RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Dylan Crews Wyatt Langford Paul Skenes Walker Jenkins Chase Davis Max Clark Matt Shaw Arjun Nimmala Brock Wilken Brayden Taylor Tommy Troy Noble Meyer Aidan Miller Hurston Waldrep Nolan Schanuel Enrique Bradfield Rhett Lowder Brice Matthews Sammy Stafura Colin Houck Nazzan Zanetello Kemp Alderman Walker Martin Jack Hurley 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.

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) take a look at the best and worst of the weekend. They also offer their awards for the best -- and worst -- of the first-half of the 2023 campaign. 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.

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through the biggest storylines from Friday's full slate before getting into 10-plus names to watch in Saturday's Futures Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Jackson Chourio, Jackson Holliday, Jordan Lawlar, Junior Caminero, Marcelo Mayer, James Wood and more. 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 (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups, Rival Fantasy, the top fantasy earners to date in 2023 and much more!Opening/Colton CowserPickups Alek Manoah 6:00 Trevor Story 19:00 Darick Hall Jose Miranda A.J. Minter Nick Pivetta Graham Ashcraft Tommy Henry Rival Fantasy Picks for Friday, July 7 24:00 Todd’s Picks Aaron Civale UNDER 21 Zack Wheeler OVER 16.4 Hunter Brown OVER 16.4 Clay's taking the under on Tyler Glasnow tonight in a tough matchup against ATL RotoWire’s Earned Auction Values Nathan Eovaldi 38:00 Felix Bautista 40:00 Clayton Kershaw Adolis Garcia Zach Eflin Christian Yelich 49:00 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.

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) joins Jeff Erickson to talk about five potential teams that could be sellers at the trade deadline, depending on what happens in July.---00:00 - Welcome01:30 - Jose Altuve / Astros08:30 - Esteury Ruiz / Stolen Bases15:00 - Colton Cowser17:00 - SCARF21:00 - Seller #1 - Angels27:30 - Seller #2 - Padres32:30 - Seller #3 - Cardinals39:00 - Seller #4 - Red Sox45:30 - Seller #5 - Mariners50:00 - Bonus Seller - Cubs 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.

Paul Skenes Dylan Crews Wyatt Langford Max Clark Walker Jenkins Who will go 1-1? Chase Dollander vs. Rhett Lowder Hurston Waldrep Matt Shaw Brock Wilken Tommy Troy Chase Davis Jacob Wilson Walker Martin Aiden Miller Where would Sebastian Walcott slot in? Kendall George George Wolkow Cameron Johnson Hunter Owen Kemp Alderman Cooper Pratt 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.

Join Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie for a special Fourth of July podcast, where we take a quick look ahead for some teams ahead of the trade deadline.---00:00 - Mike Trout broken hamate bone13:00 - Jo Adell15:00 - Jordan Westburg17:15 - Oscar Colas20:00 - Thairo Estrada23:00 - Nelson Cruz34:30 - Tigers42:00 - White Sox46:00 - Blake Snell47:00 - Bryan Woo54:30 - Evan Phillips 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.

Rob DiPietro (@DeadPullHitter) joins Jeff Erickson to help preview Week 15 and to review the week in FAAB.01:00 - Intro02:00 - Clayton Kershaw07:00 - Shohei Ohtani10:00 - Spencer Strider11:10 - Corbin Carroll13:00 - Jazz Chisholm22:30 - Garrett Whitlock26:00 - Michael Kopech30:00 - Pull Hitter Patreon32:00 - Week 15 Preview36:00 - Rockies42:00 - Mets47:00 - FAAB Hitters - Jordan Westburg49:45 - Jason Heyward, Will Benson53:00 - FA Stashes54:30 - Oscar Colas56:30 - Kolby Allard58:00 - Ryne Nelson59:30 - Matt Manning1:02:00 - RPs 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 (@RyanPBoyer) and Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) take a look at the latest news from the weekend, including the unfortunate injury to Shane McClanahan. They also break down the good from Bailey Ober along with the bad from Eury Perez, and some players on the waiver wire they'd be targeting including Jordan Westburg and Mike Soroka. 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.

