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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What Did We Miss? 10 Early Disasters
Here are the early round picks who have really screwed their teams; we left out players with massive injuries, such as Spencer Strider and Luis Robert. Beside each player, is their NFBC Main Event ADP and their Earned Auction Calculator value at the start of play this week.
62 min
127
FAAB Adds & Drops / Yankees On Fire
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about the Yankees recent hot streak, Corbin Carroll, Edwin Diaz, Luis Gil and then break down all the adds and drops from the weekend of FAAB.
69 min
128
Diamonds in the Rough With Mike Carter
Erik Halterman and guest Mike Carter discuss the good players going overlooked on the worst teams in baseball.
62 min
129
FAAB Targets (Week of May 20, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations.
69 min
130
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 20, 2024)
Clay Link and Todd Zola are back talking fantasy baseball news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!
60 min
131
The History of Fantasy Sports
Larry Schechter joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his new book, "The History of Fantasy Sports."
47 min
132
The New Best Prospects w/ Aram Leighton
Aram Leighton of Just Baseball joins James Anderson to discuss the top hitting prospects who've yet to reach the majors!
63 min
133
First Quarter Observations and a Bad Streaming ...
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson view some of the surprising results from the first quarter of the season and discuss whether they are sustainable, plus they review the paltry streaming options for the week.
71 min
134
Skenes Debuts + Week 8 FAAB Breakdown
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the adds and drops across fantasy leagues this weekend and also talk Paul Goldschmidt, Teoscar Hernandez and of course, the Paul Skenes debut.
71 min
135
Drops and Disappointments With Dave McDonald
Erik Halterman and guest Dave McDonald discuss the latest headlines and some difficult drop decisions.
73 min
136
FAAB Targets (Week of May 13, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over some headlines and hit on their FAAB recommendations.
68 min
137
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 13, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Todd Zola talk fantasy baseball headlines, pickups and next week's two-start pitchers.
74 min
138
Excitement Meter - Paul Skenes Getting the Call
The Pirates announced that pitcher Paul Skenes is going to make his Major League debut on Saturday. Travis Sawchik, the Senior Baseball Writer for The Score and author of Big Data Baseball and The MVP Machine joins Jeff Erickson to discuss Skenes and the Pirates, the limitations of MRI's, and his experience in the NFBC so far.
57 min
139
Robo Scouting w/ Dylan White
Dylan White of Baseball America joins James Anderson to break down the RoboScout leaders through the first month of the minor-league season!
72 min
140
Another Big FAAB Week Coming
Last week featured heavy bidding on Christian Scott, and justifiably so, but Fred Zinkie suggests that this week will be nearly as big, highlighted by Kyle Manzardo. He and Jeff Erickson will discuss that, Shohei Ohtani somehow outpacing his high expectations and more!
67 min
141
Big Weekend of Rookies in FAAB
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap another batch of big name injuries across the league, talk AL West and AL East and break down a big weekend in FAAB, led by Mets pitcher Christian Scott.
73 min
142
Improving Across the Board With Ryan Bloomfield
Erik Halterman is joined by Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ to discuss the players improving in multiple ways at once this season.
70 min
143
FAAB Targets (Week of May 6, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer discuss the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week.
70 min
144
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 6, 2024)
Clay Link and Todd Zola talk all things fantasy baseball, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!
69 min
145
Panic Meter - Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Goldschmidt is off to an awful start to the season - what's our level of panic? Ryan Hallam (@fightingchance) joins Jeff Erickson to discuss Goldy and a handful of other struggling first basemen, the Cardinals, and even Fantasy Survivor!
47 min
146
The Next Great Prospects w/ Chris Welsh
James Anderson and Chris Welsh talk about the best hitting prospects 18 years old and younger, some of whom are already playing in full-season ball and many of whom will begin playing in rookie leagues this week!
82 min
147
Second Chance Draft
If you could re-draft today, where would Corbin Carroll go? How about Ranger Suárez? Would Ronald Acuña Jr. still go first? We resolved to find these questions out in the Yahoo! Friends & Family draft on Monday night. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review the results and the shifting player values.
70 min
148
Recapping a Busy FAAB Week / Early Surgers
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss a busy weekend baseball, cover all the adds / drops in FAAB and discuss some surprising early stars in fantasy baseball.
74 min
149
If We Could Draft All Over Again With Chris Towers
Erik Halterman and guest Chris Towers of CBS Sports discuss which first-rounders were drafted too high and which April standouts should have gone much earlier.
70 min
150
FAAB Targets (Week of April 29, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week.
73 min