RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman is joined by Mike Couillard to discuss the changing of the guard at the catcher position.---00:00 Intro01:45 Clayton Kershaw retires06:45 Other Headlines20:20 Cal Raleigh31:40 Hunter Goodman34:35 Shea Langeliers37:40 Agustin Ramirez42:10 Ivan Herrera44:40 Ben Rice48:10 Drake Baldwin50:50 Other rising catchers58:30 Falling catchers---Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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 Welsh discuss candidates to be the MVP of the Arizona Fall League before diving into some recent prospect ADP! 01:45 Arizona Fall League MVP Candidates02:45 Kevin McGonigle is going to rake07:40 Sebastian Walcott could steal the show12:10 Aidan Miller moving up rankings17:00 Josue De Paula vs. Charlie Condon23:20 Sleeper AFL hitters35:30 Prospect ADP38:05 Industry consensus up top41:40 First-Year Player Draft talk48:05 Colt Emerson’s narrow range52:25 Edward Florentino’s ADP ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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 the playoff races, Yordan Alvarez, and defensive stats that matter.---00:00 Fred Pod 9-1600:15 Welcome00:30 News:01:00 Yordan Alvarez sprains ankle…..06:30 Yesavage, Eldridge debuted……11:20 Bo Bichette getting second opinion on knee…..13:20 Jordan Westburg returns….. Kyle Bradish already looks like an ace again…..17:30 Cole Ragans returns tomorrow…..20:00 Sal Stewart continues to mash…..22:15 Daylen Lile is hitting cleanup and having a nice September…..24:20 Zach Neto to the IL29:15 Chalkboard30:15 Defensive stats that matter31:05 Ceddanne Rafaela is second among CF in FRV.32:45 Augustin Ramirez is dead last in baseball in FRV.34:30 Edgar Quero is tied with Ramirez for the bottom spot in FRV. This is a big reason that Kyle Teel will be their No. 1 catcher next year.35:45 Nick Castellanos is the worst OF in baseball and hasn’t hit well.37:15 Logan O’Hoppe has a -11 FRV and has hit poorly in for several months.38:45 Heliot Ramos has a mediocre .729 OPS and a -11 FRV. He could lose playing time too.40:30 Ronald Acuna Jr. used to be an average CF. He’s now one of the worst RF in baseball (-8). His sprint speed has declined, likely due to injury. I may project just 15 steals.42:10 How do we feel about Jasson Dominguez for 2026? He’s so young but has a -9 FRV and a .720 OPS.45:46 BlueWire45:50 Positive Defensive Stats46:10 Patrick Bailey is the best defender in baseball by a wide margin.47:15 Dillon Dingler and Carlos Narvaez have both been top-5 defensive catchers.48:40 Ke’Bryan Hayes is the best 3B. No matter how he hits, he’s going to play.49:30 On a per-inning basis, Denzel Clarke is the best defensive OF this year.52:50 Trea Turner is a top-5 defensive SS and leads the Majors in average sprint speed.---Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88) 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 talk a busy weekend in baseball, break down a number of intriguing players looking ahead to 2026 and discuss all the adds and drops in the second-to-last FAAB period of the season. They give their thoughts on the 2025 seasons and 2026 draft prices on Junior Caminero, Mark Vientos and Jesus Luzardo, among many others, before getting into this week's FAAB action on Connelly Early, Brandon Sproat and Andrew Kittredge. Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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 offer up their favorite fantasy baseball pickups for the week.--00:00 Headlines12:45 Connelly Early15:15 Emmett Sheehan19:45 Tyler Wells22:00 Andrew Kittredge24:30 Brad Keller27:10 Tommy Edman29:25 Daylen Lile31:20 Jose Caballero34:10 Jake Burger35:50 Tyler O'Neill37:45 Chalkboard picks43:30 Deep-league pitchers50:50 Deep-league hitters--ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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.

