RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Clay Link and Todd Zola 0:00 Intro/Jac Caglianone has arrived Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: Ryan Yarbrough $8 Jake Mangum $5 Dillon Dingler $5 3:12 Ronny Mauricio $5 Kyle Teel $5 Ernie Clement $4 Fernando Cruz $4 Coby Mayo $2 Mick Abel $1 13:46 Randy Rodriguez $0 17:35 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 9, 2025) Merrill Kelly 3 (Todd 4) Jeffrey Springs 3 (Todd 4) Chris Sa...

Erik Halterman is joined by Brian Entrekin (a.k.a. KC Bubba) to discuss this season's early power-speed standouts. Who will join the 30/30 club this year? --- 00:00 Headlines 13:10 40-40 Pace 18:45 30-30 Pace 28:40 25-25 Pace 40:50 20-20 Pace 58:00 Notable Misses Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to rece...

James Anderson and Aram Leighton of Just Baseball discuss the toughest (and easiest) prospects to rank on their recent prospect rankings updates, including Bubba Chandler, Kevin McGonigle, Luis Pena and Jhostynxon Garcia! 00:00 Intro  00:55 Walker Jenkins/Chase DeLauter/Emmanuel Rodriguez  04:00 Quinn Mathews  05:30 Max Clark  07:15 Josue De Paula  08:25 Luke Keaschall  10:40 Bubba Chandler  15:15...

0:00 Intro and Fred's LABR team 12:00 News: Jac Caglianone, Parker Meadows, JJ Bleday, Jerar Encarnacion, Luke Weaver/Devin WIlliams 35:00: Will They Rebound? Adley Rutschman, Juan Soto, Mike Trout, Andrew Vaughn, Marcus Semien Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hoste...

Scott Jenstad and special guest, Paul Sporer, talk the Jac Caglianone call-up, answer a number of burning questions about Ryan Walker, Kristian Campbell and others and dive into all FAAB activity from the weekend. They discuss the bidding on Cole Young, Jake Mangum, Lance McCullers and many more and also chat about Luis Robert Jr's struggles, Chandler Simpson's demotion and Cal Raleigh's amazing f...

News review 15 team Mixed Leagues 12 Team Mixed Leagues AL/NL only Leagues Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

0:00 Intro/Chandler Simpson sent down Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: Robert Garcia $11 Edward Cabrera $6 Carlos Narvaez $5 Wenceel Perez $5 Ryne Nelson $4 Richard Fitts $2 Adrian Houser $2 11:20 Dane Myers $2 Zach Agnos $1 16:01 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 2, 2025) Luis Severino 2 Jacob Lopez 0 Chris Sale 5 Tomoyuki Sugano 3 Richard Fitts 2 (Todd 1) 22:59 Cade Horto...

James Anderson's top 400 prospect rankings are fully updated and he answers dozens of listener questions about the top talents like Sebastian Walcott, Leo De Vries and Jesus Made! 00:00 Intro  00:50 Sebastian Walcott, Leo De Vries, Jesus Made  05:05 TIERS  07:05 Samuel Basallo  10:50 Ceiling vs. Proximity  14:55 Luis Pena vs. Jesus Made  18:10 Luis Pena vs. Josue De Paula  19:50 Braden Montgomery'...

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review five overachieving pitching staffs, five underachieving pitching staffs, and discuss injuries to Bryce Harper and Nick Kurtz. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 5-27 00:30 Welcome 01:00 Bryce Harper 03:30 Nick Kurtz to the IL 06:00 Overachieving Pitching Staffs 06:30 1. Mets 13:50 2. Royals 18:40 3. Tigers 24:50 4. Giants 29:35 5. Rangers 33:55 BlueWire 34:00 Underachieving Pi...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball, talking Phillies A's and Rays, and then jump into a busy week in FAAB, highlighted by aggressive bidding for Red Sox rookie, Marcelo Mayer. Follow us on Twitter / X: Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkou...

Erik Halterman is joined by Jake Halusker to discuss their favorite FAAB pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:00 Chase Meidroth 17:15 Matt Shaw 20:00 Matt Wallner 21:25 Miguel Vargas 25:00 Parker Meadows 26:15 Nick Kurtz 28:40 Daniel Palencia 32:10 Hayden Birdsong 35:20 Michael Lorenzen 36:50 Will Warren 41:10 Deep-league pitchers 52:30 Deep-league hitters Get the latest fantasy sports insi...

0:00 Intro/Happy Ronald Acuna Day Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 5:59 Hayden Birdsong $31 Daniel Palencia $10 Miguel Vargas $9 Slade Cecconi $7 Noah Cameron $4 15:49 Robert Hassell $4 Denzel Clarke $3 Kody Clemens $3 Abner Uribe $1 22:36 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 26, 2025) J.P. Sears 0 Spencer Strider 4 (Todd 3) Tomoyuki Sugano 3 Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 3) Nick Mar...

Erik Halterman is joined by Ryan Rufe to discuss every bullpen around the league, trying to figure out where the next saves will come from on the waiver wire. --- 00:00 Headlines 14:30 Tier 1: clear closer, no worries 27:20 Tier 2: clear closer, some questions 42:00 Tier 3: close enough to a closer 47:50 Tier 4: committee, clear #1 53:05 Tier 5: committee/co-closer 57:20 Tier 6: Don't know, don't...

