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Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 2204: Is a Leadoff Walk Worse Than a Hit?

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Sports, Baseball

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about how Jorge López has done since his release from the Mets, Juan Soto‘s underrated dominance, George Springer’s post-replay rage, whether the Rangers are a candidate for Angels-esque August waiver shenanigans, whether Dodgers pitchers are particularly prone to Tommy John surgeries, and the divisive value of Salvador Perez. Then […]

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How can you not be predicted a stab blast will keep you distracted? It's a long slot to death but they're sure to make you smile.

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This is effectively why. This is effectively why. This is effectively wild.

0:23.0

This is effectively wild.

0:27.0

This is effective wild.

0:30.0

Hello and welcome to episode 2204 of effectively wild a fangrass

0:34.3

baseball podcast brought to buy our Patreon supporters I'm a rally fan graphs and I am

0:38.0

joined by Ben Lemberg of the ringer Ben how are you well I'm ready to relay

0:42.3

an email we got from listener Aaron in Madison, Wisconsin who says,

0:47.0

I think the national audience needs an update on Jorge Lopez,

0:51.0

who most probably figure has washed out since the weird episode with the Mets.

0:55.6

So you remember the weird episode where Jorge Lopez lobbed his glove into the stands and

1:00.3

then he got released by the Mets and we did a weird episode of

1:04.4

effectively wild where we talked about that weird episode and then he got picked up

1:08.8

by the Cubs on June 11th and so if I just set the minimum at 15 innings pitched since June 1st.

1:18.0

Do you know who has the lowest ERA in the major leagues?

1:22.0

Is it going to be worried a little bit?

1:23.8

No, it's Carlos Estetus.

1:25.1

But do you know who has the second lowest ERA in the majors?

1:29.3

Now I don't trust you.

1:31.1

Now I'm now I'm worried it's Colin Snyder of the Mariners but do you know

1:38.4

who has the third lowest ERA in the this time I'm not gonna to pull the football away. It's Jorge Lopez. He has a 0.46

1:46.3

ERA for the Cubs since they picked him up with a solid 2.42 FIP as well in just about 20 innings almost. So I guess that's worked out fine for the

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