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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 Ryan Boyer cover fantasy baseball year round, including draft prep, strategy and much more!
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Underrated MiLB Prospects w/ JT
3d ago00:50:12Tap to summarizeJames Anderson and JT (@Dukeswasmyguy) talk about some of the most underrated fantasy prospects in the minor leagues and also touch on a few overrated prospects! 01:55 Ralphy Velazquez 07:15 Enddy Azocar 11:45 Sell or hold Franklin Arias? 13:05 Dylan Jordan 17:15 Bryan Rincon 20:55 Yeremy Cabrera 25:35 Colton Shaw 28:25 Manuel Genao 31:25 Brad Pacheco 34:30 Jurrangelo Cijntje 38:40 Bryce Rainer 43:15 Blake Mitchell SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. 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 →The Biggest Surprises and Disappointments
4d ago01:13:20Tap to summarizeDid you draft Fernando Tatis or Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the first round? Or did you wait and draft Sal Stewart instead? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break down the biggest surprises and disappointments at each position. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 06-23-26 00:15 News 00:30 Happy Fun Ball? MLB teams produced a total of 63 runs in 12 games… 05:30 Bobby Witt Jr. is trying to avoid the IL…… (Maikel García on IL) 12:30 Jeremy Pena hamstring injury 13:10 Elly De La Cruz will return today, while Eury Perez and Francisco Lindor could return tomorrow….. 14:00 Mickey Moniak, Brandon Woodruff and Kyle Teel were activated yesterday….. 16:30 Garrett Crochet still isn’t throwing…. 18:10 Kyle Tucker left the game with back spasms….. 26:45 Jack Leiter 27:00 Dominic Canzone 30:00 SeatGeek 30:52 BlueWire 30:55 Main topic: Surprises, Disappointments, One-Word Descriptions. 31:25 Catcher - Exciting! 32:45 -Liam Hicks - Surprising 33:00 -Cal Raleigh - Disappointing 34:20 -Salvador Perez - Over-rostered 34:50 -Dillon Dingler - Under-rostered 36:10 First Base - Endless 37:00 -Miguel Vargas - Surprising 37:55 -Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Disappointing 38:35 -Rafael Devers - Over-rostered 39:20 -Ryan O’Hearn - Under-rostered 41:10 Second Base - Uninspiring 41:40 -Otto Lopez - Surprising 43:15 -Fernando Tatis Jr. - Disappointing 44:00 -Nico Hoerner - Over-rostered 45:40 -Zack Gelof - Under-rostered 46:30 Third Base - Respectable 48:00 -Casey Schmitt - Surprising 48:30 -Manny Machado - Disappointed 51:45 -Alex Bregman - Over-Rostered 53:30 -Curtis Mead - Under-Rostered 55:00 Shortstop - Disappointing 56:00 -Colson Montgomery - Surprising 57:00 -Mookie Betts - Disappointing 58:00 -Corey Seager - Over-Rostered (Yahoo Leagues) 59:30 -Nasim Nunez - Under-Rostered 1:01:00 Outfield - Concerning 1:04:10 -Jordan Walker - Surprising 1:05:45 -Ronald Acuna - Disappointing 1:06:55 -Maikel García - Over-Rostered 1:08:00 -Brandon Marsh - Under-Rostered --- 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) 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 experts are adding on the fantasy baseball waiver wire
6d ago01:06:39Tap to summarizeJeff Erickson and Jason Collette recap the week in FAAB, including the Cooper Pratt, Shane Bieber and Eury Perez bids. --- 00:00 RotoWire 6-21-26 MLB Podcast 00:15 Welcome to Jason Collette 00:30 Royals Woes 02:30 -Bobby Witt Jr. Grade 1 MCL Sprain 05:15 -Jac Caglianone bright spot 06:30 -Starting Pitching Injuries, Poor Performance 08:00 -Possible Trades? 09:00 -Bad Time for Kaufman Stadium heating up? 11:30 Many Happy Returns? 11:40 -Elly De La Cruz on Tuesday 12:40 -Brandon Woodruff coming off IL Monday 13:15 -Shane Bieber also returning 15:15 -Konnor Griffin beginning rehab assignment 16:50 Chase Burns Improves to 9-1 17:00 -ERA down to 2.00, 102 K’s in 85.2 IP 18:20 -Won despite allowing six stolen bases 20:00 Injury News & Notes 20:10 Daniel Palencia out - is there a Cubs RP you trust? 