RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the Edwin Diaz incoming suspension, the Orelvis Martinez PED Suspension, all the weekend baseball action and another busy weekend of FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.Pick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ) of TheGameDay.com to discuss which bubble teams look set to sell, which look set to buy, and how that will affect the fantasy landscape.---00:00 Headlines10:00 Blue Jays19:15 Tigers23:40 Rangers25:30 Astros28:15 Rays30:40 Red Sox32:45 Twins35:45 Royals38:45 Yankees acquire J.D. Davis41:15 Giants44:10 Reds46:55 Mets51:10 Cubs52:55 Nationals55:15 Pirates57:35 Diamondbacks58:55 Padres1:01:40 Cardinals---Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits.Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over some headlines and hit on their FAAB recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking all things fantasy baseball, including news, performance trends, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits.Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up0:00 Intro/We lost perhaps the greatest living player this weekPickups 4:50 Ryne Stanek - $8 DJ Herz - $5 Justin Turner - $4 Addison Barger - $3 DL Hall - $2 11:50 Landon Knack - $2 Jonathan Cannon - $2 Chad Green - $1 Others to consider if available in your league: Tobias Myers, Tyler Soderstrom, David Hamilton, Ben Rice 20:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 24, 2024) Brandon Pfaadt 2 (Todd 3) Spencer Schwellenbach 3 Reynaldo Lopez 4 Cade Povich 2 Tanner Houck 5 Brayan Bello 3 Justin Steele 4 Nick Lodolo 5 29:56 Hunter Greene 4 Tanner Bibee 3 (Todd 4) Logan Allen 2 Garrett Crochet 5 Chris Flexen 1 Tarik Skubal 5 Casey Mize 1 Cole Ragans 5 Seth Lugo 4 Griffin Canning 2 Tyler Anderson 3 James Paxton 3 Bobby Miller 3 Roddery Munoz 0 44:00 Freddy Peralta 5 Joe Ryan 5 Gerrit Cole 5 Luis Medina 0 Aaron Nola 5 Ranger Suarez 5 Bailey Falter 0 Matt Waldron 4 50:00 Bryan Woo 4 Blake Snell 2 Spencer Howard 0 Lance Lynn 1 Kyle Gibson 2 (Todd 1) Taj Bradley 3 (Todd 4) Jon Gray 3 (Todd 2) Chris Bassitt 3 Kevin Gausman 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sky Domboske of Fantistics joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his league-leading Tout Wars head-to-head team, the latest injury news with the Orioles and Yankees and a lot more!---00:00 - Sky Dombroske podcast00:30 - News & Notes:01:00 - Gerrit Cole returns; Aaron Judge (hand) sits06:30 - Kyle Bradish out for the season; Jordan Westburg (hip) sits08:00 - Walker Buehler to IL13:00 - CJ Abrams sits with wrist injury14:30 - Nolan Arenado, Kyle Gibson latest STL woes16:00 - Willie Mays passes; Rickwood Field game19:00 - Head-to-Head Leagues19:15 - Increase in market share21:00 - Types23:30 - Tout Wars format26:00 - Sky’s Team31:00 - Getting to know Sky & his work31:05 - How did you get into “the industry”?35:00 - Where/when can we find your work?---Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up---Pick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Draft Champions MVP Most Valuable Fade Player We Added Off Waivers We Already Know We'll Be In On Next Year Best Early-Season Cut Player We Already Dropped But Might Be Back In On In 2025 Best Specific (league, price, context) F.A. Add Of The Year: Non-Injured Player We Were Really In On In Drafts We Most Regret Player We Liked But Didn’t Get Enough Shares Of Player We Were A Year Early On Player Who Is Having A Great Year That We Probably Won’t Draft Next Year Which Players We Might Still Make Triple-Digit FAAB Bids On Approaching Catcher In 2025 Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign upPick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Seth Lugo just beat the Dodgers on Saturday, cementing his status as the most profitable mid-round starting pitcher this season so far. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson analyze Lugo's season so far and other mid-round profit sources.