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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FAAB Targets (Week of September 9, 2024)
Erik Halterman and guest Mike Couillard go over the latest headlines from around baseball and offer up their recommended FAAB adds.
70 min
27
Yankees Getting 'Creative' With Closer Role
Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking all things fantasy baseball, including the Yankees' closer situation, injuries, two-start pitchers and more.
48 min
28
Astros Chat
Jen Piacenti from Sports Illustrated drops by to talk Astros with Jeff Erickson. Who will be in their playoff rotation? What do we expect with Kyle Tucker when he returns? Who plays first base?
30 min
29
Prospect Mailbag!
James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about this week's update to the top 400 prospect rankings!
57 min
30
Better in Real Life, Better in Fantasy
Inspired by Daulton Varsho, Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review which players are better in real life than fantasy, and which players are better in fantasy in real life, and try to find some underlying trends.
57 min
31
Crews Callup / FAAB Review / Royals Reeling
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the adds and drops in FAAB this weekend, a rough Royals weekend, a fun Dodgers / Diamondbacks series, Jose Ramirez and much, much more.
73 min
32
FAAB Targets (Week of September 2, 2024)
Ryan Boyer goes over all the latest headlines and tells you were your FAAB dollars should go this week.
48 min
33
Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Se...
Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking all things fantasy baseball, including call-ups, hitters to potentially add and two-start pitchers for next week.
51 min
34
Too Early Meatball Draft Discussion
Rob DiPietro (@DeadPullHitter) joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the results from his "Too Early Meatball Draft." Where should Julio Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ronald Acuña slot for 2025? Who is your #1 overall pick?
43 min
35
Early Drafting + Red Sox Talk
James Anderson discusses the Too Early Meatball DC with a special guest before getting to some Red Sox and AL East banter.
55 min
36
Drop Julio Rodriguez?
Julio Rodriguez was a top-5 picks in most drafts, but he's currently a bad hitter on a bad offense playing on a bad ankle, meaning that he won't give you stolen bases. Is he perhaps a drop for 2024? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore that question and hone in on some second-half trends.
46 min
37
Judge and Soto Dominate / Carroll and J-Rod 202...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the elite seasons of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge, figure out 2025 prices for a couple of 2024 disappointments and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB this week.
68 min
38
2024 Breakouts, 2025 Buildarounds With Brian En...
2024 Breakouts, 2025 Buildarounds With Brian Entrekin
69 min
39
FAAB Targets (Week of August 26, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over the latest headlines from around baseball and offer up their recommended FAAB adds.
68 min
40
Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Au...
Todd Zola and Clay Link discuss hitters to potentially add off the waiver wire, two-start pitchers for next week and a whole lot more.
58 min
41
Talking Prospects w/ Aram Leighton
James Anderson and Aram Leighton discuss some exciting prospect risers, some prospects they differ on and what to make of Kristian Campbell's red-hot summer!
77 min
42
Catching Up in Saves
Can you optimize the closer turnover around the trade deadline by de-emphasizing saves at the draft table and in early FAAB bidding? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore the potential and the details of such a strategy, while identifying bullpen situations currently in flux.
47 min
43
Recapping FAAB / Who Goes 1st Overall in 2025?
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down all the adds and drops in FAAB this weekend, talk Astros, Brewers and The AL Central and discuss who is going to the be the top pick in 2025 drafts, and well as much, much more.
73 min
44
The Best of the Third Quarter With Sara Sanchez
Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to discuss which players who took off in the third quarter of the season will be able to sustain it in the fourth.
73 min
45
FAAB Targets (Week of August 19, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top FAAB recommendations of the week, featuring a handful of interesting rookies.
75 min
46
Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Au...
Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!
56 min
47
Three Essential Guardians for the Stretch Run
The Guardians have the best record in baseball and Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) is winning his NFBC Main Event League and entered today 18th place overall. He joins Jeff Erickson to discuss both.
43 min
48
Drafting Like A Champion w/ Dustin McComas
Dustin McComas leads the prestigious NFBC CLQ Standings with six weeks to go, so he joined James Anderson to talk about his process, his biggest draft hits and whether we'll draft breakouts like Brenton Doyle, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela again in 2025!
74 min
49
Six Stretch-Run Stars
6 players that can push you over the top for the stretch run, including how the revamped Jays look following their trade deadline deals.
63 min
50
NL West Getting Wild / Recapping FAAB
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the surging teams in the NL West, Xavier Edwards, Luis Garcia, all the adds and drops across another busy week of FAAB and much, much more.
72 min