
RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast
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Ep 444Talking FAAB with Brian Slack
Scott Jenstad and guest Brian Slack preview Week 11 in fantasy baseball and recap all the FAAB action, including the big bids on Royce Lewis and whether to drop previous FAAB darling, Matt Mervis. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @Jeff_Erickson I @RotoWire.Bat Flip: The Team-Shuffling Baseball Card Game is a gamer’s love-letter to baseball.Step into the role of manager. Build your team, shuffle it up, and then deploy it in an action-packed 3-inning game. Every player card is unique with its own special stats and abilities! Bat Flip features fast-paced strategic card play and endless replay-ability! Bat Flip is now available at batflipgame.com 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.
Ep 443Weekend Risers and Cheap FAAB Targets
Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) look at the latest news of the weekend, including the imminent arrival of Andrew Abbott from the Reds. They also look at the injuries to Jose Altuve and Wander Franco and the strong play of Jake Fraley along with the struggles of Francisco Lindor. In the final half of the show, they look at players you can acquire that could help your fantasy team without blowing your FAAB budget.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 442Pitching Category Overview
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) take a look at the early headlines from the weekend including Chris Sale being placed on the injured list. They also take a look at the standard 5x5 pitching categories and players and players they believe can continue to contribute in the category, and some players that are likely to see regression over the summer months.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 441Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 5, 2023)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Opening/Jordan Walker returns/Elly De La CruzPickups Akil Baddoo (7:45) Tommy Henry Ben Joyce (13:00) Hayden Wesneski Rival FantasyTwo-Start Pitchers (29:40) Tommy Henry 2 Bryce Elder 4 Kyle Gibson 3 (Todd 4) James Paxton 3 (Todd 4) 32:20 Kyle Hendricks 1 Hayden Wesneski 1 Hunter Greene 4 36:00 Luke Weaver 0 Shane Bieber 3 Dinelson Lamet 0 Lucas Giolito 3 (Todd 4) Alex Faedo 1 Brandon Bielak 2 (Todd 1) Hunter Brown 4 Mike Mayers 1 (Todd 0) 47:00 Tony Gonsolin 4 Braxton Garrett 3 Julio Teheran 0 (Todd 1) Freddy Peralta 3 Louie Varland 2 (Todd 1) Carlos Carrasco 3 (Todd 1) Nestor Cortes 4 JP Sears 2 Aaron Nola 5 Johan Oviedo 2 (Todd 3) Blake Snell 2 Alex Wood 2 (Todd 1) Adam Wainwright 1 Shane McClanahan 5 Martin Perez 2 Alek Manoah 1 (1:08:30) Kevin Gausman 5 Jake Irvin 0 Two Start Grade Recap 1:10:45 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.
Ep 440Diamonds in the Rough, or Cubic Zirconia?
Mike Gianella from Baseball Prospectus joins Jeff Erickson as they review some of the top post-200 pick breakouts like Josh Jung and Mitch Keller, and decide whether they're Diamonds in the Rough, or Cubic Zirconia.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 439Prospect Rankings Update (June 2023)
Jackson Holliday Elly De La Cruz Royce Lewis Junior Caminero Emmet Sheehan AJ Smith-Shawver Bryan Woo Brandon Pfaadt Xavier Isaac Gabriel Gonzalez Lyon Richardson Luis Matos Aeverson Arteaga Gavin Stone Jackson Merrill Dalton Rushing Connor Norby Miguel Bleis Samuel Zavala Josue De Paula Jonatan Clase Blaze Jordan Dillon Dingler Jud Fabian Samuel Basallo Druw Jones Emmanuel Rodriguez Gunnar Henderson Jared Jones Yanquiel Fernandez Chase Meidroth Nick Yorke Vaughn Grissom Josh Jung Justin Dirden Mason Auer Aaron Schunk Gavin Williams Lawrence Butler Ignacio Alvarez Drew Gilbert Jacob Melton James Wood Kristian Robinson Sebastian Walcott Everson Pereira Christian Encarnacion-Strand Nick Frasso George Valera Landon Knack Colt Keith Justyn-Henry Malloy Top 400 ProspectsA new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 438Five Monster Debuts
