RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

James Anderson and legendary fantasy player Phil Dussault discuss players and strategy that will help you dominate your 2025 fantasy baseball leagues! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Riskiest 1st Round Pick 06:35 Jackson Merrill 11:25 James Wood 14:45 THE Dodgers SP To Target 18:25 6-man Rotations 31:30 Reliever Strategy 41:25 Shane McClanahan 47:00 Rays ballpark effects 52:35 Phil vs. Dusty 01:00:05 Chase Dollander 01:06:00 Phil’s favorite prospect 01:11:35 Live Auction Advice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about the updated RotoWire top 400 prospect rankings! 00:00 Intro 02:00 Sebastian Walcott 03:45 Leodalis De Vries 06:15 Zyhir Hope 07:30 Walker Jenkins 08:55 Jesus Made 11:10 Jordan Lawlar 11:55 Cam Collier 14:10 Alejandro Rosario 15:45 Travis Sykora 16:16 Down Arrows 18:35 Lazaro Montes 20:15 Jett Williams 22:05 Jackson Holliday 24:30 Konnor Griffin 25:20 Caleb Durbin 28:00 Bubba Chandler 29:15 Shotaro Morii 30:55 Hayden Birdsong 32:45 Felnin Celesten 34:05 Injured Pitchers to Stashes 36:00 Roman Anthony/Kristian Campbell 37:40 Emmanuel Rodriguez 38:30 Marcelo Mayer 40:00 Brady House/Seaver King 41:50 Josue Briceno 43:50 Luis Pena/Eduardo Beltre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erik Halterman and Jenny Butler discuss the best ways to get your fantasy baseball team off to a good start through the first three rounds. --- 00:00 Headlines 13:40 Big-picture strategy 29:15 Specific starting trios 49:30 Setting your KDS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 00:35 Roki Sasaki 01:30 Travis Bazzana 02:45 Nick Kurtz 04:10 JJ Wetherholt 05:15 Charlie Condon 08:50 Jac Caglianone 09:50 Christian Moore 10:55 Chase Burns 13:30 Braden Montgomery 15:25 Konnor Griffin 18:20 Cam Smith 19:50 Hagen Smith 21:15 Bryce Rainer 22:25 Carson Benge 23:25 Griffin Burkholder 25:00 Slade Caldwell 26:45 Braylon Payne 29:45 Josuar Gonzalez 33:30 Ryan Waldschmidt 34:45 Seaver King 35:50 Theo Gillen 36:40 Kellon Lindsey 37:50 Ryan Sloan 40:10 PJ Morlando 41:10 Cam Caminiti 43:00 Trey Yesavage 45:20 Jurrangelo Cijnte 46:30 Vance Honeycutt 48:45 James Gibbs 49:55 Levi Sterling 50:40 Tyson Lewis 51:55 Elian Pena 53:45 Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Athletics Osvaldo Bido will be in the rotation, right? Roster Resource has him at AAA for some reason… Arizona Nowhere for Jordan Lawlar to play?  Atlanta Will they really go into the year with one of Ian Anderson, AJ Smith-Shawver or Bryce Elder in the rotation? Baltimore Probably nowhere for Heston Kjerstad or Coby Mayo to play as things stand, but they’re both seemingly a trade or an injury away. Any current interest? Boston More PA, Kristian Campbell or David Hamilton? Chicago Cubs Draft Ben Brown now and hope he wins the fifth starter’s spot?  Chicago White Sox Likelihood Edgar Quero, Colson Montgomery, Bryan Ramos make Opening Day roster? Cincinnati Noelvi Marte, Rhett Lowder ticketed for Triple-A? Cleveland How much will Jhonkensy Noel play? Colorado What will Jordan Beck’s role be? Detroit Should we expect Jackson Jobe to make the Opening Day rotation? Houston Who intrigues us most as an OF flyer? Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers, Zach Dezenzo, Jacob Melton, Taylor Trammell… Kansas City Intrigued by any of Kris Bubic, Alec Marsh, Kyle Wright, Michael Loreznen? Los Angeles Angels Seems pretty straightforward. Are we tracking what Reid Detmers and/or Caden Dana do in spring training? Los Angeles Dodgers Who plays more, Hyesong Kim or Andy Pages? Miami Derek Hill is going to play more than people think – one of the rare Roster Resource mess-ups currently Milwaukee What will Caleb Durbin’s role be to start the year? Minnesota Who will be the fourth and fifth