Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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The RotoWire baseball staff covers fantasy baseball year round, including draft prep, strategy, and much more! Hosts include: Jeff Erickson, Derek VanRiper, Clay Link, James Anderson, Scott Jenstad, Todd Zola, and Tim Heaney!Intro Song: "Not Too Old" by Lawr Michaels from the album 'Downward Facing Dog'

Episódios

  • Adapting to the New Pitching Environment

    26/03/2024 Duração: 01h11min

    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, Paul Sewald and the Cardinals outfield. --- 00:00 - Shohei Ohtani. Doesn’t really matter if we believe him. Will there be a fallout that will impact his playing status? 08:15 - Kevin Gausman looked great on Monday. Back to being a 2nd round pick? 13:00 - Dylan Carlson is hurt and the Cards are running out of OFs. Lars Nootbaar took soft toss and is making progress. Victor Scott! 18:00 - Garrett Mitchell to IL. Joey Ortiz to 3B? Drop Mitchell? 21:00 - DLJM to IL. Is he worth waiting for? 25:30 - Paul Sewald to the IL. Kevin Ginkel time? 32:30 - Bryan Woo to IL. I don’t think that Emerson Hancock is a must-add, but he’s interesting. 36:15 - Justin Verlander to throw 2 innings of BP on Tuesday.  3

  • NFBC Las Vegas Main Event Draft Recap / Week 1 FAAB

    25/03/2024 Duração: 01h28min

    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. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • First FAAB Weekend of the Year with Justin Mason

    24/03/2024 Duração: 01h09min

    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. --- 00:00 - News and Notes 11:00 - Infielders 18:45 - Outfielders 31:30 - Starting Pitchers 56:45 - Relief Pitchers --- Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Rival Fantasy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Our Most Drafted Players

    23/03/2024 Duração: 01h11min

    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. They also discuss the latest news, including Wyatt Langford making the Opening Day roster in Texas and Jackson Holliday failing to do so in Baltimore. --- Erik's team: C Sean Murphy 1B Bryce Harper 2B Brandon Lowe 3B Elly De La Cruz SS CJ Abrams OF Cedric Mullins OF Christopher Morel OF Jack Suwinski SP Braxton Garrett RP Ryan Pressly Ryan's team: C Mitch Garver 1B Triston Casas 2B Nolan Gorman 3B Manny Machado SS Xander Bogaerts OF Teoscar Hernandez  OF Seiya Suzuki OF Brendan Donovan SP Cristian Javier RP Ryan Helsley --- Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Rival Fantasy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com

  • 2024 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers!

    22/03/2024 Duração: 01h06min

    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. Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. 0:00 Intro/I think we have to talk briefly about the Shohei Ohtani situation. News Wyatt Langford has made the Rangers’ Opening Day roster. Jackson Holliday reassigned to minor-league camp. Reds hit by multiple injuries Who benefits the most from Matt McLain and TJ Friedl missing time? More inclined to draft some of these Reds? 16:00 J.D. Martinez signs a one-year deal with the Mets. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggles in his first big-league start. Robert Suarez picks up a save in Thursday’s win. 23:00 Victor Scott absen

  • No Starting Pitchers? Tout Wars Draft Review with Grey Albright of Razzball

    21/03/2024 Duração: 01h01min

    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. --- 00:00 - News & Notes 03:30 - Shohei Ohtani potential legal issues 10:30 - Yoshinobu Yamamoto's bad debut 14:00 - Robert Suarez closing in San Diego? 18:00 - Matt McLain possible shoulder surgery 22:45 - Grey's zero-SP Tout Wars NL team 44:00 - How to adjust to unusual drafters in your league --- Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Rival Fantasy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Blake Snell Signs, Tout Wars Review

    20/03/2024 Duração: 01h22min

    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. --- 00:00 - News & Notes 01:00 - Jhoan Duran, oblique strain! When we pitcher injuries end?! Griffin Jax time? 05:30 - Jordan Romano & Erik Swanson - who’s next for the Jays? 14:00 - Blake Snell to the Giants. Good fit. Too late? 23:15 - Eury Perez. Where to draft him now? Same question with Josh Lowe. 33:10 - Drop TJ Friedl? Could be out for half of the season. And, value up for Jake Fraley and Will Benson? 41:00 - DJLM, bone bruise. Unlikely for opening day. 43:20 - Garrett Crochet to start Opening Day. Sleeper? 45:15 - Jackson Merrill officially made the team. 49:45 - Jordan Westburg hit on the elbow. 54:00 - Jeff’s Tout Wars team! 1:11:00 - Main Event draft slot! --- Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit th

  • Spring Prospect Standouts w/ Geoff Pontes

    20/03/2024 Duração: 01h32min

    Wyatt Langford Jackson Holliday Coby Mayo Colton Cowser Paul Skenes Jared Jones Bubba Chandler Ceddanne Rafaela Victor Scott Chase DeLauter James Wood Gavin Stone Thomas Saggese Joey Loperfido David Matoma Roderick Arias Arjun Nimmala Kyle Carr Fantrax Promotional Copy Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Rival Fantasy Promotional Copy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Previewing the Mariners with Ryan Divish

    18/03/2024 Duração: 46min

    Chris Crawford is joined by Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times to preview the Mariners in 2024. They look at the superstar potential of Julio Rodriguez, how good this rotation can be, how concerned fantasy managers should be about this defense, and some prospects that could help the M's in 2024. Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • LiveStreaming and Breaking down a 5K Entry NFBC Ultimate Draft with BatFlip Crazy

    17/03/2024 Duração: 02h38min

    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. They talk steals, saves, using ADP, mid-rounds, late rounds and many, many individual players. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @batflipcrazy I @RotoWire Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Over/Under: AL West/NL West

