RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down the news from across the weekend in baseball, discuss their reaction to the first wave of NFBC Main Event draft results and share some of their favorite draft targets for 2026. They go position by position to get into a number of names they like at their current draft price, including Roman Anthony, Michael Busch and Nick Lodolo, among many, many more. Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Chris Clegg discuss sniping each other in the Tout Wars Draft and Hold League and which prospects they're targeting for 2026! Draft Board 03:40 Hunter Brown as SP1 06:35 Corey Seager’s OBP bump 10:15 Sheehan/Uribe snipes 14:00 Lawrence Butler’s upside 18:05 Playing the middle at catcher 25:00 Sal Stewart’s upside 28:05 Mike Burrows snipe 30:45 Reid Detmers’ breakout potential 32:30 Colt Emerson’s 2026 potential 35:20 Don’t forget about Brennen Davis 38:20 Quinn Mathews’ velocity is back 40:50 Sam Antonacci and Jack Wenninger 46:25 James’ team 50:30 Colton Cowser’s underrated 52:30 Skills > Role relievers 57:20 Ryan Waldschmidt’s loud spring 01:01:45 Don’t sleep on Shane Drohan 01:06:00 Spring Breakout prospects to watch Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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.

Could Junior Caminero lead baseball in RBI? Is Jake Burger being undervalued? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson tackle those players and more. --- 00:00 3-10-26 Podcast 01:00 Pick 13 Fred 02:45 News 03:00 Hunter Greene out until July. 07:00 Corbin Carroll could play in a game this week. Put him back into the first round? 08:30 Logan Henderson is battling elbow soreness. Who is their SP5 if Quinn Priester also ends up on the IL? 11:00 Fantrax 12:00 Kyle Tucker aside 13:00 Main Event ADP Talk 27:00 BlueWire 27:15 Steamer 600 revelations 27:30 Value - As we both know, Steamer 600 projections can offer a new perspective on players, since it removes playing time. Here are some interesting numbers to discuss. 28:30 The industry is turning on Nick Kurtz to some degree. Steamer has him third in homers, seventh in runs and fifth in RBI. It also has a respectable .258 average. 29:30 Munetaki Murakami is 12th in homers, 14th in RBI. Has an ADP around 200. 34:30 Junior Caminero is first in RBI and fifth in home runs. Solid .271 average. 36:30 Jo Adell is seventh in homers and 11th in RBI. 37:10 Jake Burger is 21st in homers and 22nd in RBI. 38:30 Nasim Nunez is listed as the starting 2B in WSH. His March ADP is 383. He’s seventh in steals. 42:15 The list of players with at least 20 HR and 30 SB includes a bunch of Rd. 1 or 2 players, along with Oneil Cruz and Luis Robert. 44:45 Notable Spring Training performers (good or bad) 45:00 Matt McLain 47:00 TJ Rumfield and Charlie Condon 50:00 Bubba Chandler 54:20 Grayson Rodriguez --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! (hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) 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 Jeff Erickson discuss the top-heavy closer market and then dive into the players in the top 150 that they are fading in 2026 drafts.. They go position by position and identity players being drafted in the top 10 rounds that they are not drafting at their current ADP. Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top fantasy baseball pitcher sleepers for ERA and WHIP. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:20 What makes an ERA sleeper? 18:40 Braxton Ashcraft 20:55 Kris Bubic 24:15 Jameson Taillon 26:45 Jack Flaherty 29:15 Simeon Woods-Richardson 32:00 Logan Henderson 35:15 Justin Steele 37:45 Mike Burrows 40:10 Dustin May 44:20 Grant Taylor 47:35 What makes a WHIP sleeper? 50:30 Cody Ponce 53:35 Andrew Abbott 56:45 Sean Manaea 58:50 Matthew Boyd 1:01:10 Braxton Garrett 1:03:30 Noah Cameron 1:05:55 Slade Cecconi 1:07:10 Parker Messick 1:09:40 Zack Littell 1:11:25 Zach Eflin --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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.

Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Intro/Injuries are piling up and the World Baseball Classic is in full swing Injury news Hunter Greene undergoing MRI on sore elbow. Rhett Lowder’s chances improve. Jeremy Pena diagnosed with fracture in the tip of his right ring finger. Carlos Correa back to shortstop? Josh Hader (biceps) is slated for mound work early next week. Jackson Chourio is out of Team Venezuela’s lineup Friday after being hit by a pitch on his left hand during Wednesday’s exhibition game. Rafael Devers (hamstring) is nearing a return to game action Cole Ragans endures brutal spring start Six runs on five hits – including two homers – plus a walk and a hit batsman in 1.2 innings. Connelly Early and Peyton Tolle both expected to be optioned if Johan Oviedo wins the No. 5 job, “as expected.” Jurickson Profar suspended 162 games for PED violation. Meanwhile, Spencer Strider’s velocity is trending upward. Carlos Estevez’s velocity is way down. TGFBI Clay (picking 10th) Paul Skenes Nick Kurtz Andres Munoz Wyatt Langford William Contreras Jeremy Pena Nick Pivetta Kevin Gausman Konnor Griffin Jakob Marsee TZ (10th) Crochet Chourio Woo Olson Duran Luzardo Jansen Hoerner Nimmo Swanson Abreu Eovaldi Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Adam Howe of Pitcher List to discuss the different paths drafters can take through the first five rounds of a fantasy baseball draft. --- 00:00 Intro 02:10 Injury news 11:40 SP News 22:20 Hitter-heavy starts 35:15 Balanced starts 39:45 Pitcher-heavy starts 46:45 How many closers? 50:20 Category balance 1:07:15 Risk --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson is joined by Geoff Pontes of Baseball America to talk about Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle's chances of making the Opening Day roster, which pitching prospects to target in 2026 fantasy baseball leagues and much more! 00:25 Konnor Griffin 09:50 Kevin McGonigle 19:25 Jordan Lawlar 24:40 Caleb Bonemer 27:25 Braden Montgomery 30:00 Dylan Beavers 31:10 Noah Schultz 34:55 Ethan Conrad 36:05 David Hagaman 37:45 Dasan Hill 39:20 Justin Gonzales 43:00 Chase Burns 46:05 Cam Schlittler 48:25 Rhett Lowder 48:55 Logan Henderson 49:40 River Ryan 50:50 Brody Hopkins 54:40 Liam Doyle 01:00:20 College Starters 01:05:05 Roch Cholowsky Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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.

Is the Pocket Aces strategy dead, or just out of favor? Jeff Erickson discuss that talking point amongst their other observations from the LABR 15-team Mixed League draft. --- 00:00 MLB 2-3-26 Podcast 00:30 Jurickson Profar suspension. 07:30 Josh Hader might finally throw off a mound next week. 09:30 Quinn Priester may not be ready for OD. 15:30 Edwin Uceta is unlikely to be ready for OD. 17:30 Royce Lewis should be back in a week. 20:00 Mike Clevinger had a good start. Bubba Chandler has 7 walks in 3 innings. 22:45 Fernando Tatis to bat 3rd or 4th. Xander Bogaerts could bat leadoff. 24:00 Fantrax 24:52 BlueWire 25:00 10 takeaways from LABR and other early drafts 25:30 Fred was the only drafter who selected two SPs in the initial four rounds. Is the Pocket Aces strategy dead? 30:30 Why does no one want the batting average specialists? I thought that Jacob Wilson was the biggest value pick in the draft. Luis Arraez in Rd. 18 is so late too. 35:30 Why does no one believe in prospects? Has Scott Pianowski’s “avoid the shiny new toy” message finally won?! 38:00 Are we overpaying for poor save sources in a bad closer market? The RPs in Rd. 10-13 are a pretty questionable group, either in terms of skills or role. 42:00 Which Rd. 2 picks were the most surprising to you? I see a few. 45:00 Jeff had a steady stream of yellow at the bottom of your draft. Who were your favorites? And were there any that you instantly regretted? 49:30 Fred regretting Shane Bieber 51:15 Fred decided to use the unlimited IL spots to hoard players, much like MLB teams do. \ 53:00 Jose Caballero - do you see a scenario where he remains in a full-time role when Volpe is ready to return? 55:15 We each drafted two players who will likely have a single-digit homer total. How many of these players can you roster without having a problem? --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! (hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down the weekend in spring training and then take a deep dive into a number of starting pitchers being selected after pick 200 in drafts. Among many arms in the range, they discuss their feelings on Shane Baz, Shane McClanahan and Roki Sasaki. Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan Boyer and Jeremy Schneider give you some guys to target in the strikeouts and wins departments. --- 0:00 Headlines 13:32 Shane McClanahan 15:50 Shane Baz 17:56 Logan Henderson 19:33 Zac Gallen 21:40 Reid Detmers 23:30 Joey Cantillo 25:45 Jeremiah Estrada 27:59 Grayson Rodriguez 30:16 Cade Cavalli 32:46 Zebby Matthews 37:38 Matthew Boyd 39:40 Aaron Nola 41:20 Joe Musgrove 43:23 Quinn Priester 45:03 Michael Wacha 46:49 Mike Burrows 48:25 Chris Bassitt 50:10 Reynaldo Lopez 52:51 Nick Martinez 55:38 Mitch Keller --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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.

Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Intro/Welcoming Ariel Cohen back to the podcast Creator of ATC Projections, which we’re proud to have back at RotoWire. What are ATC Projections? Tout Wars H2H Champion (again). Congratulations! A drafter with incredible discipline. You stick to your dollar values closely in a draft… is that the key to your consistency in the league? Do you ever go over your number in an auction? H2H Points Generally, what are the main things one has to know when transitioning from Roto scoring to H2H Points? Do you prefer closers or IP volume in the two designated RP slots? Winning strategies you’re willing to share? Players Giancarlo Stanton can’t open a bag of chips Ryan Weathers touching 99.8 mph Any sleepers on your Mets? ATC loves Bryan Woo this year Should Pete Crow-Armstrong’s second half weigh more heavily? Cold water on Roman Anthony Trevor Megill health, trade questions Signing off Regular updates to ATC See you in NYC! 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.

