Effectively Wild Episode 2294: Season Preview Series: Dodgers and Rockies
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a surprising amount of Mo Vaughn content, a rash of spring injuries (including Gerrit Cole‘s Tommy John surgery and other Yankees ailments), the latest A’s and Rays woes, and more.
Rockies
Rays
Sat, Mar 22
- MLB
Effectively Wild Episode 2299: The Email Anatomy
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s positional power rankings progress and discuss why MLB is “evaluating” its Diversity Pipeline Program, then for the first time in a while answer listener emails (15:35) about how baseball would be different if swinging hard caused more serious injuries, a high-elevation league/division, inter-game penalties for frivolous end-of-game […].
Fri, Mar 21
- MLB
RosterResource Chat – 3/21/25
Jason Martinez and Jon Becker answer questions related to projected rosters and playing time, position battles, payroll, and more.
- MLB
2025 Positional Power Rankings: Designated Hitter
For some teams, designated hitter is a position, to be filled by a specific type of player with specific attributes, just like shortstop or center field.
Players:
- MLB
Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 3/21/25
Come discuss prospects with our backfield-prowling prospect writer.
- MLB
The Rangers and Braves Apply Some Late Patches to Their Rosters
Two division favorites have turned to previously unsigned veterans Patrick Corbin, James McCann, Craig Kimbrel, and Alex Verdugo to weather injuries.
- MLB
2025 Positional Power Rankings: Right Field
Right field is stuffed to the gills with All-Stars, MVPs, Rookies of the Year, and young stars on the rise.
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Dylan Cease Addresses His January 2017 FanGraphs Scouting Report
The San Diego Padres right-hander has outperformed his early-career projections.
Players:
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Effectively Wild Episode 2298: The 2025 Preseason Predictions Game
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs authors Michael Baumann and Ben Clemens play “College Baseball Player or Musician Who’s Performing at Sea.