RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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  • 58 minutes 34 seconds
    Noteworthy MiLB Assignments w/ Sam Dykstra

    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

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    2 April 2025, 1:30 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    5 Pitchers That Will Torpedo Your Ratios

    Which pitchers will be most in danger of getting hurt by this new bat? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss.

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    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

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    1 April 2025, 10:15 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    FAAB Recap & Torpedo Bats

    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.

     

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    31 March 2025, 6:19 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    FAAB Targets (Week of March 31, 2025)

    Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer offers up their waiver wire recommendations for the week.

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    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

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    29 March 2025, 7:34 pm
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Two-Start Pitchers -- First Full Week of 2025!

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    0:00 Intro/The regular season is here!

    News/takeaways from Opening Day

    • Wilyer Abreu, Tyler Soderstrom both hit multiple homers
    • Luke Jackson gives it up for TEX
    • Ian Gibaut gets the Opening Day save chance for Cincinnati, squanders it
    • Cam Smith notched a hit in his first big-league plate appearance.

    Pickups from the Steak League (beyond Luke Jackson types):

    • Alan Roden $11
    • A.J. Smith-Shawver $9
    • Tyler Mahle $5
    • Ryan Bliss $1
    • Clay’s pickups: Tony Santillan, Scott Barlow, Gavin Sheets all for $0

    Two-Start Pitchers (Week of March 31, 2025)

    • Corbin Burnes 5
    • Joey Estes 0
    • Grant Holmes 3 (Todd 2)
    • Cade Povich 3 (Todd 2)
    • Sean Newcomb 0
    • Ben Brown 1
    • Brady Singer 1 (Todd 3)
    • Carson Spiers 0
    • Luis L. Ortiz 0 (Todd 1)
    • German Marquez 0
    • Martin Perez 0
    • Casey Mize 2 (Todd 3)
    • Ronel Blanco 3
    • Kris Bubic 2
    • Tyler Anderson 0
    • Tyler Glasnow 5
    • Cal Quantrill 0
    • Tyler Alexander 1
    • Chad Patrick 0
    • Chris Paddack 2
    • David Peterson 2 (Todd 3)
    • Will Warren 3
    • Cristopher Sanchez 5
    • Carmen Mlodzinski 0
    • Kyle Hart 1(Todd 2)
    • Emerson Hancock 1 (Todd 2)
    • Jordan Hicks 0
    • Miles Mikolas 1
    • Drew Rasmussen 1 (Todd 2)
    • Kumar Rocker 1
    • Bowden Francis 1 (Todd 2)
    • Trevor Williams 0

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    28 March 2025, 8:15 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Evaluating Every Rookie on Every Roster with Matt Morris

    Erik Halterman is joined by Matt Morris of Scout the Statline to break down every rookie who earned an Opening Day roster spot.

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    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

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    27 March 2025, 7:25 pm
  • 50 minutes 17 seconds
    Prospect Rankings Update!

    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

     

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    26 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    5 Things You Need to Know BEFORE Fantasy Baseball Starts

    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!

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    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?

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    25 March 2025, 3:18 am
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    Week 1 Preview / NFBC Main Event Recap

    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.

     

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    24 March 2025, 6:22 am
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    Job Battle Winners and Losers

    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.

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    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

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    22 March 2025, 7:43 pm
  • 58 minutes 35 seconds
    Closers on Shaky Ground!

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    0:00 Intro/Big weekend of drafts

    Closers on shaky ground:

    • 1:39 Alexis Diaz
      • Taylor Rogers
    • David Bednar
      • Interesting alternatives?
    • ARI closers
    • Liam Hendriks
    • 11:51 Felix Bautista uncertain for Opening Day
    • Is anyone touching DET closers?
    • 16:50 Jhoan Duran
      • https://x.com/NickNelsonMN/status/1902379970757882157
    • Robert Suarez
    • Pete Fairbanks

    News and notes

    • 30:19 Gunnar Henderson (intercostal) “running out of time” to be ready for Opening Day
    • Ryan Weathers sidelined with forearm strain
    • Jared Jones seeking a second opinion… sounds ominous.
    • Hunter Goodman is mashing this spring (catcher eligible)
    • Cade Povich projected to make the BAL rotation.
    • Thairo Estrada broken wrist

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    21 March 2025, 8:14 pm
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