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 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 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

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