RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

James Anderson and Dustin McComas go through the top 150 starting pitchers by recent ADP and highlight many targets and avoids to get you prepared for you 2026 fantasy baseball drafts!

02:40 Garrett Crochet

04:45 Hunter Brown

05:55 Bryan Woo

07:50 Logan Webb

10:20 Kyle Bradish, Jesus Luzardo, Eury Perez

12:45 Kevin Gausman

15:00 Tyler Glasnow

15:35 Spencer Strider

16:35 Nick Pivetta

20:00 Nick Lodolo

21:30 Bubba Chandler

22:35 Emmet Sheehan

24:10 Brandon Woodruff

25:55 Robbie Ray

28:45 Tatsuya Imai, MacKenzie Gore

35:40 T...

Erik Halterman is joined by Jake Halusker to talk about the players rising up draft boards in the early part of draft season, some of whom are rising due to signings or trades but many of whom are rising due to nothing but buzz.

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00:00 Intro/Headlines

09:50 Rising after signings/trades, early rounds

14:20 Rising after signings/trades, later rounds

33:15 Rising due to nothing but buzz, early rounds

59:30 Rising due to nothing but buzz, later rounds

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James Anderson and KC Bubba pinpoint some potential inaccuracies on Roster Resource that are leading to some players being overvalued and others being slept on, as playing time is key to winning fantasy baseball leagues!

02:30 Sal Stewart

05:20 Connelly Early

09:25 Lenyn Sosa

14:00 Jack Perkins, J.T. Ginn

18:25 Ian Seymour

21:50 Jacob Melton, Carson Williams

27:15 Spencer Arrighetti

30:20 JJ Wetherholt

34:00 Kyle Leahy, Richard Fitts

38:55 Carter Jensen, Lane Thomas

44:05 Troy Melton

47:05 Parker Messick

48:45 Blade Tidwell, Hayden B...

Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to discuss their fantasy baseball Christmas wishlists. Which players need just a bit more power, a bit more control, better health, and more?

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00:00 Headlines

11:45 The Gift of Good Health

20:10 Gifts for Hitters

38:30 Gifts for Pitchers

56:05 The Gift of Playing Time

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James Anderson and Rob DiPietro identify six players who are being drafted too early, including Rafael Devers and Oneil Cruz, before highlighting more than 10 players who are great late-round values in 50-round draft-and-hold leagues!

04:00 Trevor Megill

09:45 Rafael Devers

12:50 Oneil Cruz

17:25 Noelvi Marte

21:40 Jackson Holliday

25:15 Jonathan Aranda

29:45 Finding late DC gems

31:45 Andruw Monasterio

35:50 Hunter Harvey

39:30 Carmen Mlodzinski

43:25 Michael Conforto

46:10 Graham Pauley

50:30 Sean Newcomb

53:05 Nathan Church

56:10 Zach Dezenzo

James Anderson and Dave McDonald discuss the riskiest players who are getting drafted highly in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts, including Yordan Alvarez, Cole Ragans, Brandon Woodruff, Zack Wheeler and more!

03:25 Evaluating injury risk

11:35 Yordan Alvarez

19:15 Bryan Woo vs. Jacob deGrom

26:00 Cole Ragans

31:00 Josh Hader

33:50 Tyler Glasnow

36:20 Brandon Woodruff

38:10 Pablo Lopez

40:40 Shane Bieber

43:55 Michael King

47:05 Nathan Eovaldi

49:25 Zack Wheeler

52:05 Carlos Rodon

53:45 Kris Bubic

55:25 This Year’s Byron Buxton

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James Anderson and Rob Silver discuss the rookie shortstop class, sleeper candidates to hit 30-plus homers, reliever land mines, Rob's prospect for 2026 plus much more!

01:40 Konnor Griffin

09:20 Rookie Shortstops

13:20 Finding Cheap Power

15:45 Jorge Polanco

17:35 Dominic Canzone

19:45 Royce Lewis

23:05 Max Muncy (LAD)

26:20 Jordan Walker

31:25 Power Sleepers

34:00 Reliever Land Mines

41:50 Chandler Simpson

47:30 Cheap Speed

50:00 Rob’s Prospect For 2026

55:35 Nasim Nunez

58:40 Jeff Hoffman

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James Anderson and Tim McLeod discuss Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto and the rest of the players making the leap from Asia to MLB in 2026!

01:10 Tatsuya Imai

06:25 Munetaka Murakami

10:45 Kazuma Okamoto

15:30 Cody Ponce

18:50 Foster Griffin vs. Anthony Kay

22:35 Jon Duplantier

25:00 Lewin Diaz isn’t coming over

26:50 Jo Hsi Hsu

28:45 Sung-Mun Song

31:35 Open Universe Targets

37:40 Roki Sasaki

42:50 Tim’s Rookie Targets

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The 2026 RotoWire Roundtable Rankings have arrived, and Erik Halterman is joined by fellow roundtable ranker Todd Zola to discuss the first round as well as some of the most difficult players to rank.

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00:00 Intro

02:30 Headlines

10:15 The First Round

21:50 Rankings Disagreements, First Three Rounds

42:30 Rankings Disagreements, Later Rounds

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James Anderson and Eno Sarris discuss the 2026 fantasy baseball prices for the top young starting pitchers in the game, including Chase Burns, Jacob Misiorowski, Cam Schlittler, Emmet Sheehan and more!

