RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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.