---00:00 - Welcome00:45 - Significant Notes00:50 - Yimi Garcia got good MRI news but wound up on the IL anyways04:45 - Bo Bichette to the IL12:30 - Yariel Rodriguez to join Blue Jays rotation this weekend13:45 - Justin Verlander to the IL20:15 - Johan Rojas sent down, so David Dahl is a lineup regular…..Trea Turner is back…..22:40 - Gerrit Cole officially returning tomorrow….. Anthony Rizzo out 4-6 weeks27:20 - Corbin Carroll may return today31:00 - Continuation from last week….31:30 - R19: No hitters / Paul Skenes & Jordan Hicks36:40 - R18: Luis Rengifo & Giancarlo Stanton; Seth Lugo & Jack Flaherty46:00 - R17: Ryan Mountcastle, Ryan McMahon, Ryan Jeffers; no pitcher48:30 - R16: Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Nick Lodolo52:00 - R15: Jeremy Peña, Starling Marte, Taylor Ward; Gavin Stone57:00 - R14: Isaac Paredes; Kyle Finnegan59:30 - R13: Nolan Gorman, Daulton Varsho, Vinnie Pasquantino; Bryan Woo1:03:30 - R12: Marcell Ozuna, Maikel Garcia; Mason Miller1:08:45 - R11: Christopher Morel, Anthony Santander, Riley Greene; Mitch Keller1:11:00 - R10: Sal Perez; Jose Berrios, Bryce Miller---Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up.----Pick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the major injuries to Mookie Betts and Yoshi Yamamoto, preview the upcoming weekend and break down all the adds and drops this week in FAAB, plus much more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWirePick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits.Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) of Fantrax/RotoBaller discuss the latest headlines and preview how the trade deadline will affect the closer landscape.---00:00 Intro/Happy Father's Day03:15 Headlines16:30 American League sellers26:30 National League sellers33:50 Contenders not looking for a closer38:15 Contenders who could add a closer47:50 American League bubble teams54:55 National League bubble teams---Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over the latest headlines and share their top pickups of the week.---00:00 Headlines17:36 Tyler Soderstrom22:29 Spencer Horwitz25:50 David Hamilton28:19 Zach Neto31:04 Noelvi Marte33:01 Drew Thorpe37:09 Shane Baz40:26 Hurston Waldrep44:18 Dean Kremer45:45 Cade Povich49:45 Budget Pitchers1:00:33 Budget Hitters---Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk all things fantasy baseball, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more.Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!0:00 Intro/Austin Riley is batting .220 with three home runsPickups Shane Baz - $11 Simeon Woods Richardson - $9 Hurston Waldrep - $7 Miles Mikolas - $5 Tyler Kinley - $5 Drew Thorpe - $3 Spencer Horwitz - $3 14:00 Tyler Locklear - $2 Tyler Soderstrom - $0 Others to consider if available in your league: Heliot Ramos, Jake Irvin, Clayton Kershaw Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 17, 2024) 17:00 Rickwood Field Game Slade Cecconi 0 Nick Pivetta 3 Javier Assad 4 Carson Spiers 2 Triston McKenzie 3 (Todd 2) Cal Quantrill 0 Reese Olson 1 (Todd 2) 30:45 Ronel Blanco 4 Alec Marsh 3 Braxton Garrett 3 (Todd 2) Jakob Junis 1 Tobias Myers 2 40:00 Pablo Lopez 4 David Peterson 2 Nestor Cortes 4 Hogan Harris 2 Cristopher Sanchez 3 (Todd 2) Bailey Falter 2 Randy Vazquez 1 48:30 Bryan Woo 3 (Todd 4) Jordan Hicks 3 Sonny Gray 5 Aaron Civale 3 Jon Gray 4 Yusei Kikuchi 4 (Todd 3) Jake Irvin 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kev Mahserejian talks ball with Jeff Erickson, as they cover the Dodgers, Braves, slumping veterans, the tricky free agent market this year and striking the balance between baseball and football coverage.