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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Ugly ERA's - Don't Panic!
Luis Castillo and George Kirby at least are healthy, but they are two aces on the struggle bus. Paul Sporer from Fangraphs joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the pitching climate right now and cautions us not to panic.
70 min
102
Breakout Prospects w/ Zac Beck
James Anderson is joined by Zac Beck of The Dynasty Dugout to discuss which prospects have improved their stock early in the minor-league season!
79 min
103
Jackson Holliday Gets the Call
Jackson Holliday is getting the call, David Bednar blew another save, and the Royals keep winning! Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson cover it all and more!
65 min
104
Recap of a Brutal Weekend of Injuries and a FAA...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad dive into a slew of injuries across baseball that dramatically affect fantasy leagues, discuss how to deal with all of them and break down all the FAAB action from Sunday.
66 min
105
Surprise Teams with Marty Tallman
Erik Halterman and guest Marty Tallman search for overlooked gems on some of this season's early surprise teams, including the Tigers and Pirates.
61 min
106
Week 2 FAAB Targets
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer discuss the latest injury news and provide their top waiver pickups of the week.
67 min
107
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 8, 2024)
Clay Link and Todd Zola talk injuries, pickups and more before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.
61 min
108
Early Tout Wars Reactions
Eric Samulski on NBC RotoWorld joins Jeff Erickson to review the AL Tout Wars league and some of the early-season storylines, including Maikel Garcia's newfound power, Shane Bieber's velocity and AJ Puk's rough start to the season.
56 min
109
Notable MiLB Assignments w/ Sam Dykstra
Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline joins James Anderson to discuss the most notable minor-league level assignments this year, including Cade Horton, Sebastian Walcott and Yophery Rodriguez!
61 min
110
Mike Trout Regrets and Other Early Season React...
Ronel Blanco throws a no-hitter, Mike Trout is hitting bombs, and Fred Zinkie's LABR team had an 8.00+ ERA as of Sunday. He and Jeff Erickson review the early action so far.
67 min
111
Closer FAAB Has Begun / Opening Weekend Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy first weekend of the MLB season and discuss an already hot FAAB market for closers, including Kevin Ginkel, Abner Uribe and Jason Foley.
66 min
112
Opening Weekend Overreactions with Sara Sanchez
Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to figure out just how strongly we should react to the most exciting and disappointing starts around the league.
65 min
113
FAAB Targets
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations.
75 min
114
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 1, 2024)
Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss news and potential pickups before grading all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!
62 min
115
A Real Man, Real Main Event Draft
Chris Liss and Jeff Erickson were in the same NFBC Main Event draft this year. They discuss the draft, how Chris is hurt by the Paul Sewald injury, and who was the Real "Real Man" at the draft table - it was neither Chris nor Jeff, as it turns out.
63 min
116
Spring Prospect Mailbag!
James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about this week's massive update to the RotoWire top 400 prospect rankings!
59 min
117
Adapting to the New Pitching Environment
Which pitchers in the new wave of starters can we trust? With the greater-than-usual attrition that we've had this spring, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson have had to reach into a different pool of starters to fill their rosters, and will go over those players. Plus, we discuss the latest on Shohei Ohtani, Kevin Gausman,
69 min
118
NFBC Las Vegas Main Event Draft Recap / Week 1 ...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview Week 1, discuss early FAAB results and then break down their weekend in Las Vegas drafting their NFBC Main Event squads.
86 min
119
First FAAB Weekend of the Year with Justin Mason
Erik Halterman is joined by Justin Mason to discuss the players they're picking up in their leagues this weekend as well as the players shooting up the back half of NFBC Main Event draft boards.
68 min
120
Our Most Drafted Players
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share which players they've drafted most often, from buzzy young stars like Elly De La Cruz to steady veterans like Xander Bogaerts.
70 min
121
2024 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers!
Clay Link and Todd Zola talk all the latest news from around Major League Baseball and offer up their latest and greatest fantasy baseball sleepers for 2024.
65 min
122
No Starting Pitchers? Tout Wars Draft Review wi...
Erik Halterman is joined by Grey Albright to discuss Grey's unusual Tout Wars NL squad, which featured zero starting pitchers. The duo discuss draft strategy as well as the latest news, including worrying developments for Shohei Ohtani.
60 min
123
Blake Snell Signs, Tout Wars Review
Blake Snell finally signed, closers are dropping like flies, and Tout Wars Weekend just wrapped up. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break down a news-heavy set of days and review Jeff's AL Tout Wars team.
80 min
124
Spring Prospect Standouts w/ Geoff Pontes
Geoff Pontes of Baseball America joins James Anderson to discuss the most impressive performances by prospects this spring training!
90 min
125
Previewing the Mariners with Ryan Divish
Chris Crawford is joined by Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times to take a look at the Mariners in 2024
45 min