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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The Fast & Furious (Overlays)
Alex Fast from PitcherList, ESPN, and MLB joins us to talk Overlays, CSW%, pitcher usage down the stretch and tough decisions for 2022.
54 min
602
Top 400 Update! (August 2021)
RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) dig in to James' comprehensive Top 400 prospects update.
61 min
603
LABR Trades and Bad Closers
Jeff and Fred both made trades in the LABR Mixed Draft league this weekend and discuss them. Also, if you were told Daniel Bard's numbers for this season, what sort of value would you give him? Finally, how are you handling closers next year?
63 min
604
Strategy Down the Stretch / FAAB Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap a busy weekend of baseball, talk strategy tips for the home stretch of the season, review Sunday FAAB and discuss many players, including the disappointing seasons for Trevor Story and Yoan Moncada.
61 min
605
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 23, 2021)
Todd Zola and Clay Link of RotoWire.com look at potential free-agent pickups before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
58 min
606
Predicting AFL Rosters w/ Chris Welsh
83 min
607
Answering Your Twitter Questions (2021)
RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) dig into the mailbag before selecting their latest walk-up songs.
64 min
608
Stretch Run Decisions
When Steven Brault is your best waiver wire starting pitcher option, what do you do to attack wins down the stretch? Those and other considerations were discussed by Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson in this episode.
52 min
609
FAAB Recap - Stolen Base Darts and Injured Pitc...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview the upcoming week in fantasy baseball and take a deep look at all the options in FAAB bidding this weekend.
78 min
610
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 16, 2021)
Todd Zola and Clay Link of RotoWire.com look at potential pickups before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
63 min
611
For Richer or Sporer
Paul Sporer from Fangraphs and the Sleeper & The Bust podcast drops by to talk NFBC, baseball, poker, First Pitch Arizona, dogs, and whatever else comes up.
51 min
612
Hard-Hit Data for Minor Leaguers
RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) take a deep dive into James' latest article looking at minor-league batted-ball numbers.
66 min
613
Cutting Injured Stars
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss whether it's time to cut injured stars like Jacob deGrom, Byron Buxton, Clayton Kershaw and Adalberto Mondesi.
48 min
614
Week 20 FAAB Review
Scott Jenstad and Jeff Erickson discuss a very heavy news week, complimented by a lack of great inventory on the waiver wire.
70 min
615
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 9, 2021)
Todd Zola and Clay Link of RotoWire.com grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
60 min
616
Chatting with Jeff Zimmerman
Jeff Zimmerman from Fangraphs, BaseballHQ.com and the Launch Angle Podcast joins Jeff Erickson. They discuss the difficult starting pitching environment, looking ahead to the early rounds in 2022, and despite that how to avoid recency bias.
52 min
617
Deadline Recap + Grades
RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) review the prospect moves at the trade deadline before selecting their latest walk-up songs.
64 min
618
Gerrit Cole/Josh Hader out, Jo Adell up
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson cover the news of the day, including COVID IL trips for Gerrit Cole and Josh Hader, and Jo Adell's promotion by the Angels.
54 min
619
A Wild Trade Deadline leads to a Busy FAAB Weekend
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview the week in fantasy baseball and take a deep dive into a wild weekend of FAAB that resulted from an incredibly active trade deadline.
83 min
620
Two-Start Pitchers: Post-Deadline Edition
Todd Zola and Clay Link of RotoWire.com review the flurry of moves at the trade deadline before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
69 min
621
More Trade Deadline Fallout
Frank Stampfl from CBS Fantasy and "Fantasy Baseball Today" joins Jeff Erickson to break down the big trades from the week, and to speculate on the big names still on the trade market.
53 min
622
Prospects on the Move (2021)
RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) discuss prospects on the move ahead of the Trade Deadline and preview James' updated dynasty rankings.
68 min
623
Anticipating the Trade Deadline
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson take a look at what each contender might do in advance of Saturday's trade deadline.
61 min
624
Trade Deadline Talk / FAAB Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend of baseball, discuss some possible fantasy implications of the trade deadline and break down all the FAAB action across fantasy leagues.
78 min
625
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 26, 2021)
Todd Zola and Clay Link of RotoWire.com grade all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
56 min