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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley remind people to <a href="https://predictions.supportclass.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">vote in their preseason predictions game</a>, discuss the completion of the season preview series, and then (10:15) analyze <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shohei Ohtani&#8217;</a>s remarks from Monday and preview the rest of the 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season with <em>The Athletic&#8217;</em>s <a href="https://twitter.com/fabianardaya" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fabian Ardaya</a>, followed (1:15:31) by a 2024 Colorado Rockies preview with <em>The Denver Gazette</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/lukezahlmann" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Luke Zahlmann</a>, plus a postscript on the Diamondbacks signing <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jordan-montgomery/16511/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jordan Montgomery</a> (1:55:50) and a recap of preview guests&#8217; goals for each team this year (2:01:25).
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: El Warren, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ndTWsOUXceUIb7RGqCtQChfListDI3GP/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
<strong>Audio&nbsp;interstitial 1</strong>: Tom Rhoads, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/13uh8zBLQtBNjCFZAPiWqKnNGD-6bofTy/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">What Did Shohei Ohtani Know?</a>&#8221;
<strong>Audio&nbsp;interstitial 2</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;outro</strong>: Daniel Leckie, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDiYT6nzp-be6mFJdJgEZtCfPxSRWERW/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://predictions.supportclass.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LINK TO VOTE ON PREDICTIONS</a>
<a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2018/03/24/why-the-swallows-stopped-returning-to-san-juan-capistrano-and-how-people-brought-them-back/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Capistrano swallows story</a>
<a href="https://todayinconservation.com/2018/03/march-19-when-the-swallows-return-to-capistrano/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to swallows story 2</a>
<a href="https://www.birdorable.com/blog/annual-return-of-the-swallows-to-capistrano" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to swallows story 3</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_q3AnNGpZI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani video</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5368260/2024/03/25/ohtani-statement-press-conference/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani transcript</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1bo34k4/full_translation_of_ohtanis_statement/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to other Ohtani translation</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/DanielKimW/status/1772505255034421546" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kim tweet</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/mrjeffu/status/1772452554145726704" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kojima video</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 Ohtani</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5364216/2024/03/23/shohei-ohtani-ippei-mizuhara-biography-inaccuracies/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Blum on Ippei&#8217;s bio</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39808900/nba-eyes-raptors-jontay-porter-betting-issues" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NBA betting scandal</a>
<a href="https://www.tomthefinder.com/p/quick-early-thoughts-on-the-jontay" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Haberstroh on Porter</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.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/dodgers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dodgers depth chart</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5352530/2024/03/19/mlb-asia-international-popularity-korea-series/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Fabian on the Seoul series</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5352456/2024/03/19/mlb-south-korea-series-dodgers-padres/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to more on Seoul</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39784809/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-mizuhara-theft-line" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ESPN Friedman report</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2024/1/11/24033840/los-angeles-dodgers-billion-dollar-offseason-spending-recruiting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the Dodgers</a>
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2023-10-17/dodgers-andrew-friedman-organizational-failure-dave-roberts" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Friedman on failure</a>
<a href="https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2023/ohtani-dodgers-lucrative-los-angeles-tv-rsn-sportsnet-1234755676/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dodgers TV deal</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2024/1/11/24033840/los-angeles-dodgers-billion-dollar-offseason-spending-recruiting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the Dodgers</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/author/fabian-ardaya/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Fabian&#8217;s <em>Athletic</em> archive</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.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/rockies" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to SP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=RP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to RP projections</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://blogs.fangraphs.com/tovar-so-good-rockies-extend-ezequiel-tovar/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG on Tovar&#8217;s extension</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-living-embodiment-of-the-idiom-penny-wise-but-pound-foolish/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Straw</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5306377/2024/02/29/kris-bryant-cubs-rockies-contract-spotlight/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Blum on Bryant</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/best-projected-mlb-team-defenses-2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Statcast defense projections</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-open-performance-lab-at-scottsdale-training-center" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies pitching lab</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=fangraphsdc&lg=&team=19&pos=&stats=pit" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies player projections</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/another-look-at-the-coors-conundrum/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Coors hangover effect</a>
<a href="https://www.purplerow.com/2024/3/1/24087841/brittany-haby-colorado-rockies-manager-of-baseball-research-leaves-the-organization" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies R&D story</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2023-misc.shtml#all_attendance" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB attendance ranks</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=2&season=2023&season1=2023&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&sortcol=4&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to P GB% leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=1&season=2023&season1=2023&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&sortcol=5&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to P K% leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://gazette.com/users/profile/luke%20zahlmann/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew&#8217;s <em>Gazette</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/diamondbacks-to-sign-jordan-montgomery.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Montgomery</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/why-jordan-montgomery-may-wait-until-the-season-starts-to-sign.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on the QO</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Operation Market Garden</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Contract_Over/Under_Draft#2023" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to over/under draft results</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></p>
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