Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman and guest Marty Tallman go over their top waiver pickups of the week.---00:00 Headlines16:30 Nick Kurtz22:15 Agustin Ramirez25:25 Rhys Hoskins28:50 Ranger Suarez31:30 Noelvi Marte35:30 Tony Gonsolin37:35 Andrew Vaughn39:20 Porter Hodge41:45 Connor Norby43:20 Cade Smith47:00 Josh Smith50:00 Deep-league pitchers1:02:30 Deep-league hitters---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Swing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!0:00 Intro/Night of returnsPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:3:02 Chandler Simpson $34Hunter Goodman $14David Bednar $12Ryan Gusto $12Jake Irvin $12Nolan Gorman $7J.T. Ginn $6Agustin Ramirez $5Jeff McNeil $4Will Vest $4Emerson Hancock $212:29 Joe Boyle $120:25 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 28, 2025)Eduardo Rodriguez 3J.P. Sears 2J.T. Ginn 1AJ Smith-Shawver 0Tomoyuki Sugano 2Garrett Crochet 5Shota Imanaga 5Nick Martinez 1Brady Singer 3Tanner Bibee 330:13 Luis L. Ortiz 2German Marquez 0Bryse Wilson 0Jack Flaherty 4Reese Olson 3Cole Ragans 5Jack Kochanowicz 1Edward Cabrera 0Freddy Peralta 5Bailey Ober 3Chris Paddack 043:38

Erik Halterman is joined by Scott Chu of Pitcher List to discuss a handful of struggling hitters, trying to figure out which cold starts are genuinely worrying and which have presented buy-low opportunities.---00:00 Intro02:15 Injured Closers05:45 Other Headlines20:00 Juan Soto23:45 Gunnar Henderson27:55 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.32:35 Julio Rodriguez36:35 Yordan Alvarez40:45 Trea Turner43:00 Rafael Devers46:40 Mid-round Cs50:35 Mid-round 1Bs56:15 Mid-round 2Bs59:40 Mid-round 3Bs1:02:40 Mid-round SSs1:06:10 Mid-round OFs---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive

James Anderson and Zac Beck talk realist breakout, buy-low targets, breakouts we're not buying, FYPD prospects on the rise, relief prospect with the most upside and much more!01:40 Aroon Escobar 04:55 Cristian Hernandez 06:45 Spencer Jones 09:45 C.J. Kayfus 11:35 Dylan Crews 13:25 Brandon Winokur 15:15 Carson Williams 17:00 Matt Shaw 19:20 Brandon Clarke 22:40 Michael Forret/Ben Hess 25:10 Nick Kurtz/Ryan Sloan 29:50 Caleb Bonemer/Bryce Cunningham 32:25 Best Relief Pitching Prospects 38:40 Zyhir Hope 40:20 Ernesto Martinez Jr. 43:10 Otto Kemp 44:30 Ian Seymour 46:45 Noah Cameron/Jack Perkins 48:15 Gabriel Rincones 50:05 Luis Pena Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!(hyper

Will the real Zac Gallen please stand up? Is this version of Chris Bassitt for real? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the news of the day and at least 10 polarizing starting pitchers.---00:00 Fred Zinkie 4/22 Pod00:30 Welcome01:30 Nick Kurtz Getting the Call14:30 How Much FAAB do you need for five months?24:15 Chandler Simpson27:50 Spencer Strider to IL31:10 Vivid Seats32:01 BlueWire32:15 Polarizing Pitchers33:15 Bowden Francis38:00 Chris Bassitt42:30 Zac Gallen44:10 Corbin Burnes49:00 Brandon Pfaadt51:15 Aaron Nola55:30 Shota Imanaga58:00 David Festa1:02:00 Ben Brown1:05:35 Casey Mize---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!(hyperlink: https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUs

Jeff Erickson and Scott discuss the weekend in baseball and then jump into all the adds and drops in FAAB, including heavy action on Chandler Simpson and Caleb Durbin. They also preview Week 5, talk Cubs and Royals offenses and try and find possible pitching adds in a really scarce week in pitcher FAAB. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.  Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over their top waiver pickups for a week that was full of prospect callups.---00:00 Headlines15:26 Chandler Simpson21:08 Nick Kurtz25:29 Caleb Durbin29:04 Edgar Quero32:14 Austin Hays33:47 Pavin Smith38:19 Hayden Wesneski39:50 Tyler Mahle42:04 Luis L. Ortiz45:04 David Bednar48:55 Deep-league Pitchers59:59 Deep-league Hitters---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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 ROTO15 at chec

