RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

James Anderson and Jordan Rosenblum discuss tactics for making trades in dynasty leagues and also talk about top players to sell high on and top injured players to stash in dynasty baseball leagues! 09:00 Dynasty strategy 15:05 Proposing a dynasty trade 20:15 Evaluating past trades 33:45 Munetaka Murakami, Mickey Moniak 38:50 Jacob Misiorowski 42:35 Cam Schlittler 44:30 Chase Burns 47:40 Mike Trout, Yordan Alvarez 52:15 Dynasty prospect stashes 57:00 Injury stashes Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Luis Robert has been both terrible and injured to begin the season for the Mets, and now they are calling up a top prospect in A.J. Ewing to fill in for him. Should be dropping Robert in all of our leagues? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss a list of problem hitters and what to do about them. --- 00:00 Hitters to Cut Podcast 00:15 Welcome to Fred Zinkie 00:30 News 02:40 Mookie Betts is back….. 03:50 Christian Yelich activated 05:45 Jacob Wilson out long-term? 09:00 Addison Barger returned to the IL after just one game…. 10:30 Jose Caballero will undergo an MRI on his finger while Anthony Volpe waits in Triple-A…. 12:00 Nathan Eovaldi was scratched….. 14:00 Bryce Eldridge not playing. 16:00 Rafael Devers is turning things around and Willy Adames finally had a decent game. Harrison Bader returned and may have been forgotten in some leagues….. 19:30 Ryan Helsley is aiming to return in late May….. 21:10 Mets call up speedy center fielder A.J. Ewing…. 23:30 Sean Murphy out again 25:30 RotoWire Smart Money: Colorado ML 27:30 Main topic: Hitters to consider dropping 27:45 Reminder of the rating system. 28:00 1. “I wouldn’t cut the player in XX size of league.” 28:15 2. “I would cut the player if there was someone I liked on waivers and this player was the necessary cut.” 28:30 3. “I would actively look to get them off my roster, for basically anyone.” 29:00 The Players 29:30 Michael Busch 32:45 Jose Altuve 35:45 Trevor Story 38:15 Luis Robert 39:40 Jac Caglianone 41:00 Ezequiel Tovar 44:00 Agustin Ramirez 47:50 Matt McLain 50:45 Luis Garcia 54:00 Adolis Garcia, Alec Bohm 56:30 Royce Lewis 58:00 Matt Chapman 1:01:30 Jordan Westburg, Caleb Durbin Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad cover the weekend in baseball, discussing, among other things, CJ Abrams, Davis Martin, the Rays, injuries and a big weekend of FAAB highlighted by Spencer Jones, Ryan Waldschmidt and Bryce Eldridge. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver wire pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 14:45 Robby Snelling 18:03 Ben Brown 22:18 Bryce Miller 26:54 Gregory Soto 30:02 Tony Santillan 33:33 Bryce Eldridge 36:52 Ryan Waldschmidt 38:49 Spencer Jones 42:38 Carlos Cortes 47:29 Joe Mack 49:45 Griffin Canning 51:11 Walbert Urena 53:51 Brock Stewart 55:30 Ryan Zeferjahn 57:42 Cole Sulser 1:00:30 Zack Gelof 1:02:49 Ezequiel Duran 1:04:19 JJ Bleday 1:07:13 Masataka Yoshida 1:10:31 Jesus Rodriguez 1:13:42 Smart Money Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

