Rotoworld Baseball Show – Fantasy Baseball

Drew Silva (@drewsilv) is joined by Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) of NBC Sports EDGE to run through the biggest storylines across the MLB landscape. They discuss COVID-19 still being very much part of the news cycle, Miguel Cabrera's search for his 3,000th career hit, Bobby Witt Jr. dropping down the Royals' batting order, Trevor Story rising up the lineup in Boston, Nolan Gorman's ETA, and much mo...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Alex Coffey (@byalexcoffey) of the Philadelphia Inquirer to talk about the Phillies. They discuss the hot start of Alec Bohm, how locked into a starting role Ranger Suarez is, and much more.  (3:44) Overall thoughts on the Phillies start (6:32) Alec Bohm (14:36) Ranger Suarez and his starting role (17:07) Phillies bullpen (20:59) Starting pitching (25:4...

Colin Henderson (@coldontlie) and Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_milb) are joined by Pedro Moura of Fox Sports. They discuss Freddie Freeman, Gavin Lux, Clayton Kershaw, and also about Pedro's new book How to Beat a Broken Game: The Rise of the Dodgers in a League on the Brink. (04:01) Freddie Freeman now in LA (16:21) Trevor Bauer situation and it's eff (24:55) Dodgers Front Office approach (36:...

Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Janice Scurio (@scuriiosa) do a deep-dive on the top five teams in Drew's weekly MLB Power Rankings column at NBC Sports EDGE and also examine the biggest risers and fallers. Look for this show every Tuesday morning throughout the 2022 regular season.  (2:48) New top overall team (6:37) Toronto Blue Jays (9:01) NY Mets (12:43) Chicago White Sox (15:16) Atlanta Braves (18...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) answers your fantasy questions, and updates his top 10 prospects for the rest of the 2022 season in the latest Circling the Bases.  (02:22) Kahlil Watson conversation (06:47) Under the radar pitcher (10:26) Devin Williams or Andres Munoz (24:45) Triston Casas conversation (32:20) Number 1 prospect   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...

D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) are joined by Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) of MLB.com to break down some early-season trends. They discuss Tylor Megill's velocity spike, concern for Shane Bieber, and amazing starts for Seiya Suzuki and Steven Kwan. They also marvel at Jhoan Duran and look for signs of progress for Jarred Kelenic, among other things.  (6:18) In-depth look at Seiya Suzuki's...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) welcomes The Athletic's Keith Law onto the show. They discuss the decision to pull Clayton Kershaw in the middle of a perfect game, just how good Wander Franco has a chance to be, and the 2022 MLB Draft class plus a whole lot more.  (2:38) Clayton Kershaw (12:03) Early season starts for prospects (17:29) Favorite numbers to evaluate prospects with (20:49) Evaluating...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Colin Henderson (@coldontlie) look at the start of the season and discuss what fantasy managers should look at as an overreaction or real deal. They discuss Giancarlo Stanton, Hunter Greene, Steven Kwan and more.  (06:04) Byron Buxton can win the MVP? (15:12) Eloy Jimenez will have more RBIs than Jose Abreu? (20:23) Hunter Greene impressive debut (37:02) Aaron J...

Summary/Description: Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Janice Scurio (@scuriiosa) do a deep-dive on the top five teams in Drew's weekly MLB Power Rankings column at NBC Sports EDGE and also examine the biggest risers and fallers. Look for this show every Tuesday morning throughout the 2022 regular season.  (03:32) Top Five Teams (15:38) Top Risers (23:56) Top Fallers     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) answers your prospect questions and updates his top 10 prospects for the remainder of the year in the latest episode of Circling the Bases. (1:41) Julio Rodríguez has a slow start (3:52) Nick Prado: Fantasy Helper? (9:19) Prospect situation  with the Athletics (14:27) Hunter Greene's debut (17:42) Best Prospects for the remainder of the year (10-6) (26:15) Best Pros...

D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) give their reactions from a busy Opening Day around MLB. They break down Albert Pujols' return to St. Louis and a big day for the Cardinals, Shane Bieber's velocity, heroics from Bobby Witt Jr., Seiya Suzuki's debut, and much more. They also discuss the Twins/Padres trade as well as Ke'Bryan Hayes' new contract and injury scare. To close out the show, they give...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Colin Hendersion (@ColDontLie) preview the National League. They look at players they're targeting and avoiding in the East, Central and West and predict division and award winners. (05:06) NL East Preview (18:17) NL Central Preview (33:23) NL West Preview Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

Colin Henderson and Chris Crawford  preview the American League. They predict division and award winners, and also look at players they're targeting and avoiding in each division.. (04:02) AL Central Preview (28:14) AL West Preview (54:12) AL East Preview Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See...

