RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

James Anderson answers dozens of questions from listeners about the updated RotoWire Top 400 Prospect Rankings!00:00 Intro01:45 Fantasy ranks vs. Real-life ranks02:20 Where are the tiers?04:05 So many shortstops05:40 Should JJ Wetherholt be higher?09:10 Is Leo De Vries overrated?11:25 Lazaro Montes’ upside13:35 Sal Stewart’s future stat line16:00 Eduardo Quintero stuck at Single-A17:05 Edward Florentino SZN20:15 Andrew Painter/Bubba Chandler22:25 Josue De Paula/Zyhir Hope25:20 Prospects most likely to hit 40 HR27:00 Jonah Tong’s upside27:25 Buy Jack Perkins & Tanner McDougal29:40 Ryan Waldschmidt30:45 Catchers with the most upside34:35 Has Alejandro Rosario had TJS?37:10 Hector Rodriguez vs. Sal Stewart39:00 Marconi German hype40:35 Handelfry Encarncion’s upside42:05 Why is Tyson Lewis still in complex ball?44:15 Who to drop for prospect pickups46:10 Controversial omissionsNFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowHome Run ForecastGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast 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. 

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson share their Trade Deadline Buyers Preview - which 10+ teams should be buying and what are they shopping for? Who's going to end up with Luis Robert or Eugenio Suarez?---00:00 Trade Deadline Buyers00:20 Welcome00:30 Break up the Brewers01:00 News02:45 Tanner Scott felt something in his forearm.05:15 Yordan Alvarez is making slow progress.06:15 Shane McClanahan is facing a delay in his rehab assignment.07:00 Same with Grayson Rodriguez, who is undergoing imaging on his elbow.09:00 Shelby Miller is throwing to hitters today. He could be traded or could be the team’s closer in a couple weeks.10:00 Adley Rutschman vs. Ivan Herrera12:00 Sell low on Freddie Freeman?13:45 Mookie Betts vs CJ Abrams15:30 Josh Jung returned and homered.18:00 NFFC18:45 Trade Deadline Buyers Preview19:00 What are these teams likely to acquire, and who could be bumped from their current roles?19:30 Blue Jays: Where to add to a team that is getting average production at almost every position.26:40 Tigers: Add CF? Closer? SP5?30:00 Astros: Add OF? With injured SP coming back, they seem fine elsewhere.32:00 Yankees: Prob need 2 SP and a 3B34:45 Red Sox: SP for sure. I kind of like the lineup.36:15 Rays: Typically, impossible to predict. Could buy and sell. Unload Littell and add someone.39:00 Home Run Forecast39:45 Mariners: 2B, 3B, RF.43:45 Phillies: Closer, more than any other contender. Maybe LF too.47:00 Mets: C, 2B, 3B.49:30 Cubs: 3B, SP.51:30 Brewers: I have no idea. They are similar to the Jays offensively.53:30 Dodgers: Only RPs?55:20 Padres: A rare team that could take an elite hitter and stick him at DH57:25 BlueWire57:30 Giants: SP, 1B. 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. 

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball and discuss a quiet weekend of FAAB coming out of the All Star Break. They also discuss the surprising seasons in Miami from Kyle Stowers and Otto Lopez, the Ceddanne Rafaela improvements and what's going on with Mookie Betts. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Home Run ForecastGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast!  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. 

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer discuss their top FAAB recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines14:30 Sean Murphy17:45 Trade Paul Skenes?20:25 Ezequiel Tovar23:25 Ramon Laureano25:20 Jordan Walker30:30 Zebby Matthews32:50 Brandon Walter36:55 Shane Bieber39:35 Quinn Priester43:00 Spencer Arrighetti45:00 Trevor Rogers48:50 Deep-League Pitchers1:00:10 Adrian Del Castillo---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowHome Run ForecastGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast! 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. 

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast!Intro/Second half is officially underway!Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Colson Montgomery $3Dominic Canzone $2Nick Loftin $2Lane Thomas $1Colin Rea $0Dillon Dingler $0Logan T. Allen $0Blake Treinen $0Spencer Horwitz $0Two-start pitchers (week of July 21, 2025)Zac Gallen 4Jacob Lopez 2 (Todd 3)Jack Perkins 1Davis Daniel 0Tomoyuki Sugano 2Zach Eflin 1Richard Fitts 1 (Todd 0)Cade Horton 2Brady Singer 2 (Todd 3)Tanner Bibee 4 (Todd 3)Joey Cantillo 2Austin Gomber 0Casey Mize 4Hunter Brown 5Colton Gordon 0 (Todd 1)Tyler Anderson 1Kyle Hendricks 0Eury Perez 4 (Todd 3)Kodai Senga 5Carlos Rodon 4Zach Wheeler 5Mitch Keller 3Randy Vazquez 1Stephen Kolek 1Bryan Woo 5George Kirby 5Landen Roupp 2 (Todd 1)Matthew Liberatore 1 (Todd 2)Erick Fedde 2 (Todd 1)Shane Baz 4 (Todd 3)Jacob DeGrom 5Kevin Gausman 4Max Scherzer 3Jake Irvin 1 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. 

