RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Clay Link and Todd Zola 0:00 Intro/Jac Caglianone has arrived Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 17:35 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 9, 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 Brian Entrekin (a.k.a. KC Bubba) to discuss this season's early power-speed standouts. Who will join the 30/30 club this year? --- 00:00 Headlines 13:10 40-40 Pace 18:45 30-30 Pace 28:40 25-25 Pace 40:50 20-20 Pace 58:00 Notable Misses 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 Aram Leighton of Just Baseball discuss the toughest (and easiest) prospects to rank on their recent prospect rankings updates, including Bubba Chandler, Kevin McGonigle, Luis Pena and Jhostynxon Garcia! 00:00 Intro 00:55 Walker Jenkins/Chase DeLauter/Emmanuel Rodriguez 04:00 Quinn Mathews 05:30 Max Clark 07:15 Josue De Paula 08:25 Luke Keaschall 10:40 Bubba Chandler 15:15 Andrew Painter vs. Chase Burns 19:10 Kevin McGonigle 26:20 Comparing hit-over-power prospects 39:25 Jhostynxon Garcia 44:00 Harry Ford 49:40 Jaxon Wiggins 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 and Fred's LABR team 12:00 News: Jac Caglianone, Parker Meadows, JJ Bleday, Jerar Encarnacion, Luke Weaver/Devin WIlliams 35:00: Will They Rebound? Adley Rutschman, Juan Soto, Mike Trout, Andrew Vaughn, Marcus Semien 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 special guest, Paul Sporer, talk the Jac Caglianone call-up, answer a number of burning questions about Ryan Walker, Kristian Campbell and others and dive into all FAAB activity from the weekend. They discuss the bidding on Cole Young, Jake Mangum, Lance McCullers and many more and also chat about Luis Robert Jr's struggles, Chandler Simpson's demotion and Cal Raleigh's amazing first two months. 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.

News review 15 team Mixed Leagues 12 Team Mixed Leagues AL/NL only Leagues 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/Chandler Simpson sent down Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 16:01 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 2, 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.

James Anderson's top 400 prospect rankings are fully updated and he answers dozens of listener questions about the top talents like Sebastian Walcott, Leo De Vries and Jesus Made! 00:00 Intro 00:50 Sebastian Walcott, Leo De Vries, Jesus Made 05:05 TIERS 07:05 Samuel Basallo 10:50 Ceiling vs. Proximity 14:55 Luis Pena vs. Jesus Made 18:10 Luis Pena vs. Josue De Paula 19:50 Braden Montgomery's ETA 22:05 Eduardo Quintero's upside 23:00 Mike Sirota to the moon 28:55 Jack Perkins' ceiling 31:10 Gage Jump's upside 32:30 A mulligan on Austin Overn 34:10 Chase Burns vs. Bubba Chandler 36:45 Chase Burns, Bryce Eldridge ETAs 38:50 When to move on from a prospect 41:30 The quality of this prospect crop 42:35 Cam Collier and Sal Stewart 43:35 George Lombard 46:05 Arjun Nimmala vs. Cooper Pratt 47:15 Brailer Guerrero the runner? 48:25 Travis Sykora 49:50 Grant Taylor 51:10 Drop Colt Emerson? 52:55 Felnin Celesten 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 review five overachieving pitching staffs, five underachieving pitching staffs, and discuss injuries to Bryce Harper and Nick Kurtz. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 5-27 00:30 Welcome 01:00 Bryce Harper 03:30 Nick Kurtz to the IL 06:00 Overachieving Pitching Staffs 06:30 1. Mets 13:50 2. Royals 18:40 3. Tigers 24:50 4. Giants 29:35 5. Rangers 33:55 BlueWire 34:00 Underachieving Pitching Staffs 34:20 1. Orioles 40:20 2. Marlins 44:45 3. D-backs 47:45 4. Dodgers 51:00 5. Brewers 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 wrap up the weekend in baseball, talking Phillies A's and Rays, and then jump into a busy week in FAAB, highlighted by aggressive bidding for Red Sox rookie, Marcelo Mayer. 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.

Erik Halterman is joined by Jake Halusker to discuss their favorite FAAB pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:00 Chase Meidroth 17:15 Matt Shaw 20:00 Matt Wallner 21:25 Miguel Vargas 25:00 Parker Meadows 26:15 Nick Kurtz 28:40 Daniel Palencia 32:10 Hayden Birdsong 35:20 Michael Lorenzen 36:50 Will Warren 41:10 Deep-league pitchers 52:30 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/Happy Ronald Acuna Day Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 22:36 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 26, 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 Rufe to discuss every bullpen around the league, trying to figure out where the next saves will come from on the waiver wire. --- 00:00 Headlines 14:30 Tier 1: clear closer, no worries 27:20 Tier 2: clear closer, some questions 42:00 Tier 3: close enough to a closer 47:50 Tier 4: committee, clear #1 53:05 Tier 5: committee/co-closer 57:20 Tier 6: Don't know, don't care 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 Alex Jensen go through the Arizona and Florida Complex Leagues to find breakout hitters, such as Rainiel Rodriguez and Tyson Lewis, before looking at which Dominican Summer League prospects have star potential, such as Yorger Bautista! 00:00 Intro 01:20 Tyson Lewis 07:50 Jose Anderson 11:35 Paulino Santana, Yolfran Castillo 14:30 Kale Fountain 17:10 Alex's Arizona Complex League Guys 33:30 Rainiel Rodriguez 38:20 Yairo Padilla 40:50 Stiven Martinez, Jose Dickson 42:40 Eduardo Beltre, Eduardo Florentino 46:00 Alex's Florida Complex League Guys 54:20 Dominican Summer League Watch List 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.

