Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

The crazy college run-scoring environment What stats and indicators to lean on for college hitters The bust rate of college position players Charlie Condon JJ Wetherholt vs. Travis Bazzana Jac Caglianone vs. Nick Kurtz Christian Moore Konnor Griffin vs. Bryce Rainer Hagen Smith vs. Chase Burns Prep pitchers to keep an eye on 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

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review the debut of James Wood, and review the top performers for the month of June. Is Gavin Stone for real? How about Jarren Duran? What are you doing with Garrett Crochet if you were smart enough to draft him in the first place? --- 00:00 - Welcome 00:45 - Reviewing the debut of James Wood. 03:45 - Remember when everyone said that Hunter Harvey was much better than Kyle Finnegan? The ebbs and flows of relievers….. 04:30 - Christian Scott will start on Wednesday and Kodei Senga is scheduled for a rehab start. 05:00 - J.D. Martinez homered. He has quietly been very good this season. One of the few guys who signed late and didn’t suffer…… 07:30 - Marte/Kjerstad 13:30 - Flaherty/Mize/Carpenter 17:45 - J-Rod batting 7th 27:45 - After looking at the worst June performers last week, let’s assess some players who were surprisingly effective during June. Can they keep it up? Are some of them sell-high candidates? 28:45 - The following pitchers had a June ERA under 2.00: 29:00 - George

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the Orioles, Rangers, Thairo Estrada as well as all the adds and drops in FAAB, including some huge bids on Noelvi Marte, plus a whole lot more. 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 Shelly Verougstraete (@ShellyV_643) to compare this year's most notable rookies to the players they were projected to be as prospects. --- 00:00 Headlines 13:15 Joey Ortiz 17:35 Jackson Merrill 20:55 Jacob Young 24:15 James Wood debuting Monday 26:55 Luis Gil 30:05 Jared Jones 34:30 Gavin Stone 38:00 Wyatt Langford 41:20 Jackson Chourio 44:05 Colt Keith 47:20 Evan Carter 50:30 Colton Cowser 52:50 Ceddanne Rafaela 55:05 Masyn Winn 57:30 Paul Skenes 1:00:00 Mason Miller --- 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

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer discuss the headlines and share their top waiver pickups of the weekend. --- 00:00 Headlines 11:50 James Wood 16:01 Michael Massey 17:46 Heston Kjerstad 20:49 Miguel Andujar 22:54 Jose Miranda 25:30 Tommy Edman 27:55 David Festa 30:47 Jameson Taillon 32:44 Aroldis Chapman 33:55 Drew Thorpe 37:24 Pick6 Picks 44:40 Budget Pitchers 54:45 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

Todd Zola and Clay Link talk all things fantasy baseball, including news, 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/James Wood is getting the call, Noelvi Marte is back Pickups Heston Kjerstad - $5 Joey Loperfido - $4 Aroldis Chapman - $4 Jhonkensy Noel - $3 Hunter Goodman - $2 14:50 Ben Joyce - $2 Others to consider if available in your league: Spencer Schwellenbach, Jose Miranda, Carlos Santana, David Festa Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 1, 2024) Ryne Nelson 0 Reynaldo Lopez 5 24:30 Kutter Crawford 3 (Todd 2) Hayden Wesneski 1 (Todd 2) Graham Ashcraft 0 (Todd 1) 28:00 Gavin Williams 2 Austin Gomber 0 Ryan Feltner 0 Erick Fedde 4 Tarik Skubal 5 Hunter Brown 4 Spencer Arrighetti 2 Brady Singer 2 Roansy Contreras 1 Valenta Bellozo 0 Bryse Wilson 0 Dallas Keuchel 0 38:45 Simeon Woods Richardson 3 (Todd 2) David Peterson 3 Luis Gil 4 Mitch Spen

