Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley introduce the 12th annual Effectively Wild season preview series, then banter about the Royals extending Bobby Witt Jr., the Dodgers reuniting with Clayton Kershaw (and Ryan Brasier), the Red Sox (sort of) reuniting with Theo Epstein, and the latest hitter who’s converting to pitching. Then they preview the 2024 Miami Marlins (33:33) with Fish on First’s Kevin Barral and the 2024 New York Mets (1:09:12) with The Athletic’s Tim Britton.

2024 EW Season Preview Series

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Audio interstitial 1: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio interstitial 2: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Indoor Recess, “On-Field Mics”

Link to preview series wiki

Link to FG depth charts standings

Link to Dan S. on Witt

Link to MLBTR on Witt

Link to Baumann on Peralta

Link to MLBTR on Kershaw

Link to FG on Brasier

Link to info on Brasier’s cutter

Link to MLBTR on Peters

Link to Ben on Taylor Swift

Link to Caribbean Series wiki

Link to Marlins offseason tracker

Link to Marlins depth chart

Link to team SP projections

Link to team RP projections

Link to Fish on First

Link to Fish on First podcast

Link to Kevin’s Fish on First archive

Link to Mets offseason tracker

Link to Mets depth chart

Link to Mauricio ACL news

Link to 2023 framing leaders

Link to “transitory” comment

Link to Mets fan survey

Link to Tim’s The Athletic archive

Link to MLBTR on Altuve

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