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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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
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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
678
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
679
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
680
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
681
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
682
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
683
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
684
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
685
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
686
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
687
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
688
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
689
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
690
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
691
Man on the Scene
RotoWire's Man on the Scene, former Major League Baseball scout for the Astros and the Mariners, joins Jeff Erickson for a fun conversation about his career, what he'd do to fix the Diamondbacks, and the news of the day.
52 min
692
Post-Draft Top 400 Update!
RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) review James' latest Top 400 update, which includes this year's draftees.
56 min
693
Second Half Streaming Pitcher Targets
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson help identify teams to stream starting pitchers against as injuries and trades start to change the strength of lineups.
57 min
694
Second Half Strategy / Weekly FAAB Review
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss how the first half of the season went in fantasy leagues, preview the second half and then recap all the free agent bidding and baseball news from over the weekend.
77 min
695
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 19, 2021)
Todd Zola and Clay Link of RotoWire.com grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.
51 min
696
In Lieu of Two-Start Pitchers...
Todd Zola and Clay Link discuss Steak League pickups and relief options to consider in the short week in lieu of two-start pitcher grades.
56 min
697
Leading the NFBC RotoWire Online Championship
Griffin Benger is leading the NFBC's RotoWire Online Championship, and he's also made the final table of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. He joins RotoWire's Jeff Erickson to talk about that overlap, the secrets of his success and the news of the day.
47 min
698
Brujan Day!
Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) discuss Vidal Brujan's debut and three minor-league risers before previewing the top of this year's draft class.
55 min
699
Fred Loses in Man vs. Machine
Thanks to Bailey Ober, Fred Zinkie lost in a battle of Man vs. Machine. He explains that and why he hates Jeff Erickson's Reds in Tuesday's RotoWire MLB Podcast.
66 min
700
FAAB, Fireworks and Frustrating Aces
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about a number of possible closers in FAAB, discuss the frustrating Sundays for Gerrit Cole and Lucas Giolito and look ahead to Week 15; plus a whole lot more.
67 min