RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Fred Zinkie asks "What's Wrong with the Mets?" He and Jeff Erickson discuss five struggling offenses since the All-Star Break.---00:00 Fred Pod 8-12-2500:20 Welcome01:00 Main Topic - What’s wrong with these teams?01:47 These five teams have all ranked among the bottom-10 in OPS, runs scored and wRC+. Should we bench some of their hitters, because we don’t have time to wait for them to turn things around? And should we stream pitchers against them?03:15 Mets08:30 Rays13:25 Cardinals19:15 Nationals23:30 Rangers26:45 Chalkboard27:45 News. Plenty of it today.28:00 Jose Hader is getting tests done on his shoulder. Uh oh.30:30 Cristian Javier earned a win in his return. Is he ready to join fantasy lineups?32:10 Shane McClanahan is done for the season, proving once again that injury optimism is not your friend. Grayson Rodriguez also underwent elbow surgery.33:10 Cole Ragans threw a bullpen session. He’s sitting on waivers in some leagues and could be back in early September. Worth a stash?35:45 Chase Burns is facing an innings limit and the Reds are getting two starters back. Drop him?38:50 Devin Williams pitched the sixth inning and is an easy drop. I’m interested to see if he gets a closer’s job in free agency.41:00 Corbin Carroll set a career high in homers last night. He has really shifted his fantasy profile and may not steal 20 bases this year. He still has 98th percentile sprint speed.43:20 The Tigers just won’t let us have a closer. Kyle Finnegan earned the win and Will Vest picked up the save.44:30 Will Warren picked up a win. Take out a couple disasters, and he has been excellent this summer.46:20 Kyle Schwarber homered. He’s second in HR and RBI. Sixth in runs. Has 10 steals. Will only be 32 next year. Why can’t he be a first round pick?54:00 NFFC54:31 BlueWire55:0. FLEX Leagues Recap---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 in baseball showcasing the red-hot Mariners and Brewers and also break down all the action in FAAB. They talk active bidding for starting pitchers Luis Gil and Cade Cavalli as well as a potential difference-maker closer in David Bednar. They also hit much more across baseball, including Josh Naylor's SB binge, Lawrence Butler's struggles and whether Kyle Schwarber can steal the NL MVP from Shohei Ohtani. ChalkboardDownload 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 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 pickups for the week.---00:00 Headlines9:40 Noelvi Marte12:10 Lenyn Sosa15:21 Jakob Marsee18:00 Ryan Mountcastle20:17 Jordan Lawlar22:06 Isaac Collins25:53 Cade Horton28:01 Joey Wentz29:57 Phil Maton33:46 Bubba Chandler/Samuel Basallo/Dylan Beavers/JJ Wetherholt/Andrew Painter39:24 Deep-League Pitchers51:17 Deep-League Hitters---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. 

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/Jakob Marsee leads the pack in terms of bidding this weekPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Jakob Marsee $9Hunter Gaddis $8Jalen Beeks $6Cade Cavalli $6Logan Henderson $5Casey Schmitt $2Daniel Schneemann $1Brad Lord $1Victor Robles $1Eli White $1Miles Mikolas $0Jordan Lawlar $0Anthony Santander $0Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 11, 2025)Ryne Nelson 2 (Todd 3)Anthony DeSclafani 0Jeffrey Springs 2 (Todd 3)Spencer Strider 4Dean Kremer 2Garrett Crochet 5Cade Horton 3Andrew Abbott 3Logan Allen 3Anthony Molina 0Kyle Freeland 0Jonathan Cannon 0 (Todd 1)Chris Paddack 2Jack Flaherty 4Cristian Javier 1 (Todd 0)Bailey Falter 3 (Todd 1)Jose Soriano 2Janson Junk 3Freddy Peralta 5Zebby Matthews 2 (Todd 1)Clay Holmes 3Will Warren 2Aaron Nola 1Ranger Suarez 4 (Todd 5)Andrew Heaney 2Yu Darvish 1 (Todd 3)George Kirby 5Logan Webb 5Miles Mikolas 1Ryan Pepiot 3Nathan Eovaldi 5Jose Berrios 3Cade Cavalli 2Mitchell Parker 0 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 Dave McDonald to talk about the picks and fades they regret this season in an attempt to figure out how to avoid the same mistakes next year.---00:00 Headlines16:45 Fading Bo Bichette26:30 Fading Zach Neto32:15 Fading Junior Caminero37:20 Fading Max Fried