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Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Episode: Effectively Wild Episode 2192: Both Sides Now?
Description:
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the highlights of the All-Star Game, a hypothetical Evan Longoria unretirement scenario, the newly announced 2025 regular-season schedule (featuring Tokyo contests and a âRivalry Weekendâ), a baseball movie-mention conspiracy theory, players possessed by Gameday 3D, the timing of MartĂn Maldonadoâs DFA, and the potential effect of moving the foul lines. Then (36:54) they bring on FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen to break down the standout trends, teams, and players of the amateur draft, the demographics of amateur baseball, trading draft picks, and more.
Audio intro: Kite Person, âEffectively Wild Theme...