Drew Silva and Chris Crawford look at the fantasy ramifications of the Aroldis Chapman trade, and then draft a full team of players they expect to excel in the second half of the 2023 season. 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 (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's projected two-start options on a 0-5 scale.Opening/Jordan Westburg SZNPickups Nick Gonzales Mickey Moniak 5:25 Mike Soroka Brandon Lowe 10:00 Jared Young Rival Fantasy (16:30)Shane McClanahan OVER, James Paxton UNDERTwo-Start Pitchers 26:00 Zach Davies 0 (Todd 1) Bryce Elder 4 (Todd 3) Tyler Wells 3 Kyle Gibson 1 Brayan Bello 4 32:00 Drew Smyly 3 Kyle Hendricks 2 (Todd 1) Luke Weaver 0 Alec Mills 0 Gavin Williams 4 (Todd 3) Shane Bieber 4 Kyle Freeland 0 Lucas Giolito 4 Tarik Skubal 1 (Todd 2) Cristian Javier 4 JP France 3 Austin Cox 1 (Todd 0) Zack Greinke 1 Clayton Kershaw 5 45:30 Johnny Cueto 0 Braxton Garrett 3 Julio Teheran 0 (Todd 1) Joe Ryan 5 Kodai Senga 4 Domingo German 3 (Todd 2) Clarke Schmidt 3 (Todd 2) JP Sears 2 Aaron Nola 4 Mitch Keller 3 (Todd 4) Luis Ortiz 2 (Todd 1) Blake Snell 5 Bryan Woo 3 Logan Gilbert 4 Logan Webb 4 (Todd 5) Miles Mikolas 3 (Todd 2) Adam Wainwright 0 (Todd 1) Zach Eflin 4 (Todd 5) Martin Perez 1 Dane Dunning 3 (Todd 2) Trevor Richards 0 Jake Irvin 0 Patrick Corbin 0 Grades recap 1:07:00 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.

Greg Jewett from Reliever Recon and The Athletic joins Jeff Erickson to track the most volatile bullpen situations for a special "Closer Cast." 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.

Miguel Vargas Triston Casas Josh Naylor Colton Cowser Junior Caminero Jackson Chourio Kyle Manzardo Sebastian Walcott Lazaro Montes Andrew Painter Colt Keith Draft rankings Upside pitchers Vaughn Grissom Yanquiel Fernandez Rayner Arias Anthony Solometo CJ Abrams Grayson Rodriguez Jared Jones Chase Hampton Nick Frasso Tyler Black Wander Franco Drew Gilbert Jonatan Clase Coby Mayo Jose Ramos Jonny DeLuca Darius Vines Endy Rodriguez Bryan Woo vs. Andrew Abbott Blaze Jordan Maikel Garcia Cooper Hjerpe 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 is a prolific trader in his fantasy leagues and just pulled off another one in LABR. He shares his tips to successfully trading in competitive leagues and discusses the news of the day with RotoWire's Jeff Erickson. 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 "Our Reds" moving into first place, recap the week in FAAB with Gavin Williams & Henry Davis bidding and talk about a slew of players as we head into the second half. 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.

Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) answers your fantasy baseball questions. He discusses whether now is the time to give up on Giancarlo Stanton, whether you should consider selling high on Elly De La Cruz, and why you should be rostering Emmet Sheehan and Henry Davis in redraft formats. 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.

