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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476
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
477
FAAB'ing Rookies / Weekend Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down a fascinating week of FAAB with all the rookie call-ups from the week, hit all the baseball news from the weekend and discuss a couple of highly drafted middle infielders who have yet to homer.
68 min
478
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
479
Breakout Prospects w/ Dylan White
James Anderson is joined by Dylan White of Prospects Live to discuss some prospect breakouts that they are buying and a couple that give them pause.
60 min
480
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
481
Droppable Hitters / Week 4 FAAB Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about the action over the weekend in baseball, recap the big FAAB bids and discuss a number of struggling offensive players to decide if they should be drops in your league.
74 min
482
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 2, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
56 min
483
Closer Encounters
Ryan Rufe, who runs RotoWire's Closer Grid and writes "Closer Encounters," joins Jeff Erickson. We cover Ronald Acuña's early return, Vlad Guerrero's absence, tons of closer news and Ryan's foray into the NFBC Main Event.
55 min
484
Prospect Mailbag (April 2022)
James Anderson answers over 65 questions about prospects and dynasty leagues.
83 min
485
Leggo My Gallegos!
Jeff Erickson turned down an offer from Fred Zinkie in the LABR 15-team Mixed League involving Giovanny Gallegos and immediately paid the price on Monday night. We discuss that and the changing fantasy baseball environment and what to do about it in this podcast.
58 min
486
FAAB Recap / Where is All the Offense??
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball, including news, injuries and FAAB, talk about the lack of offense and break down some fast starters and strugglers.
65 min
487
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 25, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
55 min
488
Going, Going ... Govier!
Michael Govier from the Pallazzo Podcast joins Jeff Erickson to talk Tigers, NFBC, closers, run-scoring, song parodies and more!
48 min
489
A's Playing Time & Prospects w/ Melissa Lockard
Oakland A's beat reporter Melissa Lockard joins James Anderson to discuss some breakout players at the big-league level before discussing their replenished farm system.
54 min
490
Fred Zinkie's Trade Tips
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss April trades, the low run-scoring environment so far, the Braves-Dodgers series and Bryce Harper's elbow issue among the many topics in this podcast.
68 min
491
Hot & Cold Starters / Too Many Injuries / FAAB ...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the injuries and free agent bidding over the weekend and discuss some hot and cold starts to the season from both teams and players.
66 min
492
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 18, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
55 min
493
Seiya Suzuki's Splashy Start
Sara Sanchez from Bleed Cubbie Blue and CuppaCubbieBlue swings by to discuss Seiya Suzuki's splashy start along with other key Cubs players, Clayton Kershaw's gem and Vladito's big night in the Bronx.
53 min
494
Marlins Phenoms w/ Craig Mish
Marlins beat reporter Craig Mish joins James Anderson to talk about Miami's exciting young big leaguers and the phenoms in their farm system.
47 min
495
Early Returns
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the results from the first week of games, including why Fred is higher than the industry on Steven Kwan.
67 min
496
Recapping the First Weekend of Baseball and FAAB
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down the first weekend of baseball action, talking FAAB, injuries and some players who might actually have changed their value after four days. They also look ahead at the best fantasy schedules for Week 2.
64 min
497
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 11, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire look at the Projected Starters grid and grade out all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
58 min
498
Opening Day!
Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) from The Athletic, SK Playbook and the Bases Loaded Podcast joins Jeff Erickson to celebrate Opening Day, break down a few lineups and discuss their recently completed Yahoo Friends & Family Draft.
52 min
499
Backfields & Big Leagues w/ Chris Welsh
Chris Welsh joins James Anderson to discuss the top prospects on the backfields in AZ and then they break down which prospects could make an impact in the majors this season.
96 min
500
Yahoo! F&F Live DraftCast
Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie livestream the first hour of Yahoo's Friends & Family Draft.
61 min