Effectively Wild Episode 1532: Dirty Watkins

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss the results of MLB’s investigation into Boston Red Sox sign stealing, touching on Boston’s lighter penalties and seemingly lesser offenses compared to the Astros’, whether Boston’s front office and coaches deserved to be absolved, the moral hazard of the advance scout who doubles as a replay-room operator, and more. Then they answer listener emails about firing managers based on one egregious in-game decision, transporting a modern coach to an earlier era of baseball, and properly appreciating Mike Trout , plus a Stat Blast about how many would-be big leaguers will miss out on making the majors because of a canceled or shortened season, and a postscript on trainers, trampolines, and an advance scout. Audio intro : The Walkmen, " Lost in Boston " Audio outro : Earlimart, " First Instant Last Report " Link to MLB report Link to Sam on Trout and WAR Link to Stat Blast song covers thread Link to Mike Conte’s Stat Blast song cover Link to trampoline study 1 Link to trampoline study 2 Link to trampoline study 3 Link to Stubbs interview episode Link to Pages from Baseball’s Past Link to trainer story 1 Link to trainer story 2 Link to trainer story 3 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