Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Heston Kjerstad just got the call - how interested are we in grabbing him? Keaton Winn wins again! Albert Suarez has had two great starts in a row. Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss those players and more! --- 00:00 - Heston Kjerstad is up! How interested are we? 12:15 - Monday results: 12:30 - Did WE find something useful in Albert Suarez? 16:25 - Keaton Winn 19:15 - The Rockies stink 26:30 - Ranger Suarez 32:15 - Bryce Elder 36:00 - We undervalued Yusei Kikuchi….. 41:00 - Is Chris Paddack good or are the White Sox THAT bad? 43:00 - Are the Cards starting to break out of their collective slump? 46:00 - Why is Corbin Carroll so bad?….. 52:15 - Triston Casas out “a while” 55:30 - Would you rather be off to a good start in hitting or pitching? Or does it matter? --- Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in per

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the FAAB action from the weekend and also dive into some big names on offense who have struggled to start the 2024 season, including Paul Goldschmidt, Randy Arozarena and Gleyber Torres. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! PrizePicks 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) is joined by Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) of RotoBaller to check in on the most widely-hyped sleepers of draft season to see who's started off hot and who's started off cold. --- 00:00 Headlines 19:30 Sleepers off to bad starts: Wyatt Langford, AJ Puk, Maikel Garcia, Victor Scott, Hunter Brown, Gavin Stone, Henry Davis 43:00 Sleepers off to hot starts: Jared Jones, Shota Imanaga, Bryce Miller, Kutter Crawford, Nelson Velasquez, Jackson Merrill 1:01:15 Bust off to a great start: Elly De La Cruz --- This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-day f

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) discuss the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations. --- Headlines: 00:00 Priority FAAB Hitters: 20:02 Priority FAAB Pitchers: 40:53 Budget Pitchers: 48:22 Budget Hitters: 1:01:14 --- This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-day free trial. Dive into a fantasy football experience that's rich in history, strategy, and, most importantly, fun. It's time to create your legacy with the ultimate lineup of legends and live out your fantasy football dreams like never before. Download On Demand DFS Today!

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk struggling players, pickups and more before grading all of next week's two-start pitching options. This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-day free trial. Dive into a fantasy football experience that's rich in history, strategy, and, most importantly, fun. It's time to create your legacy with the ultimate lineup of legends and live out your fantasy football dreams like never before. Download On Demand DFS Today!  0:00 Intro/Players young and old are struggling/Jack Leiter Pickups Jack Leiter wasn’t picked up in the RotoWire Steak League 6:50

After 18 games, Francisco Lindor is hitting .151 with one homer and no stolen bases. What's our level of panic, especially when comparing him to other shortstops in the same range like Gunnar Henderson and CJ Abrams? CJ Kaltenbach (aka The Seige) joins Jeff Erickson. --- 00:00 - CJ Abrams 04:30 - Ronald Acuña 06:30 - Ozzie Albies 07:00 - Francisco Lindor 09:00 - Anthony Volpe 10:00 - Jackson Merrill 11:15 - Elly De La Cruz 12:30 - Jack Leiter's debut 19:00 - General FAAB approach? 22:00 - O’s talk, Gunnar Henderson (and other options we had at the turn) 24:15 - Rafael Devers 28:30 - Red Sox issues: Bello, Houck 32:20 - Jared Jones 36:00 - Drafting from 1.1 41:30 - INJ Notes: Darvish, Bryant, Albies, Verlander 44:00 - Mike Trout 46:00 - Q&A --- Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Sea

Minor-League Park Factors Pacific Coast League International League Eastern League Southern League Texas League Midwest League Sally League Northwest League Carolina League Florida State League Cal League Rookie leagues Automated Balls and Strikes Jefferson Rojas Tips for taking over an orphan dynasty roster Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! On Demand DFS Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-day free trial. Dive into a fantasy football experience that's rich in history, strategy, and, most importantly, fun. It's time to create your legacy with the ultimate li

Jack Leiter is getting the call for Texas, and the Dodgers are calling up Andy Pages potentially to replace Chris Taylor. We're starting to see patience for slow starts running out. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson will discuss that topic and more. --- 00:30 - Jack Leiter is coming up. Is he the saviour for teams who have had pitching injuries? 06:00 - Dodgers have turned to Andy Pages….. 10:50 - Jonatan Clase called up by Mariners 16:00 - Hitters get hurt too!  16:30 - Ozzie Albies,  21:30 - Christian Yelich,  24:00 - Seiya Suzuki 27:00 - Red Sox Malaise: Rafael Devers leaves game, Garrett Whitlock leaves game, Tyler O’Neill in concussion protocol, Kelley blows save. 35:00 - Andres Muñoz pitching in the 7th 38:00 - Brewers bullpen 40:00 - Jordan Romano with a shaky save 42:00 - Carlos Rodon with a bad outing 44:30 - Marlins SP - Weathers, Cabrera, Meyer, Puk 51:20 - Jared Jones shoves, gets pulled after 59 pitches 55:30 - do we care that Seth Lugo doesn’t strike anyone out? --- Vivid Seats Promotional Copy Thi

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss Colton Cowser and all the other popular FAAB bids and chat about all the baseball action this weekend. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-day free trial. Dive into a fantasy football experience that's rich in history, strategy, and, most importantly, fun. It's time to create your legacy with the ultimate lineup of legends and live out your fantasy football dreams like never before. Download On Demand DFS Today!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c