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by R.J. Anderson (@R_J_Anderson) of CBS Sports. They look at prospects who haven't reached the majors yet like Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Ronny Mauricio and whether they have a chance to make a strong impression at the highest level. In the second half of the show, they break down the MLB Draft class, and the players who have a chance to make a significant fantasy impact in the coming seasons. 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 (@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!Opening/Reds have won 11 in a rowPickups (3:15) Gavin Williams Jordan Hicks Henry Davis Bo Naylor Samad Taylor Joey Votto Rival Fantasy (16:00)Kenta Maeda UNDER, Clarke Schmidt OVERTwo-Start Pitchers 25:00 Zac Gallen 5 Spencer Strider 5 Tyler Wells 4 Garrett Whitlock 3 Jameson Taillon 2 Brandon Williamson 1 Gavin Williams 3 (Todd 2) Connor Seabold 0 Michael Kopech 4 Touki Toussaint 0 (Todd 1) Matt Boyd 1 Framber Valdez 5 Brady Singer 1 Jaime Barria 0 (Todd 1) 34:40 Clayton Kershaw 4 Sandy Alcantara 4 (Todd 2) Colin Rea 1 Julio Teheran 2 Sonny Gray 5 Justin Verlander 4 Jose Butto 0 Jhony Brito 1 Paul Blackburn 2 46:20 Ranger Suarez 4 Rich Hill 2 Yu Darvish 5 (Todd 4) Luis Castillo 5 Alex Wood 2 (Todd 1) Matthew Liberatore 51:30 1 Taj Bradley 4 (Todd 5) Shane McClanahan 53:00 Nathan Eovaldi 5 Martin Perez 3 (Todd 2) Kevin Gausman 5 Trevor Williams 0 Two-Start Pitchers 1:00:30 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.

Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) joins Jeff Erickson to discuss Gavin Williams's debut, young pitching prospects generally, what's wrong with Cristian Javier and Sandy Alcantera & more. 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.

Gavin Williams Emmet Sheehan Henry Davis Bo Naylor Dylan Crews Wyatt Langford Paul Skenes Walker Martin 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 Astros & Dodgers are both in third place, the Marlins are 11 games over .500, the Giants have won eight in a row, and Maui's Team, the Reds, have won nine in a row and are in first place. Fred Zinkie helps Jeff understand what happened and what we can learn from it! 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, Toby G, @batflipcrazy, preview Week 13, break down all the Sunday FAAB bidding and discuss a slew of players including Sandy Alcantara and Corbin Carroll. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @Jeff_Erickson 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.

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) comb through the biggest storylines from the weekend and then discuss notable individual performances from Saturday's slate. They also offer up a handful of FAAB and waiver-wire targets for the week ahead. 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.

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_milb) and Ryan Boyer (@ryanPBoyer) take a look at the highlights of the early part of the weekend, including the sensational first MLB start from Emmet Sheehan and Triston McKenzie being scratched due to an elbow injury. In the second half of the show, they look at some performers who have excelled like Josh Lowe, Spencer Steer, Mitch Keller and Lane Thomas; and they discuss whether they believe in them for the second half of the season or whether they'd look to sell high. 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 (@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!Opening/Emmet Sheehan called upPickups Michael A. Taylor Edouard Julien (11:00) Oswaldo Cabrera Aaron Hicks A.J. Minter (15:00) Ryan O’Hearn Dairon Blanco (19:00) Rival Fantasy 23:30Emmet Sheehan OVER, Tanner Houck UNDER, Joe Ryan OVERTwo-Start Pitchers 35:00 Merrill Kelly 4 Ryne Nelson 0 Spencer Strider 5 (37:00) Kutter Crawford 1 Garrett Whitlock 3 Brandon Williamson 1 (Todd 0) Aaron Civale 3 Austin Gomber 0 Jesse Scholtens 0 Michael Lorenzen 2 (Todd 3) Hunter Brown 4 Jordan Lyles 0 Daniel Lynch 0 Clayton Kershaw 4 (Todd 5) Eury Perez 4 Edward Cabrera 1 (Todd 3) Corbin Burnes 5 Pablo Lopez 4 Bailey Ober 4 Max Scherzer 4 (52:00) Gerrit Cole 5 Luis Medina 1 (Todd 0) Ranger Suarez 3 (Todd 4) Osvaldo Bido 0 Johan Oviedo 2 Michael Wacha 4 George Kirby 4 Alex Cobb 4 Anthony DeSclafani 3 Tyler Glasnow 5 Andrew Heaney 3 (Todd 4) Jose Berrios 4 Yusei Kikuchi 3 Josiah Gray 3 MacKenzie Gore 3 Two-Start Pitcher Grades recap 1:05:30 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 and Tristan discuss the current state of the game and how it may change as the season progresses. They also focus on the new scoring and format for ESPN's standard points game, and the league in which they compete to get a better feel for the strategy and game play. 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.