KC Bubba from Fantasy Pros joins Jeff Erickson to discuss what the Giants should do in advance of the trade deadline, and helps identify other potential trade targets like Zach Eflin and Tanner Scott. --- 00:00 - Bubba & Jeff Podcast 01:00 - 1. State of the Giants; 38-42, 3.5 back from the last WC 04:45 - Larry Baer / Front Office  06:40 - McGyver starting rotation with Snell/Harrison/Winn (returning soon) out, Ray returning in the near future 09:00 - Logan Webb 11:30 - Heliot Ramos emerging 13:30 - Can Luis Matos take the next step? 15:00 - Patrick Bailey better in Y2 16:35 - Are the Giants Buyers or Sellers? 18:00 - Birdsong, Whisenhunt - any other Giants prospects on the way? 21:30 - 2. Early Catcher Philosophy 23:10 - Did you follow it in most drafts? 23:35 - Who did you land? 25:30 - Is it working/would you repeat? 25:40 - Bo Naylor 29:30 - 3. Trade Deadline in a month 29:50 - Who the heck is going to be available? 31:00 - Obvious Sellers: Marlins,  32:40 - Rockies (maybe not - they’ve defied logic befor

Where will the top draft prospects slot in? Charlie Condon Travis Bazzana JJ Wetherholt Jhonkensy Noel Sebastian Walcott Logan Evans Roderick Arias Best injured SPs to stash Mason Miller Jacob Misiorowski Owen Murphy Luis Perales Jose Corniell Jonny Farmelo Jared Serna Nolan McLean Jordan Walker Jesus Made Robby Snelling Joey Wiemer Lazaro Montes Xavier Isaac Henry Lalane 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

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson look at some of June's worst performers, like George Springer, Leody Taveras, Jeff McNeil and Shota Imanaga and issue their proclamation to Start, Bench or Cut. Plus, Heston Kjerstad is back, and Fernando Tatis is out until the All-Star break. --- 00:00 - Fred Pod 6-25 00:45 - Monday Notes: Fernando Tatis is out until the ASB…… 03:45 - Jackson Merrill Appreciation 06:00 - Yu Darvish (elbow) is still not ready to return….. 08:20 - Matt Waldron another good start / Ban The Win 10:45 - T.J. Friedl is back on the IL… 12:15 - Nick Lodolo to the IL 13:30 - Elly De La Cruz to the Steamboat! 16:00 - Bryan Woo is hurt again (hamstring)….. 17:10 - Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week….. 22:00 - Starling Marte is likely out for a month due to a knee injury….. 26:30 - Let’s play Start, Bench or Cut with some of June’s worst performers. Every hitter on this list has a sub-.500 OPS in June. Every pitcher has an ERA of at least 6.00. Some of the men on this list are obvious starts, but

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the Edwin Diaz incoming suspension, the Orelvis Martinez PED Suspension, all the weekend baseball action and another busy weekend of 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 Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ) of TheGameDay.com to discuss which bubble teams look set to sell, which look set to buy, and how that will affect the fantasy landscape. --- 00:00 Headlines 10:00 Blue Jays 19:15 Tigers 23:40 Rangers 25:30 Astros 28:15 Rays 30:40 Red Sox 32:45 Twins 35:45 Royals 38:45 Yankees acquire J.D. Davis 41:15 Giants 44:10 Reds 46:55 Mets 51:10 Cubs 52:55 Nationals 55:15 Pirates 57:35 Diamondbacks 58:55 Padres 1:01:40 Cardinals --- 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 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 and Ryan Boyer go over some headlines and hit on their FAAB recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking all things fantasy baseball, including news, performance trends, 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. 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 0:00 Intro/We lost perhaps the greatest living player this week Pickups 4:50 Ryne Stanek - $8 DJ Herz - $5 Justin Turner - $4 Addison Barger - $3 DL Hall - $2 11:50 Landon Knack - $2 Jonathan Cannon - $2 Chad Green - $1 Others to consider if available in your league: Tobias Myers, Tyler Soderstrom, David Hamilton, Ben Rice 20:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 24, 2024) Brandon Pfaadt 2 (Todd 3) Spencer Schwellenbach 3 Reynaldo Lopez 4 Cade Povich 2 Tanner Houck 5 Brayan Bello 3

