RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman and Todd Zola discuss a handful of declining veterans in an attempt to figure out which ones could be bargains next year and which ones look done. --- 00:00 Headlines 19:00 40 years old and up 25:15 Age 37 to 39 30:30 Age 35 47:30 Age 34 1:00:40 Early 30s --- Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! NFFC Play against o...

Chris Blessing joins James Anderson to discuss the best prospects and most overrated prospects Chris scouted this season, including No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin plus many more! 00:00 Intro 01:35 The No. 1 Overall Prospect 12:15 Buy Caleb Bonemer 20:00 Hector Rodriguez’s ETA 30:25 Robby Snelling SZN 36:55 Thomas White’s Upside 42:00 JR Ritchie Trending Up 46:55 Buy Low on Cam Collier 55:00...

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review some of the top September roster moves and the remaining playoff races. --- 00:00 September Moves Pod 00:30 Welcome 00:45 Blue Jays - Reds 06:30 News : 06:45 Jackson Merrill is back from the IL….. 11:00 MacKenzie Gore is already cleared to throw, so he could be back soon…. 12:30 Jeremiah Jackson 15:55 Trevor Rogers 22:45 Lourdes Gurriel’s season is over due to...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend baseball and break down what ended up being a big week for pitching in FAAB. They discuss the AL East, Bruce Turang, Juan Soto and more before diving into the heavy bidding for Kyle Bradish, Jonah Tong and Payton Tolle.  Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code RO...

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 09:00 Kyle Bradish 12:00 Jonah Tong 16:15 Abner Uribe 19:15 Payton Tolle 22:30 Ryan Walker 25:15 Jordan Lawlar 28:30 Jared Triolo 31:00 Gavin Sheets 33:00 Nolan Gorman 35:30 Dylan Moore 40:15 Chalkboard picks 46:00 Deep-league pitchers 56:30 Deep-league hitters --- NFFC Play against our fant...

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K  Enter now Intro/Kyle Schwarber has the 21st four-homer game in MLB history Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: Jonah Tong $7 Ian Seymour $6 Payton Tolle $5 Jonny DeLuca $4 Jared Triolo...

Erik Halterman is joined by Jenny Butler to discuss some of the biggest decisions drafters will have to make next season, decisions Jenny already had to make in last week's Too Early Meatball draft. --- 00:00 Headlines 11:00 Too Early Meatball Draft overview 14:20 Who are the contenders for SP4? 20:10 What are we supposed to do with Spencer Strider? 24:30 How far will this year’s rookie SPs rise?...

James Anderson answers all your questions about the updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings , including questions about Edward Florentino, Sebastian Walcott, Jett Williams and more! 01:35 Top Prospects for 2026 08:35 Prospect Tiers 12:10 Jesus Made’s speed 12:55 Buy low on Sebastian Walcott 14:45 Jett Williams’ position 15:40 Josue De Paula still at High-A 17:00 Mike Sirota’s injury 17:55 Ralphy Velazqu...

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review some of the interesting picks from the Way Too Early 2026 Meatball Draft. --- 00:00 Way Too Early Meatball Draft 00:20 Welcome 00:30 Review the Too Early Meatball Draft 01:15 Interesting Picks 02:45 Kyle Schwarber 1.9 08:00 No Second Round Pitchers 10:00 Junior Caminero 1.12 14:45 Ronald Acuna at 2.11 17:15 Oneil Cruz at 2.15 20:30 Chalkboard 21:30 Chris Sale a...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss tough weekends for the Yankees and Dodgers and discuss all the FAAB action, including spirited bidding on Samuel Basallo, Shane Bieber and Carson Williams. In addition, they discuss what should be a very interesting 2026 int eh starting pitcher market after the Big 3 and also talk about Jackson Merrill, Vinnie Pasquatino and much, much more. Chalkboard   Dow...

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 11:41 Samuel Basallo 15:05 Dylan Beavers 17:23 Brett Baty 19:40 Pavin Smith 21:37 Carson Williams 24:56 Shane Bieber 28:32 Cam Schlittler 30:13 Bubba Chandler 36:49 Victor Vodnik 38:31 Parker Messick 42:10 Chalkboard Picks 46:39 Deep-League Pitchers 59:23 Deep-League Hitters --- NFFC Play ag...

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K  Enter now Intro/Samuel Basallo agrees to eight-year extension with O’s Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: Dylan Beavers $6 Kyle Teel $2 Parker Messick $2 Davis Martin $1 Taijuan Walke...

Erik Halterman is joined by Lucas Biery to discuss how to finish the fantasy season strong. --- 00:00 Injury news (Tucker, deGrom) 07:45 Recent call-ups (Messick, Chandler, Williams) 18:30 Getting into a winning position 20:30 Early-round aces 22:20 Building an offensive core 24:30 Overcoming early mistakes 27:15 Mid-late round hits 34:45 Getting the most out of FAAB 41:00 How different is the fin...

