Effectively Wild: A Fangraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about whether we should talk about teams’ use of stats, whether injury research should be shared, how to break up with a team, and more.

Ben and Sam preview the Dodgers’ season with Molly Knight, and Sahadev talks to True Blue LA’s Eric Stephen (at 32:54).

Ben and Sam preview the Nationals’ season with Chris Cwik, and Sahadev talks to Washington Post Nationals beat writer James Wagner (at 26:56).

Ben and Sam preview the Angels’ season with Dan Volmar, and Sahadev talks to OC Register Angels beat writer Pedro Moura (at 20:16).

Ben and Sam preview the Cardinals’ season with Howard Megdal, and Sahadev talks to St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold (at 26:32).

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about players out of position, pace-of-play rules, Bonds vs. Clemens, gambling, and more.

Ben and Sam preview the Mariners’ season with Patrick Dubuque, and Sahadev talks to Tacoma Rainiers broadcaster Mike Curto (at 26:49).

Ben and Sam preview Boston’s season with Providence Journal Red Sox beat writer Tim Britton, and Sahadev talks to Boston Globe writer Alex Speier (at 27:48).

Ben and Sam preview the Rays’ season with Adam Sobsey, and Sahadev talks to FOX Sports Florida writer Andrew Astleford (at 36:22).

Ben and Sam preview the Giants’ season with Grant Brisbee, and Sahadev talks to CSN Bay Area Giants Insider Alex Pavlovic (at 32:06).

Ben, Sam, and guest Jake Silverman banter about Tommy Lasorda and franchise players, then answer listener emails about interviews, ejections, and MLB information-sharing.

Ben and Sam preview the Athletics’ season with Philip Michaels, and Sahadev talks to Bay Area News Group A’s beat writer John Hickey (at 22:50).

Ben and Sam preview the Rangers’ season with Russell Carleton, and Sahadev talks to FOX Sports Southwest reporter Anthony Andro (at 28:13).

Ben and Sam preview the Padres’ season with Miles Wray, and Sahadev talks to MLB.com Padres writer Corey Brock (at 20:33).

Ben and Sam preview the Tigers’ season with Ken Funck, and Sahadev talks to MLB.com Tigers writer Jason Beck about the big league club (at 21:25).

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the Nationals’ rotation, team projections they disagree with, the most interesting eras to cover, and more.

Ben and Sam preview the prospect side of the Cubs’ season with Chris Crawford, and Sahadev talks to Daily Herald Cubs beat writer Bruce Miles about the big league club (at 31:43).

Ben and Sam preview the Mets’ season with Ted Berg, and Sahadev talks to Newsday Mets beat writer Marc Carig (at 32:28).

Ben and Sam preview the Blue Jays’ season with Andrew Stoeten, and Sahadev talks to Sportsnet baseball columnist Shi Davidi (at 30:49).

Ben and Sam preview the Marlins’ season with Bryan Grosnick, and Sahadev talks to MLB.com Marlins beat writer Joe Frisaro (at 27:40).