Sparked by the emergence of Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Cubs lead the list of overachieving offenses a quarter of the way through the season. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson evaluate the sustainability of these overachievers, and review the recent Yahoo Friends & Family draft. --- 00:00 Fred Pod 5-20 00:30 Welcome 01:00 Y! Friends & Family Draft 03:00 Fred’s Team 14:00 Geraldo Perdomo, Nate Eovaldi 15:45 Royce Lewis 18:30 Jeff’s Recency Bias Team 21:30 Timing the Closer Market 24:30 BlueWire 25:00 Overachieving Offenses 25:10 1. Cubs; 277 R, 117 wRC+ 27:45 2. Tigers 257 R, 116 wRC+ 33:30 3. Cardinals 235 R, 110 wRC+ 40:20 4. Giants 223 R, 96 wRC+ 45:30 5. Athletics 202 R, 106 wRC+ 50:45 6. Mariners 221 R, 115 wRC+ 57:00 Sandy Alcantara 1:00:00 Underachieving Offenses 1:00:10 1. Orioles 1:07:45 2. Rockies 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 review the weekly FAAB run in a tricky prospect week. How much did your league bid on Hayden Birdsong, Jordan Lawlar, Dalton Rushing and Moises Ballesteros? Who did you pivot to if you didn't add those prospects? --- 00:00 MLB Pod 5-18-25 00:30 Week 5 Preview 01:15 Twins finally lost a game after 13 in a row – Went from 13-20 to 26-20! 03:00 Six teams in the AL over .540 winning % - 4 of them in the Central 04:30 AL East has one team over .500 – Where the heck does Balt go from here? Lost 6 in a row. Reds sweep Guardians 10:50 Schedule Notes 11:00 7 Gamers: AL - Boston, Balt, Cleve, Det, A’s, Angels, Hou 11:10 NL: Phillies, Pirates, Brewers, Rockies 11:20 Balt, Bos and Hou facing 7 RHP. Nice schedules: 11:30 Phillies monster, 4 @ Col, 3 @ A’s 12:00 Nick Kurtz 13:00 A’s: 7 home, 4 LAA, 3 Philly (Also get 7 home in 2 weeks) 15:00 Red Sox 7 home: 3 NYM, 4 Balt 15:45 Brewers: 3 Balt, 4 @ Pitt 16:00 Angels: 4 @ A’s, 3 Miami 17:50 Rockies – Home 7: 4 Philly, 3 NYY 18:13 BlueWire 18:20 News and notes 18:25 Jose Alvarado – 80 Game PED Suspension 19:30 Cole Ragans – 15 Day IL with left groin tightness; Seth Lugo – 15Day IL with middle finger inflammation. 19:45 Xavier Edwards - 10 Day Il with a mid-back strain. 20:15 Evan Carter – 10 Day Il with right quad strain; Tyler O’Neill – 10 Day IL with left shoulder impingement 20:50 Spencer Strider – Liked to return to rotation Tuesday 22:30 Hayden Wesneski – Having TJS 22:45 Chandler Simpson – Missed Sunday with sore hand 23:05 Brandon Woodruff – New rehab assignment starting Wednesday 23:15 George Kirby – Went 64 pitchers in rehab assignment Saturday. 23:30 Justin Martinez – On rehab and nearing return. 24:15 Chris Martin – Removed Sunday with right shoulder discomfort 25:00 Pitcher FAAB 25:10 Starters 25:15 Ryan Weathers (37% ME, 57% 12) 28:25 Hayden Birdsong (84% ME, 47% 12) 32:00 Zebby Matthews (97% ME, but 13% 12 – pitched badly Sunday) 34:45 Clayton Kershaw 36:50 Logan Henderson (93% ME, 18% 12) 39:15 Mick Abel (Not available in NFBC – great game Sunday) 40:50 Noah Cameron; Slade Cecconi; Hunter Dobbins (77% ME); JT Ginn (30% - LAA, Phil) 42:40 Yu Darvish stash 44:30 Relievers 44:40 Jordan Romano (91% ME, 29% 12) 45:30 Luis Mey 46:40 Cubs 48:15 Hitter FAAB 49:00 Dalton Rushing (Playing Time Issues) 53:30 Jordan Lawlar (Playing Time Issues) 59:30 Moises Ballesteros (Big prospect, but PT issues) 1:00:30 Will Benson 1:05:40 Matthew Lugo 1:08:00 Otto Lopez 1:10:00 Player Talk 1:10:20 My god, Pete Crow-Armstrong! (.290, 12/14, 2 more extra base hits Sunday, 27 on the year) 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 goes over his top waiver wire recommendations of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 10:45 Ryan Weathers 13:20 Zebby Matthews 16:00 Clayton Kershaw 18:20 Jordan Romano 20:15 Spencer Horwitz 22:05 Jordan Lawlar 24:35 Dalton Rushing 26:30 Trevor Larnach 29:00 Gavin Sheets 31:25 Deep-League Pitchers 45:20 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/Dalton Rushing has his first big-league hits Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 20:27 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 19, 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 Justin Mason to discuss a group of players who aren't playing the same way they were in the first week or two of the year. --- 00:00 Intro/Headlines 17:00 Kyren Paris 23:30 Tyler Soderstrom 28:30 Other hitters 31:00 Spencer Schwellenbach 33:20 Jack Flaherty 36:25 Max Meyer 38:25 Drew Rasmussen 41:20 Shane Baz 43:30 Willson Contreras 46:30 Mark Vientos 50:15 Alec Bohm 52:10 Jackson Holliday 54:35 Dylan Cease 56:45 Bailey Ober 59:05 Chris Sale 1:01:00 Reese Olson 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 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.