Effectively Wild Episode 2267: The Breakout Breakdown

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley rant about the practice of picking “breakout” players who have already broken out, react (22:20) to the Orioles’ Charlie Morton signing and discuss (38:24) Morton as one of the pitchers who best embodies his era, and answer listener emails (52:14) about whether the existence of the minor leagues suggests that baseball is the hardest sport to play and why MLB’s potential TV-driven decrease in revenue is worthy worrying about, plus a postscript (1:33:54). Audio intro : Ian H., “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Ted O., “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Rooker tweet Link to pet peeve wiki Link to breakout picks article Link to R.J.’s 2024 picks Link to R.J.’s picks revisited Link to Ben’s tweet about R.J. Link to MLBTR on Morton Link to FG post on Morton Link to McCarthy interview Link to team SP projections Link to individual SP projections Link to team payrolls Link to O’s payroll page Link to McCarthy interview Link to baseball exceptionalism wiki Link to Ben on caliber of play Link to Allegory of the Cave Link to Seidler story 1 Link to Seidler story 2 Link to Seidler story 3 Link to Seidler story 4 Link to Chargers story Link to neutral zone wiki Link to listener emails database Link to EW Episode 2104 Link to 2-strike tOPS+ Link to 2-strike sOPS+ Link to Schunk story Link to EW gift subscriptions Sponsor Us on Patreon Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Spotify Feed Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source