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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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
602
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
603
Highlander Fan Favorites w/ Jesse Roche
James Anderson and Jesse Roche discuss the 20 Fan Favorite keeper selections in the Highlander Dynasty Invitational with special guests: Ken Balderston, D.J. Short, Drew Wheeler, Eddy Almaguer, Alex Sanchez and Eric Cross.
91 min
604
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
605
Kirby FAAB Madness / Weekend Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball and talk George Kirby and Alek Thomas FAAB bidding, Bo Bichette, injuries to some young pitchers and much more.
75 min
606
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 16, 2022)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
62 min
607
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
608
Pitching Prospects w/ Nate Handy
James Anderson is joined by Nate Handy of Pitcher List to discuss the most impressive pitching prospects of 2022.
69 min
609
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
610
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
611
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
612
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
613
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
614
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
615
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
616
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
617
Prospect Mailbag (April 2022)
James Anderson answers over 65 questions about prospects and dynasty leagues.
83 min
618
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
619
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
620
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
621
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
622
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
623
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
624
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
625
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