Effectively Wild Episode 2040: The Trade Deadline Deals, Pt. 1
Effectively Wild Episode 2040: The Trade Deadline Deals, Pt. 1  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Tue Aug 01 2023
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Charlie Culberson’s surprising staying power as a barely-playing big leaguer, then break down the first batch of trades preceding the trade deadline, including deals involving Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery, Chris Stratton, Jordan Hicks, Nicky Lopez, Randal Grichuk, and C.J. Cron. They also discuss the lack of impact hitters on the market, Matt Chapman dissing the Angels’ offense, how intentional walks affect Shohei Ohtani’s WAR, and how a misaligned strike-zone graphic may have angered Phil Nevin. Then (1:08:34) Ben brings on White Sox pitcher Declan Cronin, the first major leaguer from Ben’s alma mater, Regis High School, for an in-person Meet a Major Leaguer segment with a player promoted thanks to deadline deals. They talk about Declan’s underdog career path as a Regis Raider, Holy Cross Crusader, and 36th-round draftee, his call-up and debut, his data-driven development, his second job at Tread Athletics, and more, followed (1:52:33) by a Future Blast from 2040. Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Petriello on Culberson Link to MLBTR on Culberson Link to Culberson/Swanson story Link to Rany on the Lopez trade Link to MLBTR on Lopez/Hearn Link to FG post on Scherzer deal Link to FG post on Cardinals trades Link to FG post on Cardinals prospects Link to FG post on Angels trade Link to Eppler comments Link to Rosenthal on the Mets trades Link to defense behind pitcher Link to Eovaldi IL news Link to Ronald Acuña comments Link to story on lack of hitters Link to Sam on Grichuk/Trout Link to Chapman video Link to Chapman game story Link to tweet about Chapman/Nevin Link to story on Nevin suspension Link to story on Nevin ejections Link to Apple strike zone graphic Link to EW Episode 2030 Link to Rob Arthur on umps Link to Meet a Major Leaguer wiki Link to Regis alma mater video Link to Regis notable alumni Link to Declan’s first out Link to Passan tweet about Declan Link to Declan velo video Link to Declan sinker video Link to EW on seam-shifted wake Link to Declan stuff video Link to Ramírez HR video Link to Ramírez HR data Link to Holy Cross call-up story Link to Holy Cross roster page Link to Declan’s LinkedIn page 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: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source