Effectively Wild Episode 2329: In the Zone

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the most exciting prospects who haven’t yet made the majors but should soon (including Jac Caglianone, Roman Anthony, Bubba Chandler, and Andrew Painter), the struggles of once-ballyhooed trade targets Sandy Alcantara and Luis Robert Jr., the recent rebounds of Emmanuel Clase and Devin Williams, the returns of Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Spencer Strider, the differing trajectories of former Reds relievers Fernando Cruz and Alexis Díaz, the surprisingly successful and homegrown Yankees, the looming specter of Craig Kimbrel, watching Paul Skenes, what baseball would be like with man defense, not zone, and teams whose playoff odds have increased or decreased the most in the season’s first two months.

Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

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Link to Passan on prospectsLink to MLBTR on CaglianoneLink to MiLB leaderboardLink to FG prospect rankingsLink to Pipeline rankingsLink to team OF WARLink to FG Royals prospectsLink to Dan S. on JacLink to BaseRuns standingsLink to team SP WARLink to SB leadersLink to team wRC+Link to FIP since 4/26Link to MLBTR on JobeLink to MLBTR on DíazLink to ERA-FIP gapLink to Kimbrel contract infoLink to Tobias clipLink to playoff odds changesLink to Contreras article 1Link to Contreras article 2Link to Maldonado article

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