---00:00 - RotoSurgeon Pod01:00 - 1. Dodgers Talk02:00 - Perception of struggle vs. reality of being +10404:00 - Buehler progress08:30 - Moves at deadline? / Improving bottom of the lineup (Hayward, Pages, trading for Biggio)15:00 - 2. Braves end losing streak - blip or concern?20:35 - 3. Fewer Impact FA’s so far - does that match your perception?27:30 - 4. Slumping veterans:27:45 - Goldy30:45 - Arozarena35:30 - J-Rod40:30 - Machado43:00 - 5. Balancing baseball vs. football---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! ---PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mason Miller JP Sears Luis Medina Joey Estes Zack Gelof JJ Bleday Brent Rooker Esteury Ruiz Tyler Soderstrom Lawrence Butler Jacob Wilson Max Muncy Darell Hernaiz Brady Basso Colby Thomas Henry Bolte LaMonte Wade Jung Hoo Lee Patrick Bailey Heliot Ramos Kyle Harrison Luis Matos Hayden Birdsong Bryce Eldridge Reggie Crawford Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fred Zinkie look at the top draft bargains from the bottom 10 rounds in 15-team leagues and look to see if the players are sustainable and if there are some trends that we can learn from.---00:00 - FredPod 6-1100:30 - JT Realmuto out09:20 - Francisco Alvarez back13:30 - Edwin Diaz returning Thursday18:00 - Here are the best picks, by round. Using the Rotowire AAV calculator. I thought that we could work from the bottom to the top, looking at these names from a few angles…..what did we miss?......is this sustainable?.....are there common themes in the names in general?(the specific dollar values are from Sunday, when I had time to create the chart. I’m sure they’ve only moved a dollar since then)18:45 - Ryan O’Hearn / Cole Irvin (Rd. 30)21:00 - Luis Garcia (hitter version) / Ronel Blanco (29)24:30 - Michael Conforto / Brady Singer (28)27:00 - Brandon Marsh / Jeff Hoffman (27)30:30 - Johan Rojas / No P (26)32:45 - Jose Caballero / Hector Neris (25)36:30 - Masyn Winn / Erick Fedde (24)41:30 - Brice Turang & Brenton Doyle / No P (23)46:00 - Alex Verdugo / Luis Gil, Garrett Crochet (22)50:00 - Jordan Westburg, Brent Rooker / Tanner Houck, Jared Jones (21)1:00:00 - Jake Cronenworth, Ranger Suarez (20)---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! ---PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Scott Jenstad and special guest, Paul Sporer, break down all the rookies available in FAAB this week and also talk Tarik Skubal, Michael Harris II, Freddy Peralta and how to deal with the underachieving mid-rounders. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire I @SporerSorareBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Brendan Tuma (@toomuchtuma) of Underdog Fantasy use Underdog's in-season drafts to determine the potential trade market for this season's biggest breakouts.---00:00 Intro02:45 Call-ups: Hurston Waldrep, Adael Amador, Drew Thorpe10:40 Other Headlines16:30 Paul Skenes21:15 Shota Imanaga24:40 Ranger Suarez27:10 Luis Gil30:20 Jared Jones/Seth Lugo34:00 Joe Ryan/Jack Flaherty36:15 Tanner Houck/Garrett Crochet38:30 Cristopher Sanchez/Reese Olson42:30 Gunnar Henderson44:45 Shohei Ohtani46:25 Elly De La Cruz49:45 William Contreras52:00 David Fry53:40 Jordan Westburg55:50 Colton Cowser57:50 Jo Adell59:40 Jurickson Profar/Taylor Ward1:01:00 Mike Trout1:05:00 NL-Only Tout Wars---Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Clay Link and Todd Zola are back talking all things fantasy baseball, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!0:00 Intro/Waiting to hear about Juan Soto’s statusPickups Yimi Garcia - $20 Griffin Canning - $5 Blake Perkins - $5 Justyn-Henry Malloy - $4 11:00 Robbie Ray - $4 14:20 Max Meyer - $3 Jack Suwinski - $2 Rob Refsnyder - $1 Clayton Kershaw Joey Estes 18:30 Others to consider if available in your league: Matt Waldron, Matt Vierling, Mark Vientos Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 10, 2024) Jordan Montgomery 3 (Todd 4) Spencer Schwellenbach 0 Corbin Burnes 5 Albert Suarez 3 (Todd 2) Kutter Crawford 2 Hunter Greene 4 Dakota Hudson 0 Jake Woodford 0 31:00 Erick Fedde 3 33:00 Jack Flaherty 3 Spencer Arrighetti 2 Seth Lugo 3 Brady Singer 2 Jose Soriano 1 (Todd 2) Jesus Luzardo 3 (Todd 4) Colin Rea 2 (Todd 1) Pablo Lopez 4 Chris Paddack 2 Tylor Megill 2 (Todd 3) Carlos Rodon 4 Marcus Stroman 3 Joey Estes 2 JP Sears 2 Zack Wheeler 5 49:45 Paul Skenes 5 Dylan Cease 5 Logan Gilbert 5 Bryan Woo 4 Kyle Harrison 1 (Todd 2) Ryan Pepiot 3 (Todd 2) Zach Eflin 3 (Todd 2) Nathan Eovaldi 4 Jose Berrios 4 Patrick Corbin 0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kevin McGonigle Tre’ Morgan Sal Stewart Starlyn Caba Jeral Perez C.J. Kayfus Dameury Pena Marcelo Mayer Dylan Crews Colson Montgomery Spencer Jones Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie look at data from 2024 and identify bankable trends. Where are our category leaders coming from? Did we draft starting pitching too soon?