01:20 High Upside SPs

03:20 Chase Burns

04:55 Cam Schlittler

09:30 Jacob Misiorowski

13:30 Emmet Sheehan

18:30 Nolan McLean

23:45 Trey Yesavage

27:55 Bubba Chandler

29:50 Cade Horton

33:25 Connelly Early, Payton Tolle

38:15 Troy Melton, Jonah Tong

43:35 Tatsuya Imai

47:45 Braxton Ashcraft

50:25 Giants SP Depth

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00:00 Intro

02:25 Cy Young Award winners

06:35 What does the first round look like?

18:30 Who is the SP4?

25:45 How has the catcher landscape changed?

35:05 How many closers are locked in right now?

43:15 What to do about second and third base?

49:05 What does it look like to wait on starting pitching (Frank's team)?

57:45 What does it look like to go pocket aces (Erik's team)?

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James Anderson gives some quick risers and fallers from his too early top 300 rankings before breaking down the top 25 rookies for 2026 fantasy baseball leagues!

02:25 Risers/Fallers From Early Top 300

08:30 Top 25 Prospects For 2026

09:35 Nolan McLean is No. 1

12:15 Buy Samuel Basallo

14:25 Trey Yesavage Will Get Strikeouts

16:25 Market’s Sharp On Bubba Chandler

18:25 Stay In On Sal Stewart

21:05 Carter Jensen vs. J.T. Realmuto

23:20 Market’s Sharp On Connelly Early

25:10 Dylan Beavers’ Breakout Potential

26:40 Konnor Griffin vs. Kevin McGonig...

James Anderson and Aram Leighton discuss the 2026 outlooks for Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle before talking tough prospects to rank and Arizona Fall League standouts!

01:15 Konnor Griffin

04:45 Kevin McGonigle

11:10 Konnor Griffin’s ETA

16:25 Kevin McGonigle’s ETA

18:45 Nolan McLean vs. Trey Yesavage

25:25 Bubba Chandler

27:00 Who is the No. 4 pitching prospect?

29:30 First-Year Player Drafts

34:20 Liam Doyle

38:40 Arjun Nimmala and Justin Crawford

45:20 AFL Standouts

55:30 Ryan Waldschmidt

58:10 Robby Snelling

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James Anderson and Owen Hurd discuss the industry prospect draft they're participating in, including which prospects went too high, and which prospects were the best values!

01:15 First Two Rounds

03:05 Nolan McLean Debate

07:35 Floor vs. Ceiling

10:40 Surprise Picks

11:45 Best Values

13:15 Bryce Eldridge Debate

16:45 Mining The Mock

24:35 Owen’s Team

28:15 Jordan Lawlar vs. Marcelo Mayer

29:55 Luke Dickerson

35:30 Jaxon Wiggins

38:15 Trey Gibson Unlucky at AAA

41:15 George Klassen’s Stuff

43:00 James’ Team

49:55...

James Anderson is joined by excellent high-stakes fantasy baseball player Mike Mager to discuss their first draft of 2026 plus which positions look the deepest and which seem the shallowest this draft season. 

05:30 The Big 3 Starting Pitchers

10:45 Ben Rice vs. Hunter Goodman

15:05 James’ Best Picks

17:15 Draft Regrets

30:55 Emmet Sheehan

34:20 Catcher Is Deeper Than Ever

41:05 Is Vlad a First Rounder?

46:30 Second Base Is A Wasteland

49:50 Third Base Falls Off Quickly

53:05 Shortstop Is Loaded Up Top

54:10 Shortstop Prospects

On the first Prospect Podcast of the offseason, James Anderson is joined by deep dynasty league maven JT of the Os and 1s to talk about the art of finding breakout prospects, some 2026 sleepers and why Cardinals right fielder Joshua Baez is the most underrated prospect in the game!

05:35 Projecting Drake Baldwin

09:00 Agustin Ramirez’s Fantasy Upside

11:45 Will Wilyer Abreu Play Every Day?

15:40 Don’t Sleep On Braxton Ashcraft

19:20 Don’t Forget Christian Scott

22:00 The Most Underrated Prospect

29:00 AFL Pitchers To Watch

34:15...

Erik Halterman is joined by Jeremy Schneider to review RotoWire's preseason staff sleepers and busts.

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00:00 Headlines

08:50 Jeremy's Top Prospects to Watch

23:30 Hitter Sleepers

35:50 Pitcher Sleepers

54:20 Hitter Busts

1:05:20 Pitcher Busts

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James Anderson is joined by Jim Tomony to discuss Jim's NFBC Overall leading Draft Champions team! Jim is likely to win his third NFBC overall championship and he discusses his strategy, his top players and all the quality young catchers entering the player pool.

02:20 Songs as Team Names

09:25 How To Draft And Hold

19:00 Jim’s DC MVP(s)

23:15 Young Catchers

37:30 Stay In on George Springer

42:05 Valuing Byron Buxton in 2026

48:00 Sal Frelick Perfect Fit w/ Brewers

54:00 Chandler Simpson As Advertised

58:50 Can...

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss the final week's playoff races and 10 Second Half Stats you might not know.

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00:00 Week 27 Fred Pod

00:15 Welcome

00:30 Playoff Update

03:45 Second half stats that warrant discussion…….

04:30 The Cubs are 27th in second half runs. Is this what this offense will look like without Kyle Tucker?

11:30 The Cardinals are last in second half runs. Is it time for more of a deep rebuild?

26:15 The Astros are 26th in second half runs. Does Yordan Alvarez mean this much to this...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up and exciting week of baseball and preview the final week, full of pennant races, Wild Card chases, rotation and FAAB pickup to make that final run in the standings. They discuss Mike Trout's down season, Matt Olson's recent hot streak and what the heck to do with Trevor Rogers next year before getting into all the FAAB adds and drops from the final weekend of roster moves.

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top FAAB recommendations for the final week of the regular season and review the top FAAB pickups of the year.

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00:00 Headlines
13:23 Parker Meadows
15:09 Kody Clemens
17:01 Dominic Canzone
18:42 Nathaniel Lowe
20:11 Carter Jensen
22:45 Moises Ballesteros
25:27 Justin Verlander
28:59 Trey Yesavage
32:06 Riley O'Brien
34:43 Chalkboard Picks
39:18 Deep-League Pitchers
45:01 Deep-League Hitters
52:14 Top FAAB Pickups of the Year

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Intro/Clayton Kershaw announced yesterday that he will be retiring at the end of 2025

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Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 22, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Mike Couillard to discuss the changing of the guard at the catcher position.

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00:00 Intro

01:45 Clayton Kershaw retires

06:45 Other Headlines

20:20 Cal Raleigh

31:40 Hunter Goodman

34:35 Shea Langeliers

37:40 Agustin Ramirez

42:10 Ivan Herrera

44:40 Ben Rice

48:10 Drake Baldwin

50:50 Other rising catchers

58:30 Falling catchers

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James Anderson and Chris Welsh discuss candidates to be the MVP of the Arizona Fall League before diving into some recent prospect ADP!

01:45 Arizona Fall League MVP Candidates

02:45 Kevin McGonigle is going to rake

07:40 Sebastian Walcott could steal the show

12:10 Aidan Miller moving up rankings

17:00 Josue De Paula vs. Charlie Condon

23:20 Sleeper AFL hitters

35:30 Prospect ADP

38:05 Industry consensus up top

41:40 First-Year Player Draft talk

48:05 Colt Emerson’s narrow range

52:25 Edward Florentino’s ADP

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Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the playoff races, Yordan Alvarez, and defensive stats that matter.

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00:00 Fred Pod 9-16

00:15 Welcome

00:30 News:

01:00 Yordan Alvarez sprains ankle…..

06:30 Yesavage, Eldridge debuted……

11:20 Bo Bichette getting second opinion on knee…..

13:20 Jordan Westburg returns….. Kyle Bradish already looks like an ace again…..

17:30 Cole Ragans returns tomorrow…..

20:00 Sal Stewart continues to mash…..

22:15 Daylen Lile is hitting cleanup and having a nice September…..

24:20 Zach Neto to the IL

29:15 Chalkboard

30:15 Defensive...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk a busy weekend in baseball, break down a number of intriguing players looking ahead to 2026 and discuss all the adds and drops in the second-to-last FAAB period of the season. They give their thoughts on the 2025 seasons and 2026 draft prices on Junior Caminero, Mark Vientos and Jesus Luzardo, among many others, before getting into this week's FAAB action on Connelly Early, Brandon Sproat and Andrew Kittredge.

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer offer up their favorite fantasy baseball pickups for the week.

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00:00 Headlines
12:45 Connelly Early
15:15 Emmett Sheehan
19:45 Tyler Wells
22:00 Andrew Kittredge
24:30 Brad Keller
27:10 Tommy Edman
29:25 Daylen Lile
31:20 Jose Caballero
34:10 Jake Burger
35:50 Tyler O'Neill
37:45 Chalkboard picks
43:30 Deep-league pitchers
50:50 Deep-league hitters

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Intro/Connelly Early is the latest rookie to make waves in Major League Baseball

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 15, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Derek VanRiper of The Athletic to discuss the most disappointing players at each position this year. Which ones are we out on for good, and which are we hoping everyone else is out on next year so we can draft them at a discount?

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00:00 Headlines: Soto, Schwarber, Volpe, Winn

17:50 C: Adley Rutschman

22:15 1B: Jake Burger

25:45 2B: Ozzie Albies

29:50 3B: Austin Riley

33:00 SS: Oneil Cruz

39:40 OF: Jackson Merrill, Michael Harris, Lawrence Butler

50:30 SP: Dylan Cease, Bailey...

James Anderson and Brian Slack discuss a variety of dynasty topics including, when to push in, different trade tactics, dispersal drafts, plus some players to buy and sell heading into the offseason!

02:25 Dispersal drafting

04:40 Franchise Value vs. Present Value

07:50 When to go for it

18:20 Trade tips

26:10 Picking up prospects

34:55 More trade tips

38:05 Trading for Gunnar Henderson

44:30 Dax Kilby to the moon

52:30 Buy Lars Nootbaar?

55:45 Sell Josh Lowe?

01:00:50 Valuing Cam Smith

01:06:10 Is George Lombard o...

Inspired by Ke'Bryan Hayes's trade to Cincinnati, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss players that would benefit from a similar change of scenery.

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Scott Jenstad and special guest, Paul Sporer, recap a fun weekend of baseball, talk 2026 prices on some players and discuss all the popular pickups in FAAB this week. They discuss the 2026 prospects for 2025 breakouts Jo Adell, Gavin Williams and Ben Rice and also talk about who ends up in the top 5 of starting pitchers and closers in 2026 drafts. They wrap up by summarizing all the adds in FAAB, including the bidding on Luis Garcia, Brad Keller and Parker Meadows.

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.

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00:00 Headlines
13:58 Brandon Sproat
17:16 Braxton Ashcraft
20:28 Shawn Armstrong
22:51 Jose Ferrer
25:09 Josh Jung
26:32 Sal Stewart
31:04 Ha-Seong Kim
33:34 Jac Caglianone
37:41 Blaze Alexander
40:55 Harrison Bader
44:20 Chalkboard Picks
49:43 Deep-League Pitchers
58:46 Deep-League Hitters

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Intro/Kodai Senga has been optioned to Triple-A

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 8, 2025)

Erik Halterman and Todd Zola discuss a handful of declining veterans in an attempt to figure out which ones could be bargains next year and which ones look done.