James Anderson and Dominic Rello (@BullpenGuru) preview Wednesday night's first high-stakes draft of 2026! Dom is picking fourth and James is picking 15th. They preview their potential picks and talk about the challenging hunt for saves, shallow positions, big risers, prospects to consider and much more! 02:15 Players at the top of the draft 03:50 Take Acuna in the top five? 06:30 Late first-round...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend across baseball, highlighted by the Dodgers sweeping the Padres, and break down all the adds and drops across FAAB, including heavy bidding for Bryan Abreu and Nolan McLean. They also discuss the upcoming huge Cubs Brewers five-game series, the struggles of Max Fried and Anthony Volpe in New York and where Shea Langeliers is likely to land amo...

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 13:30 Bryan Abreu 16:10 Zebby Matthews 18:45 Nolan McLean 21:00 Hurston Waldrep 24:30 Dustin May 27:05 Miguel Andujar 30:00 Josh Bell 31:45 Tyler Freeman 34:50 Joey Ortiz 36:30 Kyle Manzardo 39:00 Chalkboard picks 45:20 Deep-league pitchers 56:00 Deep-league hitters --- NFFC Play against our...

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K  Enter now Intro/Owen Caissie has arrived to the major leagues… Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: Keegan Akin $9 Owen Caissie $7 Hurston Waldrep $7 Kyle Karros $4 Blaze Alexander $4 H...

Erik Halterman is joined by Matt Morris to review this year's top rookies, looking at both those who have exceeded expectations and those who have fallen short. --- 00:00 Intro 02:00 Owen Caissie 05:40 Nolan McLean 07:50 other prospects who could still get the call this year 15:30 Nick Kurtz 20:00 Isaac Collins 24:40 Drake Baldwin 27:25 Jacob Wilson 30:15 Roman Anthony 33:15 Agustin Ramirez 36:05...

James Anderson and Ryan Topp rank the Brewers top 10 prospects for fantasy (and real life) and then touch on the Brewers' World Series odds, the projected 2026 lineup, rotation and more! 2:35 Jesus Made 7:30 Luis Pena 12:00 Cooper Pratt 21:10 Logan Henderson 24:45 Andrew Fischer 28:25 Jeferson Quero 30:50 Braylon Payne 33:35 Robert Gasser 36:40 Brock Wilken 40:30 Marco Dinges 42:50 Luke Adams 46:0...

Fred Zinkie asks "What's Wrong with the Mets?" He and Jeff Erickson discuss five struggling offenses since the All-Star Break. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 8-12-25 00:20 Welcome 01:00 Main Topic - What’s wrong with these teams? 01:47 These five teams have all ranked among the bottom-10 in OPS, runs scored and wRC+. Should we bench some of their hitters, because we don’t have time to wait for them to turn th...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball showcasing the red-hot Mariners and Brewers and also break down all the action in FAAB. They talk active bidding for starting pitchers Luis Gil and Cade Cavalli as well as a potential difference-maker closer in David Bednar. They also hit much more across baseball, including Josh Naylor's SB binge, Lawrence Butler's struggles and whet...

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire pickups for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 9:40 Noelvi Marte 12:10 Lenyn Sosa 15:21 Jakob Marsee 18:00 Ryan Mountcastle 20:17 Jordan Lawlar 22:06 Isaac Collins 25:53 Cade Horton 28:01 Joey Wentz 29:57 Phil Maton 33:46 Bubba Chandler/Samuel Basallo/Dylan Beavers/JJ Wetherholt/Andrew Painter 39:24 Deep-League Pitchers 51:17 Deep-League Hitters...

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K  Enter now Intro/Jakob Marsee leads the pack in terms of bidding this week Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: Jakob Marsee $9 Hunter Gaddis $8 Jalen Beeks $6 Cade Cavalli $6 Logan Henderson $5 Casey Schmitt $2 Daniel Schneemann $1 Brad Lord $1 Victor Robles $1 Eli White $1 Miles...

Erik Halterman is joined by Dave McDonald to talk about the picks and fades they regret this season in an attempt to figure out how to avoid the same mistakes next year. --- 00:00 Headlines 16:45 Fading Bo Bichette 26:30 Fading Zach Neto 32:15 Fading Junior Caminero 37:20 Fading Max Fried/Bryan Woo 43:50 Fading Jacob deGrom 46:05 Fading Tyler Soderstrom 49:00 Picking Skenes over Skubal 54:05 Picki...

James Anderson and Mike Mager look back on the best picks from their 2025 Too Early Draft and look at which high-upside pitchers may be worth the risk going into 2026! 00:00 Intro 02:00 Best Pick of Round 1 02:55 Best Pick of Round 2 03:30 Best Pick of Round 3 04:55 Best Pick of Round 4 06:00 Best Pick of Round 5 08:45 Best Pick of Round 6 10:00 Best Pick of Round 7 10:45 Best Pick of Round 8 11:2...