Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss tough weekends for the Yankees and Dodgers and discuss all the FAAB action, including spirited bidding on Samuel Basallo, Shane Bieber and Carson Williams. In addition, they discuss what should be a very interesting 2026 int eh starting pitcher market after the Big 3 and also talk about Jackson Merrill, Vinnie Pasquatino and much, much more.Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now  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 recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines11:41 Samuel Basallo15:05 Dylan Beavers17:23 Brett Baty19:40 Pavin Smith21:37 Carson Williams24:56 Shane Bieber28:32 Cam Schlittler30:13 Bubba Chandler36:49 Victor Vodnik38:31 Parker Messick42:10 Chalkboard Picks46:39 Deep-League Pitchers59:23 Deep-League Hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowGet 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 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.

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/Samuel Basallo agrees to eight-year extension with O’sPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Dylan Beavers $6Kyle Teel $2Parker Messick $2Davis Martin $1Taijuan Walker $1Colby Thomas $0Gabriel Moreno $0Jhostynxon Garcia $0Carson Williams $0Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 25, 2025)Eduardo Rodriguez 1Brandon Pfaadt 1JT Ginn 0Spencer Strider 3 (Todd 1)Tomoyuki Sugano 2 (Todd 3)Kyle Bradish 2Walker Buehler 0Lucas Giolito 3Matthew Boyd 4Hunter Greene 4 (Todd 5)Tanner Bibee 2Tanner Gordon 0Shane Smith 2Martin Perez 1Tarik Skubal 5Noah Cameron 4 (Todd 3)Kyle Hendricks 0Edward Cabrera 3 (Todd 4)Sandy Alcantara 3Jacob Misiorowski 3Quinn Priester 4 (Todd 3)Joe Ryan 5Kodai Senga 3 (Todd 2)Sean Manaea 2 (Todd 3)Cam Schlittler 3 (Todd 2)Luis Gil 4Cristopher Sanchez 5Jesus Luzardo 4Mitch Keller 2Johan

Erik Halterman is joined by Lucas Biery to discuss how to finish the fantasy season strong.---00:00 Injury news (Tucker, deGrom)07:45 Recent call-ups (Messick, Chandler, Williams)18:30 Getting into a winning position20:30 Early-round aces22:20 Building an offensive core24:30 Overcoming early mistakes27:15 Mid-late round hits34:45 Getting the most out of FAAB41:00 How different is the final month from the first five?43:30 Chasing saves49:20 Two-start starters52:45 Playing time vs. chasing categories1:00:00 Endgame strategy for overall contests---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 coll

James Anderson and Dominic Rello (@BullpenGuru) preview Wednesday night's first high-stakes draft of 2026! Dom is picking fourth and James is picking 15th. They preview their potential picks and talk about the challenging hunt for saves, shallow positions, big risers, prospects to consider and much more!02:15 Players at the top of the draft03:50 Take Acuna in the top five?06:30 Late first-round targets12:10 Players losing/gaining positional eligibility18:45 Which closers would we draft?25:45 Which catchers would we draft?28:45 Nick Kurtz vs. Pete Alonso30:30 Depressed pitching assets34:30 Second base sucks36:50 Middle-infield prospects40:15 Buy low on Mookie Betts?42:45 Top 7 Shortstops43:25 Young OFs to buy45:30 Never Oneil Cruz47:10 Fade Byron Buxton?48:55 Buy low on Jackson Merrill? Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K En

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend across baseball, highlighted by the Dodgers sweeping the Padres, and break down all the adds and drops across FAAB, including heavy bidding for Bryan Abreu and Nolan McLean. They also discuss the upcoming huge Cubs Brewers five-game series, the struggles of Max Fried and Anthony Volpe in New York and where Shea Langeliers is likely to land among catchers in 2026 drafts.Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines13:30 Bryan Abreu16:10 Zebby Matthews18:45 Nolan McLean21:00 Hurston Waldrep24:30 Dustin May27:05 Miguel Andujar30:00 Josh Bell31:45 Tyler Freeman34:50 Joey Ortiz36:30 Kyle Manzardo39:00 Chalkboard picks45:20 Deep-league pitchers56:00 Deep-league hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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.

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/Owen Caissie has arrived to the major leagues…Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Keegan Akin $9Owen Caissie $7Hurston Waldrep $7Kyle Karros $4Blaze Alexander $4Heriberto Hernandez $1Bobby Seymour $1Kristian Campbell $1Kevin McGonigle $0Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 18, 2025)Zac Gallen 4Jacob Lopez 3Spencer Strider 4Trevor Rogers 3Dustin May 2Cade Horton 4Jameson Taillon 3Gavin Williams 3 (Todd 4)Austin Gomber 0Bradley Blalock 0Yoendrys Gomez 0Jack Flaherty 3Spencer Arrighetti 1Hunter Brown 5Michael Wacha 3Seth Lugo 3Victor Mederos 0Yoshinobu Yamamoto 4Eury Perez 3 (Todd 4)Freddy Peralta 5Brandon Woodruff 5Joe Ryan 5David Peterson 3 (Todd 4)Carlos Rodon 4Paul Skenes 5Nestor Cortes 0Nick Pivetta 5Logan Gilbert 5Robbie Ray 4Kai-Wei Teng 0Matthew Liberatore 2Jack Leiter 2 (Todd 1)Merri

