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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126
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
127
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
128
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
129
Drops and Disappointments With Dave McDonald
Erik Halterman and guest Dave McDonald discuss the latest headlines and some difficult drop decisions.
73 min
130
FAAB Targets (Week of May 13, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over some headlines and hit on their FAAB recommendations.
68 min
131
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
132
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
133
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
134
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
135
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
136
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
137
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
138
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
139
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
140
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
141
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
142
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
143
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
144
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
145
Friday Two-Start Pitcher Pod (Week of April 29 ...
Todd Zola and ESPN's Tristan H. Cockcroft review next week's two-start pitchers
66 min
146
Panic Meter - Nick Castellanos
Actress and Podcast Host Ellen Adair joins Jeff Erickson to talk Phillies, including whether there's reason for panic on Nick Castellanos and Aaron Nola, and why Ranger Suarez is pitching so well right now. Plus we talk about the intersection of her fandom and her career.
54 min
147
Take The L Or Double Down w/ The Gildz
James Anderson is joined by Andrew Geller aka The Gildz to discuss stashing, FAAB and which players they were most wrong about thus far in the fantasy baseball season!
74 min
148
Five Must-Start Pitchers for Week 4
Heston Kjerstad just got the call - how interested are we in grabbing him? Keaton Winn wins again! Albert Suarez has had two great starts in a row. Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss those players and more!
62 min
149
Early Strugglers on Offense and a FAAB Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the FAAB action from the weekend and also dive into some big names on offense who have struggled to start the 2024 season, including Paul Goldschmidt, Randy Arozarena and Gleyber Torres.
76 min
150
Early Sleeper Hype Check-In With Kev Mahserejian
Erik Halterman is joined by Kev Mahserejian of RotoBaller to check in on the most widely-hyped sleepers of draft season to see who's started off hot and who's started off cold.
63 min