Effectively Wild Episode 2349: Swing-Off, Derby, and Draft

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen discuss the lows and highs of the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game and swing-off, plus banter about beef boys, Blooper, kissing, and the timing of the All-Star break, then (1:03:40) recap the amateur draft, touching on the selection of Eli Willits first overall, first-round risers/fallers, teams that had the best drafts, the latest Holliday (Ethan), the Twins’ extremely tall pitcher Jason Reitz , Boston’s Marcus Phillips pick, and the predictability of the draft vs. international signings. Audio intro : Tom Rhoads, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Austin Klewan, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Derby formats Link to Derby formats piece Link to Cal’s plunking Link to Derby robbery Link to one-inch difference Link to Cal/Skubal mic’d up Link to Schwarbombs Link to Posnanski on the ASG Link to Passan on the swing-off Link to swing-off surprise report Link to the Miz ASG story Link to ABS piece 1 Link to ABS piece 2 Link to Scully’s Aaron call Link to Aaron tribute Link to Roberts sidestep Link to beef boy story Link to Sam on the Dumper Link to Meg’s Blooper selfie Link to Mr. Met video Link to Vinnie/Cags kiss Link to Sheehan on the ASB Link to Olympics timing Link to Eric’s mock Link to Eric’s ranking Link to Eric’s recap Link to Bremner article Link to Reitz Reddit post Link to Down on the Farm study Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source