Effectively Wild Episode 1724: Changing of the Guardians

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the new name and look of Cleveland’s MLB team, the Guardians, then react to the Rays trading for Nelson Cruz and dealing away Rich Hill , analyze a new electronic system for sending signs from catchers to pitchers that’s about to be tested in A ball, and salute Juan Soto ’s post-Home Run Derby hot streak. Then (38:42) they bring on FanGraphs writers Ben Clemens and Kevin Goldstein to talk about their just-completed ranking of the 50 players with the most trade value, touching on how the series’ sausage was made, the most divisive players, the toughest omissions, valuing pitchers vs. hitters, evaluating Mike Trout , Shohei Ohtani , Max Kepler , Ramón Laureano , and other players, synthesizing stats and scouting info (and production and pay), what they expect at this year’s trade deadline, and how teams’ behavior at the deadline has changed (plus a postscript on historic pitching matchups and more alternate cycles). Audio intro : Lou Reed, " Guardian Angel " Audio interstitial : The Bats, " Trade in Silence " Audio outro : Sloan, " I Can Feel It " Link to Guardians announcement video Link to Guardians logo and lettering Link to Guardians uniforms Link to story on Tom Hanks and Cleveland Link to article about the Guardians name selection Link to Dan Szymborski on the Cruz trade Link to BP IL Ledger Link to report on electronic signs system Link to story on Soto and the Derby Link to story about the Derby “curse” Link to Trade Value series 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