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00:00 Headlines

19:00 40 years old and up

25:15 Age 37 to 39

30:30 Age 35

47:30 Age 34

1:00:40 Early 30s

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Chris Blessing joins James Anderson to discuss the best prospects and most overrated prospects Chris scouted this season, including No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin plus many more!

00:00 Intro

01:35 The No. 1 Overall Prospect

12:15 Buy Caleb Bonemer

20:00 Hector Rodriguez’s ETA

30:25 Robby Snelling SZN

36:55 Thomas White’s Upside

42:00 JR Ritchie Trending Up

46:55 Buy Low on Cam Collier

55:00 Hagen Smith’s A Bust

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Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review some of the top September roster moves and the remaining playoff races.

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00:00 September Moves Pod

00:30 Welcome

00:45 Blue Jays - Reds

06:30 News:

06:45 Jackson Merrill is back from the IL…..

11:00 MacKenzie Gore is already cleared to throw, so he could be back soon….

12:30 Jeremiah Jackson

15:55 Trevor Rogers

22:45 Lourdes Gurriel’s season is over due to a torn ACL….

23:30 Roman Anthony left tonight’s game…..

23:55 Juan Soto is going to have a 40-30 seas...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend baseball and break down what ended up being a big week for pitching in FAAB. They discuss the AL East, Bruce Turang, Juan Soto and more before diving into the heavy bidding for Kyle Bradish, Jonah Tong and Payton Tolle.  Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.

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00:00 Headlines
09:00 Kyle Bradish
12:00 Jonah Tong
16:15 Abner Uribe
19:15 Payton Tolle
22:30 Ryan Walker
25:15 Jordan Lawlar
28:30 Jared Triolo
31:00 Gavin Sheets
33:00 Nolan Gorman
35:30 Dylan Moore
40:15 Chalkboard picks
46:00 Deep-league pitchers
56:30 Deep-league hitters

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Intro/Kyle Schwarber has the 21st four-homer game in MLB history

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 1, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Jenny Butler to discuss some of the biggest decisions drafters will have to make next season, decisions Jenny already had to make in last week's Too Early Meatball draft.

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00:00 Headlines

11:00 Too Early Meatball Draft overview

14:20 Who are the contenders for SP4?

20:10 What are we supposed to do with Spencer Strider?

24:30 How far will this year’s rookie SPs rise?

27:30 Who are the contenders for RP1?

35:00 How many of this year’s breakout young catchers break into the top...

James Anderson answers all your questions about the updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings, including questions about Edward Florentino, Sebastian Walcott, Jett Williams and more!

01:35 Top Prospects for 2026

08:35 Prospect Tiers

12:10 Jesus Made’s speed

12:55 Buy low on Sebastian Walcott

14:45 Jett Williams’ position

15:40 Josue De Paula still at High-A

17:00 Mike Sirota’s injury

17:55 Ralphy Velazquez vs. Josue Briceno

19:10 Carter Jensen destroys baseballs

21:30 Giving Cam Collier a mulligan

22:45 Edward Florentino SZN

27:55 Trust the Pirates?

29:05 Tony Blanco’s 80-grade p...

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review some of the interesting picks from the Way Too Early 2026 Meatball Draft.

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00:00 Way Too Early Meatball Draft

00:20 Welcome

00:30 Review the Too Early Meatball Draft

01:15 Interesting Picks

02:45 Kyle Schwarber 1.9

08:00 No Second Round Pitchers

10:00 Junior Caminero 1.12

14:45 Ronald Acuna at 2.11

17:15 Oneil Cruz at 2.15

20:30 Chalkboard

21:30 Chris Sale as the SP4 at 3.1

23:45 Jhoan Duran as the RP1 at 4.3

30:30 Yordan Alvarez 4.9

32:22 Corey Seager at 5.11

33:45 NFFC

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss tough weekends for the Yankees and Dodgers and discuss all the FAAB action, including spirited bidding on Samuel Basallo, Shane Bieber and Carson Williams. In addition, they discuss what should be a very interesting 2026 int eh starting pitcher market after the Big 3 and also talk about Jackson Merrill, Vinnie Pasquatino and much, much more.

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.

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00:00 Headlines
11:41 Samuel Basallo
15:05 Dylan Beavers
17:23 Brett Baty
19:40 Pavin Smith
21:37 Carson Williams
24:56 Shane Bieber
28:32 Cam Schlittler
30:13 Bubba Chandler
36:49 Victor Vodnik
38:31 Parker Messick
42:10 Chalkboard Picks
46:39 Deep-League Pitchers
59:23 Deep-League Hitters

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Intro/Samuel Basallo agrees to eight-year extension with O’s

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 25, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Lucas Biery to discuss how to finish the fantasy season strong.

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00:00 Injury news (Tucker, deGrom)

07:45 Recent call-ups (Messick, Chandler, Williams)

18:30 Getting into a winning position

20:30 Early-round aces

22:20 Building an offensive core

24:30 Overcoming early mistakes

27:15 Mid-late round hits

34:45 Getting the most out of FAAB

41:00 How different is the final month from the first five?

43:30 Chasing saves

49:20 Two-start starters

52:45 Playing time vs. chasing categories

1:00:00 Endgame strategy for...

