RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Chris Blessing joins James Anderson to discuss the best prospects and most overrated prospects Chris scouted this season, including No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin plus many more!00:00 Intro01:35 The No. 1 Overall Prospect12:15 Buy Caleb Bonemer20:00 Hector Rodriguez’s ETA30:25 Robby Snelling SZN36:55 Thomas White’s Upside42:00 JR Ritchie Trending Up46:55 Buy Low on Cam Collier55:00 Hagen Smith’s A Bust ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter 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. 

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review some of the top September roster moves and the remaining playoff races.---00:00 September Moves Pod00:30 Welcome00:45 Blue Jays - Reds06:30 News:06:45 Jackson Merrill is back from the IL…..11:00 MacKenzie Gore is already cleared to throw, so he could be back soon….12:30 Jeremiah Jackson15:55 Trevor Rogers22:45 Lourdes Gurriel’s season is over due to a torn ACL….23:30 Roman Anthony left tonight’s game…..23:55 Juan Soto is going to have a 40-30 season.27:30 Elly De La Cruz31:30 Chalkboard32:30 Main Topic – September 1 roster moves.32:45 Sal Stewart38:00 Sawyer Gipson-Long39:00 Andrew Alvarez41:30 Kevin Alcantara43:00 Boring Cardinals45:00 NFFC46:30 Jac Caglianone51:30 Rangers in the Wild Card Race55:45 Rays Still Alive---Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88)NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (hyperlink: http://rotowire.com/highstakes) 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 baseball and break down what ended up being a big week for pitching in FAAB. They discuss the AL East, Bruce Turang, Juan Soto and more before diving into the heavy bidding for Kyle Bradish, Jonah Tong and Payton Tolle.  Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter 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. 

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines09:00 Kyle Bradish12:00 Jonah Tong16:15 Abner Uribe19:15 Payton Tolle22:30 Ryan Walker25:15 Jordan Lawlar28:30 Jared Triolo31:00 Gavin Sheets33:00 Nolan Gorman35:30 Dylan Moore40:15 Chalkboard picks46:00 Deep-league pitchers56:30 Deep-league hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K  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. 

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/Kyle Schwarber has the 21st four-homer game in MLB historyPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Jonah Tong $7Ian Seymour $6Payton Tolle $5Jonny DeLuca $4Jared Triolo $2Luis Morales $2Jeremiah Jackson $1Luis Matos $0Connor Norby $0Aaron Ashby $0Robbie Snelling $0Riley O’Brien $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 1, 2025)Ryne Nelson 2 (Todd 3)Luis Morales 3Brayan Bello 4Colin Rea 2Hunter Greene 5Parker Messick 3Slade Cecconi 2Chase Dollander 0Aaron Civale 0Davis Martin 1Charlie Morton 2Luis Garcia 1Michael Lorenzen 2Yusei Kikuchi 2 (Todd 3)Caden Dana 0Ryan Gusto 0Jacob Misiorowski 4 (Todd 3)Bailey Ober 3Max Fried 5Taijuan Walker 2 (Todd 1)Mike Burrows 0Dylan Cease 4Luis Castillo 3Carson Whisenhunt 0Sonny Gray 5Shane Baz 2 (Todd 3)Drew Rasmussen 5Patrick Corbin 0MacKenzie Gore 3 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 Jenny Butler to discuss some of the biggest decisions drafters will have to make next season, decisions Jenny already had to make in last week's Too Early Meatball draft.---00:00 Headlines11:00 Too Early Meatball Draft overview14:20 Who are the contenders for SP4?20:10 What are we supposed to do with Spencer Strider?24:30 How far will this year’s rookie SPs rise?27:30 Who are the contenders for RP1?35:00 How many of this year’s breakout young catchers break into the top-15?39:00 Is Nick Kurtz a Tier 1 first baseman, and how big is that tier?41:50 Will the lack of early second basemen be even worse next year?46:30 How far up the board should we push Junior Caminero?50:10 How far will Mookie Betts fall?55:15 What do we do with Pete Crow-Armstrong?1:00:30 Where should we take Ronald Acuna, who always used to go first overall when healthy?1:04:00 : How far will Jackson Merrill fall next season?---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter 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. 

James Anderson answers all your questions about the updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings, including questions about Edward Florentino, Sebastian Walcott, Jett Williams and more!01:35 Top Prospects for 202608:35 Prospect Tiers12:10 Jesus Made’s speed12:55 Buy low on Sebastian Walcott14:45 Jett Williams’ position15:40 Josue De Paula still at High-A17:00 Mike Sirota’s injury17:55 Ralphy Velazquez vs. Josue Briceno19:10 Carter Jensen destroys baseballs21:30 Giving Cam Collier a mulligan22:45 Edward Florentino SZN27:55 Trust the Pirates?29:05 Tony Blanco’s 80-grade power32:00 Elian Pena’s breakout33:40 Dauri Fernandez’s ceiling35:05 Kendry Chourio to the moon!37:10 Top 5 a year from now39:40 Potential risers into the top 1040:35 Chales Davalan, FYPD target ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter 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. 

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review some of the interesting picks from the Way Too Early 2026 Meatball Draft.---00:00 Way Too Early Meatball Draft00:20 Welcome00:30 Review the Too Early Meatball Draft01:15 Interesting Picks02:45 Kyle Schwarber 1.908:00 No Second Round Pitchers10:00 Junior Caminero 1.1214:45 Ronald Acuna at 2.1117:15 Oneil Cruz at 2.1520:30 Chalkboard21:30 Chris Sale as the SP4 at 3.123:45 Jhoan Duran as the RP1 at 4.330:30 Yordan Alvarez 4.932:22 Corey Seager at 5.1133:45 NFFC34:20 Luis Robert Jr. at 6.1537:15 Chandler Simpson at 7.943:20 BlueWire43:30 Jackson Merrill at 8.345:20 Raisel Iglesias at 9.2; Cade Smith at 9.8; Tanner Scott at 10.949:00 Jakob Marsee at 10.1351:00 Zebby Matthews at 11.7; Hurston Waldrep at 11.12; Gavin Williams at 11.14---Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88)NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (hyperlink: http://rotowire.com/highstakes) 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 discuss tough weekends for the Yankees and Dodgers and discuss all the FAAB action, including spirited bidding on Samuel Basallo, Shane Bieber and Carson Williams. In addition, they discuss what should be a very interesting 2026 int eh starting pitcher market after the Big 3 and also talk about Jackson Merrill, Vinnie Pasquatino and much, much more.Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter 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. 

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines11:41 Samuel Basallo15:05 Dylan Beavers17:23 Brett Baty19:40 Pavin Smith21:37 Carson Williams24:56 Shane Bieber28:32 Cam Schlittler30:13 Bubba Chandler36:49 Victor Vodnik38:31 Parker Messick42:10 Chalkboard Picks46:39 Deep-League Pitchers59:23 Deep-League Hitters---NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowGet 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.  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.