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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats/batting" target="_blank">Shohei Ohtani</a> survey, early WBC action, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/andrew-mccutchen/9847/stats/batting" target="_blank">Andrew McCutchen&#8217;</a>s new team, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/payton-tolle/35466/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Payton Tolle&#8217;</a>s triple-digits t-shirt, ABS-driven changes to <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/alex-bregman/17678/stats/batting" target="_blank">Alex Bregman&#8217;</a>s and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bo-naylor/21865/stats/batting" target="_blank">Bo Naylor</a>&#8217;s listed heights, wonky player cards, why teams start spring training days so early, Dodgers pitching problems, and the prevalence of inventive slides, then preview the 2026 Seattle Mariners (50:22) with <em>The Seattle Times&#8217;</em> <a href="https://x.com/RyanDivish" target="_blank">Ryan Divish</a>, and the 2026 Miami Marlins (1:34:43) with MLB.com&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/CDeNicola13" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christina De Nicola</a>, plus a few postscript updates (2:17:42).
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: Justin Peters, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qjDTYA9tQlZDQBpZqZUEosHoKN8nMQxR/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
<strong>Audio&nbsp;interstitial 1</strong>: Cory Brent, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pt4d-z71jiJ_H4Zb23Kos4vuP__tzf8t/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
<strong>Audio&nbsp;interstitial 2</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;
<strong>Audio&nbsp;outro</strong>: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwE1yLYIymQe16tQBjqWkF9Tx8DNlZez/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54199-japan-interest-grows-in-mlb-wbc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to YouGov survey</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/united-states-vs-rockies/2026/03/04/831723/final/wrap" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Team USA vs. Rockies recap</a>
<a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/a/tracewilliamcowen/2026-world-baseball-classic-soundtrack-mlb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to WBC soundtrack story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/rangers-sign-andrew-mccutchen.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on McCutchen</a>
<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/sports/payton-tolle-red-sox/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Speier on Tolle</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/payton-tolle/35466/pitch-type-splits?position=P" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tolle max velos</a>
<a href="https://tht.fangraphs.com/fast-in-april-slow-in-september/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to in-season velo data 1</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/16888/the-stats-go-marching-in-all-about-velocity/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to in-season velo data 2</a>
<a href="https://ericcressey.com/reasons-increase-pitching-velocity/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to in-season velo article</a>
<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/men-lie-about-height-even-baseball-players-abs-challenge" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 info on height changes</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20251124052256/https://www.mlb.com/player/bo-naylor-666310" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 Naylor page</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20260306070404/https://www.mlb.com/player/bo-naylor-666310" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 Naylor page</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241202170036/https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-bregman-608324" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 Bregman page</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20251201173711/https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-bregman-608324" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 Bregman page</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20260306070714/https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-bregman-608324" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 Bregman page</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241213210142/https://www.mlb.com/player/gavin-lux-666158" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 Lux page</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250503225849/https://www.mlb.com/player/gavin-lux-666158" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 Lux page</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/cQhpaiU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wonky Ohtani card</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/RcmoTmy" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wonky Judge card</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/uYuSLYn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wonky Bregman card</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/a/5iZ3mcc#HslCOms" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wonky Naylor card</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1919-the-dog-ate-my-homer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to email about giant player</a>
<a href="https://andrewballnotes.substack.com/p/why-do-spring-training-days-start" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to early starts post</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/i-hope-hes-not-broke-i-sasaki/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Sasaki</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG World Series odds</a>
<a href="https://bandwagon.ghost.io/keep-slides-weird/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Crizer on slides</a>
<a href="https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/prune-the-past-pt-4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on slides</a>
<a href="https://www.outsports.com/2026/3/2/24129573/josh-naylor-seattle-mariners-cleveland-guardians-jen-pawol-mlb-baseball-umpire/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Naylor&#8217;s inclusiveness comments</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team payrolls page</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/mariners?transactiontype=&teamchange=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mariners offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/mariners" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mariners depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID1jre5kmUI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Boys Podcast&#8221; <em>SNL</em> skit</a>
<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/author/ryan-divish/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ryan&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/marlins?teamchange=&transactiontype=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Marlins offseason tracker</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.mlb.com/news/marlins-eliminated-from-2025-playoff-contention" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Christina on Marlins&#8217; elimination</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/sandy-alcantara-perfect-world-baseball-classic-tune-up" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Christina on Alcantara&#8217;s outing</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balk#Common_misconceptions" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;catcher&#8217;s balk&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/new-pitchers-ready-for-marlins-to-call-pitches-from-dugout" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Christina on pitch-calling</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/pythagorean-baseruns?season=2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 Marlins Pythag/BaseRuns</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&stats=rel" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 team RP WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&qual=0&type=3&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&stats=rel&sortcol=1&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 team RP WPA</a>
<a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article314862059.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pérez nickname article</a>
<a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article302091644.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to grievance avoidance article</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com/post/3mgavaknpqs2n" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lauren&#8217;s NL East post</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/topic/christina-de-nicola" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Christina&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46357017/mlb-approves-robot-umpires-2026-part-challenge-system" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ball/strike ejections article</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CyrtHogg/status/2029660520719208866" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Brewers challenges tweet</a>
<a href="https://x.com/tangotiger/status/2027411925915599201" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tango&#8217;s challenges tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/03/05/brewers-begin-to-implement-strategy-for-abs-challenge-system/89006602007/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Brewers challenges article</a></p>
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