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 […].
Thu, Apr 3
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Ketel Marte Re-Re-Ups In Arizona
As it was, so it shall be: Ketel Marte is staying with the Diamondbacks for a long time to come.
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Red Sox Sign .400 Hitter to Long-Term Extension
As he completes a torrid first week in the majors, Kristian Campbell is the latest Red Sox youngster to ink a big contract.
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Jackson Merrill Gets Rich as Heck
This contract is a bargain for the Padres if Merrill improves not one iota for the rest of his career, and it’ll be more than livable even if he regresses significantly.
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Highlighting Some of the Best Defensive Plays of Opening Week
There has already been an array of fantastic fielding to appreciate so far this season.
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Move Over, Wrigley: Steinbrenner Field Has the Majors’ Wildest Wind
One of the majors' newest ballparks is also one of its weirdest.
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Wed, Apr 2
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Are The Brewers Going To Be Okay?
Tricky one here for Betteridge's Law of Headlines - a 'no' would be pretty unexpected, right?