How can you use moving averages and pulled barrel rates to help you win your fantasy league? Jeff Erickson and John Laghezza explain how. --- 00:00 RotoWire MLB Podcast 2-25-26 00:20 Welcome to John Laghezza Host of Corked Stats; TheAthletic; Substack 3x FSWA Award Winner, including this year! 02:15 News: 02:30 Merrill Kelly ruled out for Opening Day 04:40 Samuel Basallo injured at plate 09:00 Max Scherzer back with the Jays 14:00 Francisco Lindor resuming activities soon 16:30 Fantrax 17:30 Pulled Barrels 17:50 What is the stat, and what’s a good baseline? 23:00 Who are some outliers? 23:30 Isaac Paredes 26:00 Stabilization of the stat 31:00 Jeff McNeil 32:15 Bo Naylor 34:45 Matt Wallner 36:00 BlueWire 36:15 “Anti-Fragile” - what does it mean for baseball? 38:00 Velocity Bands for SP’s to predict injuries 44:00 Moving Averages - What are they, how do they apply in draft season? 48:00 Konnor Griffin 49:30 Underdog Strategies / Observations so far --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! (hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) 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.

Elite high-stakes player John Pausma joins James Anderson to recap their NFBC $500 DC Auction, discussing what went right, what went wrong, how to handle massive closer inflation and much more! 2:35 Closer inflation 09:45 Who’s the Brewers closer 15:30 Discounted players 19:00 Multi-eligibility players 21:50 Overpays 25:00 Weak SP builds 32:20 Catchers 38:45 Scripting your build 43:00 When to nominate your targets 46:15 Dollar days 49:55 Brewers talk 53:20 More dollar days 55:15 Prospect talk Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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.

Both Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie drafted in the LABR 15-team Mixed League draft Monday night, Jeff from the 11th spot and Fred from the 13th spot. They live-streamed the first 12 rounds - see who they drafted! Full draft results are here: https://www.rtsports.com/labr-mixed-draft --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! (hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) 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 first weekend of Spring Training and discuss a number of interesting hitters currently being selected outside the Top 200 in drafts. The break down a numbers of Mets infielders including Jorge Polanco, Brett Baty and Marcus Semien and also take deep dives into Ramon Laureano, Mickey Moniak and Alec Bohm and many, many other mid to late round hitters. Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan Boyer and Todd Zola offer up their favorite steals and saves sleepers, including Luisangel Acuna and Griffin Jax. --- 00:00 Spring Training 5:56 Headlines 18:01 Sal Frelick 19:45 Josh Lowe 21:13 Caleb Durbin 22:49 Masyn Winn 24:19 JJ Wetherholt 26:15 Luisangel Acuna 27:56 Jasson Dominguez 30:11 Jake McCarthy 31:55 Joshua Baez 33:47 Lane Thomas 36:55 Robert Garcia 38:01 Griffin Jax 40:01 JoJo Romero 41:00 Robert Suarez 43:15 Kevin Ginkel/Paul Sewald 44:49 Clayton Beeter 46:20 Jordan Wicks 47:46 Jordan Leasure 49:05 Jose Corniell 50:38 Matt Svanson --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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.

Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Intro/Spring games have begun, new Roundtable update News Jordan Westburg out through April with UCL tear Will Coby Mayo take over at third base? Chandler Simpson is nursing a tight left hamstring and won’t play in the Rays’ first few Grapefruit League games. Todd’s Twitter poll on Simpson Big discrepancy between our ranks Edwin Uceta received an MRI on his cranky shoulder Increased interest in Griffin Jax? Joe Musgrove is considered a full-go in Padres camp Pablo Lopez will have Tommy John surgery Roundtable update https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/article/february-rotowire-roundtable-rankings-2026-fantasy-baseball-top-300-105668 Biggest gainers: Willson Contreras JJ Wetherholt Devin Williams Ivan Herrera Daniel Palencia Kenley Jansen Biggest drops: Corbin Carroll Francisco Lindor Jackson Holliday Blake Snell Josh Hader Shane Bieber Dropping Out: Troy Melton Trevor Larnach Matt Shaw Connelly Early Sean Manaea Hurston Waldrep Nick Castellanos Spencer Schwellenbach Pablo Lopez Anthony Santander Jumping in: Evan Carter Logan Henderson Mitch Keller Justin Steele Cedric Mullins Jack Leiter Kevin McGonigle Brady Singer Carson Kelly Dylan Beavers Todd loves Cristopher Sanchez? Austin Riley not a value right now? I’m a little surprised to see Todd is the high man on Daylen Lile Chase Burns Todd: 81 Clay: 193 Concerns with Trey Yesavage or more so you just need to see it? 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.

Inspired by injuries to Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep, Jeff Erickson from RotoWire.com and Chris Towers from CBS break down the pitching options in the NL East. --- Fantrax Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! (hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) 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.