0:00 Intro/the Cincinnati Reds have now lost seven straight games… 25:15 Two-start pitchers: 57:40 Recap Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Chris Towers of CBS Sports to check in on how this year's top sleepers and most-hyped players are doing after six weeks of play. --- 00:00 Pitcher injury news 7:20 Robby Snelling set for call-up 12:55 More headlines 18:30 Nolan McLean, Cam Schlittler, Jacob Misiorowski 22:10 Emmett Sheehan 26:25 Chase Burns 28:40 Bubba Chandler 33:25 Samuel Basallo 35:40 Carter Jensen 39:00 Konnor Griffin 43:00 Sal Stewart 47:25 Jac Caglianone 50:35 Kazuma Okamoto 54:45 JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle 58:40 Ryan Weathers 1:01:45 Braxton Ashcraft 1:02:55 Mike Burrows 1:05:10 Kyle Harrison and Brandon Sproat 1:08:30 Justin Crawford 1:11:30 Chase DeLauter Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With over a dozen high-profile prospect graduations, James Anderson and Aram Leighton discuss what the new top 10 prospects will look like when prospect rankings get updated later this month! 01:30 Jesus Made vs. Leo De Vries 15:10 Colt Emerson, Walker Jenkins 19:20 Rainiel Rodriguez, Edward Florentino, Josue De Paula 27:50 Mike Sirota, Eduardo Quintero 31:40 Luis Pena vs. Eli Willits 37:10 Caleb Bonemer 43:10 Seth Hernandez, Kade Anderson 47:15 Up-Arrow Prospects 53:45 Bryce Rainer Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss tough hold-vs-cut-vs-trade decisions with early struggling pitchers. --- 00:00 RW Pod 5-5-26 00:15 News: 00:30 Tarik Skubal is out for a few months. That’s two of the Big-3 starters on the IL….. 10:00 Joe Ryan doesn’t need to go on the IL. 11:00 Roman Anthony left with a wrist injury….. 14:20 Jhoan Duran and Raisel Iglesias return today. Closer normalcy!…… 15:40 Emilio Pagan blows the save 17:40 Caleb Killian save 25:30 Jackson Chourio is back and got four hits….. 29:17 BlueWire 29:22 Main topic: Pitchers to consider dropping 29:45 For every pick up there’s a drop 32:00 Three different tiers for each of them. 32:15 “I wouldn’t cut the player in XX size of league.” 32:30 2. “I would cut the player if there was someone I liked on waivers and this player was the necessary cut.” 32:45 3. “I would actively look to get them off my roster, for basically anyone.” 35:00 Pitchers 35:10 Jack Flaherty 39:30 Luis Castillo 44:30 Trevor Megill 46:30 Aaron Nola 48:00 Ryan Walker 49:00 Zac Gallen 51:10 Andrew Abbott 52:45 Ryne Nelson, Merrill Kelly, Eduardo Rodriguez, Mike Soroka 56:00 Jack Leiter 57:20 Roki Sasaki 58:15 Andrew Painter 1:01:45 Chad Patrick 1:02:10 Noah Cameron 1:02:30 Rhett Lowder 1:03:20 Brady Singer 1:06:30 Brandon Sproat 1:07:10 Dustin May 1:08:30 Chris Bassitt 1:09:00 RotoWire Smart Money Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk some strong first months from Matt Olson, Mike Trout and a whole bunch of catchers, break down a slew of weekend injuries and discuss all the adds and drops in FAAB, including active bidding for Christian Scott and Travis Bazzana. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Jake Halusker to discuss their top waiver wire adds of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 13:00 Jared Jones 16:40 Janson Junk 19:00 Jack Perkins 23:00 Logan Henderson 25:15 Jacob Latz 28:45 Luis Severino 31:15 Travis Bazzana 35:15 Daniel Schneemann 38:00 Cole Young 40:00 Nathan Church 42:50 Jake Bennett 46:35 Christian Scott 49:40 Rico Garcia 53:20 Tyler Phillips 55:10 Kyle Finnegan 58:50 Other Relievers 1:02:45 Kody Clemens 1:04:20 Nathaniel Lowe 1:08:15 Austin Hays 1:10:10 Tyler Black 1:13:30 Ezequiel Duran 1:16:30 Smart Money --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! 