22:50 Jared Jones hit by line drive, images negative 23:45 Liam Hicks (lower-back strain) to the IL 25:15 Diamondbacks’ Injuries - Soroka, Nelson, Lawlar 28:50 Do we need to vet Kyle Tucker again? 31:00 SeatGeek 32:40 Schedule Notes 33:00 -14 Teams with 7 games 34:30 -Todd Zola’s Hitter Rankings Article 40:25 FAAB Hitters 40:30 Cooper Pratt 42:20 Joe Mack / Nick Fortes / Austin Wells 45:15 Blaze Alexander 46:20 Lane Thomas, Tommy Edman, Denzer Guzman, Esteury Ruiz, Jonny DeLuca 47:15 Andrew Benintendi 47:50 Matt Shaw 49:55 BlueWire 50:00 FAAB SP 50:30 Anthony Kay 51:35 Brady Singer, Andre Pallante 52:15 Robert Gasser 52:55 Gage Jump 54:10 Eury Perez 56:00 Sean Manaea 56:25 FAAB RP 56:30 Tony Santillan 57:20 Elvis Alvarado 57:40 Kevin Kelly 59:10 Jaden Hill 1:02:45 Bonus Topic - Carolina Hurricanes Parade!!! --- 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) 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 21)
1w ago01:02:27Tap to summarizeErik Halterman and Jeremy Schneider share their top fantasy baseball pickups of the week. --- 0:34 Intro 2:29 Paul Goldschmidt 4:24 Cooper Pratt 7:06 Jasson Dominguez 9:23 Tommy Edman 12:15 Carter Jensen 17:04 Blaze Jordan 19:53 Peter Lambert 22:26 Mick Abel 25:02 Yoendrys Gomez 28:56 Griffin Jax 32:03 SeatGeek 33:18 Ian Seymour 36:19 Javier Assad 38:32 Jacob Webb 41:25 JR Ritchie 45:19 Kyle Leahy 48:13 Samad Taylor 50:43 Heriberto Hernandez 53:11 Jonny DeLuca 55:20 Endy Rodriguez 59:13 Victor Robles 1:01:00 SmartMoney 1:02:07 Outro --- SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. 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 June 22, 2026)
1w ago01:04:37Tap to summarizeSeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. 0:00 Intro/Joshua Baez turned in a four-homer game, up to 24 homers and 12 steals in 64 games with Triple-A Memphis this season Steak League FAAB: Blaze Jordan $8 Javier Assad $4 Cooper Pratt $4 Joshua Baez $4 Samad Taylor $4 Elvis Alvarado $3 Josh Bell $3 Jonny DeLuca $2 9:50 Ian Seymour $2 Robert Gasser $2 12:55 Other names to consider: Jacob Webb, Tony Santillan, Edwin Diaz, Gabriel Rincones, Leo De Vries 20:20 Two-start pitchers (week of June 22, 2026): Merrill Kelly 1 (Todd 2) Eduardo Rodriguez 3 Aaron Civale 1 (Todd 0) Grant Holmes 3 25:30 Kyle Bradish 4 Jake Bennett 1 (Todd 0) Sonny Gray 4 Edward Cabrera 2 Brady Singer 1 (Todd 2) Gavin Williams 4 Ryan Feltner 0 Anthony Kay 3 (Todd 2) Framber Valdez 4 (Todd 3) Casey Mize 3 Hunter Brown 5 Michael Wacha 3 (Todd 2) Luinder Avila 0 Sam Aldegheri 1 (Todd 0) Tyler Phillips 0 43:20 Brandon Woodruff 4 (Todd 3) Zebby Matthews 2 Kodai Senga 0 Nolan McLean 4 Carlos Rodon 4 Ryan Weathers 2 (Todd 3) Jesus Luzardo 4 (Todd 5) Alan Rangel 0 Mitch Keller 2 51:40 Michael King 3 George Kirby 4 Adrian Houser 0 Andre Pallante 2 Kyle Leahy 1 Drew Rasmussen 5 Shane McClanahan 5 (Todd 4) Kumar Rocker 1 (Todd 0) Jack Leiter 2 Shane Bieber 1 Trey Yesavage 3 Foster Griffin 2 (Todd 3) Zack Littell 0 1:01:00 Recap 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 →Reviewing Risky Picks with Jenny Butler
1w ago01:12:36Tap to summarizeErik Halterman is joined by Jenny Butler to discuss a handful of risky early-round picks, some of which have paid off and some of which have been busts. --- 00:00 Headlines 12:35 Young, unproven hitters 26:35 Injury risks 44:05 First-round starting pitchers 48:55 Early closers 53:35 Age risk --- SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. 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 →DSL and Complex League Breakouts w/ Alex Jensen