starters? Simeon Woods Richardson, Chris Paddack, David Festa, Zebby Matthews  New York Mets More playing time in 2025, Ronny Mauricio or Luisangel Acuna? New York Yankees How confident are we in Jasson Dominguez playing every day? Philadelphia Worried about Bryson Stott’s lineup placement and platoon when the team is at full strength? Pittsburgh What will Nick Yorke’s role be? San Diego Team Top-Heavy, everybody who can play will be playing San Francisco Will Hayden Birdsong make the Opening Day rotation? Seattle Top-heavy depth chart, presumably not done adding. Any interest in their cheap guys, Ryan Bliss, Dominic Canzone, Tyler Locklear, Austin Shenton? St. Louis Will Michael McGreevy open the year at Triple-A? Tampa Bay Will Richie Palacios or Jose Caballero play enough for us to use them? Texas Will Kumar Rocker be in the Opening Day rotation? Toronto Addison Barger, Ernie Clement, Orelvis Martinez or a player not currently on the roster as starting 3B? Washington Is Jacob Young really going to play every day in CF again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer take a closer look at a handful of pitchers who divide opinion in 2025 draft rooms based on their unusual 2024 seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erik Halterman and guest Michael Govier share their fantasy baseball-related New Year's resolutions. --- 00:00 Intro 3:00 Gleyber Torres to Tigers 8:10 Corbin Burnes to D-Backs 13:15 Charlie Morton to Orioles 14:05 Hye-Seong Kim to Dodgers 19:00 Less league variety 22:40 Don’t wait too long on closers 25:40 Don’t sign this year’s Snell  29:50 Don’t chase the dragon 31:35: Drop players faster 34:15 More best ball 37:50 Enjoy more, worry less 39:30 Focus on WHIP 43:10 Let go of ties to players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Anderson answers dozens of questions about prospects, dynasty and redraft on a special Christmas Eve mailbag episode! 00:00 Intro 02:00 Matt Shaw 08:00 Coby Mayo 09:35 Shohei Ohtani 11:10 Buy-Low Targets 13:10 Gavin Williams 14:35 Valuing Oft-Injured Pitchers 16:15 Evan Carter 17:30 Sebastian Walcott 18:25 Emmanuel Rodriguez 19:40 Overhyped Prospects 23:35 Prospects Who Could Hit 40 HR 25:40 Sean Burke 28:20 Andrew Painter 30:35 Noah Schultz 31:45 Kevin McGonigle Trade Grade 35:20 FYPD Talk 49:20 Undervalued Pitching Prospects 52:40 Undervalued Pirates Prospects 54:40 Cole Carrigg 57:05 Jackson Holliday 58:25 Colson Montgomery 59:20 Second Base Trade Targets 01:00:30 Guardians Hitting Prospects 01:03:40 Carson Williams/Samuel Basallo/Jack Leiter 01:06:00 Red Sox Prospects 01:07:15 Johnathan Rodriguez 01:08:30 AJ Smith-Shawver 01:10:10 Rays Hitters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Anderson and Dave McDonald go through the first 15 rounds of recent fantasy baseball ADP and highlight which picks are potential land mines due to the injury/durability risk associated with the player. 00:00 Intro 02:02 Dr. Dave's Approach To Risk 16:50 Potential Round 1 Avoids 25:00 Potential Round 2 Avoids 36:00 Potential Round 3 Avoids 44:55 Fade Felix Bautista in Round 4? 47:50 Potential Round 6 Avoids 54:25 Fade Grayson Rodriguez in Round 7? 56:40 Potential Round 8 Avoids 01:05:20 Potential Round 9 Avoids 01:14:45 Potential Round 10 Avoids 01:19:20 Potential Round 14 Avoids 01:24:40 Fade Josh Jung in Round 15? 