---00:00 - Fred Pod 6-400:30 - Overall data from 2024 (as of the start of play this week)01:30 - 4 of the top-20 pitchers in ERA were drafted in the top-10007:00 - 12 of the 19 pitches with 75 SO were drafted in the top-10009:00 - 6 top the top-15 pitchers in WHIP were drafted in the top-10011:30 - There are so many starters who have are sitting on waivers in most leagues and have an ERA around 3.50 and a WHIP around 1.15 (Ryan Weathers, Jake Irvin, Trevor Williams, Kyle Gibson etc.). Bailey Falter was available on Sunday in most of my 15-team leagues. He has a WHIP under 1.00! 13:30 - Are big bids on pitchers like Christian Scott ill-considered?16:45 - Trevor Williams on IL21:00 - 10 of the top-13 hitters in homers were drafted in the top-100; 5 of the 11 hitters who are batting .300 were drafted in the top-100; 10 of the 12 hitters with 40 runs scored were drafted in the top-100; 9 of the 15 players with 40 RBIs were drafted in the top-10028:00 - Were we drafting pitchers too early in this “everyone can pitch” landscape?31:45 - One more observation, of the 22 qualified pitchers with an ERA under 3.00, 15 have fewer strikeouts than innings. In this season of low BABIP and low HR/FB rate, is getting whiffs less important in run prevention?39:00 - Should owners in trading leagues try to correct this by dealing effective pitchers for effective hitters? 47:00 - Finally, am I correct in believing that the pitcher injury crises was overblown (once again) in April?55:00 - Monday notes: Kyle Tucker is day-to-day but should be fine…..Blake Snell is on the IL again…..Noelvi Marte will soon start his rehab assignment…..Brandon Marsh to the IL…..Robert Gasser is dealing with an elbow injury…..Connor Norby debuted…..Tyler Anderson continues to defy the odds….Matt Waldron pitched well again…..The Reds scored 13 at Coors…..Nolan Gorman has hit 8 HR in 14 games…..Mark Vientos had another great game…..MacKenzie Gore burned owners in his two-start week…..Kevin Gausman continues to stink…..Austin Hays hit his first two homers of the season….---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down a number of late Sunday roster moves, including Henry Davis up and Spencer Torkelson down and also discuss all the major adds and drops from FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWirePrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!SorareBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Robert Orr (@NotTheBobbyOrr) to discuss Robert's new swing-decision metric SEAGER, MLB's new bat-speed data and the first-place Phillies.---00:00 Headlines11:15 What is SEAGER?17:40 Good SEAGER, good results25:40 Bad SEAGER, bad results32:45 Good SEAGER, bad results38:30 Bad SEAGER, bad results45:30 Great SEAGER, mediocre results53:15 New bat-tracking stats1:02:00 How good are the Phillies?---Robert's SEAGER leaderboard: https://therealestmuto.shinyapps.io/Damage/ Robert's article on swing speed: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/90540/in-defense-of-isaac-paredes/Alex Chamberlain's article on swing speed: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/daddy-hacks-or-the-lone-peril-of-swinging-too-hard/---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) discuss the latest news and share their top pickups of the week.