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 […].
Tue, Mar 25
- MLB
Szymborski’s 2025 Booms and Busts: Pitchers
Szym picks his favorite boost and burst candidates for the 2025 season.
- MLB
To Boldly Stay: Alejandro Kirk Signs Five-Year Extension With Blue Jays
Get your height jokes ready, because the Blue Jays are extending Alejandro Kirk.
- MLB
In Canha and Margot, a Pair of Brewers NRIs Find New Homes Elsewhere
Two righty-swinging outfielders suitable for plugging roster gaps land with AL Central contenders.
Players:
- MLB
2025 Positional Power Rankings: Starting Rotation (No. 1-15)
We close the 2025 positional power rankings with a look at the game's best rotations.
Players:
- MLB
Get Your Relief Pitcher Transactions in Before It’s Too Late
The 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.
- MLB
2025 Positional Power Rankings: Starting Rotation (No. 16-30)
We kick off the rotation rankings with the clubs in the bottom half.
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Mon, Mar 24
- MLB
Guardians Shop Local, Extend Tanner Bibee
The latest excellent Cleveland starter is here to stay - contractually speaking.
Players:
- MLB
The Orioles and Kyle Gibson Settle for Each Other
Baltimore gets back together with the veteran innings-eater to its injury rotation.
