RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

FAAB Recap and a Week 9 Preview

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss an action packed weekend and break down all the FAAB action from Sunday night. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Eri...

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 30, 2022)

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale:Zac Gallen 5Charlie Morton 4 (...

Redraft vs. Dynasty Strategy with Ian Kahn

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ian Kahn from The Athletic drops by to discuss trading, current progress in his expert leagues, and how he's become equally adept in redraft leagues a...

Prospect Rankings Update (Mailbag)

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The RotoWire Top 400 Prospect Rankings received a full update this week!Players discussed: Royce Lewis Gabriel Moreno Miguel Vargas Josh Lowe Austin M...

Luck in Fantasy Baseball

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the role that luck plays in fantasy baseball, focusing on the starts by Alex Cobb and Miles Mikolas on Monday ni...

Weekend Recap / Big Gorman Bidding

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk all the FAAB bids, including all the large action on Nolan Gorman, and wrap up the weekend in baseball talking Re...

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 23, 2022)

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale:Zach Davies 0Tucker Davidson 0...

Crushing Overall Contests

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Hasting has won the overall TGFBI contest and is doing great this year in the NFBC's Draft Champions contest. We'll get his tips on how do well ...

Highlander Fan Favorites w/ Jesse Roche

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Logan Gilbert Gleyber Torres Kevin Gausman Nolan Arenado Ty France Alec Bohm Edwin Diaz Zac Gallen Pablo Lopez Luis Garcia George Springer Nick Caste...

Salvador, Saves, Steals and Waiver Wire Snubs

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Salvador Perez's thumb injury and subsequent trip to the IL launched Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson into a discussion of catcher values, and whether it...

Kirby FAAB Madness / Weekend Recap

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball and talk George Kirby and Alek Thomas FAAB bidding, Bo Bichette, injuries to young pit...

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 16, 2022)

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale:Madison Bumgarner 3Merrill Kel...

Pod's Projections Podcast

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Podhorzer from Fangraphs and ProjectingX.com is off to a great start in both AL Tout Wars and Mixed LABR. He joins Jeff Erickson to talk about hi...

Pitching Prospects w/ Nate Handy

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reid DetmersGeorge KirbyMax MeyerGrayson RodriguezMatthew LiberatoreHayden WesneskiCaleb KilianGavin WilliamsDJ HerzRicky TiedemannEury PerezDaniel Es...

Fred Zinkie's Pessimism

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Zinkie thinks that he's not cut out to play in leagues with daily roster moves and first-come, first-serve waivers. He and Jeff discuss that form...

FAAB'ing Rookies / Weekend Recap

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down a fascinating week of FAAB with all the rookie call-ups from the week, hit all the baseball news from the w...

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 9, 2022)

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale:Humberto Castellanos 0Kyle Bra...

Breakout Prospects w/ Dylan White

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ezequiel TovarRoyce LewisAdael AmadorCal MitchellMasyn WinnKyle ManzardoLuis Garcia (WAS)John RhodesBrayan BelloGordon GraceffoRoyber SalinasNolan Gor...

Fred Zinkie's approach to offensive woes

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Should we be compiling as many IP as possible while scoring is down? Fred Zinkie makes the case for that strategy among other topics in this week's po...

Droppable Hitters / Week 4 FAAB Recap

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about the action over the weekend in baseball, recap the big FAAB bids and discuss a number of struggling offensi...

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 2, 2022)

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale:Zac Gallen 5Charlie Morton 4 (Todd 5)Tyler...

Closer Encounters

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Rufe, who runs RotoWire's Closer Grid and writes "Closer Encounters," joins Jeff Erickson. We cover Ronald Acuña's early return, Vlad Guerrero's...

Prospect Mailbag (April 2022)

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Luis MatosMarco LucianoTriston CasasLeody TaverasBubba ThompsonNick PrattoVinnie PasquantinoJuan YepezJames WoodReginald PreciadoJordan GroshansCeddan...

Leggo My Gallegos!

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson turned down an offer from Fred Zinkie in the LABR 15-team Mixed League involving Giovanny Gallegos and immediately paid the price on Mon...

FAAB Recap / Where is All the Offense??

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball, including news, injuries and FAAB, talk about the lack of offense and break down some...

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 25, 2022)

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire grade all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale:Merrill Kelly 3Zach Davies 0Max...

Going, Going ... Govier!