0:00 Intro/the Atlanta Braves might have an Austin Riley problem 21:40 Two-start pitchers: 1:02:00 Recap Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Mike Carter to review every closer situation in baseball in search of potential pickups. --- 00:00 Headlines 9:45 Padres 11:05 Dodgers 14:00 Guardians 14:55 Mariners 16:00 Phillies 17:35 Mets 19:25 Yankees 21:05 Red Sox, Orioles 21:50 Cubs 24:10 Braves 26:50 Blue Jays 29:50 Reds 31:40 Marlins 33:40 Royals 36:00 Astros 39:25 Tigers 42:10 Brewers 44:10 Giants 47:05 Pirates 49:00 Rays 51:10 White Sox 53:10 Rangers 56:25 Cardinals 57:55 Angels 1:01:25 Nationals 1:02:55 Diamondbacks 1:04:35 Twins 1:06:30 Rockies 1:08:15 Athletics --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Frank Stampfl discuss some fantasy baseball players who they are much higher on and lower on than before the season! 01:25 Sal Stewart vs. Nick Kurtz 06:30 Who’s The No. 1 Catcher? 13:40 Who’s The No. 1 2B? 22:40 Munetaka Murakami 27:55 Kazuma Okamoto 31:05 Miguel Vargas 34:15 Jose Caballero 37:00 Trevor Story/Ezequiel Tovar 40:15 Mike Trout 45:20 Brayan Rocchio 46:35 Ryan O’Hearn/Josh Jung 49:00 Cam Schlittler/Parker Messick 52:20 Jose Soriano/Michael Soroka 54:20 Regrettable SP picks Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fred Zinkie is here to tell Jeff Erickson that it's not all bad yet, even though Fernando Tatis Jr. is his first-round pick. We'll also talk about the Top K-BB starting pitchers in baseball so far. --- 00:00 RotoWire 4-28-26 MLB Pod 00:30 News: 00:40 Phillies fire Rob Thomson 08:30 Are we bananas for Bazzana? 14:30 Elmer Rodriguez debuts Wednesday. 16:00 Max Muncy (ATH) is out with a broken hand. 16:45 Pete Fairbanks leaves with thumb/nerve injury 20:00 Juan Soto limited to DH duty. 24:00 RotoWire Smart Money - James Wood 25:15 PCA stole a base, which made me notice how awful he has been….. 27:00 Moises Ballasteros had another good game….. 30:45 Manny Machado left with a leg injury. 33:00 George Springer won’t have a rehab assignment and will return any day….. 34:10 Spencer Strider returns against the Rockies 35:00 Max Scherzer to the IL, Trey Yesavage returns today….. 37:00 Jose Soriano vs. Davis Martin 40:00 Sling 41:00 Eight signs that your struggling fantasy team is going to be fine. 42:00 1. Your most disappointing players have been your best players. 43:35 2. You have closers. 47:20 3. You have enough starting pitchers. 51:30 4. Your team’s batting average in unsustainably low. 54:00 5. Most of your top players are healthy. 56:00 6. You’re competing in each category. 58:00 7. You have some players you like on your bench. 1:01:00 8. You have enough FAAB. 1:02:00 Jeff Asks Fred about Jeff Hoffman 1:07:10 Top 12 K-BB% leaders, since it’s a great stat to correlate to fantasy success. --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! (Hyperlink: https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/2914433/14334) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a wild weekend in baseball, talk weekend injuries and break down all the adds and drops in another busy FAAB Sunday. They discuss the great starts for Kyle Harrison, Cam Schlittler and Kevin McGonigle as well as the poor starts by Logan Webb, Aaron Nola and Logan Gilbert, before getting into the heavy FAAB prices for Payton Tolle and JR Ritchie. Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver wire adds of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 13:09 Payton Tolle 17:09 JR Ritchie 21:37 Louis Varland 26:34 Brad Keller 29:27 Tanner Scott 31:58 Alex Vesia 37:53 Josh Jung 40:32 Xander Bogaerts 42:48 Miguel Vargas 45:12 Jasson Dominguez 48:50 Lucas Giolito 50:56 Peter Lambert 54:19 Hunter Dobbins 56:37 Connor Prielipp 1:00:04 Phil Maton 1:03:16 Brayan Rocchio 1:05:45 Ronny Mauricio 1:08:59 Leody Taveras 1:11:49 Felix Reyes 1:15:02 Luis Campusano 1:17:24 Smart Money --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! 