Effectively Wild Episode 1268: Replay, Reviewed

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Willians Astudillo , Jeff’s ideal afterlife, Mike Trout ‘s future and what an extension for Trout might look like, the Tyler Flowers extension, Michael Kopech ‘s impending Tommy John surgery and the UCL scourge, how being Tampa Bay’s “bulk guy” is affecting Ryan Yarbrough ‘s WAR, Mallex Smith vs. Giancarlo Stanton , a divisive call against the Astros and the state of replay review, the Cubs and bad weather, Oakland’s incredible bullpen, John Gant ’s odd batting line, a wild Triple-A ending involving Giovanny Gallegos , and more. Audio intro : T-Bone Walker, " Stormy Monday " Audio outro : Rilo Kiley, " Close Call " Link to Ken Rosenthal on Trout Link to Jay Jaffe on Tommy John surgery Link to Yarbrough WAR article Link to Astros-Red Sox call Link to Jeff’s A’s bullpen post Link to Meg Rowley on replay 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