1w ago01:08:36Tap to summarizeJames Anderson and Alex Jensen discuss the top breakouts from the Arizona Complex League, Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League to help you target the NEXT top prospects in your dynasty leagues! 01:20 Sebastian Dos Santos 03:55 Luis Arana 05:25 Kaleb Wing/Dean Livingston 07:00 Luis Hernandez/Josuar Gonzalez/Steele Hall 12:05 Alexander Frias 14:10 Cristian Arguelles 15:30 Juan Martinez 17:00 Josh Owens 19:40 Aidan West 21:00 Johnny Slawinski 22:05 Corey Cousin 23:45 Jhomnardo Reyes 26:00 Johan De Los Santos 27:55 Franklin Primera 30:50 Sadbiel Delzine 33:20 Miguel Caraballo 35:45 Wilberson De Pena 37:35 Emanuel Luna 39:55 Angeibel Gomez 42:30 Diego Frontado 44:15 Enrique Oropeza 45:45 Gregory Pio 47:00 Juan Rijo 47:50 Angel Nunez 49:15 Francisco Renteria 51:40 Leanders Matos 53:40 Sebastian Romero 54:55 Carlos Vielma 56:40 Freyerso Vasquez 59:00 Ronald Cardozo 01:01:05 Joscar Hernandez 01:02:45 Joniel Hernandez 01:04:00 Joskairo Ramirez 01:05:45 Johenssy Colome 01:06:15 Wandy Asigen 01:06:45 Victor Valdez SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. 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 →Five NL Rookies to Fade, Trade or Target
2w ago01:07:32Tap to summarizeJeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie continue to review this year's deep rookie class, this time focusing on the NL. Do we target Bryce Eldridge after his recent hot hitting, or target him expecting more of the same? --- 00:00 Fred Pod 6-16-26 00:15 News: 00:30 Daniel Palencia goes on IL 06:00 Francisco Lindor may start a rehab assignment next week…… 07:30 Trea Turner stinks and has a bruised wrist…… 08:00 Corey Seager is on the concussion list and could be a drop in some leagues….. 11:00 Colt Keith entered last night with 1 homer and departed with 4…… 15:30 Drake Baldwin is back…. 16:50 Spencer Strider has been shut down for 4 weeks, making him a drop…. 19:45 Shane Bieber stash? 21:00 Cal Raleigh is coming back…. 22:00 Cooper Pratt is coming up…. 25:00 Nick Kurtz is awesome and everyone who said he stinks during draft season should be fired…. 27:45 Cole Carrigg already has 3 homers….. 30:45 Dustin May put an exclamation point on his resurgence. 32:30 SeatGeek 33:30 BlueWire 33:35 Main topic: NL Rookies. 34:00 Bryce Eldridge 40:00 JJ Wetherholt 42:20 Nolan McLean 47:00 Carson Benge; AJ Ewing 52:00 TJ Rumfield 57:55 Ryan Waldschmidt 58:15 Foster Griffin 59:30 Bubba Chandler; Konnor Griffin 1:03:50 Logan Henderson 1:04:30 Moises Ballesteros 1:05:45 Owen Caissie --- 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) 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 Recap / Year of the Hamate Bone
2w ago01:22:11Tap to summarizeJeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend in baseball talking about the struggles of Trea Turner and Austin Riley, the recent hot streaks of Bryce Eldridge and Byron Buxton, the injuries over the weekend and all the adds and drops in FAAB. They also discuss how real the White Sox are and the recent bad run by Nolan McLean, before getting into the heavy bidding on rookies Braden Montgomery and Cole Carrigg, and 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. 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 14)
2w ago01:17:44Tap to summarizeErik Halterman and Jeremy Schneider share their top fantasy baseball pickups of the week. --- 0:35 Intro 2:01 Braden Montgomery 5:45 Cole Carrigg 9:56 Dalton Rushing 12:20 Esmerlyn Valdez 17:32 Nick Gonzales 20:04 Royce Lewis 23:22 Tatsuya Imai 27:06 Shane Drohan 30:57 Michael McGreevy 32:56 Grant Taylor 37:14 SeatGeek 39:34 Brandon Young 44:00 Andre Pallante 46:30 Jake Bennett 50:13 Eric Lauer 59:49 Jordan Lawlar 1:02:54 Ryan Ward 1:05:07 Denzer Guzman 1:09:10 Jared Young 1:13:38 LuJames Groover 1:16:01 Smart Money 1:17:22 Outro --- SeatGeek SeatGeek has seats to every ballpark, every matchup, every rivalry game you've been meaning to catch. Your seats are waiting. 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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