Effectively Wild Episode 2056: Just-Noticeable Defense

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss listener responses to their banter about surprising Statcast throwing speeds, then (12:45) discuss Nick Ahmed’s unsung great glovework, the A’s turning out to be (slightly) less historically terrible than they initially seemed, the AL West race, and how the Rangers missing the playoffs would reinforce conflicting narratives about baseball. After that (57:27), they answer listener emails about Mookie Betts overtaking Mike Trout in career WAR, how to tell when a team gets good at player development, and where it would be easiest to hide a smaller base among bigger bases, plus a Future Blast (1:32:29) from 2056.

Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to just-noticeable differenceLink to Ahmed DFA storyLink to Lawlar call-up storyLink to study on Gold GlovesLink to DRS leaderboardLink to OAA leaderboardLink to Fielding RV leaderboardLink to Nichols’ LawLink to Dan S. on the A’s in MayLink to Tango on the A’s in MayLink to EW on the A’s in MayLink to worst run differentialsLink to BaseRuns recordsLink to Fisher interviewLink to Fisher’s notepadLink to FG playoff oddsLink to Kram on the AL WestLink to Astros HR fact 1Link to Astros HR fact 2Link to FG payroll rankingLink to Ben on spending and winsLink to highest WARs through 30Link to those players post-30Link to Driveline dev study 1Link to Driveline dev study 2Link to pitching lab story 1Link to pitching lab story 2Link to pitching lab story 3Link to pitching lab story 4Link to listener emails databaseLink to Rick Wilber’s websiteLink to Future Blast wikiLink to visual acuity researchLink to Sam on Hamilton

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