Effectively Wild Episode 2109: And Teoscar Goes To…

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Teoscar Hernández signing with the Dodgers, how other teams can compete with L.A., and the Mets signing Sean Manaea. Then (33:07) they answer listener emails about whether the Royals or Tigers will win more games in 2024, the basis for believing the Cardinals will bounce back from their last-place finish, a Tom Brady baseball commercial, whether Shohei Ohtani could have resurrected the Expos, whether a free agent could sign with a different team every game, the perfect mistake hitter, a baseball version of K-pop communication, and two games played on top of each other.

Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Teoscar’s signing
Link to over/under draft results
Link to Statcast park factors
Link to Dodgers ZiPS
Link to Clemens on Manaea
Link to MLB.com on Manaea
Link to MLBTR on the Mets
Link to FG depth charts projections
Link to SP depth charts projections
Link to MLBTR on Bloom
Link to Brady ad
Link to article on Brady and baseball
Link to Orr on crushing pitches
Link to baseball on Cameo
Link to K-pop fan apps guide
Link to vertical baseball diagram
Link to EW emails database
Link to tax loophole article