Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk big FAAB adds for Holliday, Mayo and Springs as well as hitting on the White Sox, Hunter Greene, Brent Rooker and Jarren Duran. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. Home Run Forecast Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%.  Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe) to discuss the bullpens in flux following a busy trade deadline. --- 00:00 Headlines 20:10 Padres 25:55 Phillies 30:35 Diamondbacks 36:20 Royals 41:20 Dodgers 44:30 Mariners 46:50 Yankees 49:30 Marlins 53:35 Angels 58:30 Blue Jays 59:20 Cubs 1:00:45 Nationals 1:02:35 White Sox 1:04:15 Rockies 1:06:30 Rays --- Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%.  Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up 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

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top FAAB recommendations of the week following a busy trade deadline. --- 00:00 Headlines 11:48 AL/NL FAAB Hammer 22:53 Chad Green 24:37 Alex Cobb 27:14 Ben Joyce 30:30 Tyler Mahle 32:54 Hayden Birdsong 35:34 Coby Mayo 37:14 Matt Wallner 40:38 Austin Hays 42:41 Brandon Lowe 44:52 Ty France 49:20 Pick6 53:31 Budget Pitchers 1:00:49 Budget Hitters --- Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%.  Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up 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

Todd Zola and Clay Link are back after the trade deadline to talk Coby Mayo, other hitters to potentially pick up, two-start pitchers and more! 0:00 Intro/Coby Mayo gets the call to the majors Pickups Austin Hays - $7 Victor Vodnik - $7 Tyler Ferguson - $7 Mike Siani - $7 7:45 Tyler Mahle - $7 Paul Blackburn - $5 Jake McCarthy - $5 Addison Barger - $4 11:50 Kyle Stowers - $3 Grant Holmes - $2 18:00 Andrew Nardi - $1 Jhonkensy Noel Others to consider if available in your league: Tyler Fitzgerald, Xavier Edwards, Juan Yepez, Hayden Birdsong, Jackson Holliday 23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 5, 2024) Zac Gallen 5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1 Chris Sale 5 25:00 Grayson Rodriguez 5 James Paxton 0 Nick Martinez 2 Nick Lodolo 4 (Todd 3) Tanner Bibee 4 Kyle Freeland 0 Alex Faedo 0 32:30 Hunter Brown 4 (Todd 5) Davis Daniel 2 (Todd 1) Tyler Glasnow 5 Roddery Munoz 0 (Todd 1) Max Meyer 1 Colin Rea 3 (Todd 2) David Festa 0 Sean Manaea 3 Luis Severino 2 46:00 Luis Gil 4 (Todd 5) JP Sear

Jeff Spiegel from the "DodgerHeads" podcast and postgame show joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the Dodgers' recent woes, react to the trade deadline, and instruct us as to who is the best bet to close down the stretch. --- 00:00 - Jeff Spiegel Podcast 01:30 - Clayton Kershaw’s poor outing 03:30 - Trying to set a playoff rotation 05:00 - Gavin Stone 07:00 - Bobby Miller 10:00 - Walker Buehler 11:40 - River Ryan, Landon Knack, Justin Wrobleski 17:30 - Jack Flaherty 22:20 - Max Muncy Fixed by the Chiropractor? 24:15 - Adding Amed Rosario & Tommy Edman 26:00 - Will Smith’s recent struggles 27:00 - Gavin Lux 29:30 - Praise for the Padres 34:35 - Dodgers Bullpen 34:50 - Evan Phillips 38:00 - Daniel Hudson or Blake Treinen for chasing saves 39:30 - Michael Kopech 42:30 - Brusdar Graterol’s progress 44:30 - James Paxton --- 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/adch

