RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson share their top reactions from the Tout Wars Experts Leagues, including two record-setting buys of Aaron Judge in successive drafts. --- 00:00 RotoWire MLB Podcast 3-17-26 00:15 Welcome to Fred Zinkie 00:30 RotoWire Smart Money - https://t.co/qcmg4BiQus 01:45 News 02:00 Gerrit Cole will start tomorrow. 03:10 MacKenzie Gore has a 6:6 K:BB ratio in ST. Globe Life Field...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down the news from across the weekend in baseball, discuss their reaction to the first wave of NFBC Main Event draft results and share some of their favorite draft targets for 2026. They go position by position to get into a number of names they like at their current draft price, including Roman Anthony, Michael Busch and Nick Lodolo, among many, many more.  ...

James Anderson and Chris Clegg discuss sniping each other in the Tout Wars Draft and Hold League and which prospects they're targeting for 2026! Draft Board   03:40 Hunter Brown as SP1 06:35 Corey Seager’s OBP bump 10:15 Sheehan/Uribe snipes 14:00 Lawrence Butler’s upside 18:05 Playing the middle at catcher 25:00 Sal Stewart’s upside 28:05 Mike Burrows snipe 30:45 Reid Detmers’ breakout potential...

Could Junior Caminero lead baseball in RBI? Is Jake Burger being undervalued? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson tackle those players and more. --- 00:00 3-10-26 Podcast 01:00 Pick 13 Fred 02:45 News 03:00 Hunter Greene out until July. 07:00 Corbin Carroll could play in a game this week. Put him back into the first round? 08:30 Logan Henderson is battling elbow soreness. Who is their SP5 if Quinn Pries...

Scott Jenstad and Jeff Erickson discuss the top-heavy closer market and then dive into the players in the top 150 that they are fading in 2026 drafts.. They go position by position and identity players being drafted in the top 10 rounds that they are not drafting at their current ADP.   Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fant...

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top fantasy baseball pitcher sleepers for ERA and WHIP. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:20 What makes an ERA sleeper? 18:40 Braxton Ashcraft 20:55 Kris Bubic 24:15 Jameson Taillon 26:45 Jack Flaherty 29:15 Simeon Woods-Richardson 32:00 Logan Henderson 35:15 Justin Steele 37:45 Mike Burrows 40:10 Dustin May 44:20 Grant Taylor 47:35 What makes a WHIP sleeper? 50:30 C...

Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Intro/Injuries are piling up and the World Baseball Classic is in full swing Injury news Hunter Greene undergoing MRI on sore elbow. Rhett Lowder’s chances improve. Jeremy Pena diagnosed with fracture in the tip of his right ring finger. Carlos Correa back to shortstop? Josh Hader (biceps) is slated for mound work...

Erik Halterman is joined by Adam Howe of Pitcher List to discuss the different paths drafters can take through the first five rounds of a fantasy baseball draft. --- 00:00 Intro 02:10 Injury news 11:40 SP News 22:20 Hitter-heavy starts 35:15 Balanced starts 39:45 Pitcher-heavy starts 46:45 How many closers? 50:20 Category balance 1:07:15 Risk --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Clic...

James Anderson is joined by Geoff Pontes of Baseball America to talk about Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle's chances of making the Opening Day roster, which pitching prospects to target in 2026 fantasy baseball leagues and much more!   00:25 Konnor Griffin 09:50 Kevin McGonigle 19:25 Jordan Lawlar 24:40 Caleb Bonemer 27:25 Braden Montgomery 30:00 Dylan Beavers 31:10 Noah Schultz 34:55 Ethan Con...

Is the Pocket Aces strategy dead, or just out of favor? Jeff Erickson discuss that talking point amongst their other observations from the LABR 15-team Mixed League draft. --- 00:00 MLB 2-3-26 Podcast 00:30 Jurickson Profar suspension. 07:30 Josh Hader might finally throw off a mound next week. 09:30 Quinn Priester may not be ready for OD. 15:30 Edwin Uceta is unlikely to be ready for OD. 17:30 Ro...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down the weekend in spring training and then take a deep dive into a number of starting pitchers being selected after pick 200 in drafts. Among many arms in the range, they discuss their feelings on Shane Baz, Shane McClanahan and Roki Sasaki.   Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy...

Ryan Boyer and Jeremy Schneider give you some guys to target in the strikeouts and wins departments. --- 0:00 Headlines 13:32 Shane McClanahan 15:50 Shane Baz 17:56 Logan Henderson 19:33 Zac Gallen 21:40 Reid Detmers 23:30 Joey Cantillo 25:45 Jeremiah Estrada 27:59 Grayson Rodriguez 30:16 Cade Cavalli 32:46 Zebby Matthews 37:38 Matthew Boyd 39:40 Aaron Nola 41:20 Joe Musgrove 43:23 Quinn Priester...

Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Intro/Welcoming Ariel Cohen back to the podcast Creator of ATC Projections, which we’re proud to have back at RotoWire. What are ATC Projections? Tout Wars H2H Champion (again). Congratulations! A drafter with incredible discipline. You stick to your dollar values closely in a draft… is that the key to your consis...

How can you use moving averages and pulled barrel rates to help you win your fantasy league? Jeff Erickson and John Laghezza explain how. --- 00:00 RotoWire MLB Podcast 2-25-26 00:20 Welcome to John Laghezza Host of Corked Stats; TheAthletic; Substack 3x FSWA Award Winner, including this year! 02:15 News: 02:30 Merrill Kelly ruled out for Opening Day 04:40 Samuel Basallo injured at plate 09:00 Max...

Elite high-stakes player John Pausma joins James Anderson to recap their NFBC $500 DC Auction, discussing what went right, what went wrong, how to handle massive closer inflation and much more!   2:35 Closer inflation 09:45 Who’s the Brewers closer 15:30 Discounted players 19:00 Multi-eligibility players 21:50 Overpays 25:00 Weak SP builds 32:20 Catchers 38:45 Scripting your build 43:00 When to no...

Both Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie drafted in the LABR 15-team Mixed League draft Monday night, Jeff from the 11th spot and Fred from the 13th spot. They live-streamed the first 12 rounds - see who they drafted! Full draft results are here: https://www.rtsports.com/labr-mixed-draft --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! (hyperlink: https://...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the first weekend of Spring Training and discuss a number of interesting hitters currently being selected outside the Top 200 in drafts. The break down a numbers of Mets infielders including Jorge Polanco, Brett Baty and Marcus Semien and also take deep dives into Ramon Laureano, Mickey Moniak and Alec Bohm and many, many other mid to late round hitters.   F...

Ryan Boyer and Todd Zola offer up their favorite steals and saves sleepers, including Luisangel Acuna and Griffin Jax. --- 00:00 Spring Training 5:56 Headlines 18:01 Sal Frelick 19:45 Josh Lowe 21:13 Caleb Durbin 22:49 Masyn Winn 24:19 JJ Wetherholt 26:15 Luisangel Acuna 27:56 Jasson Dominguez 30:11 Jake McCarthy 31:55 Joshua Baez 33:47 Lane Thomas 36:55 Robert Garcia 38:01 Griffin Jax 40:01 JoJo...

Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Intro/Spring games have begun, new Roundtable update News Jordan Westburg out through April with UCL tear Will Coby Mayo take over at third base? Chandler Simpson is nursing a tight left hamstring and won’t play in the Rays’ first few Grapefruit League games. Todd’s Twitter poll on Simpson Big discrepancy between...

Inspired by injuries to Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep, Jeff Erickson from RotoWire.com and Chris Towers from CBS break down the pitching options in the NL East. --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! (hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWi...

Nobody has won more NFBC Main Event leagues than Mark Srebro, and he joins James Anderson to give a couple hot takes before discussing how to build a winning pitching staff in a 15-team high-stakes league!   07:45 Mark’s 1st Bold Take 12:00 Mark’s 2nd Bold Take 18:35 How to win a Main Event league 22:30 Where’s the SP1 cutoff? 27:00 SP2 and SP3 31:10 Groups of SPs in the 100-250 range 33:00 Young...

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss eight important park factors that you might not know about that could influence the players you draft. --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! (hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST...

Jeff Erickson from RotoWire.com hosts Vlad Sedler from FTNFantasy.com and they discuss early observations from the draft pool, including which positions are the weakest. --- 00:00 Early Player Pool Observations 00:15 Welcome to Vlad Sedler from FTN Fantasy 03:25 Recent News 03:40 Yordan Alvarez reports without ankle pain 06:20 Zac Gallen signs with Diamondbacks 10:45 Orioles sign Chris Bassitt 14:...

Jeff Erickson and Ryan Boyer hit on some of their favorite sleepers in the batting average and home runs categories. --- 00:00 RotoWire Saturday Podcast 02:00 Headlines 02:30 Castellanos to Padres 05:45 Gallen back to Diamondbacks 11:00 Luis Rengifo to Brewers 12:45 Fantrax 13:45 Batting Average 14:15 Q: What do you look for to find BA sleepers? 15:00 One stat: Playing around with xBA-BA to find h...

Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Intro/Pitchers and catchers report to spring training Spencer Schwellenbach placed on the 60-day IL with right elbow inflammation Who slots in as Atlanta’s No. 5 starter? Josh Hader dealing with left biceps inflammation Hamate madness Corbin Carroll suffered a broken hamate bone in his right hand during a live bat...