Ben Joyce threw an easy 102 mph in his debut, and Royce Lewis homered for the Twins. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review the top news of the day, including those smashing debuts.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 437May Heroes & Zeroes / Recapping FAAB
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap a fun weekend of baseball, discuss some risers and fallers in May and break down another busy weekend of FAAB bidding. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireA new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 436Weekend Risers & Fallers
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) comb through the biggest storylines from the weekend and then go Three Up, Three Down from Saturday. They also identify several waiver-wire targets for the upcoming week.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 435Offensive Leaderboard Overview
Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through a handful of headlines from Friday's slate and then examine the current fantasy leaders among hitters in each 5x5 standard fantasy scoring category. Who can keep it up, and who is due for summertime regression?A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 434Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 29, 2023)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Opening/Light FAAB weekPickups: Jake McCarthy (4:40) Owen Miller Johan Oviedo Kyle Hendricks Michael Soroka Griffin Canning (13:30) RIVAL: Clay’s Picks: George Kirby OVER 18.89 points, Randy Arozarena OVER 8.97 points Todd’s Picks: Hunter Brown OVER 16.97 points, Mitch Keller OVER 10.57 points Hitters: Acuna over 9.88, Nimmo over 7.93, Soler over 7.19 Two-Start Pitcher Grades (28:30): Ryne Nelson 1 Zac Gallen 5 Bryce Elder 5 (Todd 4) Tyler Wells 3 Brayan Bello 3 Marcus Stroman 3 Ben Lively 1 Logan Allen 2 Kyle Freeland 2 Michael Kopech 3 (42:40) Lucas Giolito 3 (Todd 4) Matthew Boyd 1 (Todd 2) J.P. France 2 (Todd 1) Brandon Bielak 2 Jamie Barria 1 Bobby Miller 3 Sandy Alcantara 4 Adrian Houser 2 Sonny Gray 5 Joe Ryan 5 Kodai Senga 2 Domingo German 2 Paul Blackburn 1 (Todd 0) Ranger Suarez 1 Rich Hill 3 (Todd 2) Ryan Weathers 1 Bryce Miller 4 (1:01:00) Anthony DeSclafani 3 Shane McClanahan 5 Zach Eflin 4 Nathan Eovaldi 4 (Todd 5) Yusei Kikuchi 2 Trevor Williams 0 Two-Start Pitcher Grade 1:06:00 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.
Ep 4338 Major Player Value Changes with Michael Govier of FTN
Michael Govier from FTN and the Pallazo Podcast drops by to talk baseball with Jeff Erickson.Check out the Pallazzo Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@PallazzoPodcast---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 432Pop-Up Prospects w/ Dylan White
Hunter Goodman Nathan Martorella Ignacio Alvarez Thayron Liranzo Connor Phillips Chase Hampton Will Warren Leonardo Bernal Orion Kerkering Luis Matos Luisangel Acuna Ronny Mauricio Heston Kjerstad Mark Vientos Jonny DeLuca Justin Dirden A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 431Three Up, Three Down
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is on the rise, Bobby Witt Jr. is not. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss three risers and three fallers along with the news of the day.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 430More Rookie FAAB Fun / Morel On Fire
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend of baseball, hitting on the Astros, Padres, Christopher Morel and more, then delve into all the FAAB bidding from Sunday, including spirited bidding on Matt McLain and Matthew Liberatore. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @Scott Jenstad I @RotoWire 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.
