Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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Effectively Wild Episode 2128: Season Preview Series: Diamondbacks and Brewers
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLBs semi-transparent-pants problem and the Nike/Fanatics uniform mess thats swallowed spring training, a down the dick etymology follow-up, Kodai Sengas
Effectively Wild Episode 2127: Right Down the Dickson
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about recent headline-generating comments by Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon, a Padres position change, and the possibility of another Ronald Acua Jr. extension. The
Effectively Wild Episode 2126: Season Preview Series: Cardinals and Guardians
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rob Manfreds announcement that hell step down as commissioner after his current term. Then they preview the 2024 St. Louis Cardinals (26:01) with The Athlet
Effectively Wild Episode 2125: Baseball 101
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about injuries at spring training (specifically the Orioles) and Jorge Soler and the Giants offseason, Stat Blast (21:04) about Kenley Jansen and the age of activ
Effectively Wild Episode 2124: Season Preview Series: Rangers and Cubs
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a difference between baseball and football (as illustrated by the Super Bowl), the lowering of the limit on players per organization, and umpire Jen Pawols a
Effectively Wild Episode 2123: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Padres
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about former Mets GM Billy Epplers suspension for fabricating injuries, then Stat Blast (15:25) about players who amassed the most WAR for their secondary, tertiar
Effectively Wild Episode 2122: Ballers Don’t Lie
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about surprising playoff odds, the Astros extending Jose Altuve (26:40), the Brewers signing Gary Snchez (34:57), the forthcoming Netflix docuseries about the 2024
Effectively Wild Episode 2121: Season Preview Series: Marlins and Mets
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley introduce the 12th annual Effectively Wild season preview series, then banter about the Royals extending Bobby Witt Jr., the Dodgers reuniting with Clayton Kershaw (and Ry
Effectively Wild Episode 2120: Corbin Competencies
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley break down the Corbin Burnes trade between the Orioles and Brewers, then (23:19) talk to 81-year-old Don Kessinger, former six-time All-Star shortstop for the Cubs, about
Effectively Wild Episode 2119: The All-Time BP Annual Guessing Game
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Baseball Prospectus editor-in-chief Craig Goldstein and managing editor Patrick Dubuque banter about editing, discuss the Orioles impending change in ownership (10:25),