Effectively Wild Episode 1638: How Kim Ng Broke into Baseballon January 4, 2021 at 11:24 am

Effectively Wild Episode 1638: How Kim Ng Broke into Baseball

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the official retirement of Phil Hughes, the joy of anticipating top prospects and watching them debut, the sobering reality of players their age starting to retire, a report that the 2021 season is likely to start on time, and a control group for their minor league free agent draft, then (31:40) talk to former Dodgers general manager Dan Evans about how he hired new Marlins GM Kim Ng when he worked for the White Sox and Dodgers, how she distinguished herself as an intern and gained greater responsibility, how to stand out in an MLB front office, why Ng had to wait so long for a GM job, how teams can diversify front offices and ensure that more minority candidates are promoted into positions of power, how the GM role has changed, and how Ng will run the Marlins.

Audio intro: The Who, “1921
Audio interstitial: Mates of State, “A Control Group
Audio outro: Courtney Barnett, “Kim’s Caravan

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