Ep 429Weekend Risers & Fallers
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) discuss a range of weekend headlines and break down several promising and not-so-encouraging performances from Saturday's slate.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 428Prospects Stash or Wait
Chris Crawford (Crawford_MiLB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some headlines and discuss prospects that should be rostered now or whether you can wait.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 427Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 22, 2023)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL Fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Baseball has always been America’s pastime but a close second is horse racing and we’ve got the best way to get in on the action. StableDuel brings a new way to play the races and this weekend they have over $20,000 in prizes for the Preakness Stakes. Get in on the action and start perfecting your strategy. Download the StableDuel app now and begin building your winning stable. Play. Race. Win! With StableDuel! Download at https://bit.ly/41EGEmMOpeningPickups Matt McLain Nick Lodolo Brenton Doyle Mark Vientos (9:00) Brandon Williamson (11:15) RIVAL (17:00): Clay’s picks: Shane McClanahan OVER, Zack Greinke OVER Todd’s picks: Blake Snell UNDER, Sandy Alcantara UNDER, Shane McClanahan OVER, Corey Seager OVER, Mookie Betts OVER Two-Start Pitchers (32:00)Tommy Henry 0Spencer Strider 5Dylan Dodd 0 (Todd 1)Kyle Bradish 3Drew Smyly 3 (Todd 4)Brandon Williamson 1Graham Ashcraft 2 (Todd 1)Peyton Battenfield 0Chase Anderson 0Austin Gomber 0Mike Clevinger 2 (Todd 3)Dylan Cease 4 (Todd 5) (40:00)Michael Lorenzen 3 (Todd 4)Eduardo Rodriguez 5Cristian Javier 5Brady Singer 2 (Todd 4) (42:15)Gavin Stone 1Edward Cabrera 0Eury Perez 2 (Todd 1)Corbin Burnes 5Colin Rea 0Bailey Ober 4Kodai Senga 2Gerrit Cole 5Drew Rucinski 0Luis Medina 0Taijuan Walker 2 (Todd 1)Matt Strahm 0Yu Darvish 5Luis Castillo 5Marco Gonzales 1Alex Cobb 5Ryan Walker 0Jordan Montgomery 3 (Todd 4)Josh Fleming 0Taj Bradley 1Dane Dunning 4Chris Bassitt 4 (Todd 5)Jose Berrios 3McKenzie Gore 3 (Todd 4)Two-Start Pitcher Grades recap (59:15) 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.
Ep 426LABR Update with Steve Gardner
Steve Gardner joins Jeff Erickson to give us an update on the four LABR leagues and to remind us we're still only a quarter of the way into the season.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!----Baseball has always been America’s pastime but a close second is horse racing and we’ve got the best way to get in on the action. StableDuel brings a new way to play the races and this weekend they have over $20,000 in prizes for the Preakness Stakes.Get in on the action and start perfecting your strategy. Download the StableDuel app now and begin building your winning stable. Play. Race. Win! With StableDuel! Download at https://bit.ly/41EGEmM 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.
Ep 425Highlander Keeper Selections w/ Jesse Roche
The Highlander Dynasty InvitationalAkeem GlaspieFF1 Nolan ArenadoFF2 Jeremy PenaDrew SpurlingFF1 Nick CastellanosFF2 Tyler GlasnowKen BalderstonFF1 Logan GilbertFF2 Jarred KelenicEric CrossFF1 Shane McClanahanFF2 Joe RyanEddy AlmaguerFF1 Tommy EdmanFF2 Matt ChapmanJesse RocheFF1 Pablo LopezFF2 Bryan ReynoldsSmadaFF1 Gleyber TorresFF2 Christian YelichKevin HastingFF1 Ty FranceFF2 Taylor WallsMichael WaterlooFF1 Ke’Bryan HayesFF2 Masataka YoshidaThe ItchFF1 Edwin DiazFF2 Nathaniel LoweJordan RosenblumFF1 Joey GalloFF2 Josh HaderChris FargisFF1 George SpringerFF2 Will SmithAlex SanchezFF1 Max FriedFF2 James OutmanDJ ShortFF1 Alec BohmFF2 Nico HoernerChris CleggFF1 Joe MusgroveFF2 Cody BellingerDrew WheelerFF1 Zac GallenFF2 J.T. RealmutoChris MaherFF1 Luis GarciaFF2 Jorge PolancoBret SayreFF1 Andrew VaughnFF2 Nolan GormanGeoff PontesFF1 Kevin GausmanFF2 Jonathan IndiaJames AndersonFF1 Willy AdamesFF2 Miguel VargasBaseball has always been America’s pastime but a close second is horse racing and we’ve got the best way to get in on the action. StableDuel brings a new way to play the races and this weekend they have over $20,000 in prizes for the Preakness Stakes.Get in on the action and start perfecting your strategy. Download the StableDuel app now and begin building your winning stable. Play. Race. Win! With StableDuel! Download at https://bit.ly/41EGEmMA new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 424Top Five Hitters on the Rise
