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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Changing Saves to "Saves + Holds"; Twins Collap...
Fred Zinkie made a simple suggestion on Twitter - change the Saves category to Saves + Holds. We delve into the pros and cons of such a rule change, and many of the reactions he received to that suggestion.
46 min
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Key Adds and Tough Drops to Help you Down the S...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the key adds and tough drops in FAAB this week and also talk late game strategy, Spencer Strider and much, much more.
62 min
528
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Sept. 19, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
51 min
529
Changing Your League's Rules - The XFL
Major League Baseball just issued some sweeping rules changes for 2023, and one of our industry leagues, the XFL, is doing the same. Tim McLeod from Prospects 361 and Todd Zola from RotoWire join Jeff Erickson to discuss the rules changes in each league.
42 min
530
2023 Pitching Prospect Draft
James Anderson, Eric Cross and Chris Clegg draft pitching prospects for 2023 fantasy value only.
62 min
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Bo Bichette vs. Francisco Lindor, and the Top-5...
Bo Bichette is on fire - is his recent hot streak enough to elevate him back to the first round and among the Top-5 shortstops for 2023? What happens with his stolen bases next year with the new rules? How does his relative sprint speed compare to other quick shortstops? Fred and Jeff discuss that, Framer Valdez and scrounging for September saves.
59 min
532
FAAB Adds & Drops / Week 24 Preview
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview Week 24 of the fantasy season, talk FAAB Adds & Drops and try to help you finish strong down the stretch.
70 min
533
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Sept. 12, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
50 min
534
Paul Sporer from Fangraphs and The Sleeper & Th...
Paul Sporer from Fangraphs and The Sleeper & The Bust podcast joins Jeff Erickson to discuss a medley of topics, with an emphasis on the NFBC Main Event "Hot Air" league.
54 min
535
2023 Hitting Prospect Draft
James Anderson and three other prospect analysts with strong redraft track records draft hitting prospects for 2023 draft-and-hold value only.
64 min
536
Five Must-Get September Pickups
Fred Zinkie shares his top five September pickups, and he and Jeff Erickson discuss whether it was worth drafting early closers this year.
55 min
537
Last Month Strategy / Big Rookie FAAB Week
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap the entire weekend in fantasy baseball, including all the Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson FAAB bids, and also discuss a number of strategy points for the final month of the season.
77 min
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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Sept. 5, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's projected two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
57 min
539
Prospect Rankings Update! (August 2022 Mailbag)
James Anderson answers listener questions about the final update to the top 400 prospect rankings of the regular season.
58 min
540
Monday Montas & Mikolas Disasters, Corbin Carro...
Monday's games featured multiple starting pitcher disasters, including those of Frankie Montas and Miles Mikolas, and the debut of Corbin Carroll. Fred & Jeff cover those, and they speculate about how many starters go in the first two rounds of 2023's Main Event draft.
62 min
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Hader, Corbin Carroll and All the FAAB
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk all about the baseball weekend including FAAB, Josh Hader, Corbin Carroll, the struggling White Sox and so much more.
75 min
542
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 29, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
55 min
543
Thursday Industry Podcast with Jeff Barton from...
Todd Zola welcomes Jeff Barton to the podcast. They chat about Scoresheet Baseball, the woes of the Giants and Red Sox along with Jeff's thoughts about his first year in Tout Wars.
58 min
544
August's Hottest Prospects w/ Dylan White
Dylan White of Prospects Live joined James Anderson to discuss the hottest prospects in the minors as well as some prospects who are trending down.
108 min
545
Where is the offense? Dodgers shut out Monday, ...
Monday was one of the worst hitting days of the season. Wasn't the hot weather supposed to cure the lack of offense? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss that along with the news of the day, including surgeries for Walker Buehler and Fernando Tatis Jr.
50 min
546
May Day - FAAB Adds and Drops
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the big bidding for Dustin May and also cover the rest of the FAAB bidding as well as all the other action across baseball this weekend.
69 min
547
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 22, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
57 min
548
Reminiscing with Peter Kreutzer
Todd welcomes guest Peter Kreutzer to chat about their roots in fantasy and how things have changed.
67 min
549
FIRST 2023 Redraft Preview w/ Ryan Venancio
James Anderson and Ryan Venancio preview the first seven rounds of the first 2023 NFBC league of the season, in which they will both be drafting tonight!
73 min
550
Sandy Alcantara Cy Young, Walker Buehler out, D...
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the big news of the last 36 hours, highlighting Sandy Alcantara's shutout of the Padres and what that does for his CY Young chances, the latest Dodgers starters notes including Walker Buehler out for the season, the Yankees losing again and more!
58 min