Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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/Kodai Senga has been optioned to Triple-APickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Sal Stewart $3Hye Seong Kim $2Joc Pederson $1Bryce Elder $0Ryan Weathers $0Brayan Rocchio $0Shawn Armstrong $0Javier Assad $0Eduardo Rodriguez $0Brandon Sproat $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 8, 2025)Nabil Crismatt 1Luis Morales 3Joey Wentz 1Garrett Crochet 5Shota Imanaga 5Nick Lodolo 4 (Todd 3)Slade Cecconi 2Chase Dollander 0German Marquez 0Yoendrys Gomez 1Sawyer Gipson-Long 0Framber Valdez 5Ryan Bergert 3Noah Cameron 3Caden Dana 0 (Todd 1)Kyle Hendricks 0Janson Junk 2Eury Perez 3Jose Quintana 3Simeon Woods Richardson 0 (Todd 1)Sean Manaea 2 (Todd 3)Will Warren 2Aaron Nola 2Braxton Ashcraft 2 (Todd 1)Yu Darvish 3Nestor Cortes 0Bryan Woo 5George Kirby 4 (Todd 5)Logan Webb 5Miles Mikolas 2 (Todd 1)Adrian Ho

Erik Halterman and Todd Zola discuss a handful of declining veterans in an attempt to figure out which ones could be bargains next year and which ones look done.---00:00 Headlines19:00 40 years old and up25:15 Age 37 to 3930:30 Age 3547:30 Age 341:00:40 Early 30s---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 advertising.

Chris Blessing joins James Anderson to discuss the best prospects and most overrated prospects Chris scouted this season, including No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin plus many more!00:00 Intro01:35 The No. 1 Overall Prospect12:15 Buy Caleb Bonemer20:00 Hector Rodriguez’s ETA30:25 Robby Snelling SZN36:55 Thomas White’s Upside42:00 JR Ritchie Trending Up46:55 Buy Low on Cam Collier55:00 Hagen Smith’s A Bust 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 advertising.

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review some of the top September roster moves and the remaining playoff races.---00:00 September Moves Pod00:30 Welcome00:45 Blue Jays - Reds06:30 News:06:45 Jackson Merrill is back from the IL…..11:00 MacKenzie Gore is already cleared to throw, so he could be back soon….12:30 Jeremiah Jackson15:55 Trevor Rogers22:45 Lourdes Gurriel’s season is over due to a torn ACL….23:30 Roman Anthony left tonight’s game…..23:55 Juan Soto is going to have a 40-30 season.27:30 Elly De La Cruz31:30 Chalkboard32:30 Main Topic – September 1 roster moves.32:45 Sal Stewart38:00 Sawyer Gipson-Long39:00 Andrew Alvarez41:30 Kevin Alcantara43:00 Boring Cardinals45:00 NFFC46:30 Jac Caglianone51:30 Rangers in the Wild Card Race55:45 Rays Still Alive---Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download 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 Championsh

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend baseball and break down what ended up being a big week for pitching in FAAB. They discuss the AL East, Bruce Turang, Juan Soto and more before diving into the heavy bidding for Kyle Bradish, Jonah Tong and Payton Tolle.  Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireChalkboardDownload 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 Headlines09:00 Kyle Bradish12:00 Jonah Tong16:15 Abner Uribe19:15 Payton Tolle22:30 Ryan Walker25:15 Jordan Lawlar28:30 Jared Triolo31:00 Gavin Sheets33:00 Nolan Gorman35:30 Dylan Moore40:15 Chalkboard picks46:00 Deep-league pitchers56:30 Deep-league hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K  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/Kyle Schwarber has the 21st four-homer game in MLB historyPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Jonah Tong $7Ian Seymour $6Payton Tolle $5Jonny DeLuca $4Jared Triolo $2Luis Morales $2Jeremiah Jackson $1Luis Matos $0Connor Norby $0Aaron Ashby $0Robbie Snelling $0Riley O’Brien $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 1, 2025)Ryne Nelson 2 (Todd 3)Luis Morales 3Brayan Bello 4Colin Rea 2Hunter Greene 5Parker Messick 3Slade Cecconi 2Chase Dollander 0Aaron Civale 0Davis Martin 1Charlie Morton 2Luis Garcia 1Michael Lorenzen 2Yusei Kikuchi 2 (Todd 3)Caden Dana 0Ryan Gusto 0Jacob Misiorowski 4 (Todd 3)Bailey Ober 3Max Fried 5Taijuan Walker 2 (Todd 1)Mike Burrows 0Dylan Cease 4Luis Castillo 3Carson Whisenhunt 0Sonny Gray 5Shane Baz 2 (Todd 3)Drew Rasmussen 5Patrick Corbin 0MacKenzie Gore 3 Get the late

Erik Halterman is joined by Jenny Butler to discuss some of the biggest decisions drafters will have to make next season, decisions Jenny already had to make in last week's Too Early Meatball draft.---00:00 Headlines11:00 Too Early Meatball Draft overview14:20 Who are the contenders for SP4?20:10 What are we supposed to do with Spencer Strider?24:30 How far will this year’s rookie SPs rise?27:30 Who are the contenders for RP1?35:00 How many of this year’s breakout young catchers break into the top-15?39:00 Is Nick Kurtz a Tier 1 first baseman, and how big is that tier?41:50 Will the lack of early second basemen be even worse next year?46:30 How far up the board should we push Junior Caminero?50:10 How far will Mookie Betts fall?55:15 What do we do with Pete Crow-Armstrong?1:00:30 Where should we take Ronald Acuna, who always used to go first overall when healthy?1:04:00 : How far will Jackson Merrill fall next season?---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no dep

James Anderson answers all your questions about the updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings, including questions about Edward Florentino, Sebastian Walcott, Jett Williams and more!01:35 Top Prospects for 202608:35 Prospect Tiers12:10 Jesus Made’s speed12:55 Buy low on Sebastian Walcott14:45 Jett Williams’ position15:40 Josue De Paula still at High-A17:00 Mike Sirota’s injury17:55 Ralphy Velazquez vs. Josue Briceno19:10 Carter Jensen destroys baseballs21:30 Giving Cam Collier a mulligan22:45 Edward Florentino SZN27:55 Trust the Pirates?29:05 Tony Blanco’s 80-grade power32:00 Elian Pena’s breakout33:40 Dauri Fernandez’s ceiling35:05 Kendry Chourio to the moon!37:10 Top 5 a year from now39:40 Potential risers into the top 1040:35 Chales Davalan, FYPD target 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 a

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review some of the interesting picks from the Way Too Early 2026 Meatball Draft.---00:00 Way Too Early Meatball Draft00:20 Welcome00:30 Review the Too Early Meatball Draft01:15 Interesting Picks02:45 Kyle Schwarber 1.908:00 No Second Round Pitchers10:00 Junior Caminero 1.1214:45 Ronald Acuna at 2.1117:15 Oneil Cruz at 2.1520:30 Chalkboard21:30 Chris Sale as the SP4 at 3.123:45 Jhoan Duran as the RP1 at 4.330:30 Yordan Alvarez 4.932:22 Corey Seager at 5.1133:45 NFFC34:20 Luis Robert Jr. at 6.1537:15 Chandler Simpson at 7.943:20 BlueWire43:30 Jackson Merrill at 8.345:20 Raisel Iglesias at 9.2; Cade Smith at 9.8; Tanner Scott at 10.949:00 Jakob Marsee at 10.1351:00 Zebby Matthews at 11.7; Hurston Waldrep at 11.12; Gavin Williams at 11.14---Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download 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

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