Effectively Wild: A Fangraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben and Sam discuss Boston’s incentives to consider trading two of their top starters on trade deadline day.

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the trade deadline, draft strategy, five-strikeout innings, and more.

Ben and Sam banter about Diamondbacks headlines, Andrelton Simmons, the latest Astros controversy, and independent leagues.

Ben and Sam talk to Sports Illustrated’s Jay Jaffe about Hall of Fame induction weekend and the latest changes to the election process.

Ben, Sam, Grant Brisbee, and Jeff Sullivan draft their favorite things about baseball.

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about front-loaded contracts, qualifying offers, scouting umpires, pitcher command, and more.

Ben and Sam banter about banning the shift, then discuss the way the Astros’ draft deadline went down.

Ben and Sam banter about Andrelton Simmons’ defense and stars playing through injuries, then assess how willing each contender should be to make a major move.

Ben and Sam banter about unwritten rules, then discuss the Angels-Padres trade, Oakland’s ingeniousness, and a few other subjects.

On the podcast’s second anniversary, Ben and Sam banter about several subjects, then talk about what they would include in a team’s instructional manual.

Ben and Zachary talk to Houston Chronicle Astros beat writer Evan Drellich about the Astros’ contentious negotiations with no. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken.

Ben and Sam banter about the All-Star Game and answer listener emails about All-Stars vs. Snubs, overly long-term contracts, teaming up on Trout, and more.

Ben and Sam revisit their discussion of early-season statistics to see whether potential trends held up.

Ben and Sam talk to Zachary Levine about ways that Major League Baseball could make All-Star week better.

Ben and Sam discuss their new jobs and the future of the podcast, then talk about how ace starters are defined.

Ben and and Sam discuss Billy Beane’s Wall Street Journal op-ed and how Statcast will affect scouting and player evaluation.

Ben and and Sam banter about records they’d like to see broken and answer listener emails about the Yankees’ facial hair policy, trying not to hit homers, and more.

Ben and and Sam banter about Bronson Arroyo and Sean Doolittle, then discuss comments by John Lackey and Jose Bautista.

Ben and and Sam talk to Jason Parks about the BP Mid-Season Top 50 Prospects List.

Ben and Russell discuss whether trading David Price (or anyone else) to another team in the same division makes sense.