Effectively Wild Episode 2341: The Second Half Has Started

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Kutter Crawford’ s mysterious wrist accident, then discuss Wander Franco ’s conviction (14:58) and Walker Monfort’s promotion (19:57) before checking in (33:36) on the players and teams on pace to overperform or underperform their preseason projections the most at the precise halfway point of the season. Finally (1:12:44), they answer listener emails about “secret teams” in MLB, throwback, quiet games at the ballpark, and Denzel Clarke . Audio intro : Jonathan Crymes, “ Effectively Wild Theme 2 ” Audio outro : Cory Brent, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to WhatIfSports offer page Link to Crawford story 1 Link to Crawford story 2 Link to Sale accident Link to Barmes story 1 Link to Barmes story 2 Link to Kent story Link to injury cover-ups Link to Franco story 1 Link to Franco story 2 Link to Monfort story Link to halfway point Link to Rays playoffs story Link to projections comparison spreadsheet Link to preseason projections Link to on-pace projections Link to preseason playoff odds Link to listener emails database Link to Belanger club Link to most PA with low OPS+ 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