense Link to Max Marchi on framing Link to Jay on S-JAWS Link to HoF Ballot Tracker Link to Thibodaux on EW Link to crowdsourced FG ballots Link to Ben’s voting explanation Link to Secret Santa sign-up sheet  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