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Effectively Wild Episode 1395: Trade Dreams and Low Seams https://t.co/6l3yXRSnNZ

— FanGraphs Baseball (@fangraphs) June 27, 2019

Guests:

1. (11:15) Ben and Craig talk to John Bitzer, founder and editor of the new site Baseball Trade Values, about designing the trade-simulation site, the challenges of valuing players and constructing fair baseball trades, how he used real trades to refine his trade model, whether teams might scout for front-office talent via his site, how he accounts for changing team behavior, the outlook for the 2019 trade deadline, and more.

2. (49:12) Ben brings on astrophysicist and contributor to The Athletic Dr. Meredith Wills to discuss her groundbreaking research into the construction of the baseball, the difficulty of disassembling the ball, why and how the 2019 ball is different from the 2018 ball, the multiple phases of home-run-happy balls, what MLB could do to suppress the home-run rate, solving home run mysteries with science, and more.

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Effectively Wild Episode 1342: Take Me Out With the Crowdfunding https://t.co/rwj3ost9u7

— FanGraphs Baseball (@fangraphs) March 3, 2019

Effectively Wild Episode 1323: Bed God https://t.co/75pKcAJsWn

— FanGraphs Baseball (@fangraphs) January 19, 2019

(15:19) bring on Baseball Prospectus writer Sung Min Kim to talk about how the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has increased its popularity among young people and women, why its in-game experience is so scintillating, how it differs in style and quality from MLB, following two brands of baseball in dramatically different time zones, Korean nicknames for MLB players, players who might make the leap from KBO to MLB, and more.

I command you to read: @sung_minkim on how KBO marketed itself to a younger audience. And it worked. @baseballpro https://t.co/UOr61IvAFj

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Robinson Cano, Madison Bumgarner, and Paul Goldschmidt trade rumors, what makes for a slow or exciting offseason, and the cooling effect that superteams can have on the hot stove, then (16:14) bring on Superpesis marketing and communications director Jussi Pyysalo to talk about the Finnish national sport of Pesäpallo, or Finnish Baseball, touching on its origins, popularity, similarities to and differences from baseball, strategic complexity, gender equality, shorter games and lack of strikeouts, walks, and home runs, international expansion, best player, potential to produce baseball prospects, capacity to be followed from afar, and more.

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Introduction to pesäpallo Official rules of pesäpallo Pesäpallo rules explainer video Link to pesäpallo WSJ piece Link to pesäpallo NYT piece

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On today's episode of @EWPod, former Mets/Braves exec @adamgfisher answers all our questions about how trades get made (or don't), the evolution of front offices, and why it's hard to have a social life while working in baseball.https://t.co/tULhUp7FI8

— Ben Lindbergh (@BenLindbergh) July 27, 2018

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Effectively Wild Episode 1162: Coping and Collecting https://t.co/RjzaOEFqVX

— FanGraphs Baseball (@fangraphs)

January 12, 2018

Forbes contributor David Seideman to talk about trends in baseball memorabilia collecting, the enduring appeal of historic relics and signatures, and the most unlikely finds and valuable discoveries in recent years.

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.@EWPod Episode 951 is up @baseballpro and iTunes: The Only Rule Is It Has to Work Companion Podcast, w/@StompersGM. https://t.co/XIoDy5gkAC