Nick Yorke Connor Norby Kyle Stowers Deyvison De Los Santos Agustin Ramirez Jared Serna Graham Pauley Matthew Lugo Niko Kavadas Thayron Liranzo Mac Horvath Matthew Etzel Patrick Reilly Robby Snelling Adam Mazur Joey Loperfido Jonatan Clase Charles McAdoo Christopher Morel Matt Shaw Alex Clemmey vs. Jose Tena Luke Keaschall A combined top 10 from 2023, 2024 drafts Aidan Smith Brody Hopkins Junior Caminero Chase DeLauter Jordan Lawlar Henry Bolte Marco Luciano Heliot Ramos Tyler Fitzgerald Hayden Birdsong Christian Scott Brandon Sproat Spencer Schwellenbach Top DSL hitters Sebastian Walcott Leodalis De Vries JJ Wetherholt Jac Caglianone Zyhir Hope Jonny Farmelo Robert Calaz Tai Peete Druw Jones Eric Bitonti Felnin Celesten Eduardo Quintero Joendry Vargas Brailer Guerrero Starlyn Caba Dawel Joseph Cole Young A's hitting prospects Ricky Tiedemann Angel Martinez Lazaro Montes Lawrence Butler K.C. Hunt Mike Burrows Xavier Edwards Home Run Forecast Home

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review a busy trade deadline, breaking down the moves of all 30 teams in the last week. --- 00:00 - Trade Deadline Extravaganza! 01:00 - ARI 05:30 - ATL 09:00 - BAL 16:50 - BOS 19:20 - CHC 22:05 - CIN 25:55 - CLE 29:10 - COL 30:50 - CWS 37:00 - DET 41:50 - HOU 46:50 - KC 50:20 - LAA 54:10 - LAD 59:45 - MIA 1:02:50 - MIL 1:04:00 - MIN 1:05:00 - NYM 1:07:50 - NYY 1:11:00 - OAK 1:13:00 - PHI 1:15:40 - PIT 1:17:45 - SD 1:21:00 - SEA 1:23:25 - SF 1:25:45 - STL 1:27:40 - TB 1:29:00 - TEX 1:30:15 - TOR 1:32:40 - WSH --- 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

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the fantasy implications of a slew of moves made ahead of the MLB trade deadline and then break down a heavy week in FAAB highlighted by Robbie Ray and Clayton Kershaw. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire 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

Jan Levine joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the trades made so far in advance of MLB's Trade Deadline, the ramifications of Kodai Senga's injury, and his weekly NL FAAB Factor article. --- Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. --- 00:00 - Jan Levine Podcast 01:30 - Trades So Far 02:00 - A.J. Puk to AZ 05:00 - Randy Arozarena to Seattle 09:00 - Zach Eflin to Baltimore 14:00 - Austin Hays for Seranthony Dominguez + Cristian Pache 17:30 - Yimi Garcia to Seattle 18:40 - Chad Green remains TOR’s closer 19:15 - Ryne Stanek / Phil Maton to Mets 21:30 - Jesse Winker to Mets 23:40 - Jazz Chisholm to Yankees 27:45 - Carlos Estevez to Phillies 30:45 - Other Major News 31:00 - Kodai Senga out again 34:30 - Devin Williams returns 36:30 - Max Meyer back up 39:05 - NL FAAB Column 39:15 - Process in writing it 43:00 - Highlights this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Boyer and Jason Collette dig in on the fantasy fallout of recent trades and provide their FAAB recommendations for the week. 00:00 Headlines 23:18 Jeff McNeil 24:26 Victor Robles 26:40 Zach Neto 27:59 Tyler Fitzgerald 29:41 Josh Bell 30:35 Junior Caminero 33:02 Andrew Nardi 34:21 Lucas Erceg 35:28 Luis Ortiz 36:48 Yariel Rodriguez 39:15 Pick6 Game 43:36 Budget Pitchers 50:11 Budget Hitters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking trades, injuries, pickups, two-start pitchers and everything else fantasy baseball. 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/Dylan Cease throws a no-hitter, Randy Arozarena traded to Seattle Pickups 6:40 Tyler Fitzgerald - $13 Juan Yepez - $8 11:00 Lucas Erceg - $8 Daniel Hudson - $7 13:40 Connor Norby - $7 16:00 Alex Cobb - $4 Victor Robles - $4 Randy Vasquez - $3 Kris Bryant - $2 Charlie Blackmon - $1 Others to consider if available in your league: Lawrence Butler, Robbie Ray 23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 29, 2024) Jordan Montgomery 3 Chris Sale 5 Darius Vines 0 Corbin Burnes 5 Cade Povich 1 James Paxton 1 (Todd 2) Justin Steele 4 Jameson Taillon 3 Frankie Montas 0 29:30 Tanner Bibee 5 Ty Blach 0 Jack Flaherty 4 Alec Marsh 2 Michael Wacha 3 Griffin Canning 1 Edward Cabrera 1 (Todd 0) Colin Rea 2 Simeon Woods Richardson 3 Luis