    16/03/2024 Duração: 42min

    Chris Crawford looks at the AL West and NL West to finish off the over/under preview. He looks at the win totals for all ten clubs, and he also looks at some potential over/under numbers for players like Corbin Carroll, Julio Rodriguez, Nolan Jones and more. Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Huge Fantasy Baseball Draft Weekend

    15/03/2024 Duração: 01h04min

    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! Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. 0:00 Intro/Devin Williams down for the Brewers Is Joel Payamps the new closer for Milwaukee? Other candidates News 4:15 Dylan Cease traded to the Padres On the topic of the Padres, Jackson Merrill will be with the team in South Korea. All indications are that he will be the starting center fielder Gerrit Cole sidelined at least 1-2 months Tommy Edman (wrist) will open the season on the IL, Victor Scott rising 12:50 Wyatt Langford appears headed for the Opening Day roster Adam Duvall back to Atlanta 16:22 Taj Bradley

  • 10 Essential Best Ball Tips

    14/03/2024 Duração: 56min

    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. --- 00:00 - Breaking News 00:30 - Devin Williams 02:30 - Gerrit Cole 05:45 - Adam Duvall 07:00 - Eury Perez 08:30 - Ronald Acuña 11:15 - Intro to Best Ball Leagues 13:30 - Underdog 22:00 - Draft Kings 23:00 - The Importance of Stacking 31:00 - Fantrax 37:30 - RT Sports 41:15 - RazzSlam / NFBC 46:20 - When do you start? --- Fantrax Promotional Copy Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Rival Fantasy Promotional Copy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 depos

  • High-Stakes Auction Strategy w/ Marc Winokur

    13/03/2024 Duração: 01h27min

    Marc's history with NFBC auctions February valuations vs. late-March valuations Building with a strong infield Figuring out the closer market Nomination strategy Using the NFBC's max bid tool Scouting the competition Playing the endgame Reserve round strategy Where James went wrong in his recent high-stakes auction Wyatt Langford's price heading into the Main Event Fantrax Promotional Copy Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  Rival Fantasy Promotional Copy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Five Players Fred Zinkie Can't Stop Drafting

    13/03/2024 Duração: 01h32min

    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. --- 0:00 - News & Notes 1:00 - Gerrit Cole underwent and MRI and won’t be ready for Opening Day. Uh oh. Where should he be drafted now? 10:30 - Adjusting draft strategy as a result? 13:20 - Aaron Judge 18:00 - Taj Bradley to undergo MRI for pectoral tightness. One of my sleepers! 25:30 - Jackson Merrill makes the team 31:05 - Players Fred Can’t Stop Drafting 31:15 - Players you often find yourself drafting the most often. There were players such as Bailey Ober, who I thought would be my most rostered. But the reality doesn’t always match the expectation.  33:20 - C: None 35:30 - 1B: Pete Alonso, Andrew Vaughn 43:15 - 2B: Jose Altuve, Ketel Marte 46:00 - 3B: None 48:30 - SS: Zach Neto 51:45 - OF: Chas McCormick, Alex Verdugo, Brendan Donovan, Johan Rojas  1:01:00 - SP: Grayson Rodriguez,

  • 2024 Targets and Fades

    11/03/2024 Duração: 01h39min

    Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad dig deep into the 2024 player pool and detail their targets and fades at every position. Players discussed include Cody Bellinger, Anthony Volpe, Logan Webb, Zac Gallen and many, many more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Too High or Too Low with DVR

    10/03/2024 Duração: 54min

    Chris Crawford is joined by Derek VanRiper of The Athletic, and they begin the show by discussing the proper etiquette of slow drafts. They then talk about some hitters and pitchers that have surprising ADPs, including Elly De La Cruz, George Kirby, Nolan Jones and Evan Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Over/Under: AL Central/NL Central

    09/03/2024 Duração: 01h07min

    Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) dig into some over/unders from the Central divisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2024

    08/03/2024 Duração: 01h04min

    Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss all the latest news from around spring training and updates to their Top 300 fantasy baseball rankings. Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. 0:00 Intro/Joey Votto finds a home Vladdy Jr. has been battling a jammed thumb. News Nathaniel Lowe has an oblique strain, not expected for Opening Day. Jared Walsh appears likely to step in at first base for TEX. 4:00 Does this affect Wyatt Langford’s chances of making the roster? Lars Nootbaar injured, diagnosed with two non-displaced fractures in his left ribcage. Tommy Edman (wrist) is doubtful for Opening Day. 8:15 Dylan Carlson? Eddie Rosario to the Nats. Hurts Jesse Winker’s chances, but James Wood is making an interesting case. 14:00 Kevin Gausman (shoulder fatigue) says he’ll be ready for Opening Day. Brayan Bello gets his contract extension (six years, $55 million). TGFBI teams 23:00 Changes to

  • Pocket Aces, With Derek VanRiper

    07/03/2024 Duração: 01h06min

    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. --- 00:00 - News & Notes 01:00 - Bello extension, Red Sox rotation 08:00 - Rodon velocity down, gets hit hard 12:00 - Michael King, Johnny Brito, Will Warren 17:00 - TB/CLE/LAD pitching development 20:00 - DL Hall 25:00 - Pocket Aces - Defined, Reason for Going that route 26:00 - Who qualifies as an "ace" for such purposes? 34:45 - How to follow it up 43:00 - When do you next go into the SP pool? 45:00 - Applied - DVR’s LABR draft, Jeff’s TGFBI draft 1:01:00 - Draft position matter? --- Fantrax Promotional Copy Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  Hyp

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