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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a surprising amount of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mo-vaughn/899/stats" target="_blank">Mo Vaughn</a> content, a rash of spring injuries (including <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/gerrit-cole/13125/stats" target="_blank">Gerrit Cole</a>&#8216;s Tommy John surgery and other Yankees ailments), the latest A&#8217;s and Rays woes, and more. Then they preview the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers (26:11) with <em>The Athletic</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/FabianArdaya" target="_blank">Fabian Ardaya</a>, and the 2025 Colorado Rockies (1:34:00) with The Rockies Insider&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/patrickdlyons" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patrick Lyons</a>.
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: 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;
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<strong>Audio&nbsp;outro</strong>: Jonathan Crymes 2, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17xCKWhVd_jYCsHmnzYS21kpPsWJ2zj73/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6188748/2025/03/10/mo-vaughn-hgh-mitchell-report/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vaughn story 1</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6188299/2025/03/10/mo-vaughn-baseball-academy-red-sox/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vaughn story 2</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Games" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Enhanced Games wiki</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 episode</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/gerrit-cole-needs-tommy-john-surgery-after-all" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG post on Cole</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2017/02/15/mlb/mlb-st-louis-cardinals-top-pitching-prospect-alex-reyes-tommy-john-trend-a7aa3861855f" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on spring injuries</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6189456/2025/03/09/commissioner-owners-pressure-rays-sale-mlb/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rays report</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6185431/2025/03/07/athletics-las-vegas-patches-sacramento-oakland/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to A&#8217;s report</a>
<a href="https://uni-watch.com/2025/03/08/as-add-las-vegas-ad-patch-will-be-worn-for-duration-of-sacramento-stay/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to A&#8217;s report 2</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6193017/2025/03/11/athletics-sacramento-move-leaving-oakland/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to A&#8217;s feature</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/96867/baseball-therapy-theres-something-happening-here-replacement-level-war/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Russell on rep. level</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/dodgers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dodgers depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/dodgers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dodgers offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6071231/2025/01/18/roki-sasaki-dodgers-inside-signing-selection-process/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sasaki signing info</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/comments/1aiw1z8/lettuce_a_very_historic_moment_in_snl_history/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Lettuce&#8221; digital short</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2204-is-a-leadoff-walk-worse-than-a-hit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW TJ research</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h242eDB84zY" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Are We the Baddies?&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/Japan-s-cherry-blossom-season-on-par-or-later-than-average-due-to-warm-fall" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to cherry blossoms info</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/dave-roberts-continues-prank-war-with-dodgers-star-shohei-ohtani" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to prank war article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/video/ohtani-and-roberts-prank-saga-morning-lineup" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to prank war video</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/fabian-ardaya/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Fabian&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/rockies" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/rockies" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153685072221113" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rock Talk 1</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/rockies-brandon-barnes-on-rock-talk/c-157637920" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rock Talk 2</a>
<a href="https://www.cpr.org/2020/02/28/rad-or-rod-heres-what-you-told-us-about-how-to-say-colorado/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Colorado pronunciation</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2148831/2020/10/21/rockies-plan-coors-field-curse-elevation-charlie-blackmon/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to hangover effect info</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1262-conquering-coors-with-kyle-freeland/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Freeland on EW</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/08/31/mlb/kyle-freeland-colorado-rockies-coors-field-pitching" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Freeland in 2018</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2025/01/newsletter-excerpt-january-17-2025-93.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on Bud Black</a></a>
<a href="https://archive.ph/ZodiE#selection-1959.0-1959.278" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Monfort prediction</a>
<a href="https://linktr.ee/patrick.d.lyons" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Patrick&#8217;s work</a>
<a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/the-rockies-insider" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Patrick&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/playoffs2007/news/story?id=3070519" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to trademark article 1</a>
<a href="http://www.vegastrademarkattorney.com/2007/10/colorado-rockies-seek-registration-for.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to trademark article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2007/10/24/dont-block-rocktober/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to trademark article 3</a>
<a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77296664&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to trademark renewal</a>
<a href="https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW gift subscriptions</a></p>
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