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RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast
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Jeff Erickson, Clay Link, James Anderson, Scott Jenstad, Todd Zola, Fred Zinkie, Erik Halterman and Jeremy Schneider cover fantasy baseball year round, including draft prep, strategy and much more!
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MLB Draft Preview w/ Jim Callis
1w ago01:00:18Tap to summarizeJim Callis of MLB Pipeline joins James Anderson for their annual MLB Draft preview! 00:20 Roch Cholowsky 02:55 Vahn Lackey 07:20 Grady Emerson 15:45 Drew Burress 20:15 Jacob Lombard vs. Eric Booth Jr. 23:15 Tyler Bell vs. Justin Lebron 28:20 SEC is the best conference 32:15 AJ Garcia 34:05 Derek Curiel 37:55 Sawyer Strosnider vs. Ace Reese 41:45 Jackson Flora 44:10 Liam Peterson 45:20 Cameron Flukey 46:20 Hunter Dietz 49:40 Tegan Kuhns 50:25 Cade Townsend 51:25 Peyton Bonds 52:55 Gio Rojas 54:15 Brody Bumila 56:45 Sleeper prep hitters SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →12 All-Star Snubs
2w ago01:12:49Tap to summarizeWas Brice Turang the biggest All-Star snub? Using the RotoWire Earned Auction Value too, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the biggest snubs. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 7-7-26 00:15 News: 00:30 Konnor Griffin Out 8-to-10 Weeks (finger) 03:40 Ryan Helsley seeking a second opinion 08:20 Bryron Buxton (hip) on IL 09:45 Jacob Wilson (thumb) returning 12:45 Christopher Sanchez got rocked. He goes into the ASB with 3 stinkers in his past 5 starts 16:10 Cole Carrigg had another good game and has a .978 OPS after 25 games….. 18:30 Since June 1, Kevin Gausman is 0-5 with a 6.51 ERA and 1.47 WHIP…. 22:00 Vladdy went hitless again last night. He’s the 35th 1B in the Rotowire EAV calculator. 24:40 The Walker Buehler bubble continued to burst….. 30:00 It was a bad night for closers, as Tanner Scott, Raisel Iglesias and Devin Williams all blew saves 32:00 The Nats offense continues to cook and leads MLB in runs. The big improvement is power, as they are top five in doubles, triples and homers. 34:45 Gridiron Trivia 35:40 SeatGeek 36:41 BlueWire 36:45 Main topic: All-Star Snubs 37:00 Based on 2026 fantasy value, via the Rotowire Earned Auction Value calculator, here are the 15 players who have returned at least $18 in value and were NOT selected for the MLB All-Star Game. 38:00 Brice Turang 40:30 Oneil Cruz 41:30 Bryan Reynolds 45:50 Logan Gilbert 50:55 Luis Garcia 52:00 Willson Contreras 53:00 Alec Burleson 54:15 Brandon Lowe 55:15 Michael Harris II 56:30 Dansby Swanson 59:00 Jake McCarthy 1:01:40 Jake Bauers 1:06:00 Zach Neto 1:07:30 Sonny Gray 1:09:30 Elly De La Cruz --- SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. (Hyperlink: https://seatgeek.com/mlb-tickets?aid=16244&pid=integration&rid=1&utm_medium=partnership&utm_source=rotowire&utm_campaign=integration) Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! (Hyperlink: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6744003555?pt=125927680&ct=Rotowire_Pod&mt=8) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Hunter Greene FAAB Week
2w ago01:12:15Tap to summarizeJeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a big weekend in fantasy baseball, breaking down the first halves of Jake McCarthy, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alec Burleson (and many others), all the injury news and notes, a big upcoming week of games and another active week in FAAB, highlighted by the huge bids on Hunter Greene. SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →10 Players to Add to Your Fantasy Baseball Team Today (July 3)
