Effectively Wild Episode 2376: No Spoilers
Effectively Wild Episode 2376: No Spoilers  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Thu Sep 18 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the state of the wild cards and whether the pennant races have been more exciting than forecasted despite the lack of actual changes in the playoff field, Cal Raleigh’s latest exploits, Geraldo Perdomo’s quiet excellence, the Orioles’ 2026 outlook, the Dodgers’ rotation and bullpen, Shohei Ohtani’s playoff role(s), the bouncebacks of Mookie Betts and George Springer, Yordan Alvarez’s ankle, James Wood and Spencer Jones slumps, season-ending schedules, and whether teams playing spoiler is satisfying for fans. Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to FG playoff odds Link to Clemens on the playoff odds Link to Paine on the Mets Link to Clemens on Raleigh Link to FG WAR leaderboard Link to Orioles report Link to Dodgers rotation ranking Link to Dodgers reliever ranking Link to team SP projections Link to Dodgers rotation story Link to Ohtani starting story Link to Ohtani outfield story Link to Perdomo/Betts leaderboard Link to Craig on the Dodgers Link to Rob on the zombie runner Link to Petriello on Jones Link to Apple TV+ baseball doc Link to Astudillo news  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