James Anderson and Alex Jensen go through the Arizona and Florida Complex Leagues to find breakout hitters, such as Rainiel Rodriguez and Tyson Lewis, before looking at which Dominican Summer League prospects have star potential, such as Yorger Bautista! 00:00 Intro  01:20 Tyson Lewis  07:50 Jose Anderson  11:35 Paulino Santana, Yolfran Castillo  14:30 Kale Fountain  17:10 Alex's Arizona Complex L...

Sparked by the emergence of Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Cubs lead the list of overachieving offenses a quarter of the way through the season. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson evaluate the sustainability of these overachievers, and review the recent Yahoo Friends & Family draft. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 5-20 00:30 Welcome 01:00 Y! Friends & Family Draft 03:00 Fred’s Team 14:00 Geraldo Perdomo, Nate Eovaldi 15:...

Scott Jenstad review the weekly FAAB run in a tricky prospect week. How much did your league bid on Hayden Birdsong, Jordan Lawlar, Dalton Rushing and Moises Ballesteros? Who did you pivot to if you didn't add those prospects? --- 00:00 MLB Pod 5-18-25 00:30 Week 5 Preview 01:15 Twins finally lost a game after 13 in a row – Went from 13-20 to 26-20! 03:00 Six teams in the AL over .540 winning % -...

Erik Halterman goes over his top waiver wire recommendations of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 10:45 Ryan Weathers 13:20 Zebby Matthews 16:00 Clayton Kershaw 18:20 Jordan Romano 20:15 Spencer Horwitz 22:05 Jordan Lawlar 24:35 Dalton Rushing 26:30 Trevor Larnach 29:00 Gavin Sheets 31:25 Deep-League Pitchers 45:20 Deep-League Hitters Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premiu...

0:00 Intro/Dalton Rushing has his first big-league hits Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: Dalton Rushing $12 5:25 Brett Baty $11 Stephen Kolek $11 Dennis Santana $9 Drake Baldwin $6 Addison Barger $5 Daysbel Hernandez $5 Lenyn Sosa $3 Yimi Garcia $3 Pierce Johnson $1 20:27 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 19, 2025) Brandon Pfaadt 2 (Todd 3) J.T. Ginn 0 Oswaldo Bido 1 Strider...

Erik Halterman is joined by Justin Mason to discuss a group of players who aren't playing the same way they were in the first week or two of the year. --- 00:00 Intro/Headlines 17:00 Kyren Paris 23:30 Tyler Soderstrom 28:30 Other hitters 31:00 Spencer Schwellenbach 33:20 Jack Flaherty 36:25 Max Meyer 38:25 Drew Rasmussen 41:20 Shane Baz 43:30 Willson Contreras 46:30 Mark Vientos 50:15 Alec Bohm 52...

James Anderson and Dylan White discuss the top hitter and pitcher breakouts at Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A, including discussions about Sebastian Walcott and Leo De Vries plus they react live to Dalton Rushing's call-up! 00:00 Intro  01:00 Triple-A Hitters Who Will Be Up Soon  13:15 BREAKING Dalton Rushing News  15:50 Who is Nathan Wiles?  18:50 Joe Boyle vs. Ian Seymour  21:40 95 Perc...

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie look at seven struggling starting pitchers and whether it's time send them away.  --- 00:00 Fred Pod 5-13 00:30 Welcome 01:00 Jeff Hoffman 03:20 Sayonara Pitchers . Who would be cut from this list? 04:30 Roki Sasaki 08:20 Jose Berrios 12:00 Aaron Nola 16:23 BlueWire 16:45 Mitch Keller 19:40 Jose Soriano 25:15 Nick Martinez 27:50 Jordan Hicks 31:30 Justin Verlander 33:...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap another busy week in FAAB, headlined by Cubs rookie pitcher, Cade Horton. They also talk AL Central, the surging Cardinals and some struggling players in Sandy Alcantara, Adley Rutschman and Dylan Crews. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.co...

Ryan Boyer and guest Jason Collette go over their waiver wire recommendations for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:32 Cade Horton 18:10 Zack Littell 20:32 Jameson Taillon 22:49 Tomoyuki Sugano 24:14 Ryan Weathers 25:49 Brooks Lee 26:49 Evan Carter 28:38 Jo Adell 30:08 Alec Burleson 31:30 Hunter Goodman 32:57 Deep-League Pitchers 41:47 Deep-League Hitters Get the latest fantasy sports insights, exp...

0:00 Intro/Cade Horton is on his way to the big leagues Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 0:43 Hyeseong Kim $16 Cade Horton $14 Daniel Schneemann $13 Dane Myers $8 Zach Agnos $7 Zach Dezenzo $6 Clayton Kershaw $3 Luis Urias $3 12:11 Michael Soroka $3 18:56 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 12, 2025) Merrill Kelly 3 Jeffrey Springs 1 (Todd 2) Grant Holmes 2 Spencer Schwellenba...

Erik Halterman and guest Chris Towers of CBS Sports go over some draft-day debates and discuss which ones they'd answer differently six weeks into the season. --- 00:00 Headlines 18:00 Ohtani vs. Witt vs. Judge 25:50 Which aces are safe? 36:45 Which closers are safe? 45:00 Langford vs. Wood vs. Butler 52:45 Ozuna vs. Rooker vs. Schwarber 56:50 Dominguez vs. Crews vs. PCA 1:00:55 Pitchers returning...