Effectively Wild Episode 1346: Baseball and Eight American Pies

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the fallout from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’ s oblique injury and the signings of Adam Jones and Martin Maldonado as referenda on free agency, then answer listener emails about whether the Indians and Astros could have significantly upped their playoff odds by making more moves (and fan bases that should be aggrieved about their teams’ winter inactivity), Craig Kimbrel ’s in-season negotiating leverage, whether wearing or not wearing a uniform number is a more fitting tribute, the value of scouting strengths versus scouting weaknesses, and the effects of robo umps on offense, entertainment value, and chasing pitches outside the strike zone, plus a Stat Blast about manager height. Audio intro : The Glands, " Pie " Audio outro : Neuseiland, " Robots of Me " Link to Dan Szymborski on Jones and Maldonado Link to Sam on players seeking contracts Link to BP playoff odds Link to Sam’s article on manager height Link to article on the compassionate umpire Link to article on the Bayesian umpire Link to Baltimore/DC-area EW meetup Link to preorder The MVP Machine iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source