Effectively Wild Episode 2063: Yusei Are Getting Very Sleepy

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Yusei Kikuchi ’s (and other players’) sleep habits and the possibility of a three-way AL West tie with no tiebreaker game, then (28:28) answer listener emails about surprising team assignments in Baseball-Reference headshots, a player who replicates the talent of the player who started in the same lineup spot the previous game, making mound visits to the opposing pitcher, a GM who can predict UCL tears and call up a replacement for the pitcher who’s going to get hurt, whether prospect-promotion incentives could delay the call-ups of the top two prospects in baseball, and retirement-tour qualifications, plus Stat Blasts (1:16:53) about on-base streaks to start a career, all-sweep season series, the best leaguewide power-speed seasons, pitchers who make switch-hitters sacrifice the platoon advantage, and José Abreu and the biggest year-to-year offensive changes. Audio intro : Daniel Leckie, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Ted O., “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to first McGrath thread Link to second McGrath thread Link to Apstein article Link to info on Ohtani’s sleep Link to more on Ohtani’s sleep Link to even more on Ohtani’s sleep Link to Nootbaar on Ohtani’s sleep Link to article on Trout’s sleep Link to article on Verlander’s sleep Link to article on Cruz’s naps Link to article on Smith’s naps Link to article on Casas’s naps Link to Russell on sleep hygiene Link to article on nap rooms Link to article on Phillies’ sleep Link to article on Federer’s sleep Link to article on LeBron’s sleep Link to Sheehan on tiebreakers Link to Anderson’s B-Ref page Link to Valverde’s B-Ref page Link to tweet about Valverde Link to Andino headshots Link to study on icing the kicker Link to article on Cabrera’s tour Link to more on Cabrera’s tour Link to article about A’s Miggy gift Link to article on Yadi/Pujols Link to Rolling Stone on Jeter Link to more on Jeter and tours Link to listener emails database Link to Topps Now Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to on-base-streaks sheet Link to Langs tweet Link to season-sweeps sheet Link to power-speed sheet Link to power-speed wiki Link to article on Edman Link to wrong-side sheet Link to detailed wrong-side sheet Link to Tango on pitch-type splits Link to year-to-year wRC+ sheet Link to Burger helmet video Link to ESPN’s A’s article 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