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Govier from the Pallazzo Podcast joins Jeff Erickson to talk Tigers, NFBC, closers, run-scoring, song parodies and more! Learn more about your...

A's Playing Time & Prospects w/ Melissa Lockard

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Murphy Shea Langeliers Elvis Andrus Jed Lowrie Sheldon Neuse Nick Allen Cristian Pache Tony Kemp Kevin Smith Seth Brown Chad Pinder Frankie Mont...

Fred Zinkie's Trade Tips

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss April trades, the low run-scoring environment so far, the Braves-Dodgers series and Bryce Harper's elbow issue a...

Hot & Cold Starters / Too Many Injuries / FAAB Recap

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the injuries and free agent bidding over the weekend and discuss some hot and cold starts to the season fr...

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 18, 2022)

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale:Madison Bumgarner 1 (Todd 0)Merrill Kelly 1...

Seiya Suzuki's Splashy Start

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Sanchez from Bleed Cubbie Blue and CuppaCubbieBlue swings by to discuss Seiya Suzuki's splashy start along with other key Cubs players, Clayton K...

Marlins Phenoms w/ Craig Mish

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Big Leaguers Jazz Chisholm Jesus Sanchez Jesus Aguilar, Garrett Cooper, Jorge Soler, Avisail Garcia Jesus Luzardo Sandy Alcantara, Trevor Rogers, Pabl...

Early Returns

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the results from the first week of games, including why Fred is higher than the industry on Steven Kwan. Learn m...

Recapping the First Weekend of Baseball and FAAB

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down the first weekend of baseball action, talking FAAB, injuries and some players who might actually have chang...

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 11, 2022)

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire look at the Projected Starters grid and grade out all of next week's two-start options on...

Opening Day!

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) from The Athletic, SK Playbook and the Bases Loaded Podcast joins Jeff Erickson to celebrate Opening Day, break down a fe...

Backfields & Big Leagues w/ Chris Welsh

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jack LeiterCristian HernandezDeyvison De Los SantosJasson DominguezJames WoodJulio RodriguezCJ AbramsBryson StottJeremy PenaAlec BohmCorbin CarrollNoe...

Yahoo! F&F Live DraftCast

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie livestream the first hour of Yahoo's Friends & Family Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

FAAB Recap & Strategy / Week 1 Chat / Kimbrel & Manaea

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about the fantasy implications of a couple of major trades over the weekend, discuss the first week of FAAB & FAA...

The Changing Fantasy Baseball Market

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) keep you updated on the latest news regarding injuries, prospects and job battles, and discuss how th...

NFBC Main Event Chat

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Broc Miller (@BrocNessMonster) and Matty Davis (@_mattywood_) from FTN and Rudy Gamble (@rudygamble) from RazzBall join Jeff Erickson to discuss their...

Highlander Dynasty Invitational w/ Bret Sayre

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Julio RodriguezCJ AbramsOneil CruzMJ MelendezJeremy PenaVidal BrujanKahlil WatsonEury PerezElly De La CruzMatt BrashTermarr JohnsonDylan CrewsMiguel V...

Fred Zinkie's Draft Tips

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Zinkie shares all of his critical pre-draft tips with Jeff Erickson as the two of them prepare for Yahoo Friends & Family Draft loaded with exper...

NFBC Main Event Las Vegas Recap / Player Talk & Draft Strategy

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap all the news over the weekend and then dive into their NFBC Main Event drafts, with a focus on player breakdowns...

If You Can’t Win the Medal, Win the Party with Richard Jefferson I Gold Medal Loser

26 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Olympian and former NBA star, Richard Jefferson, talks about the last time he and LoLo surprisingly hung out together and you don’t want to miss Ric...

Tout Wars H2H Points Review (2022)

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire shift their focus from roto to points for the majority of the show today as they review C...

Prospect Mailbag! (2022)

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Top 50 Prospects ArticleHighlander (Constitution)PSA about the 2022 DraftJohnny Sauce: Is Ryan Pepiot good?Stephen Gerber: In complete rebuild, lookin...

Tout Wars Review, Pitcher Injuries

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Zinkie reviews Jeff Erickson's AL Tout Wars draft, tells him what to do in the NFBC Main Event (well, advises), and the two break down much of th...

2022 Pitcher Targets & Fades / Correa, Story & Jansen signings

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the latest round of big names finding their new homes for 2022 and then talk about their targets and fades amo...

