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!
Episodes
Erik Halterman is joined by Jeremy Schneider to review RotoWire's preseason staff sleepers and busts.
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00:00 Headlines
08:50 Jeremy's Top Prospects to Watch
23:30 Hitter Sleepers
35:50 Pitcher Sleepers
54:20 Hitter Busts
1:05:20 Pitcher Busts
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James Anderson is joined by Jim Tomony to discuss Jim's NFBC Overall leading Draft Champions team! Jim is likely to win his third NFBC overall championship and he discusses his strategy, his top players and all the quality young catchers entering the player pool.
02:20 Songs as Team Names
09:25 How To Draft And Hold
19:00 Jim’s DC MVP(s)
23:15 Young Catchers
37:30 Stay In on George Springer
42:05 Valuing Byron Buxton in 2026
48:00 Sal Fr...
Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss the final week's playoff races and 10 Second Half Stats you might not know.
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00:00 Week 27 Fred Pod
00:15 Welcome
00:30 Playoff Update
03:45 Second half stats that warrant discussion…….
04:30 The Cubs are 27th in second half runs. Is this what this offense will look like without Kyle Tucker?
11:30 The Cardinals are last in second half runs. Is it time for more of a deep rebuild?
26:15 The Astros are...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up and exciting week of baseball and preview the final week, full of pennant races, Wild Card chases, rotation and FAAB pickup to make that final run in the standings. They discuss Mike Trout's down season, Matt Olson's recent hot streak and what the heck to do with Trevor Rogers next year before getting into all the FAAB adds and drops from the final weekend of roster moves.
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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top FAAB recommendations for the final week of the regular season and review the top FAAB pickups of the year.
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00:00 Headlines
13:23 Parker Meadows
15:09 Kody Clemens
17:01 Dominic Canzone
18:42 Nathaniel Lowe
20:11 Carter Jensen
22:45 Moises Ballesteros
25:27 Justin Verlander
28:59 Trey Yesavage
32:06 Riley O'Brien
34:43 Chalkboard Picks
39:18 Deep-League Pitchers
45:01 Deep-League Hitters
52:14 Top ...
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Intro/Clayton Kershaw announced yesterday that he will be retiring at the end of 2025
Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:
- Xander Bogaerts $3
- Trey Yesavage $2
- Heriberto Hernandez $0
- Moises Ballesteros $0
- Cole Ragans $0
- Andrew Kittredge $0
- Chad Patrick $0
- Bryce Eldridge $0
- Francisco Alvarez $0
- Miguel Rojas $0
- Thomas Saggese $0
- J...
Erik Halterman is joined by Mike Couillard to discuss the changing of the guard at the catcher position.
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00:00 Intro
01:45 Clayton Kershaw retires
06:45 Other Headlines
20:20 Cal Raleigh
31:40 Hunter Goodman
34:35 Shea Langeliers
37:40 Agustin Ramirez
42:10 Ivan Herrera
44:40 Ben Rice
48:10 Drake Baldwin
50:50 Other rising catchers
58:30 Falling catchers
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James Anderson and Chris Welsh discuss candidates to be the MVP of the Arizona Fall League before diving into some recent prospect ADP!
01:45 Arizona Fall League MVP Candidates
02:45 Kevin McGonigle is going to rake
07:40 Sebastian Walcott could steal the show
12:10 Aidan Miller moving up rankings
17:00 Josue De Paula vs. Charlie Condon
23:20 Sleeper AFL hitters
35:30 Prospect ADP
38:05 Industry consensus up top
41:40 First-Year Player Dra...
Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the playoff races, Yordan Alvarez, and defensive stats that matter.
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00:00 Fred Pod 9-16
00:15 Welcome
00:30 News:
01:00 Yordan Alvarez sprains ankle…..
06:30 Yesavage, Eldridge debuted……
11:20 Bo Bichette getting second opinion on knee…..
13:20 Jordan Westburg returns….. Kyle Bradish already looks like an ace again…..
17:30 Cole Ragans returns tomorrow…..
20:00 Sal Stewart continues to mash…..
22:15 D...