2w ago01:05:08Tap to summarizeJeremy Schneider and Todd Zola share their top fantasy baseball pickups of the week. 0:01 Intro 0:59 Chase DeLauter 2:17 Heliot Ramos 5:11 Matt McLain 8:50 Caleb Durbin 12:00 Masyn Winn 14:43 Henry Bolte 18:50 Sean Manaea 21:23 Jake Bennett 24:12 Jack Flaherty 27:28 Brandon Young 30:57 SeatGeek 32:15 Patrick Sandoval 36:12 Hurston Waldrep 40:04 Nick Pivetta 43:28 Dean Kremer 46:03 Robert Gasser 51:27 Gridiron Trivia 52:27 Joshua Kuroda-Grauer 56:29 Anthony Seigler 57:57 Jonah Heim 58:59 Randal Grichuk 1:01:49 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 1:04:04 Outro SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 6, 2026)
2w ago01:05:04Tap to summarizeSeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. Download Gridiron Trivia today! 0:00 Intro/Esmerlyn Valdez is on a heater! Steak League FAAB: Yohendrick Pinango $4 Javier Sanoja $4 Mason Barnett $4 Jimmy Herget $2 Jacob Gonzalez $1 Randal Grichuk $1 (dropping Kaelen Culpepper) 11:15 Mason Montgomery $1 Kyle Teel $1 David Peterson $1 Alejandro Osuna $0 Dylan Beavers $0 Garrett Whitlock $0 14:30 Two-start pitchers (week of July 6, 2026): Brandon Pfaadt 2 Zac Gallen 1 (Todd 2) Jeffrey Springs 1 Reynaldo Lopez 3 Bryce Elder 1 (Todd 0) Shane Baz 4 (Todd 3) Peyton Tolle 4 Matthew Boyd 4 (Todd 3) Andrew Abbott 3 Joey Cantillo 3 Kyle Freeland 0 Michael Lorenzen 0 27:40 Noah Schultz 2 Tarik Skubal 5 Michael Burrows 1 Noah Cameron 1 Seth Lugo 2 (Todd 1) Jose Soriano 4 Max Meyer 4 (Todd 5) Jacob Misiorowski 5 Taj Bradley 3 (Todd 4) Freddy Peralta 4 (Todd 3) Kodai Senga 0 Will Warren 3 Elmer Rodriguez 1 Cristopher Sanchez 5 Zack Wheeler 5 Paul Skenes 5 Walker Buehler 1 Randy Vasquez 2 Landen Roupp 1 (Todd 2) Trevor McDonald 2 (Todd 1) Michael McGreevy 2 Dustin May 1 (Todd 2) Shane McClanahan 4 Ian Seymour 3 (Todd 4) Jacob deGrom 5 1:00:45 Kevin Gausman 5 Cade Cavalli 4 Recap: 1:02:35 Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Winning While Waiting on Pitching with Sara Sanchez
2w ago01:04:51Tap to summarizeErik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to discuss how to win with a team that waited on starting pitching — something Sara is having plenty of success with this season. --- 00:00 Intro and headlines 13:30 When and why to wait on pitching 28:15 Potential aces if you wait on pitching 51:15 How many mid-round aces are there? 55:15 In-season management 1:00:10 Would you recommend this build? --- SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Dynasty Catcher Draft w/ Matt Eddy
2w ago00:55:26Tap to summarizeJames Anderson and Matt Eddy of Baseball America draft the top 30 catchers to roster in dynasty leagues! 03:55 Catcher Trends 06:40 Drake Baldwin 08:15 Samuel Basallo 09:50 Shea Langeliers 10:35 William Contreras 11:50 Cal Raleigh 15:30 Rainiel Rodriguez 17:40 Dillon Dingler 19:05 Hunter Goodman 20:20 Carter Jensen 21:30 Ivan Herrera 22:55 Adley Rutschman 23:50 Joe Mack 25:15 Kyle Teel 26:30 Liam Hicks 27:30 Will Smith 28:30 Gabriel Moreno 29:40 Francisco Alvarez 30:55 Ethan Salas 32:30 Alejandro Kirk 33:15 Vahn Lackey 35:25 Dalton Rushing 36:35 Alfredo Duno 37:40 Franklin Primera 38:40 Nathan Flewelling 40:05 Austin Wells 40:55 Ryan Jeffers 41:50 Keibert Ruiz 42:55 Endy Rodriguez 43:55 Caden Bodine 44:35 Yainer Diaz 45:40 Final Thoughts SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →10 June Stats You Must Know To Win Your League