James Anderson and Dominic Rello (@BullpenGuru) preview Wednesday night's first high-stakes draft of 2026! Dom is picking fourth and James is picking 15th. They preview their potential picks and talk about the challenging hunt for saves, shallow positions, big risers, prospects to consider and much more!

02:15 Players at the top of the draft

03:50 Take Acuna in the top five?

06:30 Late first-round targets

12:10 Players losing/gaining positional eligibility

18:45 Which closers would we draft?

25:45 Which catchers would we draft?

28:45 Nick Kurtz vs. Pete Alonso

30:30 Depressed pitching...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend across baseball, highlighted by the Dodgers sweeping the Padres, and break down all the adds and drops across FAAB, including heavy bidding for Bryan Abreu and Nolan McLean. They also discuss the upcoming huge Cubs Brewers five-game series, the struggles of Max Fried and Anthony Volpe in New York and where Shea Langeliers is likely to land among catchers in 2026 drafts.

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.

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00:00 Headlines
13:30 Bryan Abreu
16:10 Zebby Matthews
18:45 Nolan McLean
21:00 Hurston Waldrep
24:30 Dustin May
27:05 Miguel Andujar
30:00 Josh Bell
31:45 Tyler Freeman
34:50 Joey Ortiz
36:30 Kyle Manzardo
39:00 Chalkboard picks
45:20 Deep-league pitchers
56:00 Deep-league hitters

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Intro/Owen Caissie has arrived to the major leagues…

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 18, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Matt Morris to review this year's top rookies, looking at both those who have exceeded expectations and those who have fallen short.

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00:00 Intro

02:00 Owen Caissie

05:40 Nolan McLean

07:50 other prospects who could still get the call this year

15:30 Nick Kurtz

20:00 Isaac Collins

24:40 Drake Baldwin

27:25 Jacob Wilson

30:15 Roman Anthony

33:15 Agustin Ramirez

36:05 Jacob Misiorowski

38:40 Noah Cameron

40:15 Cade Horton

43:00 Chandler Simpson

45:00 Cam Smith

47:40...

James Anderson and Ryan Topp rank the Brewers top 10 prospects for fantasy (and real life) and then touch on the Brewers' World Series odds, the projected 2026 lineup, rotation and more!

2:35 Jesus Made

7:30 Luis Pena

12:00 Cooper Pratt

21:10 Logan Henderson

24:45 Andrew Fischer

28:25 Jeferson Quero

30:50 Braylon Payne

33:35 Robert Gasser

36:40 Brock Wilken

40:30 Marco Dinges

42:50 Luke Adams

46:05 Bishop Letson

49:30 Brady Ebel

52:15 Honorable Mentions

57:55 World Series Odds

1:04:35 Projected 2026 rotation/lineup

Fred Zinkie asks "What's Wrong with the Mets?" He and Jeff Erickson discuss five struggling offenses since the All-Star Break.

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00:00 Fred Pod 8-12-25

00:20 Welcome

01:00 Main Topic - What’s wrong with these teams?

01:47 These five teams have all ranked among the bottom-10 in OPS, runs scored and wRC+. Should we bench some of their hitters, because we don’t have time to wait for them to turn things around? And should we stream pitchers against them?

03:15 Mets

08:30 Rays

13:25 Cardinals

19:15 Nati...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball showcasing the red-hot Mariners and Brewers and also break down all the action in FAAB. They talk active bidding for starting pitchers Luis Gil and Cade Cavalli as well as a potential difference-maker closer in David Bednar. They also hit much more across baseball, including Josh Naylor's SB binge, Lawrence Butler's struggles and whether Kyle Schwarber can steal the NL MVP from Shohei Ohtani.

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9:40 Noelvi Marte
12:10 Lenyn Sosa
15:21 Jakob Marsee
18:00 Ryan Mountcastle
20:17 Jordan Lawlar
22:06 Isaac Collins
25:53 Cade Horton
28:01 Joey Wentz
29:57 Phil Maton
33:46 Bubba Chandler/Samuel Basallo/Dylan Beavers/JJ Wetherholt/Andrew Painter
39:24 Deep-League Pitchers
51:17 Deep-League Hitters

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Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 11, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Dave McDonald to talk about the picks and fades they regret this season in an attempt to figure out how to avoid the same mistakes next year.

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00:00 Headlines

16:45 Fading Bo Bichette

26:30 Fading Zach Neto

32:15 Fading Junior Caminero

37:20 Fading Max Fried/Bryan Woo

43:50 Fading Jacob deGrom

46:05 Fading Tyler Soderstrom

49:00 Picking Skenes over Skubal

54:05 Picking Wyatt Langford/Lawrence Butler/Brenton Doyle

1:02:25 Picking Michael Harris

1:07:15 Picking Yordan Alvarez

1:10:10 Picking Luis...

James Anderson and Mike Mager look back on the best picks from their 2025 Too Early Draft and look at which high-upside pitchers may be worth the risk going into 2026!

00:00 Intro

02:00 Best Pick of Round 1

02:55 Best Pick of Round 2

03:30 Best Pick of Round 3

04:55 Best Pick of Round 4

06:00 Best Pick of Round 5

08:45 Best Pick of Round 6

10:00 Best Pick of Round 7

10:45 Best Pick of Round 8

11:20 Best Pick of Round 9

12:00 Best Pick of Round 10

13:30 Best Pick of Round 11

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson share more trade deadline reactions, break down the latest news and discuss the top and bottom 10 starting pitchers since June 1.

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00:00 Post-Deadline Moves

00:20 Welcome

01:00 Fred’s Trade Deadline Reactions

03:00 Closer Headliners following the deadline

07:15 News & Notes

07:20 Aaron Judge is back….. Nothing is going right for the Yankees, including Max Fried, who now has a 5.81 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP since July 1…..And Devin Williams blew another save….

