Breaking Down Effectively Wild Episode 2191: The Impact of Not Shaking it Off on the Baseball Field

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game and skills competition, Globe Field Field, All-Star uniforms, and more reflections from All-Star Week, then (34:18) discuss a challenge-system-driven change to broadcast K-zone displays, Chris Sale‘s aversion to pitch-calling, quantifying game-calling, David Fletcher‘s latest knuckleballing, using a position-player pitcher against a hitter who’s going for homer history, the shorthanded Dodgers rotation, a prediction about Aaron Judge, and a strikeout-rate plateau.

Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme“
Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme“

Link to Manfred on the unis
Link to K-zone story
Link to K-zone tweet
Link to Manfred ABS comments
Link to Sale interview
Link to EW on game-calling
Link to Fletcher game log
Link to Fletcher investigation
Link to BP on Stubbs
Link to Dodgers depth chart
Link to MLBTR on May
Link to Ryan call-up