Effectively Wild Episode 2367: Good Takes
Effectively Wild Episode 2367: Good Takes  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Thu Aug 28 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the semi-resurgence of Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and Clayton Kershaw, Nathan Eovaldi’s injury and Patrick Corbin’s climb to the top of the Rangers innings leaderboard, the great-but-forgotten Steve Rogers, the end of Andrew Heaney’s Pirates tenure, Royce Lewis’s focus on his stats, whether MLB’s strikeout rate has declined because teams are targeting higher-contact hitters, the promotion of whiff artist Jonah Tong, why hitters aren’t swinging less, and a minor league attendance drop. Audio intro: Garrett Krohn, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2” Link to SP trio WAR before Link to SP trio WAR after Link to Kershaw fun fact Link to Eovaldi news Link to Rangers IP leaders Link to Laurila’s post Link to Rogers leaderboard Link to Rogers at BR Bullpen Link to Rogers SABR bio Link to Captain America wiki Link to MLBTR on Heaney Link to Heaney laggardboard Link to owners Reddit research Link to Tellez story Link to Tellez quotes Link to Lewis quotes Link to leaguewide K rate Link to DotF K research Link to Mains on strikeouts Link to Baumann on the K paradox Link to BtB on the K paradox Link to MLBTR on Tong Link to MLB SP K% leaders Link to MiLB SP K% leaders Link to Foundation wiki Link to Tango on taking Link to Eno on taking Link to swing run values Link to take run values Link to leaguewide plate discipline Link to BA on MiLB attendance Link to MLB YoY attendance Link to Carville quote Link to Meg’s MiLB research Link to other Ben on streaks  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