12:30 Nick Lodolo, to IL……

15:00 Austin Riley and Tommy Edman

19:00 Nath...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball and discuss all the adds and drops after a busy trade deadline in MLB. They talk the red-hot Marlins and Red Sox, how to handle Mason Miller and Ryan Helsley moving out of their closer roles and the potential new closers to add in FAAB, including Randy Rodriguez, Dennis Santana and Cade Smith.

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07:30 Randy Rodriguez

09:20 Corbin Martin

11:05 Dennis Santana

12:45 Cole Sands

14:40 JoJo Romero

16:20 Michael Soroka

18:20 Coby Mayo

20:00 Ramon Laureano

22:00 Carlos Correa

23:20 Warming Bernabel

26:00 Deep-league pitchers

34:45 Deep-league hitters

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Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 4, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by four fellow RotoWire hosts — Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Todd Zola and Ryan Boyer — to discuss the fantasy fallout from the MLB trade deadline.

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00:00 Intro

01:00 Mason Miller to the Padres

06:20 Carlos Correa to the Astros

14:00 Jhoan Duran to the Phillies

17:15 Ryan Helsley to the Mets

21:30 David Bednar, Camilo Doval to the Yankees

24:45 Merrill Kelly to the Rangers

29:10 Eugenio Suarez to the Mariners

33:00 Ryan McMahon to the Yankees

35:45 James' prospect corner

39:45 New...

James Anderson is joined by Bob Osgood and Jake Devereaux to talk about the direction of the Red Sox, what they should do at the trade deadline and how their stacked rotation job battle will unfold next spring!

01:15 The direction of the Red Sox

03:55 Good move to trade Rafael Devers?

06:15 Trade Deadline Preview

10:10 Garrett Crochet, the ace

12:45 How Brayan Bello got on track

16:25 Will Lucas Giolito be back?

21:10 Hunter Dobbins

22:25 Don’t forget about Patrick Sandoval

25:15 Crossroads for Tanner Houck

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The Diamondbacks have started the trade deadline by dealing Josh Naylor to the Mariners. Who else will be sellers? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson preview Thursday's trade deadline from a seller's perspective.

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00:00 Fred Pod 7-29

00:20 Welcome

01:15 Seranthony Dominguez to the Jays … Felix Bautista is expected to be out for a while. I think he can be cut.

09:00 Emmanuel Clase suspension. Is he a drop? Probably depends on your saves standings.

13:45 Cade Smith boost is obvious but should be mentioned. And there are rumors that more CLE su...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss a busy weekend in baseball, including the Aaron Judge injury and the Nick Kurtz explosion, and they speculate how the trade deadline could open up some valuable roles in fantasy leagues. They discuss how high Cristopher Sanchez and Riley Greene could rise in 2026 drafts, go through all the injuries over the weekend and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. Follow us on Twitter / X: Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.

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12:34 Matt Shaw

15:10 Jose Caballero

18:17 Adrian Del Castillo

21:03 Drake Baldwin

23:18 Spencer Horwitz

24:57 Luke Keaschall

27:32 Seranthony Dominguez

29:54 Joe Boyle

32:08 Blake Treinen

34:49 Reid Detmers, Lucas Erceg, Cade Smith

43:16 Deep-League Pitchers

56:03 Deep-League Hitters

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Intro/Deadline activity is heating up/Yankees acquire Ryan McMahon

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of July 28, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Mike Carter to discuss which team's bullpens are set to look very different after next week's trade deadline.

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00:00 Intro

02:00 Bubble teams, likely buyers: Red Sox, Giants, Rays, Rangers

10:00 Bubble teams, likely sellers: Twins, Cardinals, Guardians, Diamondbacks, Royals, Reds

27:30 Obvious buyers, safe closer: Astros, Brewers, Blue Jays, Mets, Yankees, Mariners, Padres

30:10 Obvious buyers, no safe closer: Dodgers, Tigers, Cubs, Phillies

39:45 Obvious sellers with something to sell: Angels, Braves, Orioles, Athletics, Pirates, Nationals

48:30 Obvious sellers with nothing to sell...

James Anderson answers dozens of questions from listeners about the updated RotoWire Top 400 Prospect Rankings!

00:00 Intro

01:45 Fantasy ranks vs. Real-life ranks

02:20 Where are the tiers?

04:05 So many shortstops

05:40 Should JJ Wetherholt be higher?

09:10 Is Leo De Vries overrated?

11:25 Lazaro Montes’ upside

13:35 Sal Stewart’s future stat line

16:00 Eduardo Quintero stuck at Single-A

17:05 Edward Florentino SZN

20:15 Andrew Painter/Bubba Chandler

22:25 Josue De Paula/Zyhir Hope

25:20 Prospects most likely to hit 40 HR

27:00 Jonah Tong...

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson share their Trade Deadline Buyers Preview - which 10+ teams should be buying and what are they shopping for? Who's going to end up with Luis Robert or Eugenio Suarez?

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00:00 Trade Deadline Buyers

00:20 Welcome

00:30 Break up the Brewers

01:00 News

02:45 Tanner Scott felt something in his forearm.

05:15 Yordan Alvarez is making slow progress.

06:15 Shane McClanahan is facing a delay in his rehab assignment.

07:00 Same with Grayson Rodriguez, who is undergoing imaging on his elbow.

