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Effectively Wild Episode 2300: Our Favorite Offseason Transactions
Mar 26 · Ben LindberghBen Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mookie Betts’s unwanted weight loss, new Statcast data on batter positioning, and whether hitters should generally move back in the box, then recap Cal Raleigh’s extension and a smattering of other buzzer-beating transactions before discussing (35:46) some of their favorite moves of the offseason.
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Szymborski’s 2025 Booms and Busts: Pitchers
Mar 25 · Dan SzymborskiSzym picks his favorite boost and burst candidates for the 2025 season.
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To Boldly Stay: Alejandro Kirk Signs Five-Year Extension With Blue Jays
Mar 25 · Leo MorgensternGet your height jokes ready, because the Blue Jays are extending Alejandro Kirk.
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In Canha and Margot, a Pair of Brewers NRIs Find New Homes Elsewhere
Mar 25 · Jay JaffeTwo righty-swinging outfielders suitable for plugging roster gaps land with AL Central contenders.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Starting Rotation (No. 1-15)
Mar 25 · Ben ClemensWe close the 2025 positional power rankings with a look at the game's best rotations.
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Get Your Relief Pitcher Transactions in Before It’s Too Late
Mar 25 · Michael BaumannThe Ian Anderson-for-José Suarez trade is the baseball equivalent of going to lunch at a diner and trading your pickle for your friend’s coleslaw.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Starting Rotation (No. 16-30)
Mar 25 · Paul SporerWe kick off the rotation rankings with the clubs in the bottom half.
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Guardians Shop Local, Extend Tanner Bibee
Mar 24 · Ben ClemensThe latest excellent Cleveland starter is here to stay - contractually speaking.
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The Orioles and Kyle Gibson Settle for Each Other
Mar 24 · Dan SzymborskiBaltimore gets back together with the veteran innings-eater to its injury rotation.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Bullpen (No. 1-15)
Mar 24 · Eric LongenhagenHere are the bullpens we project to be this season's best.
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Rockies Send Nolan Jones Back to the Guardians
Mar 24 · Jay JaffeAfter injuries marred his follow-up to an impressive rookie season, the outfielder returns to the team that drafted and developed him.
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Weekend MLB Draft Notes: 3/24/2025
Mar 24 · David GerthLet's take a closer look at a trio of draft eligible sophomores and a couple of small school juniors.
2025 Positional Power Rankings: Bullpen (No. 16-30)
Mar 24 · Michael RosenWe kick off our look at the league's pitchers with the bullpens in the bottom half of the reliever rankings.
Sunday Notes: Bassitt, Blank, Kirby, and the Impact of the Inevitable ABS
Mar 23 · David LaurilaPlus Brewers, D-Backs, Giants, and Padres key players, Bud Black on the Rockies' lab, Rick Rizzs's foul ball incident, Cupid Childs, facts and stats galore, and more.
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