Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast · Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Effectively Wild Episode 2455: The 2026 Preseason Predictions Game
·2 hr 8 min·10 clips
Ben Clemens predicts six or more Guardians batters will extend their hands to Cal Raleigh in a troll move on opening day.
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A predictions game that turns baseball forecasting into a lively, self-correcting argument about how far any take can go.
Effectively Wild treats its predictions game like a baseball thought experiment, with smart, slightly mischievous voices testing how far a forecast can stretch before it starts to wobble.
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