About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and guest co-host Ellen Adair banter about Ellen’s acting career and baseball background, the causes of (and possible solutions to) the Phillies’ post-McCutchen slump, what the (extremely far-fetched) idea of the Rays splitting time between Tampa Bay and Montreal might look like in practice, Ellen’s script for a baseball series, and her solution for maintaining her Phillies fandom in the wake of Odubel Herrera ’s domestic violence suspension. Then (44:51) they bring on San Diego Padres Baseball Operations Fellow Sam Schultz to discuss her work in the Padres’ front office, her indirect route to baseball, her training in physics, the MLB Diversity Fellowship Program, the value of diversity of thought, why she chose to work for the Padres, her recommendations for baseball job-seekers, and more. Audio intro : Jason Isbell, " Brand New Kind of Actress " Audio interstitial : B.o.B., " Mellow Fellow " Audio outro : Family of the Year, " Diversity " Link to Craig Edwards on Nola Link to Ellen’s website Link to Ellen’s article about Herrera Link to article about Sam Link to website for MLB’s Diversity Fellowship Program Link to Ben on the sabermetrics of marketing Link to Ringer MLB Show episode on baseball business analytics Link to Astudillo’s catch Link to Ben’s Trout piece Link to order 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