Sky Domboske of Fantistics joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his league-leading Tout Wars head-to-head team, the latest injury news with the Orioles and Yankees and a lot more! --- 00:00 - Sky Dombroske podcast 00:30 - News & Notes: 01:00 - Gerrit Cole returns; Aaron Judge (hand) sits 06:30 - Kyle Bradish out for the season; Jordan Westburg (hip) sits 08:00 - Walker Buehler to IL 13:00 - CJ Abrams sits with wrist injury 14:30 - Nolan Arenado, Kyle Gibson latest STL woes 16:00 - Willie Mays passes; Rickwood Field game 19:00 - Head-to-Head Leagues 19:15 - Increase in market share 21:00 - Types 23:30 - Tout Wars format 26:00 - Sky’s Team 31:00 - Getting to know Sky & his work 31:05 - How did you get into “the industry”? 35:00 - Where/when can we find your work? --- 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

Draft Champions MVP Most Valuable Fade Player We Added Off Waivers We Already Know We'll Be In On Next Year Best Early-Season Cut Player We Already Dropped But Might Be Back In On In 2025 Best Specific (league, price, context) F.A. Add Of The Year: Non-Injured Player We Were Really In On In Drafts We Most Regret Player We Liked But Didn’t Get Enough Shares Of Player We Were A Year Early On Player Who Is Having A Great Year That We Probably Won’t Draft Next Year Which Players We Might Still Make Triple-Digit FAAB Bids On Approaching Catcher In 2025 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/

Seth Lugo just beat the Dodgers on Saturday, cementing his status as the most profitable mid-round starting pitcher this season so far. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson analyze Lugo's season so far and other mid-round profit sources. --- 00:00 - Welcome 00:45 - Significant Notes 00:50 - Yimi Garcia got good MRI news but wound up on the IL anyways 04:45 - Bo Bichette to the IL 12:30 - Yariel Rodriguez to join Blue Jays rotation this weekend 13:45 - Justin Verlander to the IL 20:15 - Johan Rojas sent down, so David Dahl is a lineup regular…..Trea Turner is back….. 22:40 - Gerrit Cole officially returning tomorrow….. Anthony Rizzo out 4-6 weeks 27:20 - Corbin Carroll may return today 31:00 - Continuation from last week…. 31:30 - R19: No hitters / Paul Skenes & Jordan Hicks 36:40 - R18: Luis Rengifo & Giancarlo Stanton; Seth Lugo & Jack Flaherty 46:00 - R17: Ryan Mountcastle, Ryan McMahon, Ryan Jeffers; no pitcher 48:30 - R16: Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Nick Lodolo 52:00 - R15: Jeremy Peña, Starling Marte, Taylor Ward; Ga

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the major injuries to Mookie Betts and Yoshi Yamamoto, preview the upcoming weekend and break down all the adds and drops this week in FAAB, plus much more. 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) and guest Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) of Fantrax/RotoBaller discuss the latest headlines and preview how the trade deadline will affect the closer landscape. --- 00:00 Intro/Happy Father's Day 03:15 Headlines 16:30 American League sellers 26:30 National League sellers 33:50 Contenders not looking for a closer 38:15 Contenders who could add a closer 47:50 American League bubble teams 54:55 National League bubble teams --- Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards. Play now! Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now!  Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over the latest headlines and share their top pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 17:36 Tyler Soderstrom 22:29 Spencer Horwitz 25:50 David Hamilton 28:19 Zach Neto 31:04 Noelvi Marte 33:01 Drew Thorpe 37:09 Shane Baz 40:26 Hurston Waldrep 44:18 Dean Kremer 45:45 Cade Povich 49:45 Budget Pitchers 1:00:33 Budget Hitters --- Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards. Play now! Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now!  Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk all things fantasy baseball, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more. Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards. Play now! Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now!  Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! 0:00 Intro/Austin Riley is batting .220 with three home runs Pickups Shane Baz - $11 Simeon Woods Richardson - $9 Hurston Waldrep - $7 Miles Mikolas - $5 Tyler Kinley - $5 Drew Thorpe - $3 Spencer Horwitz - $3 14:00 Tyler Locklear - $2 Tyler Soderstrom - $0 Others to consider if available in your league: Heliot Ramos, Jake Irvin, Clayton Kershaw Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 17, 2024) 17:00 Rickwood Field Game Slade Cecconi 0 Nick Pivetta 3 Javier Assad 4 Carson Spiers 2 Triston McKenzie 3 (Todd 2) Cal Quantrill 0 Reese Olson 1 (Todd 2) 30:45 Ronel Blanco 4 Alec Marsh 3 Braxton Garrett 3 (Todd 2) Jakob Junis 1