09:00 Shelby...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball and discuss a quiet weekend of FAAB coming out of the All Star Break. They also discuss the surprising seasons in Miami from Kyle Stowers and Otto Lopez, the Ceddanne Rafaela improvements and what's going on with Mookie Betts. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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14:30 Sean Murphy
17:45 Trade Paul Skenes?
20:25 Ezequiel Tovar
23:25 Ramon Laureano
25:20 Jordan Walker
30:30 Zebby Matthews
32:50 Brandon Walter
36:55 Shane Bieber
39:35 Quinn Priester
43:00 Spencer Arrighetti
45:00 Trevor Rogers
48:50 Deep-League Pitchers
1:00:10 Adrian Del Castillo

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Intro/Second half is officially underway!

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-start pitchers (week of July 21, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Torres (@TorresTakes) of the Fantasy Baseball Beat to give some midseason grades on this year's riskiest fantasy picks.

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13:55 Jacob deGrom

22:20 Risky hitters who are working out

47:00 Risky pitchers who are working out

55:05 Risks who have not worked out

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James Anderson, Chris Clegg, Eric Cross and Chris Welsh conduct a 24-pick mock dynasty first-year player draft featuring just 2025 MLB draftees!

00:50 Who to take No. 1 overall

04:25 How good is Ethan Holliday?

09:15 JoJo Parker top 3?

14:00 Perfect landing spot for Kade Anderson

16:35 Aiva Arquette’s high floor

18:20 Seth Hernandez has the highest ceiling

22:40 Chasing Steele Hall’s upside

23:50 Gavin Fien Love

25:35 Jamie Arnold best value in the draft

28:25 A loaded college pitching class

30:40 Ethan Conrad’s upside

33:10 Liam D...

Johnny Venezia joins Jeff Erickson on the RotoWire MLB Podcast and shares his immediate reactions to the MLB draft.

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00:00 MLB Instant Draft Reactions

00:20 Welcome to Johnny Venezia

01:00 Early Surprises

04:15 Jace Laviolette

05:45 Eli Willits

08:00 Tyler Bremmer

09:45 Kade Anderson

12:15 Ethan Holliday

13:30 NFFC

14:15 Liam Doyle

16:00 Seth Hernandez

16:50 Aiva Arquette

17:35 JoJo Parker

18:30 Steele Hall

19:40 Billy Carlson

20:30 Jamie Arnold

22:40 Gavin Fien

23:45 Gavin Kilen

24:30...

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer discuss their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.

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17:11 Brandon Woodruff
21:14 Cam Schlittler
24:15 Charlie Morton
26:45 Joe Boyle
30:38 Kevin Ginkel
37:02 Brice Matthews
40:06 Colt Keith
44:24 Willi Castro
46:18 Romy Gonzalez
48:35 Austin Hays
49:56 Deep-League Pitchers
1:02:05 Deep-League Hitters

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Intro/Heading into the final weekend before the break

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Brice Matthews, HOU top prospect, called up to Houston

Top fantasy earners so far in 2025:

Erik Halterman is joined by Jason Collette to discuss some of the biggest hits and misses so far in Jason's annual Bold Predictions series.

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00:00 Headlines

15:10 Bold Predictions Overview

17:30 Andres Munoz

21:00 Emmanuel Clase

26:50 Andy Pages

29:55 Ivan Herrera

34:00 Matthew Boyd

38:20 Clay Holmes

40:15 Michael King

42:15 Noah Cameron

44:15 Pete Crow-Armstrong

53:00 Bogaerts/Campbell/Lux

58:30 Pfaadt/Festa

1:02:00 Drew Rasmussen

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Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline joins James Anderson for their annual MLB Draft preview! Who will go No. 1 overall? What's the strength of this class? Which prospects have the highest upside? They tackle all that and more while getting you up to speed for Sunday night's MLB Draft.

00:30 Is Ethan Holliday in his own tier?

03:25 Kade Anderson’s upside

05:20 Odds to go No. 1 overall

10:35 Odds to go No. 2 overall

15:10 Ranking the top college starters

21:25 Who’s the best college hitter?

22:20 Aiva Arquette’s floor

24:5...

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss 30 players that should prove to be more valuable over the second half of the season than they were in the first half.

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00:00 Fred Pod 7-8

00:30 Welcome

01:30 30 Players That Will Be Better in the Second Half

02:00 ARI: Kevin GInkel

03:45 ATH: Shea Langeliers

04:45 ATL: Austin Riley

05:30 BAL: Tyler O’Neill

08:00 BOS: Roman Anthony

09:00 Home Run Forecast

09:50 CHC: Ian Happ

11:15 CIN: Hunter Greene

15:00 CLE: Slade Cecconi

18:25 COL: Br...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss some struggling stars as we get past the halfway point of the season and also break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. They talk about how to handle Marcell Ozuna, Michael Harris II and Mark Vientos moving forward and also dive into the prospects of adding Colson Montgomery, Ha-Seong Kim and Ronny Henriquez and many, many more.

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00:00 Headlines
10:00 Ben Rice
14:00 Zack Gelof
17:15 Otto Lopez
19:25 Ha-Seong Kim
21:50 Noelvi Marte
24:20 Eury Perez
27:00 Sean Manaea
29:00 Emmet Sheehan
32:05 Ronny Henriquez
34:50 Cam Schlittler
38:45 Deep-League Pitchers
53:55 Deep-League Hitters

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0:00 Intro/Happy 4th of July!

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 7, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Brian Walton of Creative Sports and TheCardinalNation.com to discuss the NL Wild Card contenders, looking for surprising fantasy standouts and spots that need upgrading at the deadline.

