Rotoworld Baseball Show – Fantasy Baseball

D.J. (@djshort) brings back the "Name That Player" trivia game, with Drew (@drewsilv) competing against special guest Shelly Verougstrate (@ShellyV_643). The game features some interesting statistical tidbits from the first two months of the 2022 MLB season and fun conversation as well. Don't miss who comes out on top. (2:16) Name That Player begins! (8:38) Highest Sprint Speed in the Majors (11:4...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) of MLB Network and NBC Sports. They talk about the state of the game after the first two months, how players feel about the lack of consistency in the baseball, and just how special this rookie class can be. (2:52) The State of the MLB (6:21) Changes in the baseball (11:20) Approved legal substances for pitchers? (17:07) Young ta...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Forrest of Layton Sports Cards (@laytonsports) to discuss card breaking. They go over the different types of breaks, how much Wander Franco has changed the collecting this year, and what goes into grading a card. (05:30) Explaining how the industry works (13:02) Wander Franco cards (20:20) Why is the pitcher market low typically? (28:15) Background info...

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. (03:38) Yankees are #1 right now (11:40) Astros moving up to #4 (16:47) Red Sox are rising (23:08) Orioles now have Adley...

Christopher Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) host a waiver wire chat after Sunday's MLB Leadoff contest between the Pirates and Cardinals. They discuss the injury to Steven Matz, the promotion of Adley Rutschman and Nolan Gorman, and look at some two-start options for the coming week.  (1:43) Steven Matz injury (7:16) Adley Rutschman's  debut with the Orioles (11:48) Nolan Gorm...

D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) discuss the latest on Max Schezer's oblique injury and some possible replacements on the waiver wire in fantasy leagues. They also break down Tyler O'Neill's shoulder injury and two exciting prospects on the way for the Cardinals. In addition to covering other headlines around the league, they close out the show offering some streaming starting pitcher options...

Christopher Crawford is joined by George Bissell to talk prospects that could help fantasy teams this year. They discuss Adley Rutschman, Max Meyer, Riley Greene and more. (1:22) Juan Soto trade potential (5:03) Royce Lewis update (10:16) Adley Rutschman (18:32) Riley Greene (32:19) Max Meyer   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and u...

Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Colin Henderson (@ColDontLie) play the name game. They go over players they'd rather roster -- or rather not -- over names like Bobby Witt Jr., Kyle Wright, Ty France and more.  (05:10) Bobby Witt or Julio Rodriguez? (10:03)) Witt or Javy Baez? (14:17) Taylor Ward or Brandon Nimmo? (20:20) J.D. Martinez or Seiya Suzuki? (31:43) Brandon Woodruff or Max Frie...

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. (03:55) Yankees in the top spot (11:05) Brewers conversation that includes Josh Haders' dominance (16:52) Why the Astros...

(01:29) Braves/Padres recap.  Offense down in these morning games? (10:30) Max Meyer conversation (Marlins prospect) (15:07) How many closers do you rank ahead of Edwin Diaz? (20:28) C.J. Abrams recent demotion and outlook (Padres prospect) (25:10) Pitchers to keep your eyes on this week for Fantasy pick-ups       Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

D.J. (@djshort) and Chris (@Crawford_MILB) are joined by MLB Sunday Leadoff pregame and postgame host Ahmed Fareed (@FareedNBCS) to discuss the state of baseball and preview Sunday’s Padres/Braves matchup on Peacock. (8:30) Vision for NBC Broadcasts (13:34) Favorite MLB Ballparks (15:07) Previewing the Braves/Padres series (20:12) The "State of Baseball" (32:12) The Shift   Hosted by Simplecast, a...

Christopher Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by RJ Anderson (@R_J_Anderson) of CBS Sports to talk about young players and the MLB Draft. They discuss Jazz Chisholm, Jarred Kelenic, Druw Jones and more.  (4:20) Jazz Chisholm (8:54) Jarred Kelenic (14:01) Alec Bohm and the Phillies (19:51) Jo Adell outlook with the Angels (26:25) Is Druw Jones the top prospect? (30:13) College pitchers of interes...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Colin Henderson (@ColDontLie) look at whether it's time to move on from some players drafted in 2022. They discuss Joey Gallo, Trevor Rogers, Jarred Kelenic and much more.  (06:41) What do to with Joey Gallo? (12:25) Joey Votto struggles (16:14) Matt Chapman conversation (20:06) Looking at a cluster of Mariners (26:36) Trevor Rogers slow start (31:07) Keep Randy...