News + Beat Todd Zola Recap

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of RotoWire touch on some of the latest news from around the game before diving into Todd's "Beat Tod...

SCARF-cast

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kev Mahserejian, Seth Klein, Sam Wirsching and Ian Swirka join Jeff Erickson to review the recent SCARF draft completed on March 13 (before the Fernan...

Prospects on the Move (2022)

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Prospects On The MoveBrandon Williamson, Jake Fraley, Justin Dunn to the Reds for Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez.Chase Petty traded to the Reds for S...

First-Round Shakeup!

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Negative news on Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ronald Acuña has shaken up the first round of fantasy drafts. Matt Olson is now on the Braves. Aaron Judge mi...

2022 Offensive Fades / Recapping a Slew of Transactions

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down all the transactions over the weekend from a fantasy angle and then dive into offensive players they are fa...

BASEBALL IS BACK!!

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link and Todd Zola of RotoWire celebrate the end of the lockout and discuss the little bit of news that has trickled out since before moving on t...

Lady and the Legend

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea Lamont (@RotoLady) and Lenny Melnick (@LennyMelnick) join Jeff Erickson to talk about:- Their show together. How do they work together and sepa...

Talking AL LABR w/ Ian Kahn!

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ian Kahn of The Athletic stops by to recap AL LABR w/ James Anderson and Clay Link of RotoWire! James participated in LABR for the first time this yea...

Mid-Range Hitters

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review many of the hitters going in the 100-200 ADP range, discuss draft enthusiasm in the industry, and a few FOMO play...

Mid-Round Starting Pitcher Strategy / More Baseball Favorites

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad take a deep look into a number of mid-round starting pitchers, talk about their favorite baseball movies / books and d...

News + Mono League Strategy

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link and Todd Zola of RotoWire.com touch on a few news items from around the league before moving on to AL/NL-only league strategy ahead of AL LA...

Bullpen-Cast

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Pagliaro (@FantasyTriage) of Reliever Recon joins Jeff Erickson to talk about this year's reliever pool, how he handles the saves category in hi...

Dynasty Rankings Update, TGFBI & More!

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

-Updated Dynasty Rankings What has changed since early-October update How to use them My Leagues, rebuild/contend, OBP, 2-catcher, tiers-TGFBI Updates...

Industry League Talk

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred and Jeff have a lot of industry league talk in this edition, reviewing our respective LABR teams from last week, with updates on TGFBI (Jeff), an...

Baseball Favorites / ADP Movers / Attacking Pitching Categories

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad flip the script on all the negativity around baseball and discuss their favorite things about it. They also talk plent...

Razzslam & Best Ball Strategy

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

FSWA Hall of Famer Todd Zola (@ToddZola) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) discuss their drafts so far in the Razzslam and general Best Bal...

Corbin Young Joins RotoWire

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Corbin Young (@Corbin_Young21) just started writing for RotoWire, and he joined Jeff Erickson to discuss a wide range of topics, including what he doe...

Pitching Prospect Tiers 2.0 (2022)

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link dig into James' Pitching Prospect Tiers 2.0 article. For a free 10...

LABR-Cast

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss their picks in Tuesday night's LABR Mixed League draft, with special appearances from Jason Collette, Todd Zola,...

The 2022 SB Market / Attacking Offensive Categories after Pick 200

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down the stolen base market in 2022 drafts and then discuss some players after Pick 200 who will help address yo...

"War Stories" & History of RotoWire on Sirius Radio

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Chris Liss tell the story of how their wide reaching popular daily radio show began. The duo recalls war stories of getting fired, t...

2022 Bold Predictions w/ Jason Collette!

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Collette of RotoWire and The Sleeper and The Bust podcast joins Clay Link and Todd Zola to discuss his Bold Predictions article series. Learn mo...

MLB Moving Averages

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAvg) joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the concept of Moving/Rolling Averages, and how it applies to fantasy baseball, and this ...

Hitting Prospect Tiers 2.0 (2022)

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) dive into James' updated Hitting Pr...

Ranking the Free Agent Pitchers

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss the remaining pitchers on the free agent market, speculating a little about where they'll go and their underlyin...

Last Year's Bums / Players After Pick 300

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad look at the 2022 value of players who struggled in 2021 and then jump into breaking down a bunch of interesting player...

Universal DH-cast! (2022)

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Zola and Clay Link of RotoWire.com go team by team through the National League and discuss likely beneficiaries of the universal DH. Learn more a...

