RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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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 Intro 02:20 Kyren Paris does it again 08:45 Pitcher Injuries 14:45 Angels 21:20 Rangers 28:30 Padres 34:45 Giants 40:00 Blue Jays 48:00 Cubs 53:20 Braves 1:01:45 Orioles 1:06:45 Twins --- 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.

James Anderson welcomes on Andrew Geller (aka The Gildz) to talk about some early hits and misses and early-season roster management! 00:00 Intro 02:20 Evaluating potential drops 03:50 Potential drops 06:50 Pete Alonso 11:20 Kyren Paris 18:15 Zach Neto 24:00 Early Hits 35:35 Early Misses 44:15 Early FOMO 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—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Fred Zinkie shares his top trading tips and reviews the big Vlad Guerrero Jr. contract with Jeff Erickson. --- 00:00 Fred-Vision 4/8 00:30 Welcome - Vlad’s contract 12:00 Fred’s Annual trade tips 12:50 A) Make the offer 14:45 B) Concise explanation 16:45 C) Provide Options 20:00 D) Focus on Opponent 22:00 E) Unbalance 25:30 F) Streamline 28:15 G) Multiple Offers 30:40 H) You Don’t Know Everything 33:30 I) Don’t Fear 36:00 VIVID Seats 36:55 News & Notes 37:00 Victor Robles out 12 Weeks 39:20 Spencer Arrighetti 47:20 BlueWire 47:30 Spencer Strider 90 pitches; Reynaldo Lopez won’t throw for 12 weeks 57:00 FAAB moves --- 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—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

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—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver wire pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:39 Jordan Hicks 19:01 Max Meyer 21:37 Tommy Kahnle 23:49 Jose Soriano 27:08 Dennis Santana 30:01 Jordan Walker 34:05 Hunter Goodman 37:06 Ivan Herrera 39:38 Heston Kjerstad 41:53 Jacob Wilson 45:49 Deep League Pitchers 55:54 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 tickets today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

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: 17:44 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 7, 2025) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

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 Bats 06:05 Headlines 17:30 Roki Sasaki 24:50 Lawrence Butler 26:30 Willson Contreras 30:00 Dylan Crews 33:25 Michael Toglia 38:45 Ivan Herrera 41:15 Victor Scott 45:00 Jordan Westburg 47:50 Hunter Goodman 51:45 Cristopher Sanchez 54:25 Kris Bubic 55:50 Jack Leiter 59:15 Popular Fades --- 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—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

James Anderson and Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline go through the most notable 2025 minor-league assignments for baseball's top prospects! 00:00 Intro 00:55 Jesus Made/Luis Pena 06:30 Nick Kurtz 10:00 Ethan Salas 15:55 Hagen Smith/Chase Burns/Trey Yesavage 22:15 Arjun Nimmala 24:55 Lazaro Montes/Josue De Paula 28:40 Justin Crawford 33:50 Spencer Jones 37:20 Chase Dollander 40:35 Luke Keaschall 42:40 Luis Gastelum 45:10 Tre’ Morgan 49:05 Loaded Rosters 51:35 Caden Dana/Christian Moore 53:10 Braden Montgomery/Jeferson Quero 54:45 Carlos Lagrange 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) Rebet 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! (Hyperlink: https://rebet.page.link/NtdzHvHE3JheVXkCA) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Which pitchers will be most in danger of getting hurt by this new bat? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 4-1-25 00:30 Torpedo Bats 08:00 Braves Woes - Jurickson Profar suspended. 0-5, 8 runs scored. Lopez on IR. Neris DFA’d. 17:30 David Bednar sent down 24:00 Vivid Seats 25:00 Sean Manaea setback 31:10 Rebet 32:10 Two-Start Streamer Disasters 32:45 Chris Paddack and Emerson Hancock are cautionary tales about adding two-start streamers from the waiver wire. 40:00 Problem with streaming generally 47:10 BlueWire 47:20 Thomas Harrington getting the call 53:30 Two Slumpers - Dylan Crews, Rafael Devers --- 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) Rebet 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! (Hyperlink: https://rebet.page.link/NtdzHvHE3JheVXkCA) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

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 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! Rebet 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! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer offers up their waiver wire recommendations for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 10:25 Closer chaos 17:30 Spencer Strider's rehab 20:45 Tyler Soderstrom 24:55 Spencer Torkelson 27:45 Victor Scott 30:50 Brandon Marsh 33:15 Kyle Manzardo 36:10 Jack Leiter 38:35 Sean Burke 40:30 Kris Bubic 42:55 Tony Santillan 47:00 AJ Smith-Shawver 50:00 Deep-league pitchers 1:01:20 Deep-league hitters --- NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The 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! Fantrax Sign 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—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