Nobody has won more NFBC Main Event leagues than Mark Srebro, and he joins James Anderson to give a couple hot takes before discussing how to build a winning pitching staff in a 15-team high-stakes league! 07:45 Mark’s 1st Bold Take12:00 Mark’s 2nd Bold Take18:35 How to win a Main Event league22:30 Where’s the SP1 cutoff?27:00 SP2 and SP331:10 Groups of SPs in the 100-250 range33:00 Young and exciting SPs37:40 Injury discount SPs41:00 Coming off a down year SPs44:35 Not enough track record SPs50:05 Good and boring SPs54:30 Constructing a staff01:00:05 Jeremy Pena vs Jo Adell FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss eight important park factors that you might not know about that could influence the players you draft.---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!(hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) 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 from RotoWire.com hosts Vlad Sedler from FTNFantasy.com and they discuss early observations from the draft pool, including which positions are the weakest.---00:00 Early Player Pool Observations00:15 Welcome to Vlad Sedler from FTN Fantasy03:25 Recent News03:40 Yordan Alvarez reports without ankle pain06:20 Zac Gallen signs with Diamondbacks10:45 Orioles sign Chris Bassitt14:45 Fantrax15:45 Hitter Tiers By Position16:00 2B16:30 Thin Top, Thick Middle17:30 How have you attacked the position?17:45 Punt, Punt, Punt!!!21:30 Target(s): Players after 200-250; Matt McLain, Brendan Donovan23:00 Fade(s): Jazz Chisholm24:50 Breakout: Maybe Luisangel Acuña, Chase Meidroth27:00 3B27:20 Minefields all over30:30 Are you among the legion that gets one early and calls it a day?31:00 Target(s): Both Japanese players (Okamoto, Murakami), Royce Lewis33:00 Fade(s): Noelvi Marte, Matt Chapman35:00 Breakout: Jordan Lawlar36:15 Catcher36:30 Many are saying it’s a great era37:30 Cal Raleigh or not?39:00 Ben Rice40:45 Where is Vlad shopping for catchers?42:00 Target(s): Francisco Alvarez43:00 Fade(s): Raleigh, Hunter Goodman at cost43:25 Breakout: Harry Ford44:09 BlueWire44:20 1B44:35 On average none in the first round47:15 But very deep, with options at many tiers48:30 Target(s): Pete Alonso49:50 Fade(s): None for real, but haven’t drafted Josh Naylor52:00 Breakout: Manifesting Willson Contreras, Andrew Vaughn55:00 SS55:15 Ranked a little stronger at the top55:30 So hard to not to draft three of them!57:45 Bo Bichette with the Mets59:15 Target(s): Gunnar Henderson, Zach Neto, Masyn Winn1:00:30 Fade(s): CJ Abrams1:01:10 Breakout: Konnor Griffin1:02:30 OF1:02:45 4-5 on average go in first round1:03:15 Deep, but remember you need at least five OF1:07:45 Target(s): Roman Anthony, Byron Buxton, Luis Robert1:09:00 Fade(s): Questionable BA guys early like PCA, James Wood1:11:45 Breakout(s): Jordan Walker (Driveline), Chase DeLauter1:16:00 UnderDog Strategy - Load Up on Early OF’s1:17:30 Infield Glut---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!(hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) 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 Ryan Boyer hit on some of their favorite sleepers in the batting average and home runs categories.---00:00 RotoWire Saturday Podcast02:00 Headlines02:30 Castellanos to Padres05:45 Gallen back to Diamondbacks11:00 Luis Rengifo to Brewers12:45 Fantrax13:45 Batting Average14:15 Q: What do you look for to find BA sleepers?15:00 One stat: Playing around with xBA-BA to find hidden value16:50 Ryan’s BA Sleepers17:00 Sal Frelick (ADP 200.6)18:50 Ramon Laureano (ADP 214.8)21:30 Kevin McGonigle (ADP 316.5)24:40 Moises Ballesteros (ADP 428.3)27:25 Miguel Andujar (ADP 542.5)29:20 Jeff’s BA Sleepers29:30 Dillon Dingler (ADP 213.9)31:00 Luis Garcia (ADP 227.2)32:30 Andrew Vaughn (ADP 310.7)34:30 Tommy Edman (ADP 314.5)36:30 Jeff McNeil (ADP 486.7)37:56 BlueWire38:00 Home Runs38:10 Q: What do you look for to find HR sleepers?39:30 Ryan’s HR Sleepers39:35 Wilyer Abreu (ADP 221.6)41:15 Mickey Moniak (ADP 245.2)44:00 Miguel Vargas (ADP 286.4)45:45 Marcell Ozuna (ADP 388.1)47:30 Josh Bell (ADP 405.9)49:00 Jeff’s HR Sleepers49:10 Jac Caglianone (219.22)50:15 Andrew Vaughn (again!) (ADP 310.7)50:30 Matt Wallner (ADP 347.89)52:15 Dominic Canzone (ADP 417.27)54:40 Gavin Sheets (ADP 460.2)---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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.

Fantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!Intro/Pitchers and catchers report to spring trainingSpencer Schwellenbach placed on the 60-day IL with right elbow inflammationWho slots in as Atlanta’s No. 5 starter?Josh Hader dealing with left biceps inflammationHamate madnessCorbin Carroll suffered a broken hamate bone in his right hand during a live batting practice session Tuesday, undergoes surgeryFrancisco Lindor undergoes surgery, Mets still optimistic for Opening Day.Bo Bichette will remain at third base for nowJackson Holliday will begin the season on the IL after undergoing surgery ThursdayJordan Westburg dealing with an injury of his own (oblique strain), could miss the first several weeks of Grapefruit League playCam Schlittler won’t throw off a mound for a few days due to mid-back inflammationChris Bassitt lands in BaltimoreCloser confirmation: Mason Miller in SD, Daniel Palencia for CHCBen Rice will still get reps vs. LHP after the return of Paul GoldschmidtJesus Sanchez traded to the Blue Jays today in exchange for Joey LoperfidoLate-round selections in the First Pitch Arizona DC:As Jason Collette would say, “finding value in the scrap heap,” or trying to…ClayJett WilliamsBlaine CrimAaron CivaleMasataka Yoshida (round 38)Jhostynxon GarciaMichael Kopech Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Todd Zola and Jeff Erickson discuss the differences between the major best ball contests and share strategy tips for each.---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!(hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and elite high-stakes player Steve Weimer discuss fantasy baseball roster construction strategies and much more! 03:30 Extreme hitters10:30 Risky old hitters15:20 This year’s George Springer22:40 Projecting catcher playing time27:15 How to attack 2B and 3B32:00 This year’s Drew Rasmussen37:10 Late-round outfielders to target43:00 Late-round pitchers to target FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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 from RotoWire and Fred Zinkie from Yahoo Fantasy Sports build a full roster comprised of players with 300+ ADP's.---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!(hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) 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 from RotoWire.com hosts Ariel Cohen of ATC Projections to discuss how you can use projections to win your league.---00:00 MLB Podcast 2-800:20 Welcome to Ariel Cohen01:10 Top News01:20 Framber Valdez to the Tigers05:30 Kenley Jansen to close12:30 Blake Snell Could Begin on IL15:30 Fantrax16:30 How to Use Projections to Win16:45 What is ATC?19:00 Projections Inputs / Components19:30 Finding Power22:30 Finding Stolen Bases27:20 Finding Batting Average28:18 BlueWire28:23 Pitching - Strikeouts32:50 HOW - Market Values33:00 Auction Calculators33:30 Start With Actual Value of Each Player34:30 Get Market Data39:30 What Constitutes Good Data?41:25 What is the Biggest Mistake Drafters Make with Projections?44:20 Humans vs. Projections46:00 Knowing Context on Players (Nico Hoerner)48:00 Difficult Players to Project - Prospects50:00 Injured Players51:30 Players from Foreign Leagues---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!(hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer kick off their category sleepers series with a look at Runs and RBI.---00:00 Headlines13:30 Runs Sleepers16:10 Daylen Lile19:25 Kazuma Okamoto22:20 Otto Lopez24:35 Brendan Donovan27:30 Gleyber Torres29:30 Willi Castro31:15 JJ Wetherholt35:00 Chase Meidroth38:00 Masyn Winn40:10 Austin Martin43:10 RBI Sleepers44:20 Munetaka Murakami48:40 Jac Caglianone51:45 Anthony Santander54:35 Colson Montgomery57:25 Adolis Garcia1:00:30 Alec Bohm1:02:10 Carlos Correa1:04:10 Kyle Manzardo1:06:40 Jake Burger1:08:40 Andrew Vaughn---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! 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.

Intro/Back for another season on the RotoWire Fantasy Baseball PodcastLatest newsBunch of Tigers newsFramber Valdez to the TigersTarik Skubal wins arbitration caseA.J. Hinch strongly implies Kenley Jansen will be the closerDoes this change anything for McGonigle?Eugenio Suarez returns to the RedsSal Stewart expected to split time between 1B/DHRoyals bringing in fences at Kauffman StadiumFrom Mike Petriello’s article at MLB.com: The fences in left field and right field are coming in by 9-10 feet, and the wall heights along much of the outfield are coming down by up to 18 inches.Mid-round Targets/Recent picks in FPAZ draftClay14. Isaac Paredes15. Sal Frelick16. Kazuma Okamoto17. Wilyer Abreu18. Dylan Beavers19. Logan Henderson20. Edwin Uceta21. Lenyn Sosa22. Tyler Mahle23. Chris BassittTZ players on at least three of six NFBC teams (two Gladiators, three DC50s, AFL (in progress)Dillon DinglerCDET583.33%Ian SeymourPTB583.33%Manny Machado3BSD466.67%Ryan McMahon3BNYY466.67%Brayan BelloPBOS466.67%J.T. RealmutoCPHI350.00%Matthew BoydPCHC350.00%Andrew KittredgePBAL350.00%Will VestPDET350.00%David PetersonPNYM350.00%Foster GriffinPWAS350.00%Jose CorniellPTEX350.00%Brice Turang2BMLW350.00%Trea TurnerSSPHI350.00%Brandon NimmoOFTEX350.00%Daniel PalenciaPCHC350.00% Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Jason Collette to discuss Jason's annual Bold Predictions series, featuring three bold picks from every division in baseball.