RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) of RotoBaller to check in on the most widely-hyped sleepers of draft season to see who's started off hot and who's started off cold. --- 00:00 Headlines 19:30 Sleepers off to bad starts: Wyatt Langford, AJ Puk, Maikel Garcia, Victor Scott, Hunter Brown, Gavin Stone, Henry Davis 43:00 Sleepers off to hot starts: Jared Jone...

Erik Halterman ( @erik_halterman ) and Ryan Boyer ( @RyanPBoyer ) discuss the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations. --- Headlines: 00:00 Priority FAAB Hitters: 20:02 Priority FAAB Pitchers: 40:53 Budget Pitchers: 48:22 Budget Hitters: 1:01:14 --- This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball,...

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk struggling players, pickups and more before grading all of next week's two-start pitching options. This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards wit...

After 18 games, Francisco Lindor is hitting .151 with one homer and no stolen bases. What's our level of panic, especially when comparing him to other shortstops in the same range like Gunnar Henderson and CJ Abrams? CJ Kaltenbach (aka The Seige) joins Jeff Erickson. --- 00:00 - CJ Abrams 04:30 - Ronald Acuña 06:30 - Ozzie Albies 07:00 - Francisco Lindor 09:00 - Anthony Volpe 10:00 - Jackson Merri...

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Jack Leiter is getting the call for Texas, and the Dodgers are calling up Andy Pages potentially to replace Chris Taylor. We're starting to see patience for slow starts running out. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson will discuss that topic and more. --- 00:30 - Jack Leiter is coming up. Is he the saviour for teams who have had pitching injuries? 06:00 - Dodgers have turned to Andy Pages….. 10:50 - Jon...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss Colton Cowser and all the other popular FAAB bids and chat about all the baseball action this weekend. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorit...

Erik Halterman and guest Rick Graham of Pitcher List try to figure just who exactly counts as a closer right now and who's stuck in a committee. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:20 Bullpens with obvious closers: ATL, BAL, BOS, CIN, CLE, HOU, NYM, NYY, SDP, SFG, STL, WSH 22:40 Bullpens whose obvious closer is currently injured: ARI, MIL, MIN, TOR 34:00 Bullpens with some question marks: CHC, CWS, COL, LAA, L...

Erik Halterman ( @erik_halterman ) and Ryan Boyer ( @RyanPBoyer ) discuss all the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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...

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk injuries, pickups, prospects and more before grading all of next week's two-start pitching options! This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards wi...

Luis Castillo and George Kirby at least are healthy, but they are two aces on the struggle bus. Paul Sporer from Fangraphs joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the pitching climate right now and cautions us not to panic. --- 00:30 - Breathe, relax! 03:30 - George Kirby 08:30 - Luis Castillo 12:30 - Tanner Bibee 17:30 - Hunter Brown (ouch *2!) 25:00 - Joe Musgrove 30:00 - Logan Webb 33:15 - Jordan Hicks...

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Jackson Holliday is getting the call, David Bednar blew another save, and the Royals keep winning! Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson cover it all and more! --- 00:30 - Jackson Holliday promoted! Let’s start a pod with some pod-sitivity!!! 12:30 - Here we go again: Framber Valdez to the IL. A few thoughts on all these pitcher injuries….. 16:00 - Spencer Arrighetti to start for Astros. Is he ready to he...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad dive into a slew of injuries across baseball that dramatically affect fantasy leagues, discuss how to deal with all of them and break down all the FAAB action from Sunday. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast bal...

Erik Halterman and guest Marty Tallman of the Triple Play Fantasy Baseball podcast search for overlooked gems on some of this season's early surprise teams, including the Tigers and Pirates. --- 00:00 Headlines 14:30 Detroit Tigers 25:45 Pittsburgh Pirates 33:45 Cleveland Guardians 38:30 Boston Red Sox 43:45 Milwaukee Brewers 51:30 Which surprise team will sustain their start? 53:30 Angels/Royals/...

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer discuss the latest injury news and provide their top waiver pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 20:00 Top targets for shallower leagues 37:45 Deep-league pitchers 53:30 Deep-league hitters --- It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at  joinrival.com/rotowire  for a $200 deposit match and $25 in f...

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk injuries, pickups and more before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale. It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at  joinrival.com/rotowire  for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the b...

Eric Samulski on NBC RotoWorld joins Jeff Erickson to review the AL Tout Wars league and some of the early-season storylines, including Maikel Garcia's newfound power, Shane Bieber's velocity and AJ Puk's rough start to the season. --- 00:00 - Eury Perez 08:00 - A.J. Puk 13:45 - Ohtani's start 17:30 - Dodgers pitchers 20:40 - Maikel Garcia 24:40 - Shane Bieber 28:30 - Tanner Bibee 32:00 - BOS rota...

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Ronel Blanco throws a no-hitter, Mike Trout is hitting bombs, and Fred Zinkie's LABR team had an 8.00+ ERA as of Sunday. He and Jeff Erickson review the early action so far. --- 00:00 - Ronel Blanco……Fred can tell you a good story about not drafting him. 08:45 - Josh Jung can’t catch a break. Fractured wrist this time. Drop him? Pick up Justin Foscue? 17:00 - Any Mike Trout regrets?! 21:00 - Tyler...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy first weekend of the MLB season and discuss an already hot FAAB market for closers, including Kevin Ginkel, Abner Uribe and Jason Foley. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit...

Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to figure out just how strongly we should react to the most exciting and disappointing starts around the league. --- 00:00 -- Headlines 13:30 -- Garrett Crochet 17:45 -- Jordan Hicks/A.J. Puk 23:15 -- Max Fried 27:00 -- Nick Pivetta 29:15 -- Shane Bieber/Bobby Miller/Tarik Skubal 33:15 -- Adbert Alzolay 38:45 -- Abner Uribe 44:15 -- Wyatt Langford 49:15 --...

Erik Halterman ( @erik_halterman ) and Ryan Boyer ( @RyanPBoyer ) hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 AdsWi...

Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss news and potential pickups before grading all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale! Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at join...

Chris Liss and Jeff Erickson were in the same NFBC Main Event draft this year. They discuss the draft, how Chris is hurt by the Paul Sewald injury, and who was the Real "Real Man" at the draft table - it was neither Chris nor Jeff, as it turns out. --- 00:00 - Liss and Erickson in the same draft, with Liss online 08:00 - Paul Sewald 10:00 - Liss Drafting 13th 14:00 - Shohei Ohtani 20:00 - Hitters...