Effectively Wild Episode 1170: Are the Robots Ready?

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Nori Aoki’s return to Japan, Vladimir Guerrero’s swing rate, Franchy Cordero’s power/speed skills, spring training for free agents (again), and Melky Cabrera, then bring on Baseball Prospectus Director of Technology Harry Pavlidis to explain BP’s latest pitching-themed analysis, featuring robot umpires’ feasibility, desirability, and potential effects on offense; classifying pitchers and measuring stamina and command; and tunneling and deception. Audio intro : Unlikely Friends, " All the Cameras in Japan " Audio interstitial : Andrew Bird, " Not a Robot, But a Ghost " Audio interstitial 2 : Damon Albarn, " Everyday Robots " Audio outro : Super Furry Animals, " Sex, War, and Robots " Link to Jeff’s Vladimir Guerrero Post Link to Jeff’s Franchy Cordero post Link to BP’s robot umps article Link to BP’s pitcher-classification article Link to BP’s pitch-tunneling article 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