Matt McLain gets the call, Michael Conforto is heating up and Christopher Morel just went for big bids last week. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson identify hitters whose profile is rising.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 423Eury Perez FAAB Week / Week 8 Preview
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball, talk about the surging Dodgers and recap all the weekend FAAB bidding, breaking down the action on Eury Perez, Christopher Morel and many more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 422Weekend Risers & Fallers
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (Crawford_MiLB) comb through weekend headlines and then identify three players who shined on Saturday and three players who showed reason for concern. They also discuss several waiver wire targets to close out the show.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 421Draft Day Misses
Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some draft day targets that have not worked out so far.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 420Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 15, 2023)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Opening - Eury Perez DayFAAB Pickups: Eury Perez Brayan Bello (9:00) JJ Bleday (13:30) RIVAL (24:00) Todd’s picks: Trea Turner OVER, JT Realmuto OVER, Byron Buxton OVER Clay’s picks: Taijuan Walker UNDER, Dustin May OVER Two-Start Pitcher Grades (33:00)Merrill Kelly 4Charlie Morton 4Grayson Rodriguez 3 (Todd 2)Dean Kremer 2 (Todd 1)Jameson Taillon 1Hunter Greene 2 (Todd 1) 38:30Shane Bieber 5Connor Seabold 0Lance Lynn 3 41:40 Framber Valdez 5Brad Keller 1Shohei Ohtani 5Noah Syndergaard 1Clayton Kershaw 5Jesus Luzardo 4Eric Lauer 2Pablo Lopez 4Justin Verlander 5Jhony Brito 0Domingo German 1 (Todd 2)Kyle Muller 0Bailey Falter 1Seth Lugo 2George Kirby 5Sean Manaea 1Jack Flaherty 2 (Todd 1)Jordan Montgomery 3 (Todd 4)Yonny Chirinos 3 (Todd 2)Dane Dunning 3 1:02:15 Alek Manoah 3Kevin Gausman 5Patrick Corbin 0Josiah Gray 4Two-Start Pitcher Grades Recap 1:05:50 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.
Ep 419New Braves World with @RotoClegg
Chris Clegg joins Jeff Erickson on the RotoWire podcast to break down the Braves' pitching and shortstop options, reacts to Eury Perez and other top pitching prospects getting the call, and to the latest slew of pitcher injuries.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 418Breakout Prospects w/ Ross Jensen
Junior Caminero Emmet Sheehan Ryan Clifford Cole Young Ben Brown Carlos Jorge Chase Meidroth Nick Yorke Noah Cameron Edgar Quero Dalton Rushing A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 417Fred Zinkie's Top Tough Cuts
We just had another big FAAB weekend, but for every add, there has to be a cut. @FredZinkieMLB just cut bait on two veterans in a 15-team format, which we discussed along with big news in the NL East.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 416Recapping a Busy FAAB Weekend
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball, preview Week 7 and discuss all the FAAB bidding from the weekend, including all the high dollar bids on Bryce Miller and Matt Mervis. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireA new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 4154 Up, 4 Down From Friday
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) comb through early-weekend headlines, discussing the debut of Matt Mervis and several injury notes, before examining a range of players who either flourished or faltered on Friday.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 414Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 8, 2023)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL Fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Opening - Matt MervisFAAB Pickups: Bryce Miller Michael King 5:00 Louie Varland 6:40 Yennier Cano JP Sears Maikel Garcia RIVAL Fantasy (16:30): Todd’s picks for tonight: Kyle Muller UNDER, Rich Hill UNDER, Yu Darvish OVER Clay's picks for tonight: Hunter Greene UNDER, Cristian Javier OVER Two-Start Pitchers (26:00):Zac Gallen 5Brandon Pfaadt 3Charlie Morton 3 (Todd 4)Kyle Gibson 2Marcus Stroman 3Graham Ashcraft 3Tanner Bibee 4 34:45Kyle Freeland 1 (Todd 0)Dylan Cease 4Lucas Giolito 3Michael Lorenzen 0 (Todd 1)Framber Valdez 5Zack Greinke 0Jordan Lyles 0Braxton Garrett 41:30 1 Louie Varland 2 (Todd 1)Max Scherzer 5Nestor Cortes 3Clarke Schmidt 1JP Sears 2Drew Rucinski 0Mitch Keller 3 (Todd 4)Michael Wacha 1Logan Gilbert 4 (Todd 5)Anthony DeSclafani 3 (Todd 4)Logan Webb 5Miles Mikolas 2Shane McClanahan 5Zach Eflin 5 (Todd 4) 52:00Jon Gray 3Andrew Heaney 2 (Todd 3)Jake Irvin 0Two-Start Recap 56:10 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.
