Effectively Wild Episode 1823: Building Up, Tearing Down

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a packed few days of post-lockout action, including news about the zombie runner and a ball-strike challenge system, Fernando Tatis Jr.’ s fractured wrist and motorcycle mayhem, Pete Alonso ‘s close call, Mike Trout ’s vetoed position change, the Yankees and Mets potentially losing unvaxxed players in home games, and how nice it is to talk about non-lockout-related news. Then they discuss transactions, including the Braves’ bittersweet decision to move on from Freddie Freeman by acquiring and extending Matt Olson , the prospects the A’s got back, why Freeman’s departure isn’t like the Mookie Betts trade, the Reds’ trades with the Twins and Mariners, the difference (if any) between the Athletics’ and Reds’ teardowns, the Twins-Yankees trade involving Josh Donaldson , Isiah Kiner-Falefa , Ben Rortvedt , Gary Sánchez , and Gio Urshela , a taxonomy of Yankees Beef Boys, and what the Twins are doing, as well as moves involving Chris Bassitt , Yusei Kikuchi , Nelson Cruz , Andrew McCutchen , Carlos Rodón , Clayton Kershaw , Kurt Suzuki , and Willians Astudillo . Audio intro : Ozzy Osbourne, “ Zombie Stomp ” Audio outro : The Bats, “ Busy ” Link to report about zombie runner Link to Tatis news Link to Alonso truck video Link to story on pickup accidents Link to Trout’s position story Link to NYC vaccination story Link to Judge video Link to daylight saving time story Link to Olson trade post Link to Oakland prospects post Link to story about Olson’s strikeouts Link to Olson extension post Link to data on Freeman comps Link to WS winner roster research Link to Mariners-Reds trade post Link to BP on the Mariners-Reds trade Link to Yankees-Twins trade post Link to Rortvedt muscles story Link to Cole-Donaldson beef story Link to Rob Liefeld drawings Link to Gray trade post Link to Gleeman on the Twins trades Link to Dan on 12-team-playoff odds Link to current FanGraphs playoff odds Link to Cruz signing post Link to McCutchen signing post Link to Kikuchi signing post Link to Bassitt trade post Link to Kershaw signing post Link to Suzuki signing post Link to FanGraphs trade posts Link to FanGraphs FA signing posts 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