RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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The RotoWire baseball staff covers fantasy baseball year round, including draft prep, strategy, news and much more!

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FAAB Review, Laureano and S...

08.10.2020

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss Ramon Laureano's looming suspension, all the popular FAAB bids across fantasy leagues and some players who are off to especially slow starts. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Learn more about ...

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08.10.2020 FAAB Review, Laureano and Slow Starters Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss Ramon Laureano's looming suspension, all the popular FAAB bids across fantasy leagues and some players who are off to especially slow starts. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Learn more about ...
08.07.2020 Pickups/Two-Start Pitchers (Week of 8/10) Todd Zola and Clay Link go over some of the recent pickups from their leagues before diving into the two-start options for next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
08.06.2020 Lineup Notes with Mike Kurland Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) drops by with Jeff Erickson and they discuss a number of topics, including how he breaks down daily lineups to help in DFS and daily moves leagues, the Max Scherzer injury, Lance McCullers's struggles, closer chaos and ...
08.05.2020 Top 400 Update (8/5) Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link discuss Jo Adell's promotion, movers among the Top 400 and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
08.04.2020 Braves New World Though Fred and Jeff bury the lede on the Mike Soroka news (around the 37 minute mark), they spend a good chunk of time looking at the Braves rotation, the proliferation of possible closers in FAAB, Roberto Osuna's season-ending injury ...
08.03.2020 FAAB Gone Wild Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the missed game issues across baseball, run down a ton of injury news and break down an incredibly active week in FAAB across all leagues. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I ...
07.31.2020 FAAB Pickups/Two-Start Pitchers Todd Zola and Clay Link review the pickups from the RotoWire Steak League before grading out the two-start options for the week of Aug. 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.30.2020 Pirates Talk, Initial Sprint Season Observations RotoWire's John Toperzer joins Jeff Erickson as they train their focus on the NL Central, particularly on the Pirates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.29.2020 Quick Hits & Overreactions Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link discuss some takeaways from the first week of MLB action and look ahead to tonight's debuts of Nate Pearson and Cristian Javier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
07.28.2020 COVID Cluster Fred and Jeff track all the latest developments from the Marlins' COVID-19 cluster, including their 'pause' on the season which will last at least until Monday. We also discuss Craig Kimbrel, the Red Sox's awful pitching staff and a lot ...
07.27.2020 This Season is Wild Already! Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the start of the 2020 season which has already seen a number of huge injuries to significant as well as a number of changes in the closer market. In addition they then break down ...
07.24.2020 Two-Start Pitchers! Todd Zola and Clay Link grade all of next week's two-start pitcher options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.23.2020 Chatting with Rudy Gamble Rudy Gamble from Razzball.com joins Jeff Erickson on the eve of Opening Day during a busy news cycle. They discuss Juan Soto, Mike Trout, expanding the playoffs, and adjusting to the pitcher runs in the NFBC drafts among many other ...
07.22.2020 On the Eve of Opening Day Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link discuss Gavin Lux, A.J. Puk, their recent drafts and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.21.2020 Gavin Lux, Cardinals Closers, Blue Jays Home and More With the start of the season imminent, important news is hitting our leagues left and right. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break it all down for you, including the Gavin Lux demotion, the Cardinals closer role getting some surprising definition, ...
07.20.2020 Welcome to Opening Week! Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about all the excitement of week one of the baseball season finally being upon us, including this week's FAAB pickups, injury notes, Jeff's NFBC Main Event Draft and some matchups to exploit for week ...
07.17.2020 More Uncertainty in the Closer Pool Todd Zola and Clay Link discuss the latest news surrounding Roberto Osuna and Keone Kela, the Beat Todd Zola draft, FAAB pickups and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.16.2020 Mining the News With Jeff Zimmerman Jeff Zimmerman joins Jeff Erickson and they discuss a number of topics on a news-heavy day, among those including: Justin Verlander Jacob deGrom Walker Buehler Texas Rangers (IKF, Willie Calhoun, Nick Solak) Aaron Judge Streaming the Draft Valuing Multi-Position Players ...
07.15.2020 Main Event Prep Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link discuss general strategy and some of the prospects they may target in their upcoming Main Event draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.14.2020 Byron Buxton is Hurt (not a recording, but actually a recording) In a heavy news-and-notes cycle, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the latest Byron Buxton injury, Christian Walker news, Tyler Glasnow's reporting and subsequent outing Tuesday, how to handle closers in this ever-shifting news cycle and a whole lot more. ...
07.13.2020 ADP Movers in the Short Season Drafts Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down the first two NFBC Main Event drafts, talk some weekend news / notes and discuss a number of players who have seen their ADP move in the most recent set of drafts. Follow ...
07.10.2020 News & Notes w/ Jason Collette Jason Collette joins Clay Link and Todd Zola to discuss opt outs, new closer candidates, an interesting new outfield dart in Miami and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.09.2020 Prepping for the Main with Matty Wood Matthew Davis (@_mattywood_) from Fade The Noise drops by to chat about prepping for the rebooted NFBC Main Event. He and Jeff Erickson discuss adjusting players for COVID-19 tests, downgrading NL starting pitchers, and what to do with Astros players, ...