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Intro/Connelly Early is the latest rookie to make waves in Major League BaseballPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Connelly Early $6Michael Helman $2Parker Meadows $2Andre Pallante $1Brad Keller $1Otto Kemp $0Cade Povich $0Drew Gilbert $0Walker Buehler $0Cody Freeman $0Isaac Paredes $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 15, 2025)Zac Gallen 4Jeffrey Springs 2Spencer Strider 3Kyle Bradish 3Connelly Early 3Cade Horton 4Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 1)Zack Littell 3Andrew Abbott 3 (Todd 4)Kyle Freeland 0Sean Burke 1 (Todd 2)Casey Mize 3Jason Alexander 2Michael Wacha 2Kyle Hendricks 0Shohei Ohtani 4 (Todd 5)Eury Perez 3 (Todd 2)Jose Quintana 3 (Todd 4)Simeon Woods Richardson 0Carlos Rodon 5Cam Schlittler 3 (Todd 4)Paul Skenes 5Michael King 3Logan Gilbert 4 (Todd 5)Carson Whisenhunt 0Carson Seymour 0Matthew Liberatore 2Ryan Pepiot 2Ian Seymour 2 (Todd 3)Jack Leiter 3Jose Berrios 3Kevin Gausman 5Mitchell Parker 0 (Todd 1) 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 Derek VanRiper of The Athletic to discuss the most disappointing players at each position this year. Which ones are we out on for good, and which are we hoping everyone else is out on next year so we can draft them at a discount?---00:00 Headlines: Soto, Schwarber, Volpe, Winn17:50 C: Adley Rutschman22:15 1B: Jake Burger25:45 2B: Ozzie Albies29:50 3B: Austin Riley33:00 SS: Oneil Cruz39:40 OF: Jackson Merrill, Michael Harris, Lawrence Butler50:30 SP: Dylan Cease, Bailey Ober, Tanner Bibee, George Kirby, Spencer Strider1:04:00 RP: Devin Williams---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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 Brian Slack discuss a variety of dynasty topics including, when to push in, different trade tactics, dispersal drafts, plus some players to buy and sell heading into the offseason! 02:25 Dispersal drafting04:40 Franchise Value vs. Present Value07:50 When to go for it18:20 Trade tips26:10 Picking up prospects34:55 More trade tips38:05 Trading for Gunnar Henderson44:30 Dax Kilby to the moon52:30 Buy Lars Nootbaar?55:45 Sell Josh Lowe?01:00:50 Valuing Cam Smith01:06:10 Is George Lombard overrated?01:10:05 Kyle Manzardo’s improvements01:12:40 Trade for Ryan Pepiot ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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 Ke'Bryan Hayes's trade to Cincinnati, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss players that would benefit from a similar change of scenery.----Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88) 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, Paul Sporer, recap a fun weekend of baseball, talk 2026 prices on some players and discuss all the popular pickups in FAAB this week. They discuss the 2026 prospects for 2025 breakouts Jo Adell, Gavin Williams and Ben Rice and also talk about who ends up in the top 5 of starting pitchers and closers in 2026 drafts. They wrap up by summarizing all the adds in FAAB, including the bidding on Luis Garcia, Brad Keller and Parker Meadows. ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!   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 go over their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines13:58 Brandon Sproat17:16 Braxton Ashcraft20:28 Shawn Armstrong22:51 Jose Ferrer25:09 Josh Jung26:32 Sal Stewart31:04 Ha-Seong Kim33:34 Jac Caglianone37:41 Blaze Alexander40:55 Harrison Bader44:20 Chalkboard Picks49:43 Deep-League Pitchers58:46 Deep-League Hitters---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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.

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/Kodai Senga has been optioned to Triple-APickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Sal Stewart $3Hye Seong Kim $2Joc Pederson $1Bryce Elder $0Ryan Weathers $0Brayan Rocchio $0Shawn Armstrong $0Javier Assad $0Eduardo Rodriguez $0Brandon Sproat $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 8, 2025)Nabil Crismatt 1Luis Morales 3Joey Wentz 1Garrett Crochet 5Shota Imanaga 5Nick Lodolo 4 (Todd 3)Slade Cecconi 2Chase Dollander 0German Marquez 0Yoendrys Gomez 1Sawyer Gipson-Long 0Framber Valdez 5Ryan Bergert 3Noah Cameron 3Caden Dana 0 (Todd 1)Kyle Hendricks 0Janson Junk 2Eury Perez 3Jose Quintana 3Simeon Woods Richardson 0 (Todd 1)Sean Manaea 2 (Todd 3)Will Warren 2Aaron Nola 2Braxton Ashcraft 2 (Todd 1)Yu Darvish 3Nestor Cortes 0Bryan Woo 5George Kirby 4 (Todd 5)Logan Webb 5Miles Mikolas 2 (Todd 1)Adrian Houser 2 (Todd 3)Jacob Latz 1Jose Berrios 2Cade Cavalli 3Mitchell Parker 0 (Todd 1) 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 Todd Zola discuss a handful of declining veterans in an attempt to figure out which ones could be bargains next year and which ones look done.---00:00 Headlines19:00 40 years old and up25:15 Age 37 to 3930:30 Age 3547:30 Age 341:00:40 Early 30s---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 Blessing joins James Anderson to discuss the best prospects and most overrated prospects Chris scouted this season, including No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin plus many more!00:00 Intro01:35 The No. 1 Overall Prospect12:15 Buy Caleb Bonemer20:00 Hector Rodriguez’s ETA30:25 Robby Snelling SZN36:55 Thomas White’s Upside42:00 JR Ritchie Trending Up46:55 Buy Low on Cam Collier55:00 Hagen Smith’s A Bust ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 review some of the top September roster moves and the remaining playoff races.---00:00 September Moves Pod00:30 Welcome00:45 Blue Jays - Reds06:30 News:06:45 Jackson Merrill is back from the IL…..11:00 MacKenzie Gore is already cleared to throw, so he could be back soon….12:30 Jeremiah Jackson15:55 Trevor Rogers22:45 Lourdes Gurriel’s season is over due to a torn ACL….23:30 Roman Anthony left tonight’s game…..23:55 Juan Soto is going to have a 40-30 season.27:30 Elly De La Cruz31:30 Chalkboard32:30 Main Topic – September 1 roster moves.32:45 Sal Stewart38:00 Sawyer Gipson-Long39:00 Andrew Alvarez41:30 Kevin Alcantara43:00 Boring Cardinals45:00 NFFC46:30 Jac Caglianone51:30 Rangers in the Wild Card Race55:45 Rays Still Alive---Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88)NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (hyperlink: http://rotowire.com/highstakes) 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 baseball and break down what ended up being a big week for pitching in FAAB. They discuss the AL East, Bruce Turang, Juan Soto and more before diving into the heavy bidding for Kyle Bradish, Jonah Tong and Payton Tolle.  Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now  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 waiver-wire recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines09:00 Kyle Bradish12:00 Jonah Tong16:15 Abner Uribe19:15 Payton Tolle22:30 Ryan Walker25:15 Jordan Lawlar28:30 Jared Triolo31:00 Gavin Sheets33:00 Nolan Gorman35:30 Dylan Moore40:15 Chalkboard picks46:00 Deep-league pitchers56:30 Deep-league hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K  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.

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/Kyle Schwarber has the 21st four-homer game in MLB historyPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Jonah Tong $7Ian Seymour $6Payton Tolle $5Jonny DeLuca $4Jared Triolo $2Luis Morales $2Jeremiah Jackson $1Luis Matos $0Connor Norby $0Aaron Ashby $0Robbie Snelling $0Riley O’Brien $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 1, 2025)Ryne Nelson 2 (Todd 3)Luis Morales 3Brayan Bello 4Colin Rea 2Hunter Greene 5Parker Messick 3Slade Cecconi 2Chase Dollander 0Aaron Civale 0Davis Martin 1Charlie Morton 2Luis Garcia 1Michael Lorenzen 2Yusei Kikuchi 2 (Todd 3)Caden Dana 0Ryan Gusto 0Jacob Misiorowski 4 (Todd 3)Bailey Ober 3Max Fried 5Taijuan Walker 2 (Todd 1)Mike Burrows 0Dylan Cease 4Luis Castillo 3Carson Whisenhunt 0Sonny Gray 5Shane Baz 2 (Todd 3)Drew Rasmussen 5Patrick Corbin 0MacKenzie Gore 3 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 Jenny Butler to discuss some of the biggest decisions drafters will have to make next season, decisions Jenny already had to make in last week's Too Early Meatball draft.---00:00 Headlines11:00 Too Early Meatball Draft overview14:20 Who are the contenders for SP4?20:10 What are we supposed to do with Spencer Strider?24:30 How far will this year’s rookie SPs rise?27:30 Who are the contenders for RP1?35:00 How many of this year’s breakout young catchers break into the top-15?39:00 Is Nick Kurtz a Tier 1 first baseman, and how big is that tier?41:50 Will the lack of early second basemen be even worse next year?46:30 How far up the board should we push Junior Caminero?50:10 How far will Mookie Betts fall?55:15 What do we do with Pete Crow-Armstrong?1:00:30 Where should we take Ronald Acuna, who always used to go first overall when healthy?1:04:00 : How far will Jackson Merrill fall next season?---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 all your questions about the updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings, including questions about Edward Florentino, Sebastian Walcott, Jett Williams and more!01:35 Top Prospects for 202608:35 Prospect Tiers12:10 Jesus Made’s speed12:55 Buy low on Sebastian Walcott14:45 Jett Williams’ position15:40 Josue De Paula still at High-A17:00 Mike Sirota’s injury17:55 Ralphy Velazquez vs. Josue Briceno19:10 Carter Jensen destroys baseballs21:30 Giving Cam Collier a mulligan22:45 Edward Florentino SZN27:55 Trust the Pirates?29:05 Tony Blanco’s 80-grade power32:00 Elian Pena’s breakout33:40 Dauri Fernandez’s ceiling35:05 Kendry Chourio to the moon!37:10 Top 5 a year from now39:40 Potential risers into the top 1040:35 Chales Davalan, FYPD target ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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.