---00:00 Headlines14:25 AL East27:10 AL Central40:45 AL West47:30 NL East56:30 NL Central1:06:25 NL West---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Marc Winokur talk fantasy baseball auction strategy and recap Marc's first two high-stakes auctions of 2026! 02:00 How the 2025 winners spent their money14:20 Marc’s surprise buys21:25 Overpriced players25:45 Skubal/Skenes/Crochet29:15 Spending at 3B30:40 Buying Rafael Devers33:30 How to attack 2B37:50 Willy Adames/Jung Hoo Lee41:05 How much to spend on outfield44:50 How much to spend on pitching51:35 Buy 1 or 2 closers?58:20 Nomination strategy01:06:10 Advice for new auction players FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie break down the major additions and subtractions for each National League team and what it means for our fantasy baseball drafts.---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!(hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) 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 from RotoWire.com and Paul Sporer from Fangraphs.com review the highlights from the offseason in the American League, and what it means for our fantasy leagues.---00:00 2-1-26 RotoWire MLB Podcast00:20 Welcome to Paul Sporer02:00 Weekend News02:20 Eugenio Suarez to Reds07:20 Luis Arraez to Giants10:00 Jacob Wilson Extension14:45 Free Agents Remaining15:00 Pitchers: Framber Valdez, Zac Gallen, Zack Littell, Chris Bassitt, Lucas Giolito, Jose Quintana, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer21:00 Hitters: Marcell Ozuna, Paul Goldschmidt, Luis Rengifo, Rhys Hoskins, Tommy Pham, Miguel Andujar, Nathaniel Lowe23:00 AL WEST Changes23:15 Angels: Josh Lowe, Grayson Rodriguez (traded for Taylor Ward), Kirby Yates//Jordan Romano28:00 Astros: Tatsuya Imai, Mike Burrows (three-way trade with PIT/TB, losing Jacob Melton), making room for Zach Cole; no place currently for Isaac Paredes. Losing Framber.34:00 Athletics: Jeff McNeil, Mark Leiter?40:30 Mariners: Re-sign Josh Naylor, Jose Ferrer … no 2B or 3B.42:30 Rangers: Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien; MacKenzie Gore; Danny Jansen, non-tendered Adolis Garcia46:30 Fantrax47:30 AL CENTRAL Changes47:45 Guardians: Re-signed J-Ram and called it a day50:00 Royals: Traded for Isaac Collins; Signed Lane Thomas; Signed Matt Strahm51:30 OMG Kaufmann Stadium Changes!56:00 Tigers: Signed Kenley Jansen, Signed Drew Anderson (KBO)1:03:00 Twins: Fired their President of MLB Operations last week; Victor Caratini; Signed Josh Bell; Signed Taylor Rogers; traded Edouard Julien to Paste-Eaters.1:08:00 White Sox: Signed Munetaka Murakami from Japan; traded Luis Robert to Mets for Luisangel Acuña et al; signed Austin Hays; signed Seranthony Dominguez1:16:15 BlueWire1:16:20 AL EAST Changes1:16:35 Blue Jays: Lost Bo Bichette; Signed Dylan Cease; Signed Cody Ponce (KBO); Signed Kazuma Okamoto (JPN); came up short on Kyle Tucker; signed Tyler Rogers1:26:30 Orioles: Signed Pete Alonso; Traded for Taylor Ward (for Grayson Rodriguez); Signed Ryan Helsley; traded for Shane Baz.1:31:30 Rays: Traded Brandon Lowe in 3-way trade that netted Jacob Melton; traded for Gavin Lux (sent away Josh Lowe); traded Shane Baz; Signed Steven Matz; Signed Cedric Mullins; Signed Jake Fraley.1:37:00 Red Sox: Traded for Sonny Gray; traded for Willson Contreras; signed Ranger Suarez; lost Alex Bregman; Trevor Story did not opt out.1:41:00 Yankees: Re-signed Cody Bellinger; lost Devin Williams and Luke Weaver; lost Paul Goldschmidt; traded for Ryan Weathers---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!(hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ to discuss the candidates to be this year's Nick Castellanos — players whose real-world value trails their fantasy value to the point that they're at risk of losing most or all of their playing time.