Effectively Wild Episode 2082: Opposing Counsell

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether whether they’d watch the winning team celebrate if they lost the World Series, then (17:09) discuss a trio of managerial moves (the Cubs poaching Craig Counsell from the Brewers, the Guardians hiring Stephen Vogt, and the Mets hiring Carlos Mendoza), the Marlins hiring the Rays’ GM, and what the Padres declining Michael Wacha ’s option says about a Juan Soto trade, plus (1:04:30) some consideration of whether an-season tournament like the NBA’s makes sense for MLB and (1:23:27) a few follow-ups. Audio intro : Beatwriter, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Jonathan Crymes, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to FB thread Link to Patek photo Link to Sam on Kershaw Link to Sad Keanu meme Link to MLBTR on Counsell Link to story about Cubs tampering Link to story on Selig Rule Link to ESPN on Vogt Link to Aaron on journeymanagers Link to ESPN on Mendoza Link to Passan tweet about salaries Link to MLBTR on Wacha’s option Link to Becker’s tweet about Wacha Link to MLBTR on Bendix Link to Bendix at SB Nation Link to in-season tournament wiki Link to in-season tournament explainer Link to story on load management Link to Attanasio comment Link to Vogt’s wiki Link to EW on Vogt’s wiki Link to Correa on Maldonado Link to Ben on player-value estimates Link to qualifying offers Link to qualifying-offer history 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