Effectively Wild Episode 2325: MLB’s New Main Characters

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May 23, 2025

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rich Hill’s latest perfect game bid, whether the Tigers are as good as they’ve looked, Jared Jones’ elbow surgery and the Pirates’ offensive outage, Paul Skenes and whether lower arm slots will protect pitchers’ arms, Pete Crow-Armstrong and the players who’ve ascended to “main character” status this season, and more listener suggestions for what to call tandem home run robberies and homers that clear the fence due to defensive miscues.

Audio intro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to latest Hill game
Link to Hill footage
Link to 2016 Hill game
Link to Hill on EW
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to Sheehan on Detroit
Link to projected RoS SP WAR
Link to Jones note
Link to Passan on Skenes
Link to Heyman on Skenes
Link to Skenes slot video
Link to Pirates unfun fact
Link to team offense since 4/23
Link to VAA explainer
Link to arm-slot injury study
Link to Russell on n=1
Link to The Bandwagon on Brown
Link to last-year pitcher WAR
Link to BP on Brown
Link to 2025 EW bold predictions
Link to 2025 FG bold predictions
Link to combined WAR leaderboard
Link to chase rate leaderboard
Link to story on PCA moving back
Link to PCA on his mom
Link to The Bandwagon on main characters
Link to free month of The Bandwagon
Link to Paine on the Cardinals
Link to Passan on the Cardinals
Link to team defense leaderboard
Link to Meg on farting
Link to Carpenter retirement
Link to Carpenter leaderboard 1
Link to Carpenter leaderboard 2

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