Ep 413FAAB-a-palooza 2023?
With the news that Matt Mervis is getting the call from the Cubs, this weekend is shaping up to be a huge FAAB weekend. Paul Sporer joins Jeff Erickson to help you prepare your bids.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 412Dynasty Risers & Fallers w/ The Itch
Eloy Jimenez Luis Robert Jake Burger Daulton Varsho Riley Greene Josh Lowe James Outman Jarred Kelenic Lars Nootbaar Jack Suwinski Brandon Marsh Joey Wiemer Cody Bellinger Jorge Mateo Thairo Estrada Yandy Diaz vs. Nolan Arenado Joe Ryan Gunnar Henderson Miguel Vargas Triston Casas Ezequiel Tovar Who is the No. 1 fantasy prospect? Jackson Holliday Junior Caminero Kyle Schwarber Kyle Harrison Ron Marinaccio Geraldo Perdomo https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/dynasty-rankings.phpA new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 411Top Five Young Starters
We've seen major bids already for Taj Bradley, Tanner Bibee, and Logan Allen. Now Bryce Miller and Gavin Stone will be getting the call this week, and more good young starters are on the way. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss that and the latest news.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 410Tanner Bibee FAAB Week / Week 6 Preview
Scott Jenstad and special guest, Ryan Bloomfield of Baseball HQ, discuss a busy week in FAAB highlighted by Tanner Bibee and Logan Allen, recap the weekend in baseball and discuss many players including Gunnar Henderson and Kevin Gausman. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire I @RyanBHQA new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! 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.
Ep 409Weekend Risers and Fallers, FAAB Talk
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) recap some of the notable happenings over the weekend and offer some FAAB recommendations.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 408For Real or Fade: Pitchers
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) discuss the latest weekend headlines and then examine the 5x5 fantasy scoring leaders among pitchers and offer some opinions on who is for real and who to fade.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 407Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 1, 2023)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk Rival Fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE)Pickups: Gavin Stone Jarren Duran Logan T. Allen Rival Fantasy: Todd’s Picks for Tonight: Framber Valdez OVER, Eduardo Rodriguez OVER, Rich Hill UNDER Clay’s Picks for Tonight: Framber Valdez OVER, Jack Flaherty UNDER (19:30) Two-Start Pitchers:Zac Gallen 5Bryce Elder 4 (Todd 3)Kyle Wright 2Tyler Wells (27:40) 3Corey Kluber 0 (Todd 1)Tanner Houck 2Drew Smyly 3Jameson Taillon 2Luke Weaver 0Ryan Feltner 0Michael Kopech 1Michael Lorenzen 0Luis Garcia 39:20 4Zack Greinke 1Tony Gonsolin 2Sandy Alcantara 5 (Todd 4) 44:30Eric Lauer 1 (Todd 2)Tyler Mahle 4 (Todd 3)Max Scherzer 5Kodai Senga 3Domingo German 1 (Todd 2)Taijuan Walker 2Roansy Contreras 53:00 3Blake Snell 3 (Todd 2)Logan Gilbert 3 (Todd 4)Ross Stripling 1Steven Matz 57:30 3Shane McClanahan 5Jose Berrios 3Yusei Kikuchi 3MacKenzie Gore 3Trevor Williams 01:04 Two-Start Pitcher Grades Recap 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.
Ep 406Optimism Or Concern?
Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Chris Towers of CBS Sports (CTowersCBS) to look at some players who have gotten off to poor starts over the first month, and how concerned fantasy players should be.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 405Prospect Mailbag (April 2023)
Josh Jung Heston Kjerstad Mason Miller Zach Neto Andrew Abbott Gavin Stone Gavin Williams Kerry Carpenter Brayan Bello Ronny Mauricio Gunnar Henderson Jordan Walker Anthony Volpe Brent Rooker Jonatan Clase Junior Caminero Wilmer Flores Justyn-Henry Malloy Luis Matos James Outman Lyon Richardson Tyler Black Sterlin Thompson Brennen Davis Daylen Lile Connor Norby Jackson Holliday Colton Cowser Cole Wilcox Oscar Colas Josh Lowe Cody Bellinger Nolan Gorman Matt Chapman Jake McCarthy Riley Greene Kyle Bradish Forrest Whitley Everson Pereira Hector Rodriguez Cody Bradford Casey Schmitt A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 404More Starting Pitcher Disasters
Chris Sale didn't strike out any Orioles on Monday night, Jose Urquidy, Nick Lodolo and Lance Lynn also got rocked. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break down those pitching disasters, and cover the injury and prospect news of the day as well.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 403FAAB Breakdown / Weekend Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad review all the Sunday FAAB bidding, including all the big bids for Mason Miller, preview Week 5 and talk Pirates, A's and all the other news from the weekend in baseball. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire 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.