In the lead-up to the opening of the 2022 regular season, Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Janice Scurio (@scuriiosa) run through all 30 teams in Drew's first MLB Power Rankings of the year at NBC Sports EDGE. Look for those rankings and this show every Tuesday morning throughout the 2022 regular season. (2:14) Team Power Rankings 30-25 (10:44) Team Power Rankings 24-20 (16:12) Team Power Rankings 19-15...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) answers your questions about prospects like Triston Casas, Matt Brash and Cristian Pache, and also reveals his top 10 prospects for the 2022 season. (02:54) Chris' opinion on Jose Miranda (21:37) Top 10 prospects for 2022 (36:55) Chris' #1 prospect Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal...

D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) are joined by Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) to discuss over/unders for every team in advance of the 2022 MLB season. They go in-depth to break down their favorite picks and fades. To close out the show, they also touch on some player props to consider as Opening Day approaches.  (03:35) AL East (13:40) AL Central (24:41) AL West (35:44) NL East (49:55) NL Cent...

Colin Henderson (@coldontlie) and Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) take a look at some expectations for young talent in 2022. They look at whether fantasy managers should use draft picks on players like Adley Rutschman, Oneil Cruz, Julio Rodriguez and Hunter Greene.  (05:40) Adley Rutschman discussion (14:25) Bobby Witt, Jr., when will he be called up? (19:47) A look at Spencer Torkelson (25:41) On...

D.J. (@djshort) is joined by NBC Sports EDGE’s Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) to discuss headlines from the weekend, including Cody Bellinger’s continued struggles, Jo Adell’s impressive spring, and much more. They also give some of their favorite bounceback picks for 2022 to close out the show. (07:00) Cody Bellinger still struggling (21:30) Potential Pujols reunion in St. Louis (25:30) Bounceback pick...

1. D.J. Short -- NBC Sports EDGE 2. Scott Pianowski -- Yahoo Sports 3. Jen Piacenti - Sports Illustrated 4. Ryan Boyer -- NBC Sports EDGE 5. Chris Towers -- CBS Fantasy 6. Vaughn Dalzell -- NBC Sports EDGE 7. Colin Henderson -- NBC Sports EDGE 8. Chris Crawford -- NBC Sports EDGE 9. Jordan Shusterman -- Cespedes BBQ 10. Justin Mason -- FWFB/FanGraphs 11. Shelly Verougstraete -- Pitcher List 12. Dr...

Summary: D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) discuss their recent mock draft broadcast before catching up on spring training headlines. In addition to going over new landing spots for the likes of Trevor Story and Nick Castellanos, they broke down some disappointing injury news for Luis Castillo and Shane Baz. On the bright side, things are looking good for Max Muncy and Jacob deGrom. Finally, th...

Colin Henderson (@ColDontLie) and Christopher Crawford (@crawford_milb) conclude our positional previews with a look at the relievers. They discuss their strategy with how many relievers to roster in a standard league, whether they think Liam Hendriks or Josh Hader is the top closing option in fantasy sports, and look at some under-the-radar bullpen arms who could end up helping in the save catego...

D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) do their best to make sense of the continued transaction flurry around MLB. They discuss Kris Bryant reportedly headed to the Rockies, Matt Chapman being traded to Toronto, Kyle Schwarber bolstering the Phillies' lineup, and Anthony Rizzo returning to the Yankees. They also break down Seiya Suzuki's surprising landing spot with the Cubs and what to expect in fa...

It was a busy weekend for MLB transactions, so Colin Henderson (@coldontlie) and Christopher Crawford (@crawford_milb) had to break them down. They talk about Matt Olson landing in Atlanta, Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez heading to Seattle, and the fantasy implications of several other big moves. (05:09) Fernando Tatis Jr. out with a fractured wrist.  Where to draft him? (10:38) Braves trade for...

Colin Henderson (@ColDontLie) & Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) host a special emergency episode, as the lockout is finally over! They discuss the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, what was (and wasn't) in the deal, and what this means for this season and beyond.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve...

D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) discuss the latest cancellation of games due to the MLB Lockout before previewing starting pitchers for the 2022 season. They do a deep dive on their respective top-20 starting pitchers before getting into emerging names, rebound candidates, and some pitchers who could disappoint. Are deGrom and Bieber worth the risk? What's the ceiling of a healthy Jack Flaher...