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Effectively Wild Episode 2298: The 2025 Preseason Predictions Game
Mar 21 · Ben LindberghBen Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs authors Michael Baumann and Ben Clemens play “College Baseball Player or Musician Who’s Performing at Sea.
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Szymborski’s 2025 Booms and Busts: Hitters
Mar 20 · Dan SzymborskiSzym picks his favorite breakouts and bust candidates for the 2025 season.
Players:Effectively Wild Episode 2297: Shocked and a Paul
Mar 20 · Ben LindberghBen Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the opening series of the regular season in Japan, then (10:55) discuss the removal (and eventual restoration) of a page about Jackie Robinson on the Department of Defense website, before (39:53) bantering further about breakouts, how player heights dropped (or didn’t!
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Center Field
Mar 20 · Jay JaffeCenter field is in a state of transition, with younger stars ready to leave their mark as several stalwarts shift to the outfield corners.
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Red Sox Third Base Drama Appears To Be Resolved (For Now)
Mar 20 · Jay JaffeWith newcomer Alex Bregman playing his main position, at least to start the season, and Rafael Devers at DH, the rest of the Boston lineup is coming into focus.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Left Field
Mar 20 · David LaurilaOnce primarily the home of big boppers, left field now features a greater mix of styles, with some players possessing more multi-faceted skill sets than others.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Third Base
Mar 19 · Dan SzymborskiThird base has become a position of parity in recent years.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Shortstop
Mar 19 · Kiri OlerWell-rounded shortstops are no longer unicorns or “nice to have.
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The Toast Smells Amazing as the Dodgers Take the Tokyo Series
Mar 19 · Davy AndrewsMore notes on the Tokyo Series from the early hours of the morning.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Second Base
Mar 18 · Michael BaumannExceptional might be hard to come by at second base, but competence abounds.
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Joey Gallo, Having Stared Down Oblivion, Decides To Throw Stuff at It
Mar 18 · Michael BaumannI have no doubt that Gallo continues to possess the physical tools to pitch in the majors, but refining them is far from a certainty.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: First Base
Mar 18 · Ben ClemensFirst base talent isn’t distributed as evenly as many of the other positions you’ll read about in this exercise, with a few stars and scrubs, and a vast middle tier in between.
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Tokyo Series Starts With Dodgers Victory Over Cubs
Mar 18 · Davy AndrewsAfter a long winter, we finally got a game that counted, though it still featured telltale signs of mid-March rust.
