Effectively Wild Episode 2298: The 2025 Preseason Predictions Game

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs authors Michael Baumann and Ben Clemens play “College Baseball Player or Musician Who’s Performing at Sea.Hear.Now 2025” (4:53), and then explain the third annual preseason predictions game (11:53) and make 10 bold predictions apiece (18:57) about baseball in 2025, to be voted on by listeners . Audio intro : The Gagnés, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Jonathan Crymes, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to vote Link to music festival Link to Ben on festival posters Link to previous scores Link to 2024 predictions Link to 2023 predictions Link to FG playoff odds Link to Ohtani max velo Link to .500 teams data Link to Waldron article Link to Lewis article Link to knuckleball qualifiers Link to Ben on knuckleballs Link to Other Ben on sliders Link to slider rates Link to highest bullpen WPAs Link to Rob on stolen bases Link to Corbin signing article Link to Dan S. booms/busts Link to 3B sends data Link to Savant 3B sends Link to Patrick on 3B sends Link to Russell on 3B sends Link to Oyster Analytics on 3B sends Link to 2024 attendance Link to Ben on risk aversion Link to vote Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription 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