Erik Halterman is joined by Matt Morris to review this year's top rookies, looking at both those who have exceeded expectations and those who have fallen short.---00:00 Intro02:00 Owen Caissie05:40 Nolan McLean07:50 other prospects who could still get the call this year15:30 Nick Kurtz20:00 Isaac Collins24:40 Drake Baldwin27:25 Jacob Wilson30:15 Roman Anthony33:15 Agustin Ramirez36:05 Jacob Misiorowski38:40 Noah Cameron40:15 Cade Horton43:00 Chandler Simpson45:00 Cam Smith47:40 Caleb Durbin50:10 Jack Leiter52:10 Jasson Dominguez54:40 Matt Shaw56:25 Jac Caglianone58:50 Marcelo Mayer1:00:30 Coby Mayo1:02:15 Chase Dollander1:04:10 Kumar Rocker1:06:10 Chase Burns---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 Ryan Topp rank the Brewers top 10 prospects for fantasy (and real life) and then touch on the Brewers' World Series odds, the projected 2026 lineup, rotation and more!2:35 Jesus Made7:30 Luis Pena12:00 Cooper Pratt21:10 Logan Henderson24:45 Andrew Fischer28:25 Jeferson Quero30:50 Braylon Payne33:35 Robert Gasser36:40 Brock Wilken40:30 Marco Dinges42:50 Luke Adams46:05 Bishop Letson49:30 Brady Ebel52:15 Honorable Mentions57:55 World Series Odds1:04:35 Projected 2026 rotation/lineup ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 advertisin

Fred Zinkie asks "What's Wrong with the Mets?" He and Jeff Erickson discuss five struggling offenses since the All-Star Break.---00:00 Fred Pod 8-12-2500:20 Welcome01:00 Main Topic - What’s wrong with these teams?01:47 These five teams have all ranked among the bottom-10 in OPS, runs scored and wRC+. Should we bench some of their hitters, because we don’t have time to wait for them to turn things around? And should we stream pitchers against them?03:15 Mets08:30 Rays13:25 Cardinals19:15 Nationals23:30 Rangers26:45 Chalkboard27:45 News. Plenty of it today.28:00 Jose Hader is getting tests done on his shoulder. Uh oh.30:30 Cristian Javier earned a win in his return. Is he ready to join fantasy lineups?32:10 Shane McClanahan is done for the season, proving once again that injury optimism is not your friend. Grayson Rodriguez also underwent elbow surgery.33:10 Cole Ragans threw a bullpen session. He’s sitting on waivers in some leagues and could be back in early September. Worth a stash?35:45 Chase Burns is facin

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball showcasing the red-hot Mariners and Brewers and also break down all the action in FAAB. They talk active bidding for starting pitchers Luis Gil and Cade Cavalli as well as a potential difference-maker closer in David Bednar. They also hit much more across baseball, including Josh Naylor's SB binge, Lawrence Butler's struggles and whether Kyle Schwarber can steal the NL MVP from Shohei Ohtani. ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88) NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 fo

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire pickups for the week.---00:00 Headlines9:40 Noelvi Marte12:10 Lenyn Sosa15:21 Jakob Marsee18:00 Ryan Mountcastle20:17 Jordan Lawlar22:06 Isaac Collins25:53 Cade Horton28:01 Joey Wentz29:57 Phil Maton33:46 Bubba Chandler/Samuel Basallo/Dylan Beavers/JJ Wetherholt/Andrew Painter39:24 Deep-League Pitchers51:17 Deep-League Hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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.

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/Jakob Marsee leads the pack in terms of bidding this weekPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Jakob Marsee $9Hunter Gaddis $8Jalen Beeks $6Cade Cavalli $6Logan Henderson $5Casey Schmitt $2Daniel Schneemann $1Brad Lord $1Victor Robles $1Eli White $1Miles Mikolas $0Jordan Lawlar $0Anthony Santander $0Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 11, 2025)Ryne Nelson 2 (Todd 3)Anthony DeSclafani 0Jeffrey Springs 2 (Todd 3)Spencer Strider 4Dean Kremer 2Garrett Crochet 5Cade Horton 3Andrew Abbott 3Logan Allen 3Anthony Molina 0Kyle Freeland 0Jonathan Cannon 0 (Todd 1)Chris Paddack 2Jack Flaherty 4Cristian Javier 1 (Todd 0)Bailey Falter 3 (Todd 1)Jose Soriano 2Janson Junk 3Freddy Peralta 5Zebby Matthews 2 (Todd 1)Clay Holmes 3Will Warren 2Aaron Nola 1Ranger Suarez 4 (Todd 5)Andrew Heaney 2Yu Darvish 1 (Todd 3)George Kirby 5Logan Webb 5Miles Mikolas 1Ryan Pepiot 3Nathan Eovaldi 5Jose Berrios 3Cade C

