Unmasking the Mystery Man: Effectively Wild Episode 2217

Ben Lindbergh and R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports debate whether Jackson Holliday, Jackson Chourio, or Jackson Merrill will be the best player long term, discuss the addition of ads to batting helmets and continued MLB ad creep, and ponder the possibility of publicly owned ballclubs. Then (55:52) Ben talks to Mojo Hill about covering Derek Bender, the Twins minor league catcher who was released for telling opposing hitters which pitches were coming. Finally (1:27:09), Ben brings on Frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson for Blasts about runs scoring on three consecutive wild pitches, players who faced the same opponent with the most teams in a single season, the most and least consistent start lengths, team games with the same number of hits, walks, and runs, and bad bullpen support.

Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”

Link to FG paywall post Link to CBS Jacksons debate Link to FG preseason top 100 Link to FG Trade Value ranking Link to Dan S. on sophomore slumps Link to Dubuque on sophomore slumps Link to 21-and-under hitter WAR Link to Jacksons projections Link to Jacksons listener poll Link to Ben on minors/majors gap Link to new minors/majors gap story 1 Link to new minors/majors gap story 2 Link to MLB helmets release Link to AP on the helmets Link to Clemente Award release Link to Craig’s ads thread Link to Kepner on helmet ads Link to sponsor revenue story Link to jersey ad revenue Link to patch revenue info Link to R.J.’s public ownership feature Link to previous public ownership story Link to BP on Atlanta’s finances Link to ESPN’s Bender report Link to BA on Bender Link to Cooper tweet about Bender Link to McDaniel tweet about Bender Link to Bull Durham clip Link to Mojo’s Bender thread Link to Mojo’s @UnfortunateMLB tweet Link to Mojo’s Bender feature Link to Mojo’s hiring announcement Link to article on grooving pitches Link to wild pitches list Link to Baumann game log Link to The Athletic on Hawk Link to Skenes game log Link to pitcher start length data Link to Cooney SABR bio Link to Stathead query 1 Link to Stathead query 2 Link to Stathead query 3 Link to Stathead query 4 Link to relief stats by starter data Link to Episode 1852 Stat Blast wiki Link to listener emails database Link to Roberts interview clip Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form