Erik Halterman is joined by Torres (@TorresTakes) of the Fantasy Baseball Beat to give some midseason grades on this year's riskiest fantasy picks.---00:00 Headlines13:55 Jacob deGrom22:20 Risky hitters who are working out47:00 Risky pitchers who are working out55:05 Risks who have not worked out---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowHome Run ForecastGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast! 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. 

James Anderson, Chris Clegg, Eric Cross and Chris Welsh conduct a 24-pick mock dynasty first-year player draft featuring just 2025 MLB draftees!00:50 Who to take No. 1 overall04:25 How good is Ethan Holliday?09:15 JoJo Parker top 3?14:00 Perfect landing spot for Kade Anderson16:35 Aiva Arquette’s high floor18:20 Seth Hernandez has the highest ceiling22:40 Chasing Steele Hall’s upside23:50 Gavin Fien Love25:35 Jamie Arnold best value in the draft28:25 A loaded college pitching class30:40 Ethan Conrad’s upside33:10 Liam Doyle’s slide ends35:00 Kayson Cunningham’s hit tool37:40 Ike Irish, best college hitter in the class?40:20 Kyson Witherspoon’s upside42:00 Buy low on Brendan Summerhill?44:00 Gage Wood’s crazy upside46:35 Andrew Fischer48:00 Marek Houston50:40 Buy low on Chase LaViolette?55:30 Big power for Xavier Neyens57:40 Chasing upside with Quentin Young01:00:10 Charles Davalan better in fantasy01:01:20 Mason Neville01:04:00 Final thoughts on the class NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowHome Run ForecastGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast! 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. 

Johnny Venezia joins Jeff Erickson on the RotoWire MLB Podcast and shares his immediate reactions to the MLB draft.---00:00 MLB Instant Draft Reactions00:20 Welcome to Johnny Venezia01:00 Early Surprises04:15 Jace Laviolette05:45 Eli Willits08:00 Tyler Bremmer09:45 Kade Anderson12:15 Ethan Holliday13:30 NFFC14:15 Liam Doyle16:00 Seth Hernandez16:50 Aiva Arquette17:35 JoJo Parker18:30 Steele Hall19:40 Billy Carlson20:30 Jamie Arnold22:40 Gavin Fien23:45 Gavin Kilen24:30 Daniel Pierce25:25 Kyson Witherspoon26:15 Home Run Forecast27:30 Marek Houston29:30 Ethan Conrad30:15 Kayson Cunningham32:30 Ike Irish34:00 Andrew Fischer35:00 Xavier Neyens / Kruz Schoolcraft36:10 BlueWire36:20 Tate Southisene37:25 Sean Gamble38:30 Jordan Yost39:20 Gage Wood40:20 Jace LaViolette42:45 Noteworthy Fallers---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (hyperlink: http://rotowire.com/highstakes)Home Run ForecastGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast!(hyperlink: https://www.homerunforecast.com/)  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. 

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer discuss their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines17:11 Brandon Woodruff21:14 Cam Schlittler24:15 Charlie Morton26:45 Joe Boyle30:38 Kevin Ginkel37:02 Brice Matthews40:06 Colt Keith44:24 Willi Castro46:18 Romy Gonzalez48:35 Austin Hays49:56 Deep-League Pitchers1:02:05 Deep-League Hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowHome Run ForecastGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast! 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. 

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowGain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast!Intro/Heading into the final weekend before the breakPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Trent Grisham $6Cameron Schlittler $6Kevin Ginkel $5Shane McClanahan $4Joey Cantillo $3Brayan Rocchio $3Miguel Andujar $2Masataka Yoshida $1Jordan Hicks $1Michael Lorenzen $0Kirby Yates $0Brice Matthews, HOU top prospect, called up to HoustonTop fantasy earners so far in 2025:RotoWire Earned Auction Values page: https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/auction-values-earned.php$55.06 Aaron Judge$46.22 Pete Crow-Armstrong$42.98 Shohei Ohtani$42.39 Cal Raleigh$39.31 Elly De La Cruz$36.24 James Wood$35.10 Kyle Tucker$35.06 Kyle Schwarber$34.59 Tarik Skubal$32.43 Bobby Witt$31.65 Zack Wheeler$31.59 Jose Ramirez$30.19 Byron Buxton$29.67 Eugenio Suarez$29.37 Seiya Suzuki$28.64 Pete AlonsoDown the list$18.43 Maikel Garcia$18.17 Spencer Torkelson$15.42 Vladimir Guerrero$12.45 Freddie Freeman$11.88 Mookie Betts$10.91 Wyatt Langford$8.35 Jose Caballero$2.85 Bryan Reynolds 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.