07.08.2020 Ranking the Rookies 3.0 Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link discuss James' latest article in which he ranks the top prospects for 2020 redraft leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.07.2020 MLB Schedule Observations The Blue Jays have a brutal schedule, the Reds have a pretty friendly schedule, and plenty more observations from Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.06.2020 Talking Drafts, Tough Ranks and a Ton of Player News Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about all the player news coming out of Summer Camp, break down Jeff's NFBC 12-team draft and discuss some players Scott is having trouble ranking. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire ...
07.03.2020 The Mike Trout Situation Todd Zola and Clay Link discuss how they're handling Mike Trout, who is next in line for saves in Philadelphia, burning questions in the American League and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.02.2020 Phillies Notes, NFBC Satellite Drafts, TGFBI Justin Mason joins Jeff Erickson on a busy news and draft day to discuss the news on Hector Neris and Scott Kingery, break down an early NFBC-qualifier draft, and discuss multiple aspects of TGFBI. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
07.01.2020 60-game Smorgasbord Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link touch on a variety of topics relating to the 60-game MLB season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.30.2020 Opt-Outs, 60-man Decisions The decisions by Ian Desmond, Mike Leake, Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross to opt out of the 2020 season created quite a ripple in the fantasy world, and there's likely more to come. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss that, ...
06.29.2020 And Here We Go! Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about some of the news starting to come from teams and with a set schedule finally in place, they jump into actionable strategies and discuss players they are attacking and fading with the 60 ...
06.26.2020 Where is the Player News? Jason Collette joins Clay Link and Todd Zola to discuss the (relatively few) news items from around baseball, how they are playing the short season and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.26.2020 Faith and Fantasy Milaan Starks Powell of NewLifeFantasy (https://www.newlifefantasy.com) joins Jeff Erickson to celebrate the return of Major League Baseball, discuss the intersection of faith and fantasy, and break down Aaron Judge, Zack Wheeler and Tommy Edman. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
06.24.2020 Dynasty Mock w/ Ian Kahn and Eddy Almaguer! Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link are joined by Ian Kahn (RotoWire, The Athletic) and Eddy Almaguer (ProspectsLive) to recap their four-round dynasty startup mock draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.23.2020 Baseball is ... Back? Maybe? Fred and Jeff discuss whether we're finally done with the drawn out process of baseball negotiations, some ramifications of what will result, including where the Blue Jays play and should we discount Mike Trout. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
06.22.2020 Evaluating Vets in Short Season / Jersey Draft Across All Sports Scott Jenstad is joined by Brian Slack of Baseball HQ. They talk about a number of "old boring vets" and how they are valuing them in a shortened season and then do a very fun draft of the most iconic ...
06.19.2020 Jason Collette Returns Jason Collette joins Todd Zola and Clay Link to wrap up the week. They lament the current state of MLB and touch on a variety of other baseball-related topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.19.2020 First and Second Year Players in a Shortened Season Scott Jenstad is joined by Ryan Bloomfield of Baseball HQ. They discuss how the Baseball HQ Forecaster comes together, break down a number of rookies and second year players with a short season dynamic and draft the most exciting college ...
06.17.2020 Fringe Prospects Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link discuss some players barely holding onto their spots on the top 400 before moving on to a little more MLB draft talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
06.15.2020 Top 150 Movers in a Short Season with Vlad Sedler Scott Jenstad is joined by Vlad Sedler of FantasyGuru.com. They talk about Vlad's enjoyment of the KBO, break down some Top 150 players in a short season and draft their favorite 1990's Movie & TV characters. Follow us on Twitter: ...
06.12.2020 Winning Tendencies 6 Todd Zola and Clay Link discuss the latest proposal from MLB to the MLBPA, the final installment of Winning Tendencies and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.11.2020 MLB Draft - Night 1 Recap! Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link review the first round of the 2020 MLB first-year player draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.09.2020 Countering ADP ADP lists from the NFBC are stronger than ever. What can we do to counter them? What league adjustments would you make to lessen their impact? Fred and Jeff discuss that and the latest in MLB Labor talks in this ...
06.08.2020 2020 Season Status Chat / Late Round Values with Brian Entrekin Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad are joined by Brian Entrekin of the Benched with Bubba Podcast. They talk the current state of the 2020 season, discuss a number of late round draft values and conduct a Favorite Bay Area Athletes ...
06.05.2020 Chris Archer, Roster Construction & More Todd Zola and Clay Link discuss the ongoing labor disputes in Major League Baseball, Chris Archer's future, the learning curve when it comes to roster construction and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.04.2020 Bogman on Archer, Diamondbacks and MLB Labor Talks Scott Bogman (@BogmanSports) joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the Chris Archer news, a breakdown of the MLB Labor Talks, and a breakdown of select Diamondbacks players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.03.2020 Dynasty Rankings for Rebuilders Lead prospect writer James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link discuss James' Dynasty Rankings for Rebuilders, the top prep hitters in this year's draft class and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.02.2020 Sprint Season What happens if we get a 50-60 game season? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss that possibility, along with the results from their 1986 Retro Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.01.2020 Outfielder Talk / Favorite Sports Moments of the 2000's with Scott Pianowski Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad are joined by Scott Pianowski of Yahoo Sports. They talk about PitchCon, discuss a number of outfielders for 2020 and hold a fun draft for their favorite sports moments of the 2000's. Follow us on ...
05.29.2020 An Ode to Foley's NY Todd Zola and Clay Link reflect on some of their times at Foley's in New York City before discussing Todd's latest article. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast episodes:

FAAB Review, Laureano and Slow Starters

Pickups/Two-Start Pitchers (Week of 8/10)

Lineup Notes with Mike Kurland

Top 400 Update (8/5)

Braves New World

FAAB Gone Wild

FAAB Pickups/Two-Start Pitchers

Pirates Talk, Initial Sprint Season Observations

Quick Hits & Overreactions

COVID Cluster

This Season is Wild Already!

Two-Start Pitchers!

Chatting with Rudy Gamble

On the Eve of Opening Day

Gavin Lux, Cardinals Closers, Blue Jays Home and More

Welcome to Opening Week!

More Uncertainty in the Closer Pool

Mining the News With Jeff Zimmerman

Main Event Prep

Byron Buxton is Hurt (not a recording, but actually a recording)

ADP Movers in the Short Season Drafts

News & Notes w/ Jason Collette

Prepping for the Main with Matty Wood

Ranking the Rookies 3.0

MLB Schedule Observations

Talking Drafts, Tough Ranks and a Ton of Player News

The Mike Trout Situation

Phillies Notes, NFBC Satellite Drafts, TGFBI

60-game Smorgasbord

Opt-Outs, 60-man Decisions

And Here We Go!

Where is the Player News?

Faith and Fantasy

Dynasty Mock w/ Ian Kahn and Eddy Almaguer!

Baseball is ... Back? Maybe?

Evaluating Vets in Short Season / Jersey Draft Across All Sports

Jason Collette Returns

First and Second Year Players in a Shortened Season

Fringe Prospects

Top 150 Movers in a Short Season with Vlad Sedler

Winning Tendencies 6

MLB Draft - Night 1 Recap!

Countering ADP

2020 Season Status Chat / Late Round Values with Brian Entrekin

Chris Archer, Roster Construction & More

Bogman on Archer, Diamondbacks and MLB Labor Talks

Dynasty Rankings for Rebuilders

Sprint Season

Outfielder Talk / Favorite Sports Moments of the 2000's with Scott Pianowski

An Ode to Foley's NY

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