Erik Halterman is joined by Dave McDonald to talk about the picks and fades they regret this season in an attempt to figure out how to avoid the same mistakes next year.---00:00 Headlines16:45 Fading Bo Bichette26:30 Fading Zach Neto32:15 Fading Junior Caminero37:20 Fading Max Fried/Bryan Woo43:50 Fading Jacob deGrom46:05 Fading Tyler Soderstrom49:00 Picking Skenes over Skubal54:05 Picking Wyatt Langford/Lawrence Butler/Brenton Doyle1:02:25 Picking Michael Harris1:07:15 Picking Yordan Alvarez1:10:10 Picking Luis Garcia Jr.1:11:30 Picking Jack Flaherty1:15:40 Picking Hunter Greene1:18:30 Picking Sean Manaea1:22:40 Picking Bubba Chandler---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 an

James Anderson and Mike Mager look back on the best picks from their 2025 Too Early Draft and look at which high-upside pitchers may be worth the risk going into 2026!00:00 Intro02:00 Best Pick of Round 102:55 Best Pick of Round 203:30 Best Pick of Round 304:55 Best Pick of Round 406:00 Best Pick of Round 508:45 Best Pick of Round 610:00 Best Pick of Round 710:45 Best Pick of Round 811:20 Best Pick of Round 912:00 Best Pick of Round 1013:30 Best Pick of Round 1115:45 Avoid Recency Bias17:40 Landmines In The First 5 Rounds23:50 Hitters Who Will Lose Position Eligibility28:10 Back To Basics33:20 Where To Find Upside41:45 Buying Brandon Woodruff45:00 Chris Sale vs. Jacob deGrom48:40 Buying Eury Perez52:10 Is Hunter Greene Too Risky?56:20 Jacob Misiorowski vs. Chase Burns 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 ab

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson share more trade deadline reactions, break down the latest news and discuss the top and bottom 10 starting pitchers since June 1.---00:00 Post-Deadline Moves00:20 Welcome01:00 Fred’s Trade Deadline Reactions03:00 Closer Headliners following the deadline07:15 News & Notes07:20 Aaron Judge is back….. Nothing is going right for the Yankees, including Max Fried, who now has a 5.81 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP since July 1…..And Devin Williams blew another save….12:30 Nick Lodolo, to IL……15:00 Austin Riley and Tommy Edman19:00 Nathan Lukes survived the trade deadline as the Jays leadoff hitter and reached base five times yesterday.20:40 Michael Soroka is already on the IL…..Ben Brown relieved Soroka and pitched well, so it’s likely time to add him and then get burned by him…..23:00 Roman Anthony is day-to-day. He’s playing great but isn’t doing much in fantasy…..26:00 NFFC26:45 Let’s look at some of the best and worst pitchers in recent weeks. Because some of the best ones aren’t getting m

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball and discuss all the adds and drops after a busy trade deadline in MLB. They talk the red-hot Marlins and Red Sox, how to handle Mason Miller and Ryan Helsley moving out of their closer roles and the potential new closers to add in FAAB, including Randy Rodriguez, Dennis Santana and Cade Smith. NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now  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 recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines07:30 Randy Rodriguez09:20 Corbin Martin11:05 Dennis Santana12:45 Cole Sands14:40 JoJo Romero16:20 Michael Soroka18:20 Coby Mayo20:00 Ramon Laureano22:00 Carlos Correa23:20 Warming Bernabel26:00 Deep-league pitchers34:45 Deep-league hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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.

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/The dust has settled after a wild trade deadlinePickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Jose Ferrer $20Corbin Martin $14JoJo Romero $12Cole Sands $10Tyler Locklear $7Warming Bernabel $7Riley O’Brien $6Taj Bradley $5Samuel Basallo $2Mick Abel $1Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 4, 2025)Brandon Pfaadt 3Jeffrey Springs 3Erick Fedde 1Joey Wentz 0Brandon Young 1Lucas Giolito 3Mike Soroka 3 (Todd 4)Nick Lodolo 4Slade Cecconi 3Tanner Gordon 0Davis Martin 1Casey Mize 3 (Todd 4)Jason Alexander 1Yusei Kikuchi 3Sandy Alcantara 3Cal Quantrill 1Quinn Priester 4Zebby Matthews 2 (Todd 1)Sean Manaea 2 (Todd 3)Max Fried 5Jesus Luzardo 4Carmen Mlodzinski 0Mike Burrows 0JP Sears 2Bryan Woo 5Justin Verlander 1 (Todd 2)Sonny Gray 3Adrian Houser 2Merrill Kelly 2 (Todd 4)Eric Lauer 1MacKenzie Gore 4 (Todd 5) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter p