Effectively Wild Episode 2329: In the Zone

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the most exciting prospects who haven’t yet made the majors but should soon (including Jac Caglianone , Roman Anthony , Bubba Chandler , and Andrew Painter ), the struggles of once-ballyhooed trade targets Sandy Alcantara and Luis Robert Jr. , the recent rebounds of Emmanuel Clase and Devin Williams , the returns of Mike Trout , Ronald Acuña Jr. , and Spencer Strider , the differing trajectories of former Reds relievers Fernando Cruz and Alexis Díaz , the surprisingly successful and homegrown Yankees, the looming specter of Craig Kimbrel , watching Paul Skenes , what baseball would be like with man defense, not zone, and teams whose playoff odds have increased or decreased the most in the season’s first two months. Audio intro : Guy Russo, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Ian Phillips, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to WhatIfSports offer page Link to Passan on prospects Link to MLBTR on Caglianone Link to MiLB leaderboard Link to FG prospect rankings Link to Pipeline rankings Link to team OF WAR Link to FG Royals prospects Link to Dan S. on Jac Link to BaseRuns standings Link to team SP WAR Link to SB leaders Link to team wRC+ Link to FIP since 4/26 Link to MLBTR on Jobe Link to MLBTR on Díaz Link to ERA-FIP gap Link to Kimbrel contract info Link to Tobias clip Link to playoff odds changes Link to Contreras article 1 Link to Contreras article 2 Link to Maldonado article Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription 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