Effectively Wild Episode 2292: Season Preview Series: Braves and Marlins

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a fresh wave of “breakout candidate” crimes, Jerry Dipoto’s latest Meg-maddening comments, the rise of the “kick change,” how ball/strike calls differ from other boundary calls, Barry Bonds’s comments about Shohei Ohtani, and more. Then they preview the 2025 Atlanta Braves (50:56) with 92.9 The Game’s Grant McAuley, and the 2025 Miami Marlins (1:35:27) with Fish on First’s Kevin Barral.

Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 1: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 2: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Passan article
Link to breakout screenshot 1
Link to breakout screenshot 2
Link to breakout screenshot 3
Link to Dipoto article
Link to kick change info 1
Link to kick change info 2
Link to kick change info 3
Link to kick change info 4
Link to kick change info 5
Link to “new hotness” tweet
Link to Naquin article
Link to Ishbia article
Link to MASN update
Link to Jay on Iglesias
Link to Hang Up and Listen
Link to James quote
Link to latest Bonds comments
Link to earlier Bonds comments
Link to Bonds armor
Link to Sam on retaliation
Link to Rob on retaliation
Link to offseason spending
Link to FG payrolls page
Link to Braves depth chart
Link to Braves offseason tracker
Link to Baumann on Braves SP
Link to team SP projections
Link to team RP projections
Link to Grant’s author archive
Link to Grant’s podcast
Link to Marlins depth chart
Link to Marlins offseason tracker
Link to Sherman article
Link to Sheehan on breakouts
Link to 2024 attendance
Link to grievance article
Link to Kevin’s author archive
Link to Kevin’s podcast
Link to EW gift subscriptions

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