Erik Halterman and guest Rick Graham of Pitcher List try to figure just who exactly counts as a closer right now and who's stuck in a committee. --- 00:00 Headlines 15:20 Bullpens with obvious closers: ATL, BAL, BOS, CIN, CLE, HOU, NYM, NYY, SDP, SFG, STL, WSH 22:40 Bullpens whose obvious closer is currently injured: ARI, MIL, MIN, TOR 34:00 Bullpens with some question marks: CHC, CWS, COL, LAA, LAD, MIA, OAK, PIT, SEA, TBR 55:30 Bullpens with big question marks: DET, KCR, PHI, TEX --- This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-day free trial. Dive into a fantasy football experien

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) discuss all the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk injuries, pickups, prospects and more before grading all of next week's two-start pitching options! This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-day free trial. Dive into a fantasy football experience that's rich in history, strategy, and, most importantly, fun. It's time to create your legacy with the ultimate lineup of legends and live out your fantasy football dreams like never before. Download On Demand DFS Today! 0:00 Intro/Jackson Holliday arrives to the big leagues Pickups James McArthur - $37 6:00 Cody Bradford - $22 in Steak League FAAB

Luis Castillo and George Kirby at least are healthy, but they are two aces on the struggle bus. Paul Sporer from Fangraphs joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the pitching climate right now and cautions us not to panic. --- 00:30 - Breathe, relax! 03:30 - George Kirby 08:30 - Luis Castillo 12:30 - Tanner Bibee 17:30 - Hunter Brown (ouch *2!) 25:00 - Joe Musgrove 30:00 - Logan Webb 33:15 - Jordan Hicks sidebar 37:30 - Max Fried 40:40 - Holliday's debut and trade value 47:00 - Cody Bradford 49:30 - Spencer Turnbull 52:30 - Jesus Luzardo 1:00:00 - Your new pod with Nick Pollack 1:02:00 - Shohei affidavit --- Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign u

Jackson Holliday Coby Mayo Heston Kjerstad Connor Norby Kyle Stowers Cade Povich Luis Matos Miguel Vargas Jordan Beck Joey Loperfido Max Muncy Dustin Harris Spencer Horwitz Caleb Durbin Zyhir Hope Luis Baez James Triantos Agustin Ramirez Aidan Smith Paul Skenes Christian Scott George Klassen Jack Leiter Quin Priester vs. Bryce Elder Landon Knack vs. Jhonathan Diaz Kyle Hurt Landen Maroudis Chase Dollander Adam Mazur Alek Manoah Luisangel Acuna Kyle Manzardo Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! On Demand DFS Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-da

Jackson Holliday is getting the call, David Bednar blew another save, and the Royals keep winning! Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson cover it all and more! --- 00:30 - Jackson Holliday promoted! Let’s start a pod with some pod-sitivity!!! 12:30 - Here we go again: Framber Valdez to the IL. A few thoughts on all these pitcher injuries….. 16:00 - Spencer Arrighetti to start for Astros. Is he ready to help fantasy teams?… 20:40 - Fred’s free agent additions 23:30 - Apparently Elly De La Cruz is good after all…. 26:00 - In fantasy football, we see Zero RB. Could we see Zero SP in NFBC leagues next year, where managers draft 5-6 stud hitters and a couple closers before diving in and selecting 8-9 starters in the next 10-12 rounds? I know it’s too early to say that definitively, but we have some mid/late-round starters such as Tanner Houck, Sean Manaea, Shoto Imanaga, Garrett Whitlock etc. who are off to excellent starts.  33:30 - Chris Bassitt threw 115 pitches on April 9, but he will be fine since he throw 80 mph…. 3

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad dive into a slew of injuries across baseball that dramatically affect fantasy leagues, discuss how to deal with all of them and break down all the FAAB action from Sunday. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! Download the On Demand DFS app now and get started with a 30-day free trial. Dive into a fantasy football experience that's rich in history, strategy, and, most importantly, fun. It's time to create your legacy with the ultimate lineup of legends and live out your fantasy football dreams like never before. Download On Demand DFS Toda

Erik Halterman and guest Marty Tallman of the Triple Play Fantasy Baseball podcast search for overlooked gems on some of this season's early surprise teams, including the Tigers and Pirates. --- 00:00 Headlines 14:30 Detroit Tigers 25:45 Pittsburgh Pirates 33:45 Cleveland Guardians 38:30 Boston Red Sox 43:45 Milwaukee Brewers 51:30 Which surprise team will sustain their start? 53:30 Angels/Royals/Cubs --- Rival Fantasy Promotional Copy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh t

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer discuss the latest injury news and provide their top waiver pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 20:00 Top targets for shallower leagues 37:45 Deep-league pitchers 53:30 Deep-league hitters --- It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! 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:

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk injuries, pickups and more before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale. It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! 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/Tough opening week for injuries/Eury Perez

Eric Samulski on NBC RotoWorld joins Jeff Erickson to review the AL Tout Wars league and some of the early-season storylines, including Maikel Garcia's newfound power, Shane Bieber's velocity and AJ Puk's rough start to the season. --- 00:00 - Eury Perez 08:00 - A.J. Puk 13:45 - Ohtani's start 17:30 - Dodgers pitchers 20:40 - Maikel Garcia 24:40 - Shane Bieber 28:30 - Tanner Bibee 32:00 - BOS rotation - is Andrew Bailey making that big of a difference? 38:30 - Tout Wars start --- Rival Fantasy Promotional Copy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purcha