Andrew's background Managing 15-team vs. 12-team leagues How to approach FAAB spending Closers Catchers Where to find upside Elly De La Cruz vs. Oneil Cruz Previewing the top of 2024 ADP Shohei Ohtani Francisco Alvarez 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 welcomes Fred for their yearly visit. They talk about Elly De La Cruz, Dairon Blanco and Michael Harris, along with the news and notes of the day. 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 massive Elly De La Cruz bids in FAAB, preview Week 12 and wrap up a busy weekend all across baseball. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireBat 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.

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) look at the stars of the weekend as well as some players that didn't bring it up to their best abilities on Saturday. They also some potential FAAB targets for the week, including one of the best young hitters in the minor leagues.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.

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) comb through the biggest current storylines in baseball and then get into an assessment of definitely-drafted players who are now struggling into the summer months. Jose Abreu, Alek Manoah, Jeremy Pena, Patrick Sandoval ... cut bait or stay the course?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.

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!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.comOpening/The Reds are fun again/Elly De La CruzPickups Andrew Abbott AJ Smith-Shawver (7:00) Jo Adell (9:15) Trevor May (15:30) Julio Teheran Rival Fantasy (26:00)Cristian Javier, Rich HillTwo-Start Pitchers Tommy Henry 2 (Todd 1) Zach Davies 2 Charlie Morton 4 (Todd 5) Spencer Strider 5 Dean Kremer 2 James Paxton 3 Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 3) Luke Weaver 0 Tanner Bibee 4 Connor Seabold 0 Chase Anderson 1 (Todd 0) Lance Lynn 2 Reese Olson 0 (Todd 1) Tyler Holten 0 Hunter Brown 4 Zack Greinke 2 (Todd 1) Tyler Anderson 2 (Todd 1) Tony Gonsolin 5 (Todd 4) Pablo Lopez 4 (Todd 5) Luis Severino 4 James Kaprielian 0 Hogan Harris 0 Dylan Covey 0 Zack Wheeler 5 Roansy Contreras 1 (Todd 2) 56:00 Joe Musgrove 4 Logan Gilbert 5 Logan Webb 4 (Todd 5) Alex Cobb 3 (Todd 4) Mathew Liberatore 3 (Todd 2) Zach Eflin 5 Yonny Chirinos 3 Dane Dunning 4 (Todd 3) Jon Gray 4 Chris Bassitt 4 (Todd 5) Jake Irvin 0 Two-Start Pitcher Grades recap 1:02:20 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 Kurland from Gaining The Edge (https://www.patreon.com/GTEFantasy), The Athletic and Fantasy Pros joins Jeff Erickson to share the five ways he's climbed to third overall in the NFBC Main Event, talk about the latest from the Marlins and the news of the day.---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.

Ethan Salas Josue De Paula Lazaro Montes Dyan Jorge Austin Charles Mairoshendrick Martinus Roderick Arias Cristhian Vaquero Keiner Delgado Yasser Mercedes Jose Rodriguez Sebastian Walcott ArticleBat 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.

Alek Manoah gets blown up by Houston on Monday, and sent down to Dunedin on Tuesday. Should we have seen it coming? Elly De La Cruz has gotten the call, and Jacob deGrom needs Tommy John surgery. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson have a lot to discuss!---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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.