RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

James Anderson and Dylan White discuss the top hitter and pitcher breakouts at Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A, including discussions about Sebastian Walcott and Leo De Vries plus they react live to Dalton Rushing's call-up! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Triple-A Hitters Who Will Be Up Soon 13:15 BREAKING Dalton Rushing News 15:50 Who is Nathan Wiles? 18:50 Joe Boyle vs. Ian Seymour 21:40 95 Percenters 25:30 Buy or Sell Jac Caglianone? 30:00 Chase Burns vs. Recent Elite SP Prospects 37:00 Jonah Tong's Outlier Fastball 42:25 Sebastian Walcott vs. Leo De Vries 46:45 Best non-De Vries hitters at High-A 51:55 Carlos Lagrange vs. Brandon Clarke 01:00:00 Love For Andrew Salas 01:05:00 Fun Single-A Shortstops 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.

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie look at seven struggling starting pitchers and whether it's time send them away. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 5-13 00:30 Welcome 01:00 Jeff Hoffman 03:20 Sayonara Pitchers. Who would be cut from this list? 04:30 Roki Sasaki 08:20 Jose Berrios 12:00 Aaron Nola 16:23 BlueWire 16:45 Mitch Keller 19:40 Jose Soriano 25:15 Nick Martinez 27:50 Jordan Hicks 31:30 Justin Verlander 33:15 Yusei Kikuchi 35:50 Tanner Houck 38:30 Bryce Miller 43:00 Ryan Pressly 46:45 Ben Brown 49:00 Kenley Jansen 51:30 Ronel Blanco 53:00 News & Notes: 53:15 Moises Ballesteros is coming up while Ian Happ goes to the IL….. 57:50 Shelby Miller got a save, but Justin Martinez should be back soon…… 1:00:00 Tyler Mahle with another great start, this time against the paste-eaters 1:02:20 Corbin Carroll and Trent Grisham each homered twice. They are both top-5 in baseball in HR. 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.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap another busy week in FAAB, headlined by Cubs rookie pitcher, Cade Horton. They also talk AL Central, the surging Cardinals and some struggling players in Sandy Alcantara, Adley Rutschman and Dylan Crews. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire 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.

Ryan Boyer and guest Jason Collette go over their waiver wire recommendations for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:32 Cade Horton 18:10 Zack Littell 20:32 Jameson Taillon 22:49 Tomoyuki Sugano 24:14 Ryan Weathers 25:49 Brooks Lee 26:49 Evan Carter 28:38 Jo Adell 30:08 Alec Burleson 31:30 Hunter Goodman 32:57 Deep-League Pitchers 41:47 Deep-League Hitters 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.

0:00 Intro/Cade Horton is on his way to the big leagues Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 18:56 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 12, 2025) 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.

Erik Halterman and guest Chris Towers of CBS Sports go over some draft-day debates and discuss which ones they'd answer differently six weeks into the season. --- 00:00 Headlines 18:00 Ohtani vs. Witt vs. Judge 25:50 Which aces are safe? 36:45 Which closers are safe? 45:00 Langford vs. Wood vs. Butler 52:45 Ozuna vs. Rooker vs. Schwarber 56:50 Dominguez vs. Crews vs. PCA 1:00:55 Pitchers returning from elbow surgery 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.

James Anderson and Ross Jensen discuss the top 10 dynasty prospects who have yet to reach the majors, including Roman Anthony, Sebastian Walcott and Leo De Vries! 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.

It's time to cut slumping hitters. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson look at 10 hitters with negative values and discuss whether to cut them. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 5-6 00:30 Welcome 01:00 News: 01:15 Teoscar Hernandez to IL 05:20 Yordan Alvarez 10:15 Shota Imanaga to miss at least two weeks 12:15 AJ Smith-Shawver with his best start after being a trendy waiver wire add on Sunday 15:00 Evan Carter recalled to help a depressing TEX offense 18:25 BlueWire 18:30 Sayonara Sluggers 19:30 Marcus Semien 23:00 Jake Burger 26:00 Anthony Santander 28:50 Alec Bohm 31:10 Christian Walker 32:50 Ryan McMahon 36:00 Taylor Ward 39:30 Nolan Schanuel, Kyren Paris 43:00 Carlos Correa 45:55 Andrew Vaughn 50:00 Brandon Lowe 51:45 Jonathan India 53:30 Joey Ortiz 55:10 Jordan Walker 56:00 Alec Burleson 58:15 Jordan Westburg 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.

