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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley talk to FanGraphs writer <a href="https://twitter.com/_ben_clemens" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ben Clemens</a> about the site&#8217;s ongoing efforts to model team depth and factor it into projections, then preview the 2024 Toronto Blue Jays (30:46) with <em>The Athletic&#8217;</em>s <a href="https://twitter.com/kaitlyncmcgrath" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kaitlyn McGrath</a>, and the 2024 Cincinnati Reds (1:16:31) with <em>The Athletic</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/ctrent" rel="noopener" target="_blank">C. Trent Rosecrans</a>.
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: Gabriel-Ernest, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RRfThaYTS3pNyN08OEGLJLdhXRb-wIUZ/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-new-way-of-looking-at-depth/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Other Ben&#8217;s blog about depth</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-new-way-of-looking-at-depth-tables-supplement/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben&#8217;s depth tables</a>
<a href="https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/4/29/856308/bullpen-chaining-and-reliever-war" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to bullpen chaining explainer</a>
<a href="http://blog.philbirnbaum.com/2013/04/accurate-prediction-and-speed-of-light.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to projection limitations</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-well-do-our-odds-work/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on odds calibration</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-playoff-odds-check-supplement/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on odds calibration 2</a>
<a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/tag/model-talk/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;model talk&#8221; pods</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/blue-jays" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jays offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/blue-jays" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jays depth chart</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5299261/2024/02/27/blue-jays-ohtani-flight-free-agency/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stark on Ohtani&#8217;s flight</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2024/01/newsletter-excerpt-january-31-2024.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on Rogers Centre</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5297338/2024/02/25/blue-jays-daulton-varsho-bounce-back/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kaitlyn on Varsho</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/statcast-park-factors?type=year&year=2023&batSide=&stat=index_wOBA&condition=All&rolling=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Statcast park factors</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/outs_above_average?type=Fielding_Team&startYear=2023&endYear=2023&split=yes&team=&range=year&min=q&pos=of&roles=&viz=hide" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to OF OAA leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?lg=all&qual=0&season=2023&season1=2023&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&stats=fld&pos=of&sortcol=7&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to OF DRS leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5309060/2024/02/29/blue-jays-jose-berrios-playoff-exit-fresh-start/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kaitlyn on Berríos</a>
<a href="https://community.fangraphs.com/wes-johnson-should-help-jose-berrios-develop-a-cutter/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2019 FG cutter post</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/thehazelmae/status/1763214321838928097" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to cutter tweet</a>
<a href="https://grantland.com/the-triangle/mlb-value-of-adding-new-pitches/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on new pitches</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5257579/2024/02/12/blue-jays-fan-survey-results-2024/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kaitlyn&#8217;s fan survey</a>
<a href="https://talksport.com/sport/1763051/baseball-fans-stunned-don-mattingly-transformation/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mattingly beard</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/author/kaitlyn-mcgrath/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kaitlyn&#8217;s <em>Athletic</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/reds" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Reds offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/reds" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Reds depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG payrolls leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/4403362/2023/04/12/nick-senzel-maturity-louisville-reds/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2023 Senzel article</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team SP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=RP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team RP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brett-butler-gives-bunting-lessons-at-reds-spring-training-camp" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about Reds bunting</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=2&season=2023&month=0&season1=2023&ind=0&sortcol=11&sortdir=default&qual=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2023 bunt hit leaders</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/87798/cold-takes-tj-friedl-two-strike-bunts-hustle-doubles/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>BP</em> on Friedl</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_2084:_The_Sexiest_Free_Agents_Alive#Stat_Blast" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to bunting Stat Blast</a>
<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/how-the-padres-are-re-defining-coaching-roles-in-2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about bench coaches</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5299139/2024/02/26/reds-hunter-greene-new-pitches/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Reds bench coach story</a>
<a href="https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/conservation-matter-during-physical-and-chemical-changes/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to conservation of matter</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/author/c-trent-rosecrans/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to C. Trent&#8217;s <em>Athletic</em> archive</a></p>
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