---00:00 Headlines10:30 This Year's Castellanos Overview14:00 Hunter Goodman15:40 Agustin Ramirez19:20 Vinnie Pasquantino and Christian Yelich20:15 Luis Robert, Jo Adell, Teoscar Hernandez23:15 Noelvi Marte27:30 Marcell Ozuna30:35 Dylan Crews32:50 Samuel Basallo36:00 Alec Burleson, Christian Walker, Spencer Torkelson39:35 Addison Barger42:35 Chandler Simpson47:20 Matt Shaw49:50 Jasson Dominguez and Jac Caglianone52:55 Jordan Beck and Mickey Moniak56:15 Anthony Santander and Spencer Steer58:10 Adolis Garcia59:50 Mark Vientos1:02:15 Inverse Castellanos candidates---FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and high-stakes fantasy baseball player Phil Dussault discuss some boom or.bust catchers, platoon outfielders, underrated players and much more as we head into the heart of 2026 fantasy baseball draft season! 01:30 More early drafting04:00 When we know who we’re drafting07:00 How the Main Event has changed10:45 Toughest teams to project15:35 A potential bust at Catcher22:45 Best risky catcher30:50 Fernando Tatis HR projection35:25 Brent Rooker vs. Wyatt Langford39:45 Chandler Simpson vs. Jose Caballero45:15 Platoon Outfielders52:15 Best blocked hitter to buy59:30 Phil’s favorite really old prospect Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Jeff Erickson discuss the players they disagreed on in the latest edition of the RotoWire Roundtable Rankings, starting right at the top with Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge fighting for the number one spot.---00:00 Headlines12:30 #1 Overall: Judge or Ohtani?16:30 Catcher: Rice or Contreras or Langeliers?21:00 First Base: Kurtz or Guerrero?26:30 Second Base: Rafaela or Holliday?31:00 Third Base: Bregman or Suarez or Westburg?37:15 Shortstop: Turner or Neto?41:00 Outfield: Stowers or Hernandez?45:10 Starting Pitcher #1: Skubal or Crochet or Skenes?50:55 Starting Pitcher #4: Yamamoto or Sanchez?55:15 Closer: Munoz or Duran or Smith? Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson answers listener questions about the full-updated RotoWire top 400 prospect rankings! 02:00 Holy Shortstops!04:15 Top 10 Prospects By Upside08:10 State of the Rankings10:45 What Causes Offseason Movement?12:05 Rainiel Rodriguez12:50 Joshua Baez14:35 Walker Jenkins16:20 This Year’s Luke Keaschall17:30 Edward Florentino18:15 Carter Jensen23:00 Luis Pena24:10 Tyler Bremner26:00 Andrew Painter28:25 Elmer Rodriguez, Luis De Leon, Trey Gibson30:20 Alfredo Duno32:00 Nathan Flewelling33:00 Which catchers won’t catch?33:35 Harry Ford35:40 NPB and KBO36:20 Elian Pena vs. Jacob Reimer37:15 Roch Cholowsky38:25 Felnin Celesten38:50 Miguel Ullola, Brandon Clarke39:50 Robert Calaz Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson, Zac Beck, Kyle Sonntag, Ross Jensen, Jesse Severe and Taylor Corso participate in a mock FYPD! Find out where the top 2025 draftees stack up against the international signees in your dynasty leagues! 01:40 Tatsuya Imai02:15 Kade Anderson03:00 Kazuma Okamoto04:00 Munetaka Murakami05:00 JoJo Parker06:00 Liam Doyle06:50 Dax Kilby08:10 Eli Willits09:40 Seth Hernandez10:20 Andrew Fischer11:20 Kyson Witherspoon12:40 Aiva Arquette13:15 Gavin Fien14:40 Ethan Conrad15:40 Steele Hall18:30 Jamie Arnold19:25 Luis Hernandez21:10 Ethan Holliday22:40 Gage Wood24:35 Tyler Bremner26:25 Wandy Asigen28:00 J-15 Talk29:30 Charles Davalan30:20 Ethan Frey32:25 Kruz Schoolcraft33:20 Jace LaViolette34:30 Xavier Neyens35:35 Slater de Brun36:25 Francisco Renteria37:55 Johenssy Colome38:55 Cody Ponce42:00 The 2026 FYPD Class Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Jeff Zimmerman, co-author of The Process, to discuss the latest discoveries in the most recent edition of the award-winning book.---00:00 Headlines14:30 What is The Process?23:15 Second Opinions26:30 Late Rounds of a Draft-and-Hold29:10 Stats That Matter in an Overall Contest32:45 PCA Clones37:00 Successful Pitchers Despite Low Velocity40:30 NFBC FAAB Bidding Patterns47:00 The Kyren Paris Rule53:10 The Xavier Edwards Rule1:00:30 Pitch Characteristics1:05:10 Starting Pitcher Injuries1:08:00 Pitching Prospects Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Dustin McComas go through the top 150 starting pitchers by recent ADP and highlight many targets and avoids to get you prepared for you 2026 fantasy baseball drafts! 02:40 Garrett Crochet04:45 Hunter Brown05:55 Bryan Woo07:50 Logan Webb10:20 Kyle Bradish, Jesus Luzardo, Eury Perez12:45 Kevin Gausman15:00 Tyler Glasnow15:35 Spencer Strider16:35 Nick Pivetta20:00 Nick Lodolo21:30 Bubba Chandler22:35 Emmet Sheehan24:10 Brandon Woodruff25:55 Robbie Ray28:45 Tatsuya Imai, MacKenzie Gore35:40 Tanner Bibee37:40 Cade Horton38:30 Shane Bieber42:20 Andrew Abbott43:40 Noah Cameron45:50 Roki Sasaki, Shane McClanahan, Bryce Miller48:00 SP Sleepers53:10 Bailey Ober, Zebby Matthews, Reese Olson56:45 More SP Sleepers01:04:55 Seth Lugo01:05:55 Jonah Tong01:07:05 Deep SP Sleepers Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Jake Halusker to talk about the players rising up draft boards in the early part of draft season, some of whom are rising due to signings or trades but many of whom are rising due to nothing but buzz.