Effectively Wild Episode 2325: MLB’s New Main Characters

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rich Hill ’s latest perfect game bid, whether the Tigers are as good as they’ve looked, Jared Jones’ elbow surgery and the Pirates’ offensive outage, Paul Skenes and whether lower arm slots will protect pitchers’ arms, Pete Crow-Armstrong and the players who’ve ascended to “main character” status this season, and more listener suggestions for what to call tandem home run robberies and homers that clear the fence due to defensive miscues. Audio intro : Grant Brisbee, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Liz Panella, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to latest Hill game Link to Hill footage Link to 2016 Hill game Link to Hill on EW Link to BaseRuns standings Link to Sheehan on Detroit Link to projected RoS SP WAR Link to Jones note Link to Passan on Skenes Link to Heyman on Skenes Link to Skenes slot video Link to Pirates unfun fact Link to team offense since 4/23 Link to VAA explainer Link to arm-slot injury study Link to Russell on n=1 Link to The Bandwagon on Brown Link to last-year pitcher WAR Link to BP on Brown Link to 2025 EW bold predictions Link to 2025 FG bold predictions Link to combined WAR leaderboard Link to chase rate leaderboard Link to story on PCA moving back Link to PCA on his mom Link to The Bandwagon on main characters Link to free month of The Bandwagon Link to Paine on the Cardinals Link to Passan on the Cardinals Link to team defense leaderboard Link to Meg on farting Link to Carpenter retirement Link to Carpenter leaderboard 1 Link to Carpenter leaderboard 2 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