Effectively Wild Episode 1665: Season Preview Series: Blue Jays and Giants

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB.TV repetition, Yadier Molina throwing out Jose Siri , teams opting to end innings early, the effect of Jarred Kelenic ’s injury on the Mariners service-time controversy, the Astros signing Jake Odorizzi , and teams being more brazen about lowering their competitive balance tax assessments, then preview the 2021 Blue Jays (21:50) with Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic and the 2021 Giants (1:06:14) with Grant Brisbee 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 : Zeus, " At the Risk of Repeating " Audio interstitial 1 : Neil Young, " Far From Home " Audio interstitial 2 : Old & In the Way, " Old and in the Way " Audio outro : Sloan, " Everything You’ve Done Wrong " Link to sentient-baseballs email episode Link to MLB Film Room Link to Molina/Siri play Link to Evans/Phillips face-off Link to Ichiro/Cameron simulated game Link to story about Kelenic’s knee injury Link to rule about “rolling” innings Link to Dan Szymborski on the Odorizzi signing Link to Odorizzi contract terms Link to drafts and competitions spreadsheet Link to story on Kovalchuk’s 17-year deal Link to story about Kovalchuk penalty reduction Link to story about Blue Jays’ radio feed Link to story about Blue Jays’ free agency premium Link to Kaitlyn on where the Jays will play Link to Kaitlyn on Vlad Link to Dan on Vlad as a breakout candidate Link to Kaitlyn on the Jays’ pitching depth chart Link to Kaitlyn on the Jays’ new complex Link to story on the Jays’ high performance department Link to story on Biggio and the less lively ball Link to Spin Rate podcast Link to Ben Carsley on the Giants Link to Matt Trueblood on Yastrzemski Link to Grant on Yastrzemski Link to the Giants’ giant coaching staff Link to Andrew Baggarly on Alyssa Nakken Link to Grant on the Giants’ old lineup Link to Grant on the Giants’ rotation depth Link to Grant in 2017 on AT&T Park offense Link to Grant on Oracle Park offense in 2020 Link to Baggs & Brisbee podcast 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