Effectively Wild Episode 2487: A Time to Canseco and a Time to Leap

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the duality of Jo Adell&#8217;s defense (after the FARTBAT low that followed his triple-robbery high), Spencer Arrighetti and MLB&#8217;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&#8217;s pleasing platoon role, how much credit the Brewers deserve for Kyle Harrison&#8217;s success, Louis Varland&#8217;s value, the Tigers&#8217; rapid plummet out of contention, the twilights of Nick Castellanos&#8217;s and Andrew McCutchen&#8217;s careers, and (1:15:01) whether the CBA negotiations merit horse race-style coverage. Audio&nbsp;intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme&#8221; Audio&nbsp;outro: Jonathan Crymes, &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme 2&#8221; Link to Adell&#8217;s FARTBAT Link to Adell quote Link to Adell&#8217;s three robberies Link to dramatic robbery photo Link to EW robbery discussion Link to Adell&#8217;s 2020 FARTBAT Link to Canseco FARTBAT Link to May&#8217;s Pitchers of the Month Link to Pereda nut shot Link to Pennywise quote Link to Desk Set wiki Link to Player of the Month Award wiki Link to past PotM winners Link to THT article on the award Link to pitcher WAR leaders in May Link to Sportico on the unbalanced leagues <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/how-new-format-lets-struggling-teams-