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Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Episode: Effectively Wild Episode 2457: The 2026 Team Fun Draft
Description:
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the number of Opening Days/Nights at the start of the regular-season schedule and how long they think the challenge system will last, review some of their favorite offseason transactions, and do their annual draft of all 30 MLB teams in order of how fun theyâll be to follow this season.
Audio intro: The Spaghettis, âEffectively Wild Themeâ
Audio outro: Jimmy Kramer, âEffectively Wild Themeâ
Link to Craig on Opening Days/Nights
Link to broadcast dilemma
Link to Ben on the challenge system
Link to Ben...