Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the duality of Jo Adell’s defense (after the FARTBAT low that followed his triple-robbery high), Spencer Arrighetti and MLB’s monthly player honors as the last bastion of old-school-stat-based awards, whether a team with a losing record could make the playoffs this season, Paul Goldschmidt’s pleasing platoon role, how much credit the Brewers deserve for Kyle Harrison’s success, Louis Varland’s value, the Tigers’ rapid plummet out of contention, the twilights of Nick Castellanos’s and Andrew McCutchen’s careers, and (1:15:01) whether the CBA negotiations merit horse race-style coverage.
Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”Link to Adell’s FARTBATLink to Adell quoteLink to Adell’s three robberiesLink to dramatic robbery photoLink to EW robbery discussionLink to Adell’s 2020 FARTBATLink to Canseco FARTBATLink to May’s Pitchers of the MonthLink to Pereda nut shotLink to Pennywise quoteLink to Desk Set wikiLink to Player of the Month Award wikiLink to past PotM winnersLink to THT article on the awardLink to pitcher WAR leaders in MayLink to Sportico on the unbalanced leaguesLink to MLB.com on the lower October barLink to Jay on the TigersLink to Skubal rehab updateLink to Rosenthal on SkubalLink to lowest-win playoff teamsLink to Curt on HarrisonLink to Location+ leadersLink to Brewers WAR leadersLink to reliever WAR leadersLink to four-seamer velo leadersLink to MLBTR on McCutchenLink to MLBTR on CastellanosLink to Clemens on the opening offersLink to Drellich on Meyer/Caplin quotesLink to Drellich on Manfred quotesLink to The Athletic on open booksLink to story on Sánchez’s streak
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