RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Jeff Erickson, Clay Link, James Anderson, Scott Jenstad, Todd Zola, Fred Zinkie, Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer cover fantasy baseball year round, including draft prep, strategy and much more!

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Red Sox Prospects w/ Jake Devereaux
James Anderson is joined by Jake Devereaux to discuss the Red Sox farm system and decisions facing the big-league club.
72 min
227
The Big Mistake
What's the biggest mistake you've made this baseball season? Has it been disqualifying in your chances of winning your league? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson share their biggest mistakes and discuss the news of the day.
64 min
228
Chasing Wins with Tristan Cockcroft
Tristan Cockcroft from ESPN.com joins Jeff Erickson as they discuss the concept of chasing wins, and should fantasy baseball change our categories based on current pitcher usage.
55 min
229
Tips to Overcoming Devastating Injuries
What do you do if you have Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper, Salvador Perez, Ozzie Albies, or some combination of those players? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss that along with the news of the day.
58 min
230
Chris Welsh on Struggling Starters
Chris Welsh from the In This League podcast drops by to discuss AL MVP odds, Lucas Giolito, Jose Berrios, Trevor Rogers and a whole lot more.
56 min
231
Underdog Keepers in The Highlander w/ Jesse Roche
James Anderson and Jesse Roche break down the 20 Underdog keeper selections in The Highlander Dynasty Invitational with some special guests.
116 min
232
Is There Hope in Pittsburgh?
Oneil Cruz had a dynamic debut in Pittsburgh, Bad Berrios showed up again and streaming is getting harder than ever. Fred and Jeff cover those topics and more this week.
59 min
233
Big Name Injuries / Week 12 FAAB Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the entire weekend of baseball, including injuries to Mookie Betts and other big names, all the FAAB action and a number of exciting rookie callups.
73 min
234
Talking MLB Draft w/ Carlos Collazo
Carlos Collazo of Baseball America joins James Anderson to break down the top players in this year's class and who is rising up draft boards.
62 min
235
No Jeff, No Problem
Fred and Todd review the news of the day, their recent FAAB pickups, closer scenarios and whether to drop or hold some underperforming hitters and pitchers.
68 min
236
ERA Trends
Joe Maddon gets fired, pitcher ERA's are rising and Ross Stripling was a good two-step pickup this week. That and more on Tuesday's RotoWire podcast with Fred and Jeff.
45 min
237
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 6, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
56 min
238
The Doc is IN!
Dr. Roto swings by to talk about our Mixed LABR league, early drafts, the Rays, the Phillies and young, hard-throwing pitchers in addition to his career in the fantasy industry.
51 min
239
Closer Concerns
How worried are you about Corey Knebel and Craig Kimbrel? Who the heck is the Marlins/Mariners/Reds/Red Sox closer? Are there more IL trips now than earlier this season? Those topics and more with Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson!
60 min
240
FAAB Recap and a Week 9 Preview
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss an action packed weekend and break down all the FAAB action from Sunday night.
77 min
241
Redraft vs. Dynasty Strategy with Ian Kahn
Ian Kahn from The Athletic drops by to discuss trading, current progress in his expert leagues, and how he's become equally adept in redraft leagues as he's previously been in dynasty leagues.
44 min
242
Luck in Fantasy Baseball
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the role that luck plays in fantasy baseball, focusing on the starts by Alex Cobb and Miles Mikolas on Monday night.
68 min
243
Weekend Recap / Big Gorman Bidding
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk all the FAAB bids, including all the large action on Nolan Gorman, and wrap up the weekend in baseball talking Red Sox, injuries, Mookie and Machado.
63 min
244
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 23, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
57 min
245
Crushing Overall Contests
Kevin Hasting has won the overall TGFBI contest and is doing great this year in the NFBC's Draft Champions contest. We'll get his tips on how do well in overall contests and discuss the On The Wire podcast he does with Adam Howe on Pitcher List's Network.
42 min
246
Salvador, Saves, Steals and Waiver Wire Snubs
Salvador Perez's thumb injury and subsequent trip to the IL launched Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson into a discussion of catcher values, and whether it's wise to invest an early draft pick on a top catcher. We also discuss the Red Sox, Twins and Marlins bullpens, stolen bases and Fred missing out on George Kirby.
69 min
247
Pod's Projections Podcast
Mike Podhorzer from Fangraphs and ProjectingX.com is off to a great start in both AL Tout Wars and Mixed LABR. He joins Jeff Erickson to talk about his projections process and how it informs his draft strategy, and about his respective teams.
51 min
248
Fred Zinkie's Pessimism
Fred Zinkie thinks that he's not cut out to play in leagues with daily roster moves and first-come, first-serve waivers. He and Jeff discuss that format, and why you might not want to spend a lot of your FAAB budget on George Kirby this upcoming Sunday if he's available in your league.
65 min
249
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 9, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
50 min
250
Fred Zinkie's approach to offensive woes
Should we be compiling as many IP as possible while scoring is down? Fred Zinkie makes the case for that strategy among other topics in this week's podcast with Jeff Erickson.
65 min