01:26:10 Guardians Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 01:15 Dispersal Draft strategy 37:35 Highlander Draft strategy 41:00 Highlander Draft results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 01:15 Blake Snell to Dodgers 05:45 Cardinals logjam 13:35 Relievers getting stretched out? 21:30 Yusei Kikuchi to Angels 25:40 Frankie Montas to Mets 28:30 The Brady Singer/Jonathan India trade 32:50 Tommy Edman extends with Dodgers 36:30 Roki Sasaki landing spots 41:15 Rays playing in Steinbrenner Field 45:15 Zach Neto 48:30 Rapid-fire wrap-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 01:10 Chandler Simpson 05:15 Catcher 28:50 First Base 37:00 Second Base 54:55 Third Base 58:30 Shortstop 01:02:40 UT-Only Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 02:15 Jasson Dominguez vs. Dylan Crews 08:50 Roman Anthony 12:05 Heston Kjerstad 15:45 Chase DeLauter 24:40 Colby Thomas 27:00 Chandler Simpson 32:15 Zach DeLoach 34:35 Gustavo Campero 36:45 Jackson Jobe/Bubba Chandler/Kumar Rocker 42:15 Andrew Painter 44:15 Rhett Lowder/Zebby Matthews 47:40 Sean Burke/Jacob Misiorowski/Joey Cantillo 52:50 Michael McGreevy 54:30 AJ Smith-Shawver 56:25 Quinn Mathews 59:00 Brant Hurter 01:00:50 Cade Horton/Ricky Tiedemann 01:01:20 Richard Fitts 01:02:40 Brandon Sproat 01:05:50 Endgame rookie arms 01:10:30 Porter Hodge vs. Ben Joyce 01:13:30 Rockies relief prospects 01:15:35 Endgame rookie relievers 01:19:30 Brady House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 02:43 Planning vs. Opportunity 04:10 Stars and Scrubs vs. Spread the Risk 07:10 Mike's dynamite closer duo 13:40 2025 Player Pool vs. 2024 22:25 Catchers 29:40 Shohei Ohtani 31:25 William Contreras 33:15 Xavier Edwards 39:35 Jazz Chisholm/Royce Lewis/Mark Vientos/Junior Caminero 46:35 Luis Robert/Randy Arozarena/Bo Bichette 52:00 Yankees Starting Pitchers 59:00 Garrett Crochet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Updated dynasty rankings! 00:45 Young Nationals hitters 08:45 Valuing Ronald Acuna in dynasty 12:05 DL Hall 13:20 Zyhir Hope 15:35 Where are the prospect tiers? 21:30 Junior Caminero vs. Jackson Holliday 25:10 Risky young hitters 28:15 Tink Hence 30:30 Austin Riley 31:10 Roki Sasaki 35:00 Biggest risers/fallers from Too Early Top 300 40:15 Jesus Made 41:25 Prospects who could be big risers 44:10 First Pitch Arizona Recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 04:20 Setting the ADP 13:15 Heavy exposure players 25:00 First Base 31:10 Shortstop 33:15 Third base & second base 38:30 Ronald Acuna 41:00 Jazz Chisholm 43:45 Logan Gilbert 45:55 Willy Adames/Zach Neto 50:15 Kyle Schwarber 53:00 Wyatt Langford 59:20 Zac Gallen 01:01:30 Most Outrageous ADP 01:10:15 Favorite injured pitchers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 04:30 Matt Shaw 06:20 Connor Phillips 09:05 More Matt Shaw 14:00 Andrew Painter 19:15 Kumar Rocker 26:30 Zyhir Hope 37:10 Charlie Condon 43:50 Jesus Made 55:00 Thomas Harrington 01:01:00 Michael McGreevy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 Intro 03:00 Catcher 06:45 First Base 10:00 Second Base 13:45 Shortstop 16:00 Third Base 20:05 Outfield 25:45 Starting Pitchers 27:00 Relievers 32:25 MacKenzie Gore 36:15 Chase Dollander 41:00 George Springer 42:10 Nolan Arenado 44:30 Paul Goldschmidt 45:55 Rhys Hoskins 49:50 Jorge Polanco 51:35 Starling Marte/Jacob Young 58:45 Josh Bell 1:01:00 Prospect vs. Injured Ace vs. Asian Free Agent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Zola and Clay Link discuss the end of the Oakland A's and look back on the season that was on the final Friday podcast of 2024. Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. 0:00 Intro/Major League Baseball in Oakland is no more Pickups Michael McGreevy (@ SF) Hayden Birdsong (vs. STL) Mitch Spence (@ SEA) Jonathan Aranda Hunter Goodman Earned Auction Values Among the top 10 earners, who are you least likely to invest in in 2025? Offseason Prep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erik Siegrist has a 30-point lead in the final week of the season in the RotoWire Staff Keeper League, fueled in part by Tarik Skubal, who is also carrying the Tigers' run to an AL Wild Card spot. He joins Jeff Erickson to discuss both races. --- Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices