Effectively Wild Episode 2027: The First Half of the Season, Summed Up

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley attempt to create a hierarchy of highlights, then (21:36) mark the midpoint of the regular season by reviewing the most salient storylines of the first half, the teams and players who’ve most underperformed or overperformed their preseason projections, and what they’re most looking forward to in the second half, plus a follow-up (1:12:25) on the evolution of official scoring and a Future Blast (1:23:00) from 2026. Audio intro : The Gagnés, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Ramírez steal Link to Vierling slide Link to Naylor throw Link to Ben Clemens on those plays Link to Sam on HR highlights Link to preseason player projections Link to projected-wins changes Link to Chris Gilligan on the second half Link to Paine on payroll and wins Link to FG playoff odds Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard Link to under/overperformers sheet Link to Ben on Ohtani Link to Robert Orr on Acuña Link to story on Carroll’s shoulder Link to All-Star starters Link to Kimbrel violations Link to violations leaderboard Link to MLB.com on first-half highlights Link to Leitch on first-half surprises Link to 2012 scoring appeals process Link to scoring changes website Link to listener emails database Link to Rick Wilber’s website Link to MLBTR on the Chapman trade Link to info on new uniforms 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