Effectively Wild Episode 2537: The Playoff Parts Draft

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley wrap up the action from the end of the regular season, including the last starts of Justin Verlander and (maybe) Max Scherzer (with mini-Blasts about Verlander, Laz Diaz, Kirby Yates, and overshadowed career finales), the setting of the playoff field, the firing of Dan Wilson, a rained-out Game 162, several lackluster league leaders, and follow-ups about other stats and stories tracked on the show. Then (44:02), to preview the postseason, they do a draft of the offenses, fielders, starting rotations, and bullpens of all 12 playoff teams. Audio&nbsp;intro: Sean .P, &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme&#8221; Audio&nbsp;outro: Ian H., &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme&#8221; Link to rainout news Link to playoff field Link to Verlander start story Link to Verlander&#8217;s exit Link to Diaz call tweet 1 Link to Diaz call tweet 2 Link to Diaz quotes Link to Diaz salute Link to Verlander on Diaz Link to overshadowed-debuts pod Link to overshadowed-finales sheet Link to Yates story Link to Scherzer start story Link to Scherzer clip 1 Link to Scherzer clip 2 Link to career Ks leaderboard Link to Springer update Link to MLBTR on Wilson Link to MLBTR on M&#8217;s coaches Link to Dan S. on managerial firings Link to Dipoto quote <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50048775/lovullo-future-