Scott Jenstad and Jeff Erickson break down the weekend news and the FAAB results of the week. --- 00:00 MLB Pod 4-27-25 00:30 Player Talk / Week 5 Preview 01:00 Aaron Judge is just ridiculous (.432 / .520 / .792 – 270 wRC+) 05:00 Taylor Ward (Worst OBP in baseball at .215) 09:30 Marcus Semien (.179 with 2 HR / 1 SB – Keep playing him?) 12:20 How good is Hunter Brown? 14:40 Best winning % in the AL? Seattle Mariners – 6 wins in a row. 17:20 NL West is wild, Dodgers 7 Wins in a row, Padres 5 wins in a row. 19:10 7 Gamers: AL: Royals, White Sox; NL: Dodgers, DBacks, Braves, Reds 19:40 Rockies: Home all week: 3 Det, 3 SD 20:20 Padres: 3 @ NYY, 3 @ Col; Braves: 4 v Cin, 3 @ Pitt; Dodgers: 3 @ Mia, 4 @ AZ 20:50 News and notes 21:00 Triston Casas – Likely out for the year with a ruptured patellar tendon 21:55 Shota Imanaga – Left early Sunday, left hamstring strain while covering first. 23:50 Corbin Burnes – Missing start Monday with right shoulder inflammation – Dbacks hope no IL. 24:25 Tommy Edman – 10 Day IL with an ankle injury. 25:20 Yordan Alvarez – Missed the weekend with inflammation in right hand, no imaging needed 25:40 Anthony Volpe – Sat Sunday after feeling pop in shoulder, but x-rays / MRI clean 26:15 - Isiah Kiner-Falefa – IL with a right hammy strain; Otto Lopez – 10 Day IL with right ankle sprain 26:30 Clarke Schmidt – Scratched Saturday with left side soreness, scheduled to now start Tuesday 27:10 Jackson Merrill – Trending towards return on Monday; Jake Cronenworth – Could return next weekend 31:50 Pitcher FAAB 32:00 Starters 32:15 Tony Gonsolin 35:20 Gunnar Hoglund 37:00 A.J. Smith-Shawver 39:30 Ben Casparius (70% ME) 41:50 Lance McCullers, Jr (Not available in most leagues) 43:00 Ryan Weathers 45:00 Michael Soroka 46:00 Hunter Dobbins 47:00 Logan Evans 47:30 Relievers 48:15 Evan Phillips 49:30 Shelby Miller / Kevin Ginkel 52:00 Hitter FAAB 52:15 Coby Mayo & Hyeseong Kim 53:35 Javier Baez (46% ME); Jeff McNeil (65% ME); Miguel Vargas (90% ME, 11% 12) 57:30 Brandon Marsh (44% ME) 1:00:00 Others - Daniel Schneeman; JP Crawford (58% ME); Chase Meidroth (51% ME); Zach Dezenzo (54% ME); Colt Ketih (42% ME); Javier Sanoja; Alexander Canario; Jorbit Vivas; Eli White; Addison Barger; Jhonkeny Noel; Zack Gelof; Jordan Lawlar Stash? (39% ME); Matt Shaw? (81% ME, 21% 12); Connor Wong (75% ME, 26% 12) 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.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over their top waiver pickups of the week. --- --- Vivid Seats 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 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.

0:00 Intro/Rockies have won back-to-back games, don’t let them get hot Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 19:03 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 5, 2025) 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.

