Rotoworld Baseball Show – Fantasy Baseball

(4:00) – Offseason Headlines: Roki Sasaki expected MLB arrival, David Frye out for majority of 2025, Brewers decline Devin Williams’ option, ranking Jacob deGrom + Updates on Qualifying Offers for Max Fried and Nick Pivetta

(32:30) – Top 10 Free Agents: Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, Willy Adames, Alex Bregman, Blake Snell, Pete Alonso, Anthony Santander

(47:15) – More Notable Free Agents: Jurickson Profar, Jack Flaherty, Teoscar Hernandez, Christian Walker, Yusei Kikuchi, Shane Bieber

(52:40) – Monitoring Potential Closers Changing Teams

(1:40) – Playoff Headlines: Gauging D.J. and James’ feeling on the Mets as Game 3 looms against the Dodgers + Examining the Yankees 2-0 lead on the Guardians

(15:30) – 1st Round Mock Draft Debates: Shohei Ohtani’s base running next season, Bobby Witt Jr. 1.01 appeal + draft ceilings for Aaron Judge, Elly De La Cruz, Paul Skenes, and Corbin Carroll

(44:00) – 2nd Round Mock Draft Storylines: Jackson Chourio’s upside, Ronald Acuna Jr. expectations, Tarik Skubal’s encore and Freddie Freeman’s floor

(1:03:50) – Analyzing the landscape of 2nd Base, Closer, and Catcher entering next season

(1:50) – Top Headlines: Analyzing the MLB Playoff format, Mets topple Brewers in dramatic fashion, reflecting on the White Sox season

(12:25) – Overview of how to bet on the MLB Playoffs

(20:25) – AL Playoff Breakdown: Betting Royals vs Yankees and Guardians vs Tigers, AL Champion odds

(38:45) – NL Playoff Analysis: Mets vs Phillies, Padres vs Dodgers, NL Champion picks

(47:00) – World Series predictions

September 25: Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Scott Pianowski (@scott_pianowski) break down the latest news and notes from the MLB season and reflect on their most important takeaways from this year of fantasy baseball. They also discuss who they would take as the top starting pitcher in 2025 fantasy drafts, rank the streaming starters for this weekend, and then give their thoughts on the AL and NL playoff races. 

(2:45) – Top Headlines: Sever weather impacting Mets at Braves series, Tigers call up Jackson Jobe, Nestor Cortes to have MRI on elbow, Josh Jung lands on IL, Rowdy Tellez DFA’d, Eloy Jimenez optioned to minors

(32:20) – Early Playoff Preview: Projecting the NL and AL Wild Card races, World Series predictions

(47:40) – Reflecting on 2024: Paul Skenes vs Tarik Skubal as the SP1, expectations for Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole, Scott and Eric’s biggest hits and misses this season

(1:07:15) – Weekend Streamers: SP options for Friday, Saturday and Sunday

(1:30) – Where Scott and Eric stand in some of their more notable leagues

(8:20) – Key Injuries: Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies, Bo Bichette, Carlos Correa, Steven Kwan

(16:30) – More News & Notes: Pirates call up Nick Yorke, Yoan Moncada and Justin Steele activated off

(26:20) – MVP Candidates: Shohei Ohtani vs Francisco Lindor + Aaron Judge vs Bobby Witt Jr.

(37:00) – Cy Young Favorites: Are Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal locks?

(44:55) – Rookie of the Year: Luis Gil vs Austin Wells vs Colton Cowser in the AL +  Paul Skenes vs Jackson Merrill in the NL

(54:45) – Managing the Final Week of Season: Key additions and weekend streamers

1:00) – Eric and Scott rue leagues where they dominated the regular season but were eliminated in the playoffs

(5:20) – Top Headlines: Kumar Rocker’s MLB debut, Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer to return, Yankees call up Jasson Dominguez

(18:30) – More News & Notes: Trevor Story back in Boston, Reynaldo Lopez lands on IL, Cardinals bring up Thomas Saggese, Anthony Rendon sidelined again + targets for late-season saves

(37:10) – Managing September, Pt 1: Big-picture tactics for managers out of the running

(43:15) - Managing September, Pt 2: Matt Wallner, Pete Crow Armstrong, Parker Meadows, Oneil Cruz, and Jazz Chisholm among key pickups now who could also shine in 2025

(57:00) – Advantageous Hitting Schedules + Weekend Pitching Streamers

(4:15) – Top Headlines: White Sox infamous place in history, Clay Holmes concerns, Justin Steele injury update

(14:45) – More News & Notes: Jacob deGrom and Yu Darvish to return, Corey Seager’s workload, Jordan Walker, Kyle Manzardo, and Coby Mayo intrigue

(31:00) – Hitters to Attack/Avoid: Matt Wallner, Dansby Swanson, Gio Urshela, Seth Brown, Josh Jung, Logan O’Hoppe, Bryson Stott, Steven Kwan, Jurickson Profar

(53:40) – Pitchers to Attack/Avoid: David Peterson, Ben Lively, Frankie Montas, David Festa, Griffin Canning, Eduardo Rodriguez, Kutter Crawford, Luis Severino

(2:05) – Top Headlines: Dylan Crews called up, Nick Lodolo, Ryan Mountcastle and Javy Baez land on IL

(13:20) – More Injury News: Updates on Jacob Wilson, Joey Bart, Christian Walker, Joe Ryan, Jared Jones, Xavier Edwards

(29:00) – Buying/Selling Streaking Hitters: Miguel Amaya, Ramon Urias, Ramon Laureano, Pete Crow Armstrong, Trevor Larnach, Yandy Diaz, Xander Bogaerts, Steven Kwan, Brandon Nimmo, Ryan McMahon

(54:10) – Buying/Selling Streaking Pitchers: Osvaldo Bido, JP Sears, Ryne Nelson, Brandon Pfaadt, Merrill Kelly, David Peterson, Cristopher Sanchez, Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck, Taj Bradley

(1:05:00) – Weekend Pitching Streamers: Options for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

(3:20) – Top Headlines: Austin Riley sidelined, Max Muncy and Tommy Edman return to Dodgers, LA’s murky closer situation

(13:45) – More News & Notes: Tigers’ plan for Tarik Skubal, Zach Eflin and Pete Fairbanks’ land on IL, closers with Victor Vodnik out and fallout from Jeimer Candelario’s injury

(33:30) – “Lightning in a Bottle” Hitters: Adrian Del Castillo, Nolan Jones, Luke Raley, Masataka Yoshida, Ramon Laureano, Byron Buxton, Nolan Gorman

(46:40) – “Lightning in a Bottle” Pitchers: Ryne Nelson, JP Sears, Bowden Francis, Albert Suarez, Zebby Matthews, David Festa

(55:35) – Easy Remaining Schedules: Yankees, Pirates, Diamondbacks, White Sox for Hitters + Tigers, Rangers, Cubs for Pitchers

(03:15) - The Rays have called up Junior Caminero

(07:20) - Jazz Chisholm's UCL injury

(10:30) - Joe Musgrove back on the mound.

(15:30) - Matthew Boyd season debut.

(21:00) - Michael Harris II returning from the IL.

(36:30) - Do you need to alter your management strategy for the stretch run?

(42:00) - Potential pick-up options for various offensive categories.

(56:30) - Potential pick-up options for pitching.