Effectively Wild Episode 2297: Shocked and a Paul
Effectively Wild Episode 2297: Shocked and a Paul  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Thu Mar 20 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the opening series of the regular season in Japan, then (10:55) discuss the removal (and eventual restoration) of a page about Jackie Robinson on the Department of Defense website, before (39:53) bantering further about breakouts, how player heights dropped (or didn’t!) after players were measured more accurately this spring, Joey Gallo’s attempted conversion to pitching, and an abandoned Marlins player-development idea. Then (1:27:38) they talk to Pirates pitching phenom Paul Skenes about being a cover model for MLB The Show 25, his stoic exterior, starters as stars, an auction for his debut baseball card, his hobbies, his expanding pitch mix, and max-effort pitching. Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Randy Johnson on EW Link to Ohtani homer Link to ratings info Link to Davy gamer 1 Link to Davy gamer 2 Link to post about Jackie page Link to article about Jackie page Link to archived 404 page Link to restored page Link to NPR on Rogers page Link to first statement to Passan Link to second statement to Passan Link to segregation ban story Link to MLB D&I page Link to old MLB D&I page Link to post about change Link to CBB breakouts tweet Link to height changes sheet Link to pitcher-measuring info Link to Gallo tweet Link to Ben on Gallo in 2014 Link to TTO% leaderboard Link to Marlins ad Link to Stock tweet Link to Herald on Marlins Link to Athletic on Marlins Link to The Show gameplay trailer Link to The Show launch trailer Link to Livvy’s nonchalant quote Link to Skenes composure quote Link to Skenes Opening Day reveal Link to Skenes dexterity quote Link to new pitches story Link to Skenes auction Link to Skenes on workload Link to deGrom story Link to EW gift subscriptions  Sponsor Us on Patreon  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