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.  (00:56) Shohei Ohtani so far (03:04) #1 in the Power Rankings (12:07) Brewers offensive numbers (23:01) Arizona conversa...

Christopher Crawford answers your prospect questions, reveals a new name at the top of his list for 2022 and raves about George Kirby's debut.  (01:28) George Kirby pitched well (07:08) Chase Silseth conversation (15:54) Chris answers questions from listeners (27:45) Top 2 prospects as of right now   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) are joined by NBC Sports EDGE contributor George Bissell (@GeorgeBissell) to discuss draft day regrets one month into the season. They discuss players they wish they drafted and those who they wish they didn't draft on their squads.  (8:34) Jazz Chisholm (13:06) Aaron Judge (16:17) Nolan Arenado (19:33) Trevor Story (27:13) Pablo López (39:28) Rowdy Tellez (44:...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and D.J. Short (@djshort) highlight the top fantasy baseball surprises from April, discussing Kyle Wright, Ty France, Taylor Ward and whether or not their hot starts are sustainable. (4:35) Taylor Ward's fantasy value for the season (9:02) Ty France (13:22) Eric Hosmer (20:55) Kyle Wright pitching a few gems (28:38) Chad Kuhl and the Rockies (32:53) Hot start for th...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Colin Henderson (@ColDontLie) redraft the top 25 fantasy players for the rest of the fantasy season. Listen to see where they would draft players like Aaron Judge, Max Scherzer, Wander Franco and more.  (06:48) Redrafting Top 25 players (32:12) Luis Robert conversation (41:40) Recapping the Top 25   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

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.  (0:54) Yankees/Bluejays matchup (3:23) #1 Overall Team for this week (6:31) Heading North for the #2 Overall Team (9:53)...

Christopher Crawford (@crawford_milb) answers your prospect questions. He discusses players like Druw Jones, Samad Taylor, Ben Joyce and more.  (01:35) Bryan Ramos conversation (09:25) Max Ferguson, base stealing extraordinaire (14:01) Where will Druw Jones rank? (18:07) Will Matthew Liberatore be Fantasy relevant this year? (27:47) Get to know Ben Joyce (31:29) Zac Veen quick segment (34:01) Chri...

D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) are joined by NBC Sports EDGE's Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) to examine the preseason top-10 starting pitchers and what has changed as April comes to a close. They also each give their picks for starting pitchers on the rise.  (1:10) Mets vs. Cardinals tense battle (7:09) Top 10 Starting Pitchers (26:01) Pitchers on the edge of the list (28:22) Pitchers on the rise...

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Chris Towers of CBS Sports (@CTowersCBS) to look at players who have gotten off to slow starts to begin the 2022 season. They discuss Randy Arozarena, Marcus Semien, Zack Wheeler and more.  (5:28) Marcus Semien (10:00) Randy Arozarena (15:35) Concern for Kyle Tucker (21:19) Zack Wheeler (25:36) Tyler Mahle inconsistencies (28:45) Marcus Stroman Hosted b...

Colin Henderson and Christopher Crawford take a look at some of the results from April and whether they are buying or selling the results. They look at Joc Pederson, Gerrit Cole, the NL West and City Connect uniforms. (06:02) Buy or sell? (23:18) Jacob deGrom conversation (30:01) Who will be the next player to get 3000 hits?     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

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.  (03:10) Power Rankings (16:36) Biggest risers (23:44) Biggest fallers Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) looks at some prospects who are off to hot starts to begin 2022, and also answers your questions on players like Nick Lodolo, Alexander Ramirez and Ezequiel Tovar.  (01:17) Prospects who are performing well (12:40) Answering listener questions (27:01) Tommy Edman options   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collec...