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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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
152
The History of Fantasy Sports
Larry Schechter joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his new book, "The History of Fantasy Sports."
47 min
153
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
154
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
155
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
156
Drops and Disappointments With Dave McDonald
Erik Halterman and guest Dave McDonald discuss the latest headlines and some difficult drop decisions.
73 min
157
FAAB Targets (Week of May 13, 2024)
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over some headlines and hit on their FAAB recommendations.
68 min
158
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
159
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
160
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
161
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
162
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
163
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
164
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
165
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
166
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
167
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
168
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
169
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
170
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
171
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
172
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
173
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
174
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
175
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