Effectively Wild Episode 2196: Trades, Valued

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Ben Clemens break down the Randy Arozarena, A.J. Puk, James Paxton, and Austin Hays trades (plus real-time reactions to the Yimi García and Zach Eflin deals), Stat Blast (29:21) about the most WAR ever dealt at a trade deadline, banter (54:45) about Garrett Crochet’s extension desire and the MVP cases of Francisco Lindor and Bobby Witt Jr. (and Witt’s/the Royals’ home-road splits), and discuss (1:12:27) the toughest calls, biggest snubs, and process changes in Other Ben’s annual Trade Value ranking.

Audio intro: Michael Baumann, “What Did Jerry Dipoto Do?”
Audio outro: Michael Baumann, “What Did Jerry Dipoto Do?”

Link to FG on Arozarena
Link to FG on the Phils-O’s trade
Link to MLBTR on Paxton
Link to MLBTR on Puk
Link to MLBTR on García
Link to MLBTR on Eflin
Link to Arozarena’s splits
Link to Puk’s splits
Link to Lindor’s splits
Link to leaders since 6/1
Link to FG WAR leaderboard
Link to Stat Blast cover
Link to Ben on the White Sox
Link to trade deadline data
Link to Kenny Jackelen’s Twitter
Link to Updike quote
Link to MLBTR on Crochet
Link to Witt splits tweet
Link to largest team splits
Link to largest batter splits
Link to park factors
Link to Trade Value intro
Link to Trade Value top 10
Link to Trade Value chat
Link to Ben on pitching prospects
Link to SP depth charts
Link to RP depth charts
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form