Effectively Wild Episode 1157: Angels GM Billy Eppler on Winning the Winter

In the first episode of 2018, Ben Lindbergh talks to Angels GM Billy Eppler about the Angels’ active offseason, touching on Eppler’s blueprint for building a team around Mike Trout, winning the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes and his plans for the potential two-way star, the Angels’ elite infield defense and Eppler’s run-prevention philosophy, signing and evaluating Zack Cozart, how much lineup balance matters, how to cobble together a bullpen on the cheap, the Angels’ watchability, why this winter’s market has been so slow, his relationships with Mike Scioscia and Brian Cashman, and more. Audio intro : Destroyer, " Makin’ Angels " Audio outro : Elvis Costello, " Running Out of Angels " Link to Effectively Wild t-shirts iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Get Our Merch! Facebook Group Twitter Account Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source