---00:00 Headlines19:09 Reed Garrett22:23 Yimi Garcia24:17 Tylor Megill26:21 Ben Brown30:22 Ryan Weathers32:53 Adam Duvall35:54 Matt Vierling38:40 Mark Vientos41:20 Keibert Ruiz43:23 DJ LeMahieu46:33 Budget Pitchers59:06 Budget Hitters---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Clay Link and Todd Zola are back talking all things fantasy baseball, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!0:00 Intro/The No. 1 overall pick goes downPickups 6:10 Adam Duvall $7 8:30 David Peterson $5 Albert Suarez $4 14:50 Spencer Schwellenbach $3 Spencer Arrighetti $2 Edmundo Sosa $2 17:30 Jeremiah Estrada $2 Others to consider if available in your league: David Fry, Ben Brown, Masyn Winn, Nick Gonzales 25:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 3, 2024) LONDON SERIES Ryne Nelson 0 Slade Cecconi 0 Max Fried 5 Grayson Rodriguez 5 Corbin Burnes 5 Kutter Crawford 3 30:30 Andrew Abbott 3 (Todd 2) Frankie Montas 1 Triston McKenzie 3 Ryan Feltner 0 Ty Blach 0 Jake Woodford 0 Tarik Skubal 5 Justin Verlander 4 Seth Lugo 4 Tyler Anderson 2 Bailey Ober 3 Luis Gil 4 Joey Estes 0 (Todd 2) Jared Jones 4 (Todd 3) Matt Waldron 2 (Todd 3) Yu Darvish 4 George Kirby 4 (Todd 5) Keaton Winn 0 Kyle Gibson 2 (Todd 1) Kevin Gausman 5 Bowden Francis 0 MacKenzie Gore 4 Trevor Williams 3 (Todd 2) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joe Orrico from the "90 Feet From Home" podcast and FantasyPros.com joins Jeff Erickson to discuss 12 overachieving hitters two months into the season. Are we buying Marcell Ozuna as a top-15 hitter? What sort of long-term value do you have for Jeremy Peña?---00:00 - 12 Surprising Hitters for today:01:45 - Marcell Ozuna07:00 - Jurickson Profar12:00 - Maikel Garcia14:00 - Alec Bohm16:45 - Jordan Westburg23:15 - Luis Rengifo25:00 - Taylor Ward27:15 - Brice Turang29:45 - Brent Rooker32:00 - Jeremy Peña35:45 - David Fry39:45 - Matt Vierling43:00 - Q&A---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Where are the tiers? Brady House vs. Dylan Crews Parker Meadows Graduated prospects Kyle Teel Dalton Rushing Miguel Bleis Termarr Johnson Chase DeLauter Ronny Mauricio Yilber Diaz Filippo Di Turi Adael Amador Jordan Beck Yanquiel Fernandez Pedro Leon Jace Avina Felnin Celesten Ralphy Velazquez Xavier Isaac Angel Genao C.J. Kayfus Juan Brito Brennen Davis Christian Scott Blade Tidwell Brandon Sproat Nolan McLean Jonah Tong Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fred Zinkie has a well-earned reputation as a master trader in fantasy baseball leagues. He shares some of his favorite tips on how to "sell high," and who might be some of the players that you should be peddling, including Elly De La Cruz.---00:00 - Fred Zinkie Pod 5-2801:00 - Jays/Mets angst11:00 - Fred’s Trading Tips11:30 - Sending offers out!13:00 - Offer options19:00 - Selling High Easier / Elly De La Cruz21:00 - Dodgers Slumping24:00 - Some May facts24:45 - 1. The Royals have been the second-best offense by OPS. Is this sustainable? Should we avoid using SPs against them?31:30 - 2. The A’s, Angels and Giants have all been top-8 in OPS. The Dodgers are behind all of them. And even though Blue Jays fans want to trade all the hitters, they are above average in May OPS.39:00 - 3. Short baseball games in Chicago right now, as the Cubs and White Sox are the bottom-2 teams in May OPS.46:00 - 4. Only one team has been bottom-5 in OPS and ERA in May. I bet you wouldn’t guess that it’s Arizona.53:00 - 5. The Mariners have a bottom-5 ERA. How is that possible with their starters?---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the brutal news about Ronald Acuna's ACL tear , recap all the adds and drops in FAAB and take a look at the first round of drafts after two months of the season. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireSorare Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Todd Zola welcomes first-year Touts Joe Orrico and Corbin Young to the show. They discuss their early Tout Wars experiences, how to make roster decisions, trading, and Would You Rather, hitting style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan Boyer and Jorge Martin hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk all things fantasy baseball heading into Memorial Day weekend, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!0:00 Intro/Happy Memorial Day WeekendPickups Jake Meyers - $6 Jake Bauers - $5 Mark Vientos - $3 Matt Waldron - $2 Ben Brown Jonathan Aranda? Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 27, 2024) Ryne Nelson 0 Charlie Morton 4 Max Fried 5 Cole Irvin 2 Cooper Criswell 2 Brayan Bello 3 Justin Steele 3 (Todd 4) Nick Lodolo 3 Xzavion Curry 0 Austin Gomber 0 Nick Nastrini 0 Casey Mize 2 Framber Valdez 4 Alec Marsh 2 (Todd 3) Cole Ragans 5 Griffin Canning 2 (Todd 1) Gavin Stone 3 Trevor Rogers 1 Freddy Peralta 5 Tobias Myers 0 Joe Ryan 5 Simeon Woods Richardson 1 Tylor Megill 2 Jose Quintana 1 (Todd 0) Nestor Cortes 4 Mitch Spence 0 Taijuan Walker 2 Michael King 4 (Todd 3) Luis Castillo 5 Bryce Miller 4 Blake Snell 2 Lance Lynn 1 Zack Littell 3 Chris Bassitt 4 Mitchell Parker 1 (Todd 0) Jake Irvin 1 (Todd 2) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mike Carter and Chris Torres from The Fantasy Baseball Beat join Jeff Erickson, as they discuss what they can learn from writers on the beat, extol the virtues of Luis Matos, and discuss some of the new metrics they're incorporating into their analysis.---00:00 - The Fantasy Baseball Beat Podcast05:30 - Booking Guests07:30 - Time Limitation08:45 - Best Tip? Joey Ortiz, Wilyer Abreu12:30 - Luis Matos17:20 - Real Life - What Do You Do?17:30 - Mike - Coaching/Teaching Special Ed20:45 - Chris - Nurse/Mental Health Counselor 24:30 - Recent Rockies Version25:00 - Beeks vs. Lawrence29:00 - Effect of the New Rules31:30 - Are there more pitcher injuries?33:30 - Are we changing which pitchers to target due to injuries?39:00 - Shohei Ohtani42:30 - Hitters CSW% vs. O-Swing46:00 - Bat Speed?49:40 - What’s Next?---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! ---PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Josh Naylor Anthony Volpe William Contreras Bryson Stott Jung Hoo Lee Leody Taveras More Highlander talk Using bat speed as a tool Corbin Carroll Matt Wallner Nick Gonzales Brent Rooker Nolan Schanuel Esteury Ruiz Ryan Jeffers Jake Cronenworth Jurickson Profar Gleyber Torres Andrew Vaughn Jeimer Candelario Jordan's pre-breakout SP crush A live trade offer! Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:00 - What did we miss? Here are the early round picks who have really screwed their teams; we left out players with massive injuries, such as Spencer Strider and Luis Robert. Beside each player, is their NFBC Main Event ADP and their Earned Auction Calculator value at the start of play this week. 03:30 - Julio Rodriguez, 4, 909:15 - Corbin Carroll, 7, -117:00 - Yordan Alvarez, 14, 1221:30 - Matt Olson, 18, 2; Austin Riley, 21, 1; Ozzie Albies, 27, 8; Michael Harris, 28, 630:00 - Difficult in actually to “buy low”35:10 - Francisco Lindor, 29, 1238:30 - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 32, 7, Bo Bichette, 40, -546:00 - Corey Seager, 37, 351:00 - Kevin Gausman, 33, -1356:30 - Edwin Diaz, 34, -6; Josh Hader, 44, 0---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! ---PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about the Yankees recent hot streak, Corbin Carroll, Edwin Diaz, Luis Gil and then break down all the adds and drops from the weekend of FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireSorareBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) discuss the good players going overlooked on the worst teams in baseball.