3w ago01:02:32Tap to summarizeLuis Garcia entered Tuesday's play leading the majors in RBI and second in homers for the month of June. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss Garcia, the Nats and 10 other very interesting June stats. --- 00:00 RotoWire MLB Pod 6-30-26 00:15 News: 01:00 Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson won’t be too athletic in the near future, as both require IL stints….. 03:00 Byron Buxton still out 09:15 Addison Barger has been shut down for a couple weeks and can be dropped….. 10:05 Jazz Chisholm Jr. is in concussion protocol following a collision last night…. 10:50 Casey Mize stayed hot with 10 K’s….. 13:30 Jeremy Pena is going on the IL…. 15:00 Esmerlyn Valdez homered for the fourth straight game…. 18:50 Emilio Pagan will return to his closer’s role today….. 19:30 Aaron Ashby earned his MLB-leading 11th win….. 22:05 Eric Lauer fared well again, but his underlying numbers in LAD stink…. 23:45 Vlad Guerrero Jr. (back tightness) scratched 27:35 Brandon Marsh continued his career year by homering twice….. 28:50 Garrett Whitlock picked up a save, which may be meaningful in a few weeks….. 30:30 Yandy Diaz back in 32:30 SeatGeek 33:45 Main topic: Interesting June stats. 35:30 Luis Garcia is 2nd in HR (11) and 1st in RBI (25) 39:00 Two catchers (Hunter Goodman, Dillon Dingler) are tied with Garcia in RBI. 41:05 Pete Crow-Armstrong is the No. 1 fantasy asset during June. 43:40 Kyle Schwarber has hit .300 in June, but with a .427 BABIP. 44:15 Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit .177 with 6 HR and 10 SB in June. What a weird player. 45:40 Gridiron Trivia 46:40 BlueWire 47:00 Jarren Duran has the lowest June wRC+….2! 49:30 Ezequiel Tovar has the 2nd lowest June wRC+ (16) and should be cut everywhere. 50:30 The list of 11 qualified pitchers with a June ERA under 2.00 includes some obvious ones (Logan Webb, Drew Rasmussen, Jacob Misiorowski) in the top 3, as well as some surprising names such as Foster Griffin, Robbie Ray, Walker Buehler and Slade Cecconi. 52:45 Everyone picks on Zac Gallen, who has the worst June ERA. Other players near the bottom include Bryce Elder, Kevin Gausman, Aaron Nola and Gerrit Cole. 57:45 Jacob Latz leads the majors with 10 June saves. Jhoan Duran and Louis Varland are tied for second. --- SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. (Hyperlink: https://seatgeek.com/mlb-tickets?aid=16244&pid=integration&rid=1&utm_medium=partnership&utm_source=rotowire&utm_campaign=integration) Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! (Hyperlink: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6744003555?pt=125927680&ct=Rotowire_Pod&mt=8) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Previewing the Fantasy Week / Recapping FAAB
3w ago01:16:29Tap to summarizeJeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap the the weekend in fantasy baseball, discussing injuries, Junior Caminero's huge week, the struggles of George Springer and Freddy Peralta and all the action in FAAB,. In addition, they break down the huge seasons at catcher from Hunter Goodman and Dillon Dingler and the wild Red Sox / Yankees sweep, plus much, much more. SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →FAAB Targets (Week of June 29)
3w ago01:06:36Tap to summarizeErik Halterman and Jeremy Schneider share their top fantasy baseball pickups of the week. --- 0:24 Intro 2:01 Francisco Alvarez 4:21 Kyle Teel 6:08 Dylan Crews 9:03 Matt Shaw 11:48 Josh Bell 15:53 Nasim Nunez 18:15 Sean Burke 20:25 Ian Seymour 22:55 Joey Cantillo 26:02 Shane Bieber 28:39 SeatGeek 29:30 Gridiron Trivia 32:02 Brandon Sproat 35:52 David Peterson 38:46 Brandon Pfaadt 41:46 Reynaldo Lopez 46:29 Jose Cabrera 51:06 Cooper Ingle 55:05 Ryan Kreidler 57:50 Kahlil Watson 1:00:25 Griffin Conine 1:03:06 Nick Loftin 1:05:12 Smart Money 1:06:17 Outro --- SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. Gridiron Trivia Download Gridiron Trivia today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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