About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley follow up on the feedback to the preceding “best players of the decade” episode and minimum innings vs. three-pitch innings, then banter about Mike Trout ‘s new-and-improved throwing arm (and Ross Stripling ’s new-and-improved ability to retire Mike Trout), trade-deadline procrastination, the Giants’ and Mets’ outlooks, the future of Noah Syndergaard , the newly slider-iffic (and highly effective) Jacob deGrom , the retirement and legacy of Troy Tulowitzki , which of baseball’s best pitchers are appointment viewing, Stevie Wilkerson and the first position-player save, and Ben’s feature article on the mid-PA-pitching-change strategy previously discussed on the podcast. Audio intro : Dire Straits, " Your Latest Trick " Audio outro : Dr. Dog, " Do the Trick " Link to Eric Stephen on Trout’s throw and throwing arm Link to Michael Baumann on Strasburg Link to Zach Kram on Tulowitzki Link to video of Wilkerson save Link to Ben on mid-PA pitching changes 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