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Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast · July 22 · 1 hr 44 min

Effectively Wild Episode 2508: Deadline Deliberations

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s ongoing jury service and meet major leaguers Zac Thornton and Tyron Guerrero, who used to be—but also never really were?—named Zach Thornton and Tayron Guerrero, respectively. Then (35:29) they attempt to diagnose Cal Raleigh’s offensive ills, check in on Patrick Bailey’s bat, examine how the Red Sox and Phillies wound up where they were supposed to be by a very roundabout route, assess the state of trade-deadline speculation, and consider where they would want a few top trade candidates to go. Audio intro: Philip Tapley and Michael Stokes, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Meet a Major Leaguer wiki Link to semantic satiation wiki Link to Newsday on Thornton Link to Thornton’s Grand Canyon page Link to Guerrero call-up article Link to Cotillo’s Guerrero tweet Link to Guerrero name pronunciation Link to Guerrero wiki Link to MLBTR on Guerrero Link to The Land Before Time characters Link to Soroka name tweet Link to Britton name article Link to Varland name article Link to Lovelady name article Link to Stanton name decision Link to Carmona/Hernández name change Link to Jerry Gergich wiki Link to Raleigh batted-ball profile Link to Sam’s Raleigh posts Link to Raleigh’s 2025 splits Link to Raleigh’s 2026 splits Link to original Bailey discussion Link to profane, offensive Ferguson Link to hitting after IBB article 1 Link to hitting after IBB article 2 Link to hitting after IBB article 3 Link to preseason playoff odds Link to updated playoff odds Link to Breslow on the deadline Link to Crizer on the Red Sox Link to Slaten quote Link to Dan S. on managerial firings Link to BaseRuns standings Link to team batting WAR Link to team pitching WAR Link to team 2B WAR Link to The Athletic trade candidates Link to ESPN trade candidates Link to MLBTR on Arraez Link to Goodman rumor Link to MLBTR on the Goodman rumor Link to MLBTR on the Angels’ deadline Link to JKG injury article Link to Crotchfelt signing Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Source

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s ongoing jury service and meet major leaguers Zac Thornton and Tyron Guerrero, who used to be—but also never really were?—named Zach Thornton and Tayron Guerrero, respectively. Then (35:29) they attempt to diagnose Cal Raleigh’s offensive ills, check in on Patrick Bailey’s bat, examine how the Red Sox and Phillies wound up where they were supposed to be by a very roundabout route, assess the state of trade-deadline speculation, and consider where they would want a few top trade candidates to go.