Effectively Wild Episode 2022: Three Strikes, You’re Out at the New Ballgame

Ben Lindbergh and Russell Carleton of Baseball Prospectus banter about the return of Joey Votto , the suddenly exciting Cincinnati Reds, the NL Central and NL West races, and more, then (25:45) discuss several of the developments chronicled in Russell’s new book, The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball , including the impact of the one-inning reliever, the expansion of baseball’s talent pool, the redefinition of positions, the strikeout conundrum, and the role of analytics in shaping the sport. After that (1:23:27), Ben honors the promotions of Votto and Bo Naylor by talking to Scott Crawford , director of operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, about the Hall’s latest induction weekend, its election process and criteria, the history of the Hall and baseball in Canada, the Hall’s collection and relationships with other Halls of Fame, the baseball landscape in Canada, and more, followed by a Past Blast (1:54:16) from 2022. Audio intro : Jimmy Kramer, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio interstitial : Alex Ferrin, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Nate Emerson, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to record of EW guests Link to video of Votto’s return Link to Votto’s postgame interview Link to MLBTR on Votto Link to Krall comment Link to Reds playoff appearances Link to Reds depth chart Link to team batting ages Link to team pitching ages Link to BaseRuns standings Link to FG playoff odds Link to Russell’s book Link to Arraez/Nomar fun fact Link to Freeway Series fun fact Link to Verducci on pitch-tipping Link to Ben on bullpenning Link to Ben on mid-PA pitching changes Link to Ben on strikeouts Link to Russell on strikeouts Link to Eno Sarris on strikeouts Link to Bill James on strikeouts Link to Lewie Pollis on strikeouts Link to Ben on super-utility players Link to Ben on Dodgers positional fluidity Link to Russell on position switches Link to Russell on the invasive reliever Link to Russell on reliever-like starters Link to Ben on pitcher roster limits Link to The Athletic player survey Link to Dan S. on Naylor Link to Canadian Baseball HoF website Link to Canadian Baseball HoF wiki Link to Walker’s photos Link to Jenkins tweet about Votto Link to French baseball glossary Link to 2005 article on Doucet Link to info on Chatham team Link to info on class of 2023 Link to induction weekend account Link to 2022 Past Blast source Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to Rickwood Field story Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source