---00:00 Headlines18:30 Chicago White Sox35:30 Miami Marlins44:45 Colorado Rockies49:45 Los Angeles Angels56:15 Oakland Athletics---Sorare Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! ---PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Clay Link and Todd Zola are back talking fantasy baseball news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now!0:00 Intro/National Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumPickups 5:30 Jalen Beeks - $9 Nick Gonzales - $4 Alec Burleson - User comment 10:40 Tylor Megill - $4 Charlie Blackmon - $3 Luke Raley - $3 Carlos Santana - $3 Eddie Rosario - $2 Griffin Jax - $0 13:35 Clay is still waiting on James Wood Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 20, 2024) Slade Cecconi 1 Chris Sale 5 Charlie Morton 3 Kyle Bradish 4 Tanner Houck 3 (Todd 4) Javier Assad 3 Andrew Abbott 2 (Todd 1) 29:15 Ben Lively 1 (Todd 2) Cal Quantrill 0 Erick Fedde 2 Garrett Crochet 3 (Todd 4) Reese Olson 3 (Todd 4) Casey Mize 2 Michael Wacha 1 Reid Detmers 1 (Todd 2) Gavin Stone 3 Ryan Weathers 3 Joe Ross 1 42:00 Pablo Lopez 5 Tylor Megill 3 (Todd 2) Marcus Stroman 2 Clarke Schmidt 3 (Todd 4) Aaron Brooks 0 45:30 Ranger Suarez 4 Martin Perez 0 Michael King 4 (Todd 3) Dylan Cease 5 (Todd 4) Logan Gilbert 5 Bryan Woo 3 Logan Webb 5 Sonny Gray 4 Taj Bradley 3 Jon Gray 3 (Todd 2) Jose Berrios 4 Yusei Kikuchi 4 Mitchell Parker 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Larry Schechter joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his new book, "The History of Fantasy Sports." (https://tinyurl.com/b63urwjx)---00:00 - The History of Fantasy Sports03:00 - 18 Months of Research04:20 - First Tabletop Games in 1800’s05:20 - Difference between fantasy & Strat-O-Matic / APBA08:00 - Paring Down to Make the Book09:30 - FSTA / FSGA13:00 - Founders of Rotisserie19:00 - Early Reviews22:30 - Early different formats25:00 - Variations of the game30:00 - Larry’s personal background - CDM31:45 - Transitioning to LABR/Tout34:30 - Mixed Leagues35:40 - Football dwarfs baseball37:30 - Role of the leagues / players’ associations39:00 - AL ToutWars this year42:30 - NFBC Main Events43:20 - Corbin Carroll ---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! ---PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Wood Coby Mayo Walker Jenkins Xavier Isaac Dylan Crews Brady House Colson Montgomery Lazaro Montes Roman Anthony Aidan Miller Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson view some of the surprising results from the first quarter of the season and discuss whether they are sustainable, plus they review the paltry streaming options for the week.---00:00 - We are roughly ¼ of the way through the season. 02:15 - Do we buy MIL as a top-5 offense? 15:30 - Alexis Diaz blows it19:45 - CIN as a bottom-5 offense? 27:30 - Reds Godfather Offer?31:30 - Will SEA strike out this much all season?36:00 - Streaming for strikeouts instead of wins43:00 - Is the OAK offense actually decent?49:00 - Is the STL offense this bad?55:00 - Hitters called up really struggled58:30 - Shaky Streamers---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! ---PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the adds and drops across fantasy leagues this weekend and also talk Paul Goldschmidt, Teoscar Hernandez and of course, the Paul Skenes debut. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScotJenstad I @RotoWirePrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!SorareBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@Erik_Halterman) and guest Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) discuss the latest headlines and some difficult drop decisions.---00:00 Happy Mother's Day/Happy Paul Skenes Day07:45 More Headlines22:50 Overall Drops Strategy39:15 12-team Pitcher Drops51:15 12-team Hitter Drops1:02:30 15-team Drops---Home Run Forecast Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up.PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some headlines and hit on their FAAB recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Todd Zola talk fantasy baseball headlines, pickups and next week's two-start pitchers.