0:00 Intro/The second-worst hitter by fWAR this season: Rafael Devers 20:30 Two-start pitchers: 59:00 Recap Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Dave McDonald to discuss some struggling hitters. Is it time to cut, hold, or buy low? --- 00:00 Headlines 14:45 Catchers 26:45 First Base 36:40 Second Base 47:20 Third Base 57:55 Shortstop 1:02:30 Outfield --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Lucas Morel discuss Noah Schultz's forecast before analyzing all the top hitter breakouts in the minors! 01:30 Noah Schultz 07:30 Franklin Arias 14:20 Jhonny Level 17:50 Devin Fitz-Gerlad 21:15 Theo Gillen 25:25 Juneiker Caceres 29:30 Nathan Flewelling 34:35 Pedro Ramirez 39:35 Luis Lara 44:50 Blaze Jordan 47:10 Ronny Cruz 52:20 Taitn Gray 56:15 Josiah Hartshorn 59:40 Cam Maldonado 01:02:55 Rainiel Rodriguez, George Lombard, Braden Montgomery 01:10:30 Blake Burke Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cal Raleigh was a league-winner last year, but is it worth it generally to pay the price for a top catcher? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore that, and talk about Edwin Diaz's injury and the Dodgers' replacement(s). --- 00:00 4-21-26 00:30 News 00:45 Edwin Diaz out until ASB (who closes? Drop Diaz?)….. 07:20 Raisel Iglesias to the IL (shoulder) 10:30 Zack Wheeler returns Saturday 13:15 The worst feeling in fantasy baseball: being right on your FOMO players, like I was on Sal Stewart and Parker Messick. Can these guys slow down?! 18:10 The best feeling in fantasy baseball: being right on a player, like you were on Dillon Dingler. Look at those advanced stats! 22:00 Sonny Gray to the IL (Tolle time?)….. 24:20 RotoWire Smart Money - Jake Bauers 26:00 Review of the catcher position 27:00 Fred’s Preferences 29:15 What to do with Cal Raleigh? 32:20 Would we rather own Ben Rice, Shea Langeliers, William Contreras, Hunter Goodman or Drake Baldwin? 37:00 Who do we prefer out of slumping catchers, Sal Perez, Ivan Herrera and Yainer Diaz? 41:00 Yainer Diaz 43:00 Is Liam Hicks the real deal? Could he be more valuable than Agustin Ramirez? 45:00 Sling 45:58 BlueWire 46:02 What do we think of the rookies, Carter Jensen and Samiel Basallo? 48:30 Are Adley Rutschman and Alejandro Kirk worth stashing? 53:00 ME Catchers Last Year 54:30 1. Todd Hoppe - Willson Contreras 5.8 (83), Alejandro Kirk 15.8 (218) 56:00 2. Scott Slezak - Shea Langeliers 8.3 (108), Keibert Ruiz 14.3 (198) - pu Moreno 56:40 3. Gregg Martin - Gabriel Moreno 13.14 (194), Mitch Garver 30.2 (437) 58:00 4. Andrew Geller - Austin Wells 12.10 (175), Joey Bart 20.10 (295) - picked up Agustin Ramirez 59:30 5. Dave Petroziello - Cal Raleigh 8.8 (98), Patrick Bailey 21.8 (308) - also picked up Ramirez 1:01:20 6. Ryan Rufe - Willson Contreras 5.10 (70), Tyler Stephenson 17.10 (250) - Ballesteros 1:02:00 7. Christopher Cosley - Cal Raleigh 7.4 (94), Tyler Stephenson 18.12 (267) - Narvaez 1:02:25 8. Greg Smith - William Contreras 3.2 (32), Will Smith 8.14 (119) 1:03:00 9. Toby Guevin - Cal Raleigh 7.1 (91), Keibert Ruiz 14.15 (210) - pu Langeliers 1:04:10 10. Matt Leahy - Willson Contreras 5.15 (75), Alejandro Kirk 18.1 (256) --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! (Hyperlink: https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/2914433/14334) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.