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 Day Pickups from the Steak League (beyond Luke Jackson types): Two-Start Pitchers (Week of March 31, 2025) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

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 Headlines 10:45 AL East Rookies 24:45 AL Central Rookies 34:35 AL West Rookies 48:45 NL East Rookies 58:30 NL Central Rookies 1:00:45 NL West Rookies 1:06:10 Minor-leaguers to stash --- NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The 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! Fantrax Sign 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—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about his updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings 00:00 Intro 01:20 Grant Taylor 03:15 Angel Genao 04:20 Alan Roden 06:15 Chase Petty 07:45 Emil Morales 10:20 Jett Williams 13:05 Spencer Nivens/Gavin Cross 16:20 Jacob Wilson/Max Muncy 17:20 Agustin Ramirez 19:15 Potential Risers 21:10 Sal Frelick 22:45 Zyhir Hope 23:55 Kristian Campbell 25:30 Zach Fruit 27:40 Roman Anthony/Junior Caminero 28:55 Brady House 29:55 2024 Draft Class 31:35 Cam Smith vs. Kristian Campbell 32:45 Cam Smith vs. Jasson Dominguez 33:40 Jan Caglianone vs. Nick Kurtz 35:35 AL FYPD Prospects 37:00 Coby Mayo 38:50 Matt Wilkinson 40:00 Chase DeLauter 41:20 Felnin Celesten 42:20 Tracking Categories 44:00 Robby Snelling 45:25 Sal Stewart 46:20 Rhett Lowder 46:50 Chandler Simpson 47:40 Sabin Ceballos 48:40 Wyatt Langford NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The 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! (hyperlink: https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/1465) Fantrax Sign 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. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

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 3-24 00:30 Welcome 01:00 First FAAB Run 03:30 LABR FAAB Results - Cam Smith 09:30 Mookie Betts 16:30 Quick ME recap 16:45 Zac Gallen 24:20 Roupp over Birdsong 27:45 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 Fantrax 35:00 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 Championship 46:45 Job Battle Resolution 47:00 Alan Roden. 54:30 BlueWire 54:35 How much is a win worth (Landon Knack)? 57:50 Streaming early in April. For example, Chris Paddack and Simeon Woods-Richardson can be streamed vs. CWS next week. 1:00:55 Landen Roupp and Hayden Birdsong. 1:03:15 Kristian Campbell or Jackson Holliday? 1:06:00 Nolan Jones - Will Brennan may not make the team. It seems like this trade is a loss for everyone except Jordan Beck. I don’t like it for Nolan Jones, Noel, all the other Rockies. 1:08:45 What are we expecting from Victor Scott? Does his addition ruin a Nolan Gorman bounceback season? 1:11:30 Is it concerning that Corbin Burnes is starting the fifth game of the season? --- NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The 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! (hyperlink: https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/1465) Fantrax Sign 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. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

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 Championship The 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! Fantrax Sign 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.fantrax.com/rotowire Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer review the winners and losers from the most important job battles around the league, highlighting players who have emerged as sleepers or early-season waiver pickups. --- 00:00 Headlines 18:48 Red Sox Closer 22:31 Atlanta Fifth Starter 25:26 Red Sox Second Base/Third Base/DH 29:01 Mets Second Base 31:26 Royals Fifth Starter 32:52 Nationals Fifth Starter 35:52 Tigers Right Field/DH 36:59 Cubs Third Base 39:27 Tigers Fourth Starter/Fifth Starter 42:03 Cubs Fifth Starter 45:19 Astros Right Field 48:40 Giants Fifth Starter 52:00 Mariners Second Base 53:47 Cardinals Center Field 57:10 Rangers Center Field 58:54 Reds Closer 1:03:15 Rangers Fourth Starter/Fifth Starter 1:06:08 Diamondbacks Closer 1:09:47 Yankees Fourth Starter/Fifth Starter 1:11:37 Dodgers Fifth Starter --- NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The 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! Fantrax Sign 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—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Sign 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. The 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, Todd Zola and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000! Sign up today! 0:00 Intro/Big weekend of drafts Closers on shaky ground: News and notes Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Erik Halterman is joined by Tristan Cockcroft of ESPN to review their NL-only Tout Wars draft, discussing their strategies and favorite value picks. Draft board: https://tinyurl.com/2025ToutWars. --- 00:00 Headlines 14:30 Hitter/pitcher balance 17:45 Building a deep-league bullpen 21:00 $1 players 26:20 Building a deep-league rotation 32:30 Building a deep-league lineup 36:45 Infield vs. Outfield 40:35 Bidding tricks 44:40 Tristan vs. Erik playing time battles 49:30 Other interesting buys and builds 57:10 Best bullpen buys --- NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The 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! Fantrax Sign 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—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod