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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High-Stakes Auction Strategy w/ Marc Winokur
James Anderson has done two NFBC auctions in his life and Marc Winokur has done over 50, so Marc stopped by to provide a masterclass in auction strategy!
85 min
52
Five Players Fred Zinkie Can't Stop Drafting
Jose Altuve keeps showing up on a lot of Fred Zinkie's (@FredZinkieMLB) rosters, as does Chas McCormick and Craig Kimbrel. Hear who else he and Jeff Erickson keep rostering, and who they sometimes would prefer to have instead.
90 min
53
2024 Targets and Fades
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad dig deep into the 2024 player pool and detail their targets and fades at every position.
98 min
54
Too High or Too Low with DVR
Chris Crawford is joined by Derek VanRiper to talk about some players with surprising ADPs.
53 min
55
Over/Under: AL Central/NL Central
Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer dig into some over/unders from the Central divisions.
65 min
56
Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2024
Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss all the latest news from around spring training and updates to their Top 300 fantasy baseball rankings.
63 min
57
Pocket Aces, With Derek VanRiper
A popular draft strategy in snake draft leagues is to go with "Pocket Aces," i.e. drafting elite starting pitchers with your first two picks. Derek VanRiper did so in the LABR Mixed Draft League, beginning his draft with Spencer Strider and Corbin Burnes. He and Jeff Erickson talk about the nuances, strengths and weaknesses of the strategy.
64 min
58
Auctioning in Florida w/ Jason Collette
Jason Collette won AL LABR in 2023 and he joined James Anderson to discuss his plan of attack for defending his title and how he adjusted during the auction!
57 min
59
5 Secret Fantasy Baseball Auction League Tips
It's fantasy baseball auction season, and Fred Zinkie has the keys for you to dominate your league. Fred and Jeff Erickson will discuss auction strategy tips and the biggest news of the day, including the latest Ronald Acuña update.
78 min
60
Talking Hitters and Starting Pitchers Post Pick...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad run through the baseball news from over the weekend and then discuss a bunch of interesting names going after pick 200 in 2024 drafts, including Byron Buxton, Taj Bradley and Kyle Harrison, plus many, many more.
82 min
61
Over/Under: AL East/NL East
Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer hit on some over/under props from the AL East and NL East divisions.
68 min
62
Must-Draft Closers for 2024 Fantasy Baseball
Greg Jewett of The Athletic joins RotoWire Senior MLB Editor Clay Link to discuss Tout Wars H2H and ALL THINGS CLOSERS!
60 min
63
Draft Tiers and Moving Averages
FSWA Award-Winning Writer John Laghezza from The Athletic joins Jeff Erickson to discuss moving averages, his award-winning Best Baseball Ongoing Series, how he sets up his draft tiers, and his Tout Wars draft where he started off with Aaron Judge.
62 min
64
Spring Training Prospect Mailbag!
James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about prospects, dynasty and redraft!
73 min
65
Scaling the Draft Cliffs
Fred Zinkie just navigated the secondary closer run in the Tout Wars Draft & Hold league. Who do you like among Andres Muñoz, Jordan Romano, Craig Kimbrel, Paul Sewald, Ryan Helsley, Tanner Scott, Evan Phillips, Clay Holmes and Adbert Alzolay? He and Jeff Erickson discuss that tier of closers, and how to anticipate and/or react to cliffs in your snake draft.
69 min
66
The 2024 Closer Market / SP's in the Top 150
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad give their thoughts on the 2024 closer market, break down a number of specific relievers and then move over to starting pitchers to discuss a number of intriguing SP in the Top 150.
96 min
67
Overrated/Underrated: NL East
Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer look at players they're looking to roster and fade in the NL East.
58 min
68
Players to Target in 2024 Fantasy Baseball
Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss the latest news from around the league, Tarik Skubal already touching 100 mph in spring training and their top targets in drafts.
61 min
69
LABR Recap with Jenny Butler
Jenny Butler joins Jeff Erickson to recap the LABR 15-team Mixed League draft. Jeff drafted from the third slot, Jenny from the 14th slot. Plus we'll discuss the latest Reds updates, including Elly De La Cruz's average draft position.
59 min
70
Spring Helium Candidates w/ Chris Clegg
Chris Clegg of The Dynasty Dugout joins James Anderson to discuss which prospects could really shoot up draft boards with impressive showings in spring training!
70 min
71
LABR Mixed League Live Draft
Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie share their thoughts over the first two hours of the 15-team LABR Mixed League draft, with Jeff drafting third (Bobby Witt) and Fred drafting fourth (Corbin Carroll).
123 min
72
Breaking Down Middle Infielders in the Top 200
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the news from the weekend and then break down a number of interesting middle infielders currently being drafted in The Top 200.
78 min
73
Overrated/Underrated: NL Central
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over the latest headlines and discuss their overrated and underrated picks from the NL Central.
69 min
74
Is Gerrit Cole Overvalued?
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) discuss Kyle Bradish's injury, whether Gerrit Cole is overrated for 2024 and much more!
58 min
75
Chat with Ron Shandler
Todd Zola chats with Ron Shandler
50 min