Effectively Wild Episode 2288: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Athletics

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February 25, 2025

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether certain injuries can improve players, old-but-good guys not getting gigs, the offensive disparity between the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, and Bryce Harper’s Phanatic tattoo. Then they preview the 2025 Boston Red Sox (31:16) with The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier, and the 2025 Sacramento Athletics (1:25:13) with Jason Burke of Inside the A’s.

2025 EW Season Preview Series

Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 1: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 2: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Keaschall article
Link to Mets camp count
Link to MLBTR on Iglesias
Link to Belt article
Link to aging curve 1
Link to aging curve 2
Link to Verlander article
Link to spring training parks
Link to homers/humidity
Link to 2024 FL ST wOBA
Link to FL teams’ RS wOBA
Link to 2024 AZ ST wOBA
Link to Link to AZ teams’ RS wOBA
Link to overall ST wOBA
Link to overall RS wOBA
Link to Phanatic tattoo story
Link to offseason spending
Link to FG payrolls page
Link to Red Sox depth chart
Link to Red Sox offseason tracker
Link to Netflix series story
Link to Werner quote
Link to Alex’s book
Link to Alex’s author archive
Link to Athletics depth chart
Link to Athletics offseason tracker
Link to Jason’s author archive
Link to EW gift subscriptions

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