---00:00 Intro/Headlines09:50 Rising after signings/trades, early rounds14:20 Rising after signings/trades, later rounds33:15 Rising due to nothing but buzz, early rounds59:30 Rising due to nothing but buzz, later rounds Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and KC Bubba pinpoint some potential inaccuracies on Roster Resource that are leading to some players being overvalued and others being slept on, as playing time is key to winning fantasy baseball leagues! 02:30 Sal Stewart05:20 Connelly Early09:25 Lenyn Sosa14:00 Jack Perkins, J.T. Ginn18:25 Ian Seymour21:50 Jacob Melton, Carson Williams27:15 Spencer Arrighetti30:20 JJ Wetherholt34:00 Kyle Leahy, Richard Fitts38:55 Carter Jensen, Lane Thomas44:05 Troy Melton47:05 Parker Messick48:45 Blade Tidwell, Hayden Birdsong52:45 Owen Caissie, Moises Ballesteros55:05 Graham Pauley, Connor Norby56:30 Harry Ford59:00 Hyesong Kim01:00:10 Zac Veen, Tyler Freeman01:01:30 Elmer Rodriguez, Colt Emerson, Konnor Griffin Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to discuss their fantasy baseball Christmas wishlists. Which players need just a bit more power, a bit more control, better health, and more?---00:00 Headlines11:45 The Gift of Good Health20:10 Gifts for Hitters38:30 Gifts for Pitchers56:05 The Gift of Playing Time Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Rob DiPietro identify six players who are being drafted too early, including Rafael Devers and Oneil Cruz, before highlighting more than 10 players who are great late-round values in 50-round draft-and-hold leagues! 04:00 Trevor Megill09:45 Rafael Devers12:50 Oneil Cruz17:25 Noelvi Marte21:40 Jackson Holliday25:15 Jonathan Aranda29:45 Finding late DC gems31:45 Andruw Monasterio35:50 Hunter Harvey39:30 Carmen Mlodzinski43:25 Michael Conforto46:10 Graham Pauley50:30 Sean Newcomb53:05 Nathan Church56:10 Zach Dezenzo58:50 Hagen Smith01:01:55 Everson Pereira01:04:15 Oswald Peraza Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Dave McDonald discuss the riskiest players who are getting drafted highly in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts, including Yordan Alvarez, Cole Ragans, Brandon Woodruff, Zack Wheeler and more! 03:25 Evaluating injury risk11:35 Yordan Alvarez19:15 Bryan Woo vs. Jacob deGrom26:00 Cole Ragans31:00 Josh Hader33:50 Tyler Glasnow36:20 Brandon Woodruff38:10 Pablo Lopez40:40 Shane Bieber43:55 Michael King47:05 Nathan Eovaldi49:25 Zack Wheeler52:05 Carlos Rodon53:45 Kris Bubic55:25 This Year’s Byron Buxton59:50 Chase Burns01:01:25 2024 velocity gainers -> 2025 results Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Rob Silver discuss the rookie shortstop class, sleeper candidates to hit 30-plus homers, reliever land mines, Rob's prospect for 2026 plus much more! 01:40 Konnor Griffin09:20 Rookie Shortstops13:20 Finding Cheap Power15:45 Jorge Polanco17:35 Dominic Canzone19:45 Royce Lewis23:05 Max Muncy (LAD)26:20 Jordan Walker31:25 Power Sleepers34:00 Reliever Land Mines41:50 Chandler Simpson47:30 Cheap Speed50:00 Rob’s Prospect For 202655:35 Nasim Nunez58:40 Jeff Hoffman Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Tim McLeod discuss Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto and the rest of the players making the leap from Asia to MLB in 2026! 01:10 Tatsuya Imai06:25 Munetaka Murakami10:45 Kazuma Okamoto15:30 Cody Ponce18:50 Foster Griffin vs. Anthony Kay22:35 Jon Duplantier25:00 Lewin Diaz isn’t coming over26:50 Jo Hsi Hsu28:45 Sung-Mun Song31:35 Open Universe Targets37:40 Roki Sasaki42:50 Tim’s Rookie Targets 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 2026 RotoWire Roundtable Rankings have arrived, and Erik Halterman is joined by fellow roundtable ranker Todd Zola to discuss the first round as well as some of the most difficult players to rank.---00:00 Intro02:30 Headlines10:15 The First Round21:50 Rankings Disagreements, First Three Rounds42:30 Rankings Disagreements, Later Rounds---Link to the rankings: https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/article/rotowire-roundtable-2026-fantasy-baseball-top-300-rankings-99133Use promo code ROTO15 for 15% off a subscription. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Eno Sarris discuss the 2026 fantasy baseball prices for the top young starting pitchers in the game, including Chase Burns, Jacob Misiorowski, Cam Schlittler, Emmet Sheehan and more! 01:20 High Upside SPs03:20 Chase Burns04:55 Cam Schlittler09:30 Jacob Misiorowski13:30 Emmet Sheehan18:30 Nolan McLean23:45 Trey Yesavage27:55 Bubba Chandler29:50 Cade Horton33:25 Connelly Early, Payton Tolle38:15 Troy Melton, Jonah Tong43:35 Tatsuya Imai47:45 Braxton Ashcraft50:25 Giants SP Depth 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.