---00:00 Season Debuts: Robert Gasser, Taj Bradley, Bryan Woo11:40 Willson Contreras' fractured forearm18:00 More News22:00 Steak League pickups32:15 Two-Start PitchersJordan Montgomery 4/4 (Erik/Todd)Reynaldo Lopez 4/3Corbin Burnes 5/5Kutter Crawford 4/3Nick Pivetta 3/3Shota Imanaga 5/5Graham Ashcraft 1/2Hunter Greene 3/2Tanner Bibee 3/2Peter Lambert 0/1Chris Flexen 0/1Kenta Maeda 1/2Hunter Brown 2/2Ronel Blanco 4/4Brady Singer 4/4Jose Soriano 2/2Yoshinobu Yamamoto 5/5Sixto Sanchez 0/0Colin Rea 1/1Chris Paddack 2/2Sean Manaea 1/1Carlos Rodon 4/4JP Sears 1/2Osvaldo Bido 0/0Cristopher Sanchez 4/4Aaron Nola 5/5Mitch Keller 3/3George Kirby 5/4Jordan Hicks 2/1Matthew Liberatore 0/0Zach Eflin 4/4Aaron Civale 2/3Michael Lorenzen 1/2Jose Berrios 2/3Trevor Williams 1/1---This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Pirates announced that pitcher Paul Skenes is going to make his Major League debut on Saturday. Travis Sawchik, the Senior Baseball Writer for The Score and author of Big Data Baseball and The MVP Machine joins Jeff Erickson to discuss Skenes and the Pirates, the limitations of MRI's, and his experience in the NFBC so far.---00:00 - Welcome Travis Sawchik00:30 - Paul Skenes getting the call02:45 - Did the Pirates develop Skenes properly?08:45 - How are the Pirates structuring their rebuild?16:30 - Big Data Baseball21:00 - Henry Davis23:45 - Ke’Bryan Hayes25:30 - Oneil Cruz30:40 - Christian Encarnacion-Strand31:30 - Limitations of MRI’s39:15 - Reds slumping40:30 - Wild prospect trades41:45 - Travis’s experience in the NFBC Main Event45:00 - The Difficulties of drafting live54:00 - Managing FAAB---Home Run Forecast Promotional CopyHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up.PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What is RoboScout Caleb Durbin Jack Leiter Emmanuel Rodriguez Mason Adams Yilber Diaz Carter Jensen Andry Lara Zebby Matthews Jaden Hamm Brett Wichrowski Rockies pitching prospects Lazaro Montes Jaison Chourio Jeral Perez Jonah Tong George Klassen Quinn Mathews Matt Wilkinson Home Run Forecast Promotional CopyHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up.PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Last week featured heavy bidding on Christian Scott, and justifiably so, but Fred Zinkie suggests that this week will be nearly as big, highlighted by Kyle Manzardo. He and Jeff Erickson will discuss that, Shohei Ohtani somehow outpacing his high expectations and more!---00:00 - Dodgers Notes: 01:00 - Ohtani homered. You were there. I saw some people talking on Twitter about why we seem to draft him too low every year. It’s a good point……07:20 - Walker Buehler’s return was underwhelming but not terrible….10:45 - Alex Vesia gets a save. Does that matter?…..14:25 - Reviewing debut of Kyle Manzardo20:45 - Mason Black debuts22:00 - I listened to you and Scott. It was definitely a big FAAB weekend. But we already know that next weekend will be big too. 24:30 - I can share some of my bids if you want.26:45 - Christopher Sanchez / Spencer Turnbull29:00 - Paul Sewald returns30:15 - Cody Bellinger returns32:30 - Justin Steele looked good in his return…..34:00 - Simeon Woods-Richardson looks great but has had easy matchups…..37:30 - Jack Leiter starting again this week39:30 - Jonny DeLuca41:30 - Wyatt Langford to IL.45:30 - Parker Meadows is going to the Minors, which should help Wenceel Perez…48:00 - A.J. Puk is coming back as a reliever. I wonder if he could become their closer51:00 - Who else besides the Marlins get “Godfather Offers”? White Sox - Garrett Crochet53:45 - Godfather Offer: Paste-eating Rockies - Ryan McMahon or nothing59:30 - Godfather Offer: Los Angeles Angels - Taylor Ward, Reid Detmers---Home Run Forecast Promotional CopyHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up.PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap another batch of big name injuries across the league, talk AL West and AL East and break down a big weekend in FAAB, led by Mets pitcher Christian Scott. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ (@RyanBHQ) to discuss the players improving in multiple ways at once this season.---00:00 Headlines17:15 Vinnie Pasquantino24:00 Brice Turang, Brenton Doyle28:15 Tyler Stephenson, Willy Adames32:15 Alec Bohm, Christian Walker, Salvador Perez39:15 More top hitters showing improvements41:15 Sleeper hitters showing improvements53:45 Pitchers showing improvements---This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.