Effectively Wild Episode 2327: Playing the Hits

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the new hardest-hit ball of the Statcast era, exit speeds across eras, Oneil Cruz vs. Elly De La Cruz, whether Tarik Skubal has gotten too good, Aaron Judge not feeling great at the plate, whether Rockies fans should boycott the team, how the (first) Juan Soto trade is working out for the Nationals, a Clay Holmes rotation conversion progress report, Jake Burger’s minor league reset, a threat to Shea Langeliers’ A’s sprint speed lead, a dominant DH in Division III, and a new show trying to claim the podcast’s corner. Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)” Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Cruz homer Link to 120+ mph balls Link to Clemens on Skubal Link to Cooper stat Link to Passan Skubal tweet Link to ESPN on Skubal Link to Skubal splits Link to Misiorowski story Link to Misiorowski clip Link to Misiorowski video Link to new Judge quotes Link to 2024 Judge quote 1 Link to 2024 Judge quote 2 Link to Kyle Clark commentary Link to year-over-year attendance Link to Nats prospects Link to Nats WAR leaders Link to Rule of 17 explainer Link to Burger game log Link to MLB.com on Burger Link to A’s speed leaders Link to A’s prospects post Link to A’s shakeup article Link to CBS Mazzone post Link to Mazzone player page Link to Mazzone at TBC Link to Mazzone article Link to clip of the other EW Link to Brault wiki Link to Brault on EW Link to Simpsons clip  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