Erik Halterman is joined by Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ to discuss a group of hitters who have improved in multiple different underlying metrics at once. --- 00:00 Intro 02:00 Starting pitcher news 08:20 Injury news 16:05 Skillset 1, early hitters 35:00 Skillset 1, late hitters 53:10 Skillset 2, early hitters 58:35 Skillset 2, late hitters --- Vivid Seats 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 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.

James Anderson and Chris Welsh preview the rookie-level complex leagues that are about to get underway in Arizona, Florida and the Dominican Republic! Players discussed: Yolfran Castillo JD Dix Emil Morlaes Kale Fountain Paulino Santana Jhonny Level Yairo Padilla Rainiel Rodriguez Luke Dickerson Josuar De Jesus Yorger Bautista Elian Pena + Many more! Vivid Seats 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! (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.

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break down 10 polarizing closing situations, highlighted by Devin Williams losing the closer's job in New York. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 4-29 00:30 Welcome 01:00 10 Polarizing Closers 01:30 Early Closers Draft Mistakes? 03:45 Devin Williams 10:15 Emmanuel Clase 15:10 Raisel Iglesias 17:30 Vivid Seats 18:30 Edwin Diaz 21:30 Ryan Helsley 25:00 Carlos Estevez 27:40 Ryan Walker / Camilo Doval 31:38 BlueWire 31:55 David Bednar / Dennis Santana 34:20 Will Vest / Tommy Kahnle 37:30 Luke Jackson 43:30 Remaining Team-by-Team Rapid Fire 43:45 NL East - Phillies, Nationals, Marlins 45:45 AL East - Blue Jays, Red Sox, Orioles, Rays 50:45 NL Central - Cubs, Reds, Brewers 56:00 AL Central - Twins, White Sox 59:20 NL West - Dodgers, Padres, Diamondbacks, Rockies 1:03:10 AL West - Mariners, Athletics, Astros, Angels --- Vivid Seats 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! (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.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the weekend in baseball and then jump into all the adds and drops in a busy week in FAAB, including massive bidding on Nick Kurtz and Agustin Ramirez. They also discuss all the shifting closing situations across the league and try and figure who to add in each one and also talk Orioles, Astros, Nick Lodolo, Tyler Glasnow and a whole lot more. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Vivid Seats 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! 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.

Erik Halterman and guest Marty Tallman go over their top waiver pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 16:30 Nick Kurtz 22:15 Agustin Ramirez 25:25 Rhys Hoskins 28:50 Ranger Suarez 31:30 Noelvi Marte 35:30 Tony Gonsolin 37:35 Andrew Vaughn 39:20 Porter Hodge 41:45 Connor Norby 43:20 Cade Smith 47:00 Josh Smith 50:00 Deep-league pitchers 1:02:30 Deep-league hitters --- Vivid Seats 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 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.

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 returns Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 20:25 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 28, 2025) 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.

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 Intro 02:15 Injured Closers 05:45 Other Headlines 20:00 Juan Soto 23:45 Gunnar Henderson 27:55 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 32:35 Julio Rodriguez 36:35 Yordan Alvarez 40:45 Trea Turner 43:00 Rafael Devers 46:40 Mid-round Cs 50:35 Mid-round 1Bs 56:15 Mid-round 2Bs 59:40 Mid-round 3Bs 1:02:40 Mid-round SSs 1:06:10 Mid-round OFs --- Vivid Seats 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 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.

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 Seats 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! (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.

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 Pod 00:30 Welcome 01:30 Nick Kurtz Getting the Call 14:30 How Much FAAB do you need for five months? 24:15 Chandler Simpson 27:50 Spencer Strider to IL 31:10 Vivid Seats 32:01 BlueWire 32:15 Polarizing Pitchers 33:15 Bowden Francis 38:00 Chris Bassitt 42:30 Zac Gallen 44:10 Corbin Burnes 49:00 Brandon Pfaadt 51:15 Aaron Nola 55:30 Shota Imanaga 58:00 David Festa 1:02:00 Ben Brown 1:05:35 Casey Mize --- Vivid Seats 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! (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.