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Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs authors <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelbaumann" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Michael Baumann</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/_ben_clemens" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ben Clemens</a> play &#8220;Character Who Appears in Shōgun the Novel (but Not the TV Series) or International Amateur Baseball Player&#8221; (3:13), banter about an MLBPA power struggle (8:37) and the life of late Orioles owner Peter Angelos (16:51), and then explain the second annual preseason predictions game (22:38) and make 10 bold predictions apiece (29:00) about baseball in 2024, to be <a href="https://predictions.supportclass.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">voted on by listeners</a>.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Luke Lillard, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IdOM-zb7R8ln39HiJsfTKpQCOdvTF7fd/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fe79WqDT_GXFX_lxicx_kPv11RE0Q1tf/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)</a>&#8221;


<a href="https://predictions.supportclass.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LINK TO VOTE ON PREDICTIONS</a>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/10/10/japan-prospect-sasaki-to-play-in-us/71134332007/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sasaki article</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vslgrqJTGzI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jarvis singing video</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39775220/mlbpa-union-coup-tony-clark-harry-marino" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan on the MLBPA</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5364989/2024/03/24/mlbpa-harry-marino-lawyer-statement/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Drellich on Flaherty</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39802349/tony-clark-agendas-fueling-effort-oust-bruce-meyer" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to latest on the MLBPA</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5363934/2024/03/23/mlb-players-association-unrest-collin-mchugh/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Drellich on McHugh</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5361518/2024/03/22/bruce-meyer-tony-clark-mlbpa/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Meyer letter</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/orioles-owner-peter-angelos-passes-away.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Angelos</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Angelos" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Angelos wiki</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5367082/2024/03/25/mlb-owners-vote-rubenstein-orioles/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rubenstein story</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1987-the-2023-preseason-predictions-game/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to last year&#8217;s predictions pod</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2100-heres-how-our-bold-predictions-did/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to predictions recap pod</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/GoTwinkiesGo/status/1737010621118632161" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to last year&#8217;s results</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_1987:_The_2023_Preseason_Predictions_Game" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wiki on last year</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to combined WAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2022/9/26/23373088/albert-pujols-700-home-runs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on 2022 Pujols</a>
<a href="https://theathleticbuild.com/most-jacked-players-in-major-league-baseball/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to jacked players list</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/prospectdugout/status/1759641141719244896" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to slim Stanton video</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-top-100-prospects/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG top 100</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/oldest-players-in-mlb-2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 oldest players</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&ind=1&rost=&filter=&players=0&age=40&age=56&startdate=&enddate=&month=0&season1=1871&season=2023&sortcol=0&sortdir=default&team=0%2Css&pagenum=1&pageitems=30" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 40+ PA by year</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/bat.shtml#all_teams_standard_batting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to batter age by year</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/players-to-receive-rookie-of-the-year-votes-in-2-years" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to multi-year RoY vote-getters</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-playoff-tiebreaker-rules" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to tiebreaker rules</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://www.bananalandatsea.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bananas cruise</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/bat.shtml#all_teams_standard_batting_totals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to total SB by year</a>
<a href="https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/this-was-a-year" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on SB</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/89089/what-the-pitch-clock-picked-off/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Russell on pickoffs</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-gives-umpires-new-guidance-for-base-blocking-rule" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to obstruction enforcement</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5279087/2024/02/15/mlb-obstruction-rule-enforcement-explainer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to enforcement explainer</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/CodifyBaseball/status/1770900542543278397" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to obstruction call video</a>
<a href="https://www.closecallsports.com/2024/03/lindor-called-for-obstruction-after.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lindor play piece 1</a>
<a href="https://metsmerizedonline.com/strict-enforcement-of-obstruction-rule-leads-to-frustration/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lindor play piece 2</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zqDNy_lyFFuEcFKQFmyz2dRLGtSlUDp1nOY9rkiXOB0/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MiLB FA draft projections</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2024/3/23/24109952/shohei-ohtani-gambling-intepreter-mlb-investigation-biggest-questions" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Shohei</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E2nLa2270_fA-MFwxK_ey_8YD9A0mcSGs799YQsh-A4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ballpark meetup forms</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCKtVON5rZz20oZgyjUm9EJjcziWQNpap6AVloW-k8WIKzeA/viewform" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to meetup organizer form</a>
<a href="https://predictions.supportclass.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LINK TO VOTE ON PREDICTIONS</a>

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Effectively Wild Episode 2143: The 2024 Preseason Predictions Game

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