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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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
202
Spring Training Prospect Mailbag!
James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about prospects, dynasty and redraft!
73 min
203
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
204
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
205
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
206
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
207
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
208
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
209
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
210
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
211
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
212
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
213
Chat with Ron Shandler
Todd Zola chats with Ron Shandler
50 min
214
Adjusting Playing Time w/ KC Bubba
James Anderson and KC Bubba (Brian Entrekin) talk about 10 players that free projections and depth charts might be under-projecting for the upcoming season!
51 min
215
Seven Job Battles You Must Watch in 2024 Fantas...
Erik Halterman and Fred Zinkie identify the seven key job battles heading into the 2024 fantasy baseball season.
72 min
216
Intriguing Corner Infielders
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad detail just how they prep for drafts and then discuss a number of intriguing corner infielders in 2024 drafts, including Spencer Steer, Josh Jung and Triston Casas, among many others.
68 min
217
Overrated/Underrated: NL West
Ryan Boyer dishes on the latest headlines and goes over his overrated and underrated fantasy options from the NL West.
46 min
218
2024 Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) return with a discussion on the latest RotoWire Roundtable and talk about subsequent steps in the draft evaluation process.
57 min
219
Five Up, Five Down: RotoWire Roundtable Results
Our latest set of RotoWire Roundtable Rankings are up, and Baseball Editor Erik Halterman joined Jeff Erickson to discuss some of the key differences and movers in the ranks, plus the top free agents still out on the market.
59 min
220
Tough Evaluations & Easy Fades w/ Rob Silver
2016 NFBC Main Event overall winner Rob Silver joins James Anderson to discuss some difficult players to evaluate, such as Vladimir Guerrero and Chris Sale, as well as some top-150 players James is fading this year!
70 min
221
Five Early Round Players Fred Zinkie Won't Draft
Elly De La Cruz is going in the second round on average in the NFBC in early drafts - will you pay that price? How much do we discount Mike Trout beyond his normal injury risk, due to the team context on the Angels? Fred secretly betting on the Marlins? He and Jeff Erickson discuss those issues and plenty more!
74 min
222
Back Talking Baseball!
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad are back talking baseball and they discuss the fantasy implications of all the off-season moves in MLB, including all the major trades and free agent signings.
75 min
223
Fantasy Prospects to Monitor for 2024
Chris Crawford is joined by R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports to look at prospects who could help in 2024 and the MLB Draft
53 min
224
Overrated/Underrated: AL West
Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer go over their underrated and overrated fantasy options in the AL West.
54 min
225
High-Stakes Strategy w/ Phil Dussault
2021 NFBC Main Event overall champion Phil Dussault joins James Anderson to discuss strategic elements involved in high-stakes fantasy baseball such as multi-position eligibility, auction strategy, punting a category and much more!
81 min