Effectively Wild Episode 2295: Only the Best Breakout Picks

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Jacob deGrom dialing down the velo, the Cardinals signing their first free agent of the offseason, David Robertson still being available, the underrated career of Yasmani Grandal , the latest New Era cap confusion, follow-ups on several recent topics, and the newly jacked Mr. Met. Then (57:22) they talk to R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports and Thomas Nestico of TJStats about their podcast-approved approaches to picking breakout candidates, their methodologies and success rates, their breakout picks for 2025, and more. Audio intro : Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “ Effectively Wild Theme (Horny) ” Audio interstitial : Philip Bergman, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Kite Person, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Passan on deGrom Link to MLBTR on Maton Link to MLBTR on Grandal Link to latest caps Link to more on the caps Link to FG post on caps Link to old EW on caps Link to slambio article Link to Rob on walk-off reversals Link to Patrick on 3B coaches Link to Keke Palmer meme Link to jacked Mr. Met Link to Grizz Link to R.J.’s breakout picks Link to Thomas’s breakout picks Link to R.J.’s 2024 breakouts review Link to xkcd comic Link to sickos meme Link to Devers article Link to EW gift subscriptions Sponsor Us on Patreon Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Spotify Feed Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source