Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 2482: The Trade Not Taken

May 23, 2026·31 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mason Miller&#8217;s recent &#8220;struggles,&#8221; whether the Tigers will trade Tarik Skubal, and how different baseball would be if the Angels had traded Shohei Ohtani, plus (44:05) more than a dozen Stat Blasts. Audio&nbsp;intro: Beatwriter, &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme&#8221; Audio&nbsp;outro: PJ Harding, &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme&#8221; Link to previous Miller banter 1 Link to previous Miller banter 2 Link to Miller sample 1 Link to Miller sample 2 Link to article about Grogu promo Link to Grogu promo Link to Triton Ballpark wiki Link to Yaddle at Wookieepedia Link to Ben on The Mandalorian and Grogu Link to Kimbrel blog post Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel Link to Heyman on a Skubal trade Link to Murray on a Skubal trade Link to Olney on a Skubal trade Link to Skubal bullpen sessions article Link to trade deadline date article Link to playoff odds <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39577625/mlb-players-add-see-pants-concerns-new-uniforms" rel="noopener" targ

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