Effectively Wild Episode 1217: The Sound of Strikes

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the fallout from Robinson Cano ‘s 80-game suspension, the league’s latest adjustment to Shohei Ohtani , Jason Castro ‘s injury and Willians Astudillo ’s opportunity, and the resurgent Jordan Lyles , then answer listener emails about the topsy-turvy National League, the evolution of orthodoxy about bullpens, the impact of Willson Contreras on Cubs pitchers, preemptive PRP treatments, a Yankees and Padres roster-swap, streakers helping pitchers warm up, detecting called strikes by sound, expected prospect value and Mike Sirotka vs. Michael Soroka , the correlation between double plays and team success, Mike Trout and Mookie Betts , a pitcher who watches the wave, a player who always makes outs on the bases, sabermetric bar debates and advanced milestone stats, and judging players by their eras’ standards, plus a Stat Blast about bunting success. Audio intro : Joel Plaskett, " Deny, Deny, Deny " Audio outro : Koufax, " Let Us Know " Link to Ben’s post about Shohei Ohtani Link to Jeff’s post about bullpen inconsistency Link to prospect-value research 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