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00:00 Headlines

11:00 How to improve in a deep league

19:35 St. Louis Cardinals

31:30 New York Mets

36:30 Milwaukee Brewers

42:20 San Diego Padres

47:30 San Francisco Giants

52:05 Cincinnati Reds

57:05 Arizona Diamondbacks

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James Anderson, Taylor Corso and Kyle Sonntag talk about some prospects they've recently added in dynasty leagues like Jared Thomas, Carter Jensen, Max Anderson and Ethan Dorchies before discussing some recent prospect drops like Thomas Harrington and Ben Hess!

00:00 Intro 

01:25 Jared Thomas 

04:25 Carter Jensen 

08:30 Max Anderson 

10:40 Braden Nett 

14:25 Sam Antonacci 

19:00 Ethan Dorchies 

21:10 Yohendrick Pinango 

25:40 Tanner McDougal 

30:35 Jose Urbina 

32:00 Honorable Mention Pickups 

43:50 Thomas Harrington 

46:50 James Triantos 

49:20 Ben Hess 

50:25 Yoeilin Cespedes 

51:15 Levi...

00:00 Fred Pod 7-1

00:30 Welcome

01:00 Blue Jays - Max Scherzer looked much better in a tough matchup….

05:30 News: Chase Burns must be an all-time story of FAAB bids blowing up so quickly…..

10:30 Wilyer Abreu had a memorable game…..

12:50 Jeremy Pena and Zach Eflin to the IL…. Hunter Goodman to go on the IL….

17:10 Trevor Rogers continues to put himself back on the radar….

19:40 Marcus Semien had a great night, which wrapped up an excellent June where he had a .932 OPS and cut his strikeout rate….

22:30 NFFC<...

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend in fantasy baseball, highlighted by the massive FAAB bidding on Reds starter Chase Burns. In addition they discuss Bailey Ober's brutal season, Bryon Buxton's incredible first half and the slew of disappointments from the second round of fantasy drafts. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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12:19 Chase Burns
16:58 Edward Cabrera
19:39 Frankie Montas
22:10 Jacob Lopez
24:30 Lance McCullers
29:48 Chandler Simpson
33:53 Mickey Moniak
36:44 Tyler Freeman
40:45 Cam Smith
42:30 Casey Schmitt
45:40 Deep-League Pitchers
57:53 Deep-League Hitters

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0:00 Intro/J.D. Martinez has an offer from the Rangers

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

21:57 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 27, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Garion Thorne to discuss the AL Wild Card contenders, looking for surprising fantasy standouts and spots that need upgrading at the deadline.

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00:00 Headlines

13:40 Toronto Blue Jays

29:30 Tampa Bay Rays

40:00 Seattle Mariners

46:05 Cleveland Guardians

50:00 Los Angeles Angels

57:20 Texas Rangers

1:00:55 Boston Red Sox

1:05:30 Twins/Royals/Orioles

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James Anderson and Marc Winokur look back at Average Auction Values from the final week of auction season to look at the biggest hits and misses by position. Then they look at which injured list players are holds, maybe holds and drops in 15-team leagues!

00:00 Intro

03:10 League-winning Catcher buys

10:15 Figuring out First Base

15:30 Massive drop off after Ketel Marte at 2B

20:05 The position with the biggest hits

25:20 Shortstop is LOADED

33:35 Don’t pay for the top OFs

41:00 Kyle Schwarber a bargain again

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00:00 Fred Pod 6-24

00:30 Welcome

01:00 Could Acuna be the 1.1 in fantasy already?

09:00 Chandler Simpson is back

12:30 Trevor Rogers was amazing

15:30 Bailey Ober, time to cut?

17:30 I give up on Ben Brown

19:30 BlueWire

19:40 Kenley Jansen left the game

23:15 Dylan Lee picked up a save

24:45 Eduardo Rodriguez was dominant last night and may have turned a corner…..

27:00 NFFC

27:50  Post-Memorial Day Slumps

28:00 Background

28:45 Josh Jung

31:00 Corey Seager

33:30 Victor Scott II

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend of baseball full of homers and discuss all the adds and drops in FAAB. They also discuss the Jo Adell breakout, 2026 draft prices for Pete Crow-Armstrong and James Wood and figure out to handle the slew of injuries from over the weekend for your rosters. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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17:22 Jurickson Profar

20:15 Michael Toglia

21:45 Max Scherzer

23:14 Eduardo Rodriguez

24:25 Orion Kerkering

27:25 Deep-League Pitchers

35:01 Deep-League Hitters

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0:00 Intro/Luke Weaver expected back tonight

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

22:10 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 23, 2025)

Erik Halterman is joined by Jordan Rosenblum, creator of the OOPSY projection system, to discuss OOPSY's biggest hits and misses in its rookie season.

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09:00 What is OOPSY?

18:00 OOPSY's hitter hits

37:30 OOPSY's correct hitter fades

40:30 OOPSY's hitter misses

52:30 OOPSY's pitcher hits

1:00:10 OOPSY's pitcher misses

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James Anderson and Rob DiPietro draft Mets starting pitchers for rest-of-season value, and then discuss the struggles of Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez, the bright futures of Ronny Mauricio and Jett Williams and much more!

00:00 Intro 

01:45 Mets Starting Pitcher Draft 

08:20 Add Sean Manaea Now! 

13:00 Griffin Canning vs. Kodai Senga ROS 

22:45 Top Mets Pitching Prospect To Stash 

27:50 Jonah Tong Up In The Second Half? 

36:00 Buy Low On Mark Vientos? 

40:50 Ronny Mauricio's Excellent Defense 

55:05 Jett Williams Love

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