Effectively Wild Episode 2445: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Reds

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Konnor Griffin’s openness to an extension with the Pirates and a weird Wilyer Abreu check-swing broken bat, then preview the 2026 Boston Red Sox (20:00) with The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier, and the 2026 Cincinnati Reds (1:08:36) with The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosecrans. 2026 EW Season Preview Series ALBALCHWATHBOSCLEHOUNYYDETLAATBRKCRSEATORMINTEX NLATLCHCARIMIACINCOLNYMMILLADPHIPITSDPWSNSTLSFG .intro-team, .intro-team td { font-family: lato, Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .intro-team .intro-header { /*display: none;*/ text-align: center; } .team-lg { text-align: center; width: 100%; } /* [class^="team-box-"] > div { display: inline-block; width: 48%; } [class^="team-box-"] > div table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; } [class^="team-box-"] > div td { background-color: #efefef; border: 1px solid #ccc; line-height: 2; text-align: center; cursor: default; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a { color: #000; text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 100% } [class^="team-box-"] > div a:hover { color: #50ae26; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a.link-inactive { color: #aaa; } */ Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 1: Philip Tapley and Michael Stokes, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 2: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to FG post on Scherzer Link to FG post on Sale Link to Misiorowski video Link to article about video Link to FG post about video Link to Griffin report Link to MLBTR on Griffin Link to Griffin’s wedding Link to Griffin’s homers Link to MLBTR on his bonus Link to Skenes WBC quote Link to Skubal start news Link to Abreu video Link to Abreu article Link to definition of swing Link to team payrolls page Link to Red Sox offseason tracker Link to Red Sox depth chart Link to team SP projections Link to Pete Abe post Link to Red Sox HR projections Link to Red Sox 2B projections Link to Cora on the projections Link to FG post on Duran Link to Alex on Gonzales Link to Alex’s author archive Link to Reds offseason tracker Link to Reds depth chart Link to 2025 team SP WAR Link to C. Trent on Marte’s catch Link to Statcast park factors Link to Votto post 1 Link to Votto post 2 Link to The Simpsons quote Link to C. Trent’s author archive  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: [email protected]  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