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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Mike Trout Regrets and Other Early Season React...
Ronel Blanco throws a no-hitter, Mike Trout is hitting bombs, and Fred Zinkie's LABR team had an 8.00+ ERA as of Sunday. He and Jeff Erickson review the early action so far.
67 min
27
Closer FAAB Has Begun / Opening Weekend Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy first weekend of the MLB season and discuss an already hot FAAB market for closers, including Kevin Ginkel, Abner Uribe and Jason Foley.
66 min
28
Opening Weekend Overreactions with Sara Sanchez
Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to figure out just how strongly we should react to the most exciting and disappointing starts around the league.
65 min
29
FAAB Targets
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations.
75 min
30
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 1, 2024)
Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss news and potential pickups before grading all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!
62 min
31
A Real Man, Real Main Event Draft
Chris Liss and Jeff Erickson were in the same NFBC Main Event draft this year. They discuss the draft, how Chris is hurt by the Paul Sewald injury, and who was the Real "Real Man" at the draft table - it was neither Chris nor Jeff, as it turns out.
63 min
32
Spring Prospect Mailbag!
James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about this week's massive update to the RotoWire top 400 prospect rankings!
59 min
33
Adapting to the New Pitching Environment
Which pitchers in the new wave of starters can we trust? With the greater-than-usual attrition that we've had this spring, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson have had to reach into a different pool of starters to fill their rosters, and will go over those players. Plus, we discuss the latest on Shohei Ohtani, Kevin Gausman,
69 min
34
NFBC Las Vegas Main Event Draft Recap / Week 1 ...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview Week 1, discuss early FAAB results and then break down their weekend in Las Vegas drafting their NFBC Main Event squads.
86 min
35
First FAAB Weekend of the Year with Justin Mason
Erik Halterman is joined by Justin Mason to discuss the players they're picking up in their leagues this weekend as well as the players shooting up the back half of NFBC Main Event draft boards.
68 min
36
Our Most Drafted Players
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share which players they've drafted most often, from buzzy young stars like Elly De La Cruz to steady veterans like Xander Bogaerts.
70 min
37
2024 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers!
Clay Link and Todd Zola talk all the latest news from around Major League Baseball and offer up their latest and greatest fantasy baseball sleepers for 2024.
65 min
38
No Starting Pitchers? Tout Wars Draft Review wi...
Erik Halterman is joined by Grey Albright to discuss Grey's unusual Tout Wars NL squad, which featured zero starting pitchers. The duo discuss draft strategy as well as the latest news, including worrying developments for Shohei Ohtani.
60 min
39
Blake Snell Signs, Tout Wars Review
Blake Snell finally signed, closers are dropping like flies, and Tout Wars Weekend just wrapped up. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break down a news-heavy set of days and review Jeff's AL Tout Wars team.
80 min
40
Spring Prospect Standouts w/ Geoff Pontes
Geoff Pontes of Baseball America joins James Anderson to discuss the most impressive performances by prospects this spring training!
90 min
41
Previewing the Mariners with Ryan Divish
Chris Crawford is joined by Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times to take a look at the Mariners in 2024
45 min
42
LiveStreaming and Breaking down a 5K Entry NFBC...
Scott Jenstad and special guest, Toby (BatFlip Crazy), break down a $5000 entry NFBC draft as it happens, talking a ton of draft strategy and many player evaluations as we head into a major fantasy draft week.
156 min
43
Over/Under: AL West/NL West
Chris Crawford looks at some overs and unders for teams in the AL and NL West.
40 min
44
Huge Fantasy Baseball Draft Weekend
Clay Link is joined by special guest co-host Erik Halterman to talk about all things fantasy baseball, including news, sleepers, risers, fallers and more!
63 min
45
10 Essential Best Ball Tips
Mike Alexander (@Roto_Wan) from RazzBall.com joins Jeff Erickson to share their annual Best Ball Special. We break down the top winning concepts in Best Ball and how Underdog, Fantrax, RT and the NFBC differ from each other. We also discuss the latest on Devin Williams, Gerrit Cole and Eury Perez.
54 min
46
High-Stakes Auction Strategy w/ Marc Winokur
James Anderson has done two NFBC auctions in his life and Marc Winokur has done over 50, so Marc stopped by to provide a masterclass in auction strategy!
85 min
47
Five Players Fred Zinkie Can't Stop Drafting
Jose Altuve keeps showing up on a lot of Fred Zinkie's (@FredZinkieMLB) rosters, as does Chas McCormick and Craig Kimbrel. Hear who else he and Jeff Erickson keep rostering, and who they sometimes would prefer to have instead.
90 min
48
2024 Targets and Fades
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad dig deep into the 2024 player pool and detail their targets and fades at every position.
98 min
49
Too High or Too Low with DVR
Chris Crawford is joined by Derek VanRiper to talk about some players with surprising ADPs.
53 min
50
Over/Under: AL Central/NL Central
Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer dig into some over/unders from the Central divisions.
65 min