Francisco Lindor has led a resurgent Mets team into Wild Card contention, and his fantasy managers back into contention. Mike Gianella from Baseball Prospectus and the Flags Fly Forever podcast joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the Mets, Dylan Cease, SP's returning from injury and more! --- 00:00 - Mike Gianella - Flags Fly Forever 01:45 - Mets resurgence / Lindor's resurgence 05:45 - Vientos’s role in improving the lineup 11:30 - Bullpen still unsettled 13:35 - Kodai Senga returning 14:55 - Christian Scott to the IL 16:15 - What do the Mets do at the trade deadline? 22:40 - Dylan Cease no-hitter 31:20 - Other SP's Returning:  32:30 - Robbie Ray 37:25 - Clayton Kershaw,  38:00 - Alex Cobb,  39:00 - hopefully Jacob deGrom in the not-too-distant future 41:30 - Trade deadline speculation - Marlins, White Sox, Blue Jays - who else? 42:30 - Bullpen chaos: Dodgers, Orioles 46:00 - Injuries: Kyle Tucker, Christian Yelich, Julio Rodriguez, Mason Miller 47:00 - Garrett Crochet, Paul Skenes - concerned about a shutdown? W

Why are the very smart Dodgers, Orioles & Brewers going after slap hitters? Enrique Bradfield Kellon Lindsey Braylon Payne Kendall George Vance Honeycutt Marlins player dev vs. PJ Morlando's 70-grade power The best organizations at developing pitching prospects Cam Smith Theo Gillen Kaelen Culpepper Dante Nori JD Dix Tyler Bell Joey Oakie Caleb Bonemer Thatcher Hurd Home Run Forecast Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%.  Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up 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

With the MLB trade deadline a week away, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson preview who might be buyers and sellers, and which players might be available. Will there be a mystery team like the Reds or Mariners that could switch from buyers to sellers? --- 00:00 - Trade Deadline Preview 01:10 - Quiet So Far 03:00 - Who are the sellers selling? 03:20 - Cubs? 04:30 - White Sox: Crochet, Fedde. Could they trade Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez or Andrew Vaughn? 11:00 - A’s: Rooker? Sears? Mason Miller?! 15:00 - Angels: Taylor Ward? Tyler Anderson? Estevez? Luis Rengifo? 19:00 - Blue Jays: Kikuchi, Turner, Jansen, Garcia. Would they trade Gausman, Bassitt or Berrios? Will Chad Green get traded or close for the Jays for the rest of the season? 23:40 - Marlins: Chisholm, Tanner Scott. De La Cruz? Are the Marlins as far away as their record suggests? Their 2025 rotation could be Alcantara, Garrett, Luzardo, Weathers, Cabrera. 31:00 - Rockies: Quantrill? Ryan McMahon? Do the Rockies think they’re close? 33:00 - Nats: Lane Thomas?

