Effectively Wild Episode 2299: The Email Anatomy

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March 22, 2025

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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 challenges, whether the challenge system will make umpires tone down their punchout calls, whether player-initiated challenges should be included in WAR calculations, split-squad games in the regular season, and limits on the number of NPB players per MLB roster, plus a real-time reaction (1:14:03) to the Chesapeake Oyster Catchers logo.

Audio intro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Meg’s PPR intro
Link to Athletic report
Link to Calcaterra report
Link to travel ban news
Link to 2019 Cuba deal news
Link to Russell on power hitting
Link to Ben on Mexico City
Link to Oyster Catchers logo
Link to logo response story
Link to Pickles mascot story
Link to GJ Chubs episode
Link to EW emails database
Link to predictions vote

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