Effectively Wild Episode 2369: The Epitome of Mid
Effectively Wild Episode 2369: The Epitome of Mid  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed Sep 03 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley talk about not talking about the Cardinals, then banter about Sandy Alcantara’s resurgence, whether Walker Buehler will have his own bounceback for the Phillies, Ha-Seong Kim’s reunion with Jurickson Profar, the concept of “adversarial location,” Aroldis Chapman and Taj Bradley‘s discoveries of inside/outside and scouting reports, respectively, Chapman’s extension, whether Luis Arraez’s strikeout avoidance is still fun, a notable FARTBAT, switch-thrower Carlos Cortes, and Meg’s Mariners anxiety. Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)” Link to Cardinals odds graph Link to Cardinals WAR leaders Link to team attendance changes Link to preseason team projections Link to Glaser bobblehead Link to Alcantara leaderboard Link to team SP projections Link to team RP projections Link to Judge article Link to Olney video Link to Olney pitch-type splits Link to Dan S. on Chapman Link to Chapman on DV Link to Bradley article Link to K%+ leaderboard Link to Dan S. on Arraez Link to Sam on Arraez Link to Goodhart’s Law Link to FARTBAT episode Link to Story HR video Link to Story HR article Link to Cortes article  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com  Effectively Wild Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  Apple Podcasts Feed   Spotify Feed  YouTube Playlist  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source