Reds and MLB Lockout Therapy

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Butler (@JennyButler830), Doug Dennis (@DougDennis41) and Clay Link @ClayWLink) join Jeff Erickson to react to Rob Manfred's press conference, t...

Best Pitches w/ Geoff Pontes

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James and Geoff go in depth on: Shane Baz Aaron Ashby Reid Detmers Roansy Contreras Hunter Greene Nick Lodolo Grayson Rodriguez Brandon Williamson Mat...

Assessing the FA Hitters

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred and Jeff assess the top free agent hitters still lacking a team, including Freddie Freeman, Trevor Story, Nick Castellanos, Carlos Correa and mor...

Draft Strategy / Intriguing ADP in the Top 200

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad open up talking some draft strategy, including how they use ADP and then delve into a bunch of intriguing players with...

Resetting for 2022

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clay Link and Todd Zola return for their first Friday podcast of 2022! They reset things a bit and discuss draft trends, general observations on the p...

Forks in the Road w/ Rob Silver

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shortstop, Closer or Catcher of your choice in the middle of the third round (you’ve started with a hitter and an ace in rounds 1-2) Does Rob hate ...

Top 400 Prospects Update (2022)

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link discuss James' latest update to the Top 400 prospects list! Learn more about your...

Observations From Early Drafts

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Pinkie and Jeff Erickson with their first 2022 podcast together cover early draft results, Fred's reaction to the ADP of Mike Trout and Yordan Al...

Back Talking Baseball!

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad return to their usual Monday slot and talk lockout, draft prep, early draft trends and break down some old faces headi...

Process & Strategy w/ Phil Dussault

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The worst analysis Phil has heard this offseason How he approaches KDS How Phil puts his projections together James gets Phil to change the way he pr...

Catcher Strategy w/ Toby Guevin & Dave McDonald

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James, Toby (@batflipcrazy) and Dave (@RunDMcD) go team-by-team (in order of ADP) and discuss the best catchers to target, particularly in 2-catcher N...

Zero Shares Teams w/ Michael Simione

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Anderson and Michael Simione (@SPStreamer) each give 10 players at these positions (C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, SP, SP, RP) who are not on their ...

Tough Projections w/ Jeff Erickson

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How much to regress Marcus Semien after a career year What kind of power/speed production to expect from Wander Franco In or out on Jacob deGrom, Sha...

RotoWire Dynasty Mock, Part 3

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Eddy (@MattEddyBA) discusses his Devers/Cole/Lindor start, getting the No. 3 overall prospect in the fourth round, what scouts are saying about ...

RotoWire Dynasty Mock, Part 2

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Goyette (@PhilOfSports) discusses his first-round selection of Jacob deGrom, his win-now strategy, getting Jonathan India in the fourth round an...

RotoWire Dynasty Mock, Part 1

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Williams (@MattWi77iams) discusses his Mookie Betts/Xander Bogaerts 1-2 start, Freddy Peralta's ceiling and his risky pitching staff. Dylan Whit...

Offseason Mailbag

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Update on the #RotoWireDynastyMock Latest on Kristian Robinson Caleb Kilian trending up Dynasty draft strategy Late draft-and-hold prospect targets B...

Early ADP, Redraft Strategy w/ Fish and Zack

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Early drafting vs. late drafting Aces and bases The shallowest position other than catcher When to take your first closer Lots of strategy talk Some ...

AFL Recap with Chris Welsh

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Traditional Thanksgiving food can be good Welsh gives a legitimate AFL sleeper Does it matter that Juan Yepez performed well in the AFL? James and Ch...

Pitching Prospects for 2022 w/ Paul Sporer

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James and Paul discuss the pitching prospects featured in James's most recent Farm Futures article. For a free 10-day trial to RotoWire, go to RotoWir...

Hitting Prospects for 2022 w/ Eric Cross

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The hitting prospects covered are all featured in James's latest Farm Futures article. Get a free trial at RotoWire.com/pod Is the price tag too high ...

Catching Up with Geoff Pontes

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Geoff's new job at Baseball America His new process for ranking hitters Oneil Cruz hype SZN The data on Hunter Greene's pitches Coby Mayo rank envy C...

FYPD w/ Bret Sayre and Jesse Roche

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

FYPD Tendencies Which high school shortstop goes No. 1? Bret loves prep players Jesse in sniper mode When to take Harry Ford? The closest thing to Aa...