Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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

Erik Halterman and guest Grey Albright of Razzball check in on some of the most-talked about players during draft season to see who already looks overhyped and who looks like they deserved the attention.---00:00 Torpedo Bats06:05 Headlines17:30 Roki Sasaki24:50 Lawrence Butler26:30 Willson Contreras30:00 Dylan Crews33:25 Michael Toglia38:45 Ivan Herrera41:15 Victor Scott45:00 Jordan Westburg47:50 Hunter Goodman51:45 Cristopher Sanchez54:25 Kris Bubic55:50 Jack Leiter59:15 Popular Fades---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

James Anderson and Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline go through the most notable 2025 minor-league assignments for baseball's top prospects!00:00 Intro00:55 Jesus Made/Luis Pena06:30 Nick Kurtz10:00 Ethan Salas15:55 Hagen Smith/Chase Burns/Trey Yesavage22:15 Arjun Nimmala24:55 Lazaro Montes/Josue De Paula28:40 Justin Crawford33:50 Spencer Jones37:20 Chase Dollander40:35 Luke Keaschall42:40 Luis Gastelum45:10 Tre’ Morgan49:05 Loaded Rosters51:35 Caden Dana/Christian Moore53:10 Braden Montgomery/Jeferson Quero54:45 Carlos LagrangeVivid 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)RebetMarch Madness is here, and if you’re looking for a way to ge

Which pitchers will be most in danger of getting hurt by this new bat? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss.---00:00 Fred Pod 4-1-2500:30 Torpedo Bats08:00 Braves Woes - Jurickson Profar suspended. 0-5, 8 runs scored. Lopez on IR. Neris DFA’d.17:30 David Bednar sent down24:00 Vivid Seats25:00 Sean Manaea setback31:10 Rebet32:10 Two-Start Streamer Disasters32:45 Chris Paddack and Emerson Hancock are cautionary tales about adding two-start streamers from the waiver wire.40:00 Problem with streaming generally47:10 BlueWire47:20 Thomas Harrington getting the call53:30 Two Slumpers - Dylan Crews, Rafael Devers---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.vivi

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy first weekend in Major League Baseball talking Yankees offense, Pirates stolen bases, Rafael Devers and all the adds and drops across leagues in FAAB. They discuss the big Luke Jackson bids, adding 2-start pitchers and which free agent bats might help you in Week 2. 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! RebetMarch Madness is here, and if you’re looking for a way to get in the game, it’s time to check out Rebet—the ultimate social sportsbook and casino platform! All March long, ReBet is rolling out daily promos, making it the ultimate month of exciting offers for their fans! Right now, for a limited time, Rebet is matching your

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer offers up their waiver wire recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines10:25 Closer chaos17:30 Spencer Strider's rehab20:45 Tyler Soderstrom24:55 Spencer Torkelson27:45 Victor Scott30:50 Brandon Marsh33:15 Kyle Manzardo36:10 Jack Leiter38:35 Sean Burke40:30 Kris Bubic42:55 Tony Santillan47:00 AJ Smith-Shawver50:00 Deep-league pitchers1:01:20 Deep-league hitters---NFBC RotoWire Online ChampionshipThe NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live!  Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season.  Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Clay Link and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000!  Sign up today!FantraxSign 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. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout

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!March Madness is here, and if you’re looking for a way to get in the game, it’s time to check out Rebet—the ultimate social sportsbook and casino platform! All March long, ReBet is rolling out daily promos, making it the ultimate month of exciting offers for their fans! Right now, for a limited time, Rebet is matching your first purchase up to $100 in Rebet Cash when you use promo code ROTOWIRE. Download Rebet today on the App Store or Google Play, enter code ROTOWIRE, and start playing today!0:00 Intro/The regular season is here!News/takeaways from Opening DayWilyer Abreu, Tyler Soderstrom both hit multiple homersLuke Jackson gives it up for TEXI

Erik Halterman is joined by Matt Morris of Scout the Statline to break down every rookie who earned an Opening Day roster spot.---00:00 Headlines10:45 AL East Rookies24:45 AL Central Rookies34:35 AL West Rookies48:45 NL East Rookies58:30 NL Central Rookies1:00:45 NL West Rookies1:06:10 Minor-leaguers to stash---NFBC RotoWire Online ChampionshipThe NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live!  Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season.  Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Clay Link and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000!  Sign up today!FantraxSign 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. 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 pc

James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about his updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings 00:00 Intro01:20 Grant Taylor03:15 Angel Genao04:20 Alan Roden06:15 Chase Petty07:45 Emil Morales10:20 Jett Williams13:05 Spencer Nivens/Gavin Cross16:20 Jacob Wilson/Max Muncy17:20 Agustin Ramirez19:15 Potential Risers21:10 Sal Frelick22:45 Zyhir Hope23:55 Kristian Campbell25:30 Zach Fruit27:40 Roman Anthony/Junior Caminero28:55 Brady House29:55 2024 Draft Class31:35 Cam Smith vs. Kristian Campbell32:45 Cam Smith vs. Jasson Dominguez33:40 Jan Caglianone vs. Nick Kurtz35:35 AL FYPD Prospects37:00 Coby Mayo38:50 Matt Wilkinson40:00 Chase DeLauter41:20 Felnin Celesten42:20 Tracking Categories44:00 Robby Snelling45:25 Sal Stewart46:20 Rhett Lowder46:50 Chandler Simpson47:40 Sabin Ceballos48:40 Wyatt Langford NFBC RotoWire Online ChampionshipThe NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live! Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season. Jeff Erickson, James Ande

Mookie Betts is the incredible shrinking man, Shane McClanahan got hurt in his last spring training start, Cam Smith made the Astros Opening Day roster, Braves pitchers keep rising on the draft boards and the closer market got tighter with Alexis Diaz hitting the IL. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson hit how these stories are changing late fantasy drafts and early free agent periods and more!---00:00 Fred Pod 3-2400:30 Welcome01:00 First FAAB Run03:30 LABR FAAB Results - Cam Smith09:30 Mookie Betts16:30 Quick ME recap16:45 Zac Gallen24:20 Roupp over Birdsong27:45 Does anyone ever punt saves in the ME, and take advantage of the inflation?31:20 Xavier Edwards in a big contest, because he could steal 75.34:00 Fantrax35:00 Did the hype go too far on some SPs during draft season?35:30 Robbie Ray and Christopher Sanchez inside the top 100?39:00 Gavin Williams and Clay Holmes inside the top 150? Did we wind up disrespecting guys like Luis Castillo and Freddy Peralta, who are consistently good?45:40 NFBC RotoWire Online

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview Week 1, discuss all the injuries across the league and discuss their NFBC Main Event drafts from Las Vegas this weekend. They break down how to deal with the half-week of games during Opening Weekend and get into the news from the past few days on Shane McClanahan, Zack Gelof, Gunnar Henderson and more. Then, they take an in-depth look through their big Main Events drafts this weekend, talking about the strategy they employed and the thinking behind most of their picks. NFBC RotoWire Online ChampionshipThe NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live! Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season. Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Clay Link and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000! Sign up today! FantraxSign 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.f