Swing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!0:00 Intro/23 mph winds blowing out at Wrigley todayPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 2:00 Jordan Leasure $11Randy Vasquez $9Matt Strahm $9Adael Amador $9Matthew Liberatore $8Luisangel Acuna $8Alek Thomas $8Chase Dollander $6Andrew Abbott $5Edouard Julien $410:47 Jac Caglianone $3Angel Martinez $217:48 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 21, 2025)Brandon Pfaadt 3 (Todd 4)Oswaldo Bido 2Spencer Schwellenbach 4Dean Kremer 1Walker Buehler 3Brayan Bello 2 (Todd 1)Nick Lodolo 3 (Todd 2)26:49 Gavin Williams 3Ryan Feltner 0Jonathan Cannon 0Davis Martin 030:56 Kris Bubic 3Jose Soriano 3Max Meyer 3Quinn Priester 2Jose Quintana 2Tylor M

Erik Halterman is joined by Nick Pollack, founder of Pitcher List, to figure out which pitchers off to hot starts are genuinely breaking out and which are merely in a groove.---00:00 Intro02:45 Spencer Strider07:25 Bobby Miller12:00 How Nick analyzes pitchersHot starts:21:00 Cole Ragans26:00 Hunter Greene28:50 Joe Ryan32:30 Logan Webb36:20 Shane Baz39:55 MacKenzie Gore42:55 Chris Bassitt45:30 Hayden Wesneski48:30 Jesus LuzardoCold starts:52:40 Jacob deGrom57:00 Roki Sasaki---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!  Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.&nbs

James Anderson welcomes on Taylor Corso and Kyle Sonntag of Prospects Live to talk about the best prospects to add in your shallow, mid and deep-sized dynasty leagues! 00:00 Intro 01:45 Yophery Rodriguez 05:40 Tommy Troy 07:05 Dasan Hill 10:10 Nolan McLean 13:45 Gabriel Rincones 16:35 Ernesto Martinez Jr. 19:55 Jonathan Santucci 21:35 Brandon Young 22:50 Austin Overn 25:30 Henry Bolte 27:30 Miguel Ullola 29:10 Khal Stephen 32:05 Kyle Karros 33:40 Anderson Brito 35:15 Ben Hess 35:45 Brandon Clarke 39:10 Bishop Letson 40:05 Matt Allan 43:20 Carlos Lagrange 45:20 Manuel Rodriguez 47:45 Asbel Gonzalez 49:00 Paul Bonzagni 50:00 A.J. Ewing 52:45 Romeo Sanabria 53:45 Yerlin Confidan 54:25 Alfonsin RosarioVivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss 10 hitters that are off to interesting early hitter stat lines, including Jazz Chisholm and Jacob Wilson.---00:00 Fred Pod 4-1500:30 Welcome01:45 Jacob Wilson10:00 Gabriel Arias12:11 BlueWire12:15 News and Injuries:12:30 Marcell Ozuna will miss the Jays series (hip)…..15:15 Jays notes - Easton Lucas, George Springer seems to have avoided a major injury….Max Scherzer has a setback18:40 Reds Moves… McLain, Hays, Diaz active Alexis Diaz won’t be the closer right away22:15 Rooker/Kurtz25:15 VIVID Seats26:15 Polarizing Hitters28:00 Jose Altuve31:15 Jazz Chisholm Jr.33:30 Xavier Edwards34:45 Triston Casas36:50 Christian Yelich39:30 Dylan Crews43:00 Salvador Perez45:45 Jo Adell48:45 Christian Walker52:45 Marcus Semien54:15 Nolan Arenado57:30 Michael Toglia1:01:15 Alec Bohm---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus,

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss a busy weekend across baseball and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. They talk the scoreless Rockies, Jung Hoo Lee, Chris Sale and more before getting into all the popular names in FAAB this week, including Chase Dollander, Davis Festa, Zac Veen and Chase Meidroth. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collec

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over their top waiver wire pickups of the week.---00:00 Headlines17:45 David Festa20:30 Zebby Matthews23:45 Landen Roupp26:40 Justin Verlander29:00 Nick Kurtz30:25 Sean Murphy33:35 Zac Veen36:40 Matt Wallner39:10 Dylan Moore42:30 Geraldo Perdomo45:25 Jesus Sanchez48:30 Deep-league pitchers1:00:15 Deep-league hitters---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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 f

Swing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!0:00 Intro/Zac Veen arrives, will command some lofty bids this weekendPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Zac Veen $23Hayden Wesneski $19Alex Call $11Chad Patrick $8Zach McKinstry $7Trent Grisham $6Bryan De La Cruz $6Easton Lucas $511:10 Chase Meidroth $4Landon Knack $4Sean Murphy $3My other pickup: Justyn-Henry Malloy $1Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 14, 2025)Merrill Kelly 2 (Todd 3)Jeffrey Springs 2 (Todd 3)Grant Holmes 1 (Todd 2)Dean Kremer 1Tanner Houck 3 (Todd 4)Jameson Taillon 0Nick Lodolo 4Logan Allen 1Antonio Senzatela 0Sean Burke 0Tarik Skubal 5Jack Flaherty 3 (Todd 5)Framber Valdez 5Seth Lugo 3Michael Wacha 1Yusei

Erik Halterman is joined by Lauren Auerbach of Fantrax to discuss a handful of teams which have started out unexpectedly hot or cold in an attempt to figure out if fantasy players misevaluated anyone during draft season.---00:00 Intro02:20 Kyren Paris does it again08:45 Pitcher Injuries14:45 Angels21:20 Rangers28:30 Padres34:45 Giants40:00 Blue Jays48:00 Cubs53:20 Braves1:01:45 Orioles1:06:45 Twins---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!  Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa

James Anderson welcomes on Andrew Geller (aka The Gildz) to talk about some early hits and misses and early-season roster management!00:00 Intro02:20 Evaluating potential drops03:50 Potential drops06:50 Pete Alonso11:20 Kyren Paris18:15 Zach Neto24:00 Early Hits35:35 Early Misses44:15 Early FOMO Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!(hyperlink: https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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 ad

Fred Zinkie shares his top trading tips and reviews the big Vlad Guerrero Jr. contract with Jeff Erickson.---00:00 Fred-Vision 4/800:30 Welcome - Vlad’s contract12:00 Fred’s Annual trade tips12:50 A) Make the offer14:45 B) Concise explanation16:45 C) Provide Options20:00 D) Focus on Opponent22:00 E) Unbalance25:30 F) Streamline28:15 G) Multiple Offers30:40 H) You Don’t Know Everything33:30 I) Don’t Fear36:00 VIVID Seats36:55 News & Notes37:00 Victor Robles out 12 Weeks39:20 Spencer Arrighetti47:20 BlueWire47:30 Spencer Strider 90 pitches; Reynaldo Lopez won’t throw for 12 weeks57:00 FAAB moves---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!(hyperlink: https://www.vividseats.co

Scott Jenstad is joined by special guest, Paul Sporer, and they discuss a busy weekend in baseball, run through all the injury news and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. They talk about injuries to Victor Robles, Blake Snell and Ivan Herrera and then get into the FAAB bidding on Zac Veen, Kyren Paris, Dennis Santana and many more, all getting you ready for Week 3 in the MLB season.  Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver wire pickups of the week.---00:00 Headlines15:39 Jordan Hicks19:01 Max Meyer21:37 Tommy Kahnle23:49 Jose Soriano27:08 Dennis Santana30:01 Jordan Walker34:05 Hunter Goodman37:06 Ivan Herrera39:38 Heston Kjerstad41:53 Jacob Wilson45:49 Deep League Pitchers55:54 Deep League Hitters---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 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.

Swing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!0:00 Intro/Day baseball!Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:5:21 Dennis Santana $18Jordan Hicks $16Jack Kochanowicz $11Anthony Bender $8Wilmer Flores $8Tommy Kahnle $7Kyle Stowers $7Mason Montgomery $6Andre Pallante $4Emilio Pagan $417:44 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 7, 2025)Zac Gallen 5Luis Severino 1Chris Sale 5Zach Eflin 3Garrett Crochet 5Tanner Houck 2 (Todd 3)Justin Steele 2 (Todd 3)Hunter Greene 5Logan Allen 1Kyle Freeland 0Shane Smith 1 (Todd 2)Casey Mize 337:05 Hayden Wesneski 3 (Todd 1)Michael Lorenzen 2Cole Ragans 5Kyle Hendricks 0Dustin May 3Connor Gillispie 0Freddy Peralta 4Simeon Woods Richardson 1Pablo Lopez