Effectively Wild Episode 2197: How the Trade Deadline Went Down

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley recap the 2024 MLB trade deadline, discussing their big-picture takeaways, breaking down individual deals they found impressive, surprising, or perplexing, and examining the actions of the teams that drove the deadline by adding or subtracting, and the inaction of teams that didn’t do much. Audio intro : Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “ Effectively Wild Theme (Horny) ” Audio outro : Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to FG deadline roundup Link to Ringer winners/losers Link to FG transaction tracker Link to Ben’s deadline spreadsheet Link to Neil Paine’s deadline data Link to Sheehan on early action Link to Rosenthal on the Rays Link to Kikuchi trade Link to Kikuchi sleep tweet Link to Fedde trade Link to White Sox report Link to Wash/Trout tweets Link to Trout update tweet 1 Link to Trout update tweet 2 Link to 2020 McGuire news Link to Sox-Rox brawl Link to postgame simmering Link to Jansen scoring issue Link to Mears tipping story Link to Yanks/Flaherty report Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form 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