Effectively Wild Episode 2366: The Post-Toss Toss

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the early start to the 2026 regular season and MLB’s schedule in a warming world, tossing snacks after tossing a bat, this year’s potential trio of 50-homer hitters (including a Cal Raleigh update), the virtues of players who have high floors (with check-ins on Bobby Witt Jr. and Trea Turner ), the (dubious?) merits of the BBWAA’s new reliever of the year award, Tyler Phillips’ s anti-hitter mentality, new large relievers Zach Maxwell and Drew Sommers , Brady Singer in Cincinnati, Juan Soto’ s basestealing, Zack Wheeler’ s prognosis, the latest on Shane Bieber and Kyle Tucker , and Samuel Basallo ’s extension, plus responses about other sports’ significant sounds. Audio intro : Alex Ferrin, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Andy Ellison, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to schedule announcement Link to Contreras ejection video Link to Contreras ejection quotes Link to suspension news Link to pre-September HR stat Link to 50-homer-seasons query Link to FG WAR leaderboard Link to Seinfeld scene Link to Zoolander clips Link to Sheehan on Witt Link to Stark on the reliever award Link to setup man award Link to Phillips interview Link to Maxwell intro tweet Link to Sommers intro tweet Link to Maxwell story 1 Link to Maxwell story 2 Link to Kirk steal story Link to Vogelbach promo Link to TOS types Link to Curb scene Link to Wheeler diagnosis Link to FG on Basallo Link to Rubenstein on extensions Link to Kiley on Basallo Link to table tennis spin Link to table tennis stomps Link to catcher stomps Link to Spieth shot Link to Tiger shot Link to quotes about drives Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source