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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1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
LiveStreaming and Breaking down a 5K Entry NFBC...
Scott Jenstad and special guest, Toby (BatFlip Crazy), break down a $5000 entry NFBC draft as it happens, talking a ton of draft strategy and many player evaluations as we head into a major fantasy draft week.
156 min
12
Over/Under: AL West/NL West
Chris Crawford looks at some overs and unders for teams in the AL and NL West.
40 min
13
Huge Fantasy Baseball Draft Weekend
Clay Link is joined by special guest co-host Erik Halterman to talk about all things fantasy baseball, including news, sleepers, risers, fallers and more!
63 min
14
10 Essential Best Ball Tips
Mike Alexander (@Roto_Wan) from RazzBall.com joins Jeff Erickson to share their annual Best Ball Special. We break down the top winning concepts in Best Ball and how Underdog, Fantrax, RT and the NFBC differ from each other. We also discuss the latest on Devin Williams, Gerrit Cole and Eury Perez.
54 min
15
High-Stakes Auction Strategy w/ Marc Winokur
James Anderson has done two NFBC auctions in his life and Marc Winokur has done over 50, so Marc stopped by to provide a masterclass in auction strategy!
85 min
16
Five Players Fred Zinkie Can't Stop Drafting
Jose Altuve keeps showing up on a lot of Fred Zinkie's (@FredZinkieMLB) rosters, as does Chas McCormick and Craig Kimbrel. Hear who else he and Jeff Erickson keep rostering, and who they sometimes would prefer to have instead.
90 min
17
2024 Targets and Fades
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad dig deep into the 2024 player pool and detail their targets and fades at every position.
98 min
18
Too High or Too Low with DVR
Chris Crawford is joined by Derek VanRiper to talk about some players with surprising ADPs.
53 min
19
Over/Under: AL Central/NL Central
Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer dig into some over/unders from the Central divisions.
65 min
20
Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2024
Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss all the latest news from around spring training and updates to their Top 300 fantasy baseball rankings.
63 min
21
Pocket Aces, With Derek VanRiper
A popular draft strategy in snake draft leagues is to go with "Pocket Aces," i.e. drafting elite starting pitchers with your first two picks. Derek VanRiper did so in the LABR Mixed Draft League, beginning his draft with Spencer Strider and Corbin Burnes. He and Jeff Erickson talk about the nuances, strengths and weaknesses of the strategy.
64 min
22
Auctioning in Florida w/ Jason Collette
Jason Collette won AL LABR in 2023 and he joined James Anderson to discuss his plan of attack for defending his title and how he adjusted during the auction!
57 min
23
5 Secret Fantasy Baseball Auction League Tips
It's fantasy baseball auction season, and Fred Zinkie has the keys for you to dominate your league. Fred and Jeff Erickson will discuss auction strategy tips and the biggest news of the day, including the latest Ronald Acuña update.
78 min
24
Talking Hitters and Starting Pitchers Post Pick...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad run through the baseball news from over the weekend and then discuss a bunch of interesting names going after pick 200 in 2024 drafts, including Byron Buxton, Taj Bradley and Kyle Harrison, plus many, many more.
82 min
25
Over/Under: AL East/NL East
Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer hit on some over/under props from the AL East and NL East divisions.
68 min