Ep 402Young Pitching Stashes
Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some headlines and also delve into some young pitching talk, from just-debuted guys to possible stashes.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 401For Real or Fade: Hitters
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) talk recent headlines and also look at the 5x5 leaders and offer some opinions on who is for real and who to fade.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 400Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 24, 2023)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) News Bryce Harper could be back in early May. Max Scherzer drops his appeal (6:00) Liam Hendriks is in remission. FAAB pickups Mason Miller (10:45) Zach Neto RIVAL Fantasy (18:05) Todd - Julio Urias & Aaron Nola OVER Clay - Alek Manoah OVER & Mitch Keller UNDER Two-Start Pitchers (30:00) Tommy Henry 0 Spencer Strider 5 Charlie Morton 4 Dean Kremer 0 (Todd 1) Kyle Bradish 3 Chris Sale (34:00) 4 Justin Steele 3 (Todd 4) Nick Lodolo 4 Cal Quantrill 2 Austin Gomber 0 Lucas Giolito 3 Mike Clevinger 2 Eduardo Rodriguez 2 Spencer Turnbull 0 (Todd 1) Jose Urquidy 4 (Todd 3) Brad Keller 2 (Todd 3) Brady Singer 1 (Todd 4) Jose Suarez 0 Noah Syndergaard 2 (Todd 3) Edward Cabrera 2 (Todd 1) Bryan Hoeing 0 Colin Rea 2 Joe Ryan 5 Kenta Maeda 1 (Todd 2) Kodai Senga 4 Nestor Cortes 5 (Todd 4) Jhony Brito 1 Ken Waldichuk 0 Bailey Falter 0 (Todd 1) Johan Oviedo 2 Logan Gilbert 4 (Todd 5) Alex Cobb 3 Jordan Montgomery 2 (Todd 3) Drew Rasmussen 5 (Todd 4) Taj Bradley 3 (Todd 2) Nathan Eovaldi 1 (Todd 2) Martin Perez 1 (Todd 2) Chris Bassitt 4 Josiah Gray 1 (Todd 2) Two-Start Grade Recap 1:01:15 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.
Ep 399Top Five Buy-High Players
Brian Entrekin (aka KC Bubba) joins Jeff Erickson and advocates for buying high on Jared Kelenic and a few other hot starters.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 398Betting on Rookie of the Year w/ John Laghezza
AL Rookie of the yearHunter Brown +600Logan O’Hoppe +900Josh Jung +1300Taj Bradley +1500Esteury Ruiz +3500Curtis Mead +10000Ricky Tiedemann +15000NL Rookie of the yearCorbin Carroll +300 James Outman +500Kodai Senga +550Brett Baty +1400Garrett Mitchell +2500Brandon Pfaadt +3000Matt Mervis +8500Matthew Liberatore +10000Gavin Stone +12000A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 397Panic Meter - Juan Soto and Other Hitters
How concerned are you about the slow starts by Juan Soto, Jose Abreu, Christian Walker and Gunnar Henderson? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review them, the latest pitcher injuries and recent call-ups.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.
Ep 396Week 4 Preview / FAAB Review - Bradley, Neto & Julien Bidding!
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down a busy weekend of baseball action, review some large FAAB bids on rookies and preview Week 4 in fantasy baseball. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire. 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.
Ep 395Weekend Risers and Free Agent Targets
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) take a look at the promotion of Brett Baty, Giancarlo Stanton's hamstring injury and more headlines from the weekend. They also offer some potential FAAB pickups like Zach Neto, Rodolfo Castro and a handful of others.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) 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.