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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a fresh wave of &#8220;breakout candidate&#8221; crimes, Jerry Dipoto&#8217;s latest Meg-maddening comments, the rise of the &#8220;kick change,&#8221; how ball/strike calls differ from other boundary calls, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/barry-bonds/1109/stats" target="_blank">Barry Bonds</a>&#8217;s comments about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats" target="_blank">Shohei Ohtani</a>, and more. Then they preview the 2025 Atlanta Braves (50:56) with 92.9 The Game’s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/grantmcauley.bsky.social" target="_blank">Grant McAuley</a>, and the 2025 Miami Marlins (1:35:27) with Fish on First&#8217;s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinbarral.bsky.social" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kevin Barral</a>.
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: Xavier LeBlanc, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14GwETbHV9icxS2-FKQXWPNtoJKy1U55L/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<strong>Audio&nbsp;outro</strong>: Tom Rhoads, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K07EyCA31NglTFT3h8Rdiiu0lpDyz9u_/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/44108949/mlb-spring-training-2025-breakout-players-scouts-buzz-jeff-passan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan article</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BlooperBraves/status/1897319792887099593" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to breakout screenshot 1</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/wD7MvM1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to breakout screenshot 2</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/wuecRef" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to breakout screenshot 3</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6179239/2025/03/06/mariners-jerry-dipoto-interviews-fan-reaction/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dipoto article</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/davis-martin-and-matt-bowman-break-down-the-kick-change/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to kick change info 1</a>
<a href="https://x.com/A_Jude/status/1893364471071912239" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to kick change info 2</a>
<a href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2025/2/28/24367452/what-the-kick-change-is-pitch-of-2025-andres-munoz-brian-bannister-supination-pronation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to kick change info 3</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXHXvtLelR4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to kick change info 4</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sin1LWvjjG0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to kick change info 5</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BenLindbergh/status/1896592714671808812" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;new hotness&#8221; tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44141172/ex-outfielder-tyler-naquin-signs-guardians-pitcher" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Naquin article</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6150455/2025/02/21/white-sox-twins-justin-ishbia-jerry-reinsdorf/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ishbia article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/orioles-nationals-resolve-masn-dispute.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MASN update</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-padres-hope-jose-iglesias-hit-parade-continues" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jay on Iglesias</a>
<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/hang-up-and-listen/2025/03/robot-refs-and-automated-officiating-diana-taurasi-retires-plus-steroid-enhanced-games" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hang Up and Listen</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/2149/lies-damned-lies-leading-off/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to James quote</a>
<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/barry-bonds-explains-why-dodgers-shohei-ohtani-has-it-easier-than-he-did-the-game-has-just-changed/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to latest Bonds comments</a>
<a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1884028621880521197" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to earlier Bonds comments</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2002/0318/1353635.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bonds armor</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/19889/pebble-hunting-retaliation-and-pitchers-hitting-pitchers/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on retaliation</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/74653/no-the-universal-dh-isnt-causing-hit-batters/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rob on retaliation</a>
<a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/offseason/_/year/2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to offseason spending</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG payrolls page</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/braves" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Braves depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/braves" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Braves offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/do-you-know-how-good-the-braves-rotation-is-going-to-be-because-i-dont/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Braves SP</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team SP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=RP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team RP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.fromthediamond.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Grant&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-diamond/id982103918" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Grant&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/marlins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Marlins depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/marlins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Marlins offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/bruce-sherman-press-conference-analysis-2025/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sherman article</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2025/02/newsletter-excerpt-february-28-2025.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on breakouts</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2024-misc.shtml#all_teams_miscellaneous" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 attendance</a>
<a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article297778008.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to grievance article</a>
<a href="https://fishonfirst.com/profile/25096-kevin-barral/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kevin&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3RfOzgVTzN9upwBNpqg1VB" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kevin&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW gift subscriptions</a></p>
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