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk a busy weekend in baseball, break down a number of intriguing players looking ahead to 2026 and discuss all the adds and drops in the second-to-last FAAB period of the season. They give their thoughts on the 2025 seasons and 2026 draft prices on Junior Caminero, Mark Vientos and Jesus Luzardo, among many others, before getting into this week's FAAB action on Connelly Early, Brandon Sproat and An...
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer offer up their favorite fantasy baseball pickups for the week.
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00:00 Headlines
12:45 Connelly Early
15:15 Emmett Sheehan
19:45 Tyler Wells
22:00 Andrew Kittredge
24:30 Brad Keller
27:10 Tommy Edman
29:25 Daylen Lile
31:20 Jose Caballero
34:10 Jake Burger
35:50 Tyler O'Neill
37:45 Chalkboard picks
43:30 Deep-league pitchers
50:50 Deep-league hitters
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Intro/Connelly Early is the latest rookie to make waves in Major League Baseball
Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:
- Connelly Early $6
- Michael Helman $2
- Parker Meadows $2
- Andre Pallante $1
- Brad Keller $1
- Otto Kemp $0
- Cade Povich $0
- Drew Gilbert $0
- Walker Buehler $0
- Cody Freeman $0
- Isaac Paredes $0
Two-start pitchers (week...
Erik Halterman is joined by Derek VanRiper of The Athletic to discuss the most disappointing players at each position this year. Which ones are we out on for good, and which are we hoping everyone else is out on next year so we can draft them at a discount?
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00:00 Headlines: Soto, Schwarber, Volpe, Winn
17:50 C: Adley Rutschman
22:15 1B: Jake Burger
25:45 2B: Ozzie Albies
29:50 3B: Austin Riley
33:00 SS: Oneil Cruz
39:40 OF: Jackson Mer...
James Anderson and Brian Slack discuss a variety of dynasty topics including, when to push in, different trade tactics, dispersal drafts, plus some players to buy and sell heading into the offseason!
02:25 Dispersal drafting
04:40 Franchise Value vs. Present Value
07:50 When to go for it
18:20 Trade tips
26:10 Picking up prospects
34:55 More trade tips
38:05 Trading for Gunnar Henderson
44:30 Dax Kilby to the moon
52:30 Buy Lars Nootbaar?
5...
Inspired by Ke'Bryan Hayes's trade to Cincinnati, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss players that would benefit from a similar change of scenery.
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Scott Jenstad and special guest, Paul Sporer, recap a fun weekend of baseball, talk 2026 prices on some players and discuss all the popular pickups in FAAB this week. They discuss the 2026 prospects for 2025 breakouts Jo Adell, Gavin Williams and Ben Rice and also talk about who ends up in the top 5 of starting pitchers and closers in 2026 drafts. They wrap up by summarizing all the adds in FAAB, including the bidding on Luis Garci...
Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.
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00:00 Headlines
13:58 Brandon Sproat
17:16 Braxton Ashcraft
20:28 Shawn Armstrong
22:51 Jose Ferrer
25:09 Josh Jung
26:32 Sal Stewart
31:04 Ha-Seong Kim
33:34 Jac Caglianone
37:41 Blaze Alexander
40:55 Harrison Bader
44:20 Chalkboard Picks
49:43 Deep-League Pitchers
58:46 Deep-League Hitters
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Intro/Kodai Senga has been optioned to Triple-A
Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:
- Sal Stewart $3
- Hye Seong Kim $2
- Joc Pederson $1
- Bryce Elder $0
- Ryan Weathers $0
- Brayan Rocchio $0
- Shawn Armstrong $0
- Javier Assad $0
- E...
Erik Halterman and Todd Zola discuss a handful of declining veterans in an attempt to figure out which ones could be bargains next year and which ones look done.
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00:00 Headlines
19:00 40 years old and up
25:15 Age 37 to 39
30:30 Age 35
47:30 Age 34
1:00:40 Early 30s
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Chris Blessing joins James Anderson to discuss the best prospects and most overrated prospects Chris scouted this season, including No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin plus many more!
00:00 Intro
01:35 The No. 1 Overall Prospect
12:15 Buy Caleb Bonemer
20:00 Hector Rodriguez’s ETA
30:25 Robby Snelling SZN
36:55 Thomas White’s Upside
42:00 JR Ritchie Trending Up
46:55 Buy Low on Cam Collier
55:00 Hagen Smith’s A Bust
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