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview the second half of the season, discuss the brutal slew of Braves injuries and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire 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

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Lucas Biery (@lucasbiery33) of FTN Fantasy to discuss strategies for chasing down the league leader in the second half. --- 00:00 Intro 01:45 Pitcher Injuries 15:50 General tips for chasing leads 25:30 Buy-low hitters 35:10 Buy-low pitchers 44:00 Dropped players worth grabbing 58:00 Injury stashes --- Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%.  Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up 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

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) delve into the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week.. 00:00 Headlines 17:30 Max Meyer 21:55 Ryne Nelson 24:30 Jason Adam 26:45 Phillies bullpen 28:00 Hunter Harvey 30:30 Yimi Garcia 31:45 Matt McLain 34:15 Jose Caballero 36:15 Juan Yepez 40:00 Eugenio Suarez 41:30 Coby Mayo 44:45 Pick6 Picks 50:55 Budget Pitchers 1:02:50 Budget Hitters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Zola and Clay Link are back after the All-Star break to discuss Jacob Wilson's call-up, other potential pickups, two-start pitchers and more! 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/Jacob Wilson has broken Todd’s projection system Pickups Jacob Wilson - $6 5:00 Brooks Baldwin - $0 (also called up) Xavier Edwards - $3 Shelby Miller - $3 Jake Fraley - $3 Tommy Edman - $2 10:00 Esteury Ruiz - $1 Michael Toglia - $1 12:15 James Outman - $0 River Ryan - $0 15:45 Angel Martinez - $0 Others to consider if available in your league: Rece Hinds, Lawrence Butler, Yilber Diaz, Luis L. Ortiz 23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 22, 2024) Yilber Diaz 2 Chris Sale 5 Reynaldo Lopez 4 Albert Suarez 3 Tanner Houck 4 30:05 Javier Assad 2 Hunter Greene 4 Carlos Carrasco 0 Spencer Howard 0 Kyle Freeland 0 Erick Fedde 3 (Todd 4) Garrett Crochet 4 Tarik Skubal 5 Matt Manning 0 Cole Ragans 5 Car

James Anderson, Eric Cross, Jesse Roche and Chris Welsh do a mock first-year player draft of just 2024 MLB draftees! Chris Welsh: Travis Bazzana, 2B, CLE Eric Cross: Charlie Condon, OF, COL James Anderson: JJ Wetherholt, 2B/SS, STL Jesse Roche: Chase Burns, RHP, CIN Jesse Roche: Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, PIT James Anderson: Jac Caglianone, 1B, KC Eric Cross: Braden Montgomery, OF, BOS Chris Welsh: Bryce Rainer, SS, DET Chris Welsh: Nick Kurtz, 1B, OAK Eric Cross: Theo Gillen, OF, TB James Anderson: Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, ARI Jesse Roche: Cam Smith, 3B, CHC Jesse Roche: Hagen Smith, LHP, CHW James Anderson: Christian Moore, 2B, LAA Eric Cross: Seaver King, SS/2B/OF, WAS Chris Welsh: Slade Caldwell, OF, ARI Chris Welsh: James Tibbs, OF/1B, SF Eric Cross: Cam Caminiti, LHP, ATL James Anderson: Jurrangelo Cijntje, BHP, SEA Jesse Roche: Trey Yesavage, RHP, TOR Jesse Roche: Carson Benge, OF, NYM James Anderson: Kellon Lindsey, 2B/SS/OF, LAD Eric Cross: Vance Honeycutt, OF, BAL Chris Welsh: PJ Morlando, OF, MIA Home R

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Jake Halusker (@TheDustmite) discuss the headlines and share their top waiver pickups of the weekend. --- 00:00 Intro 03:00 Garrett Crochet's workload 08:00 Injury Returns 15:30 Rockies Outfield 16:30 Max Muncy not swinging 19:00 Javier Assad 22:00 Edward Cabrera 25:45 Jose Soriano 28:40 Spencer Schwellenbach 32:00 Harrison Bader 33:35 Anthony Rendon 37:40 Masataka Yoshida 39:50 Matt Wallner 43:10 Michael Toglia 44:10 Colt Keith 47:00 Pick6 Picks 54:30 Budget Pitchers 1:11:10 Budget Hitters --- Home Run Forecast Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%.  Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up 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