Effectively Wild Episode 1661: Season Preview Series: Nationals and Cubs

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Jarred Kelenic ’s beef with the Mariners about alleged service-time manipulation, then preview the 2021 Nationals (25:37) with Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post and the 2021 Cubs (59:43) with Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic . 2021 EW Season Preview Series AL BAL CHW ATH BOS CLE HOU NYY DET LAA TBR KCR SEA TOR MIN TEX NL ATL CHC ARI MIA CIN COL NYM MIL LAD PHI PIT SDP WSN STL SFG .intro-team, .intro-team td { font-family: lato, Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .intro-team .intro-header { /*display: none;*/ text-align: center; } .team-lg { text-align: center; width: 100%; } /* [class^="team-box-"] > div { display: inline-block; width: 48%; } [class^="team-box-"] > div table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; } [class^="team-box-"] > div td { background-color: #efefef; border: 1px solid #ccc; line-height: 2; text-align: center; cursor: default; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a { color: #000; text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 100% } [class^="team-box-"] > div a:hover { color: #50ae26; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a.link-inactive { color: #aaa; } */ Audio intro : Ty Segall, " Manipulator " Audio interstitial 1 : Gary Louris, " D.C. Blues " Audio interstitial 2 : Jason Isbell, " Chicago Promenade " Audio outro : Van Morrison, " March Winds in February " Link to USA Today article about Kelenic Link to Mather video transcript Link to Craig Goldstein on holding down prospects Link to Jayson Stark on fixing service-time manipulation Link to R.J. Anderson on the Bryant grievance Link to Sahadev on the Darvish trade Link to Sahadev’s interview with Breslow Link to Sahadev on Kimbrel Link to Sahadev on Arrieta Link to Sahadev on the Cubs’ defense Link to Alex Chamberlain on Hendricks Link to Joe Sheehan on hitters in walk years Link to Jesse on Schwarber getting squatty Link to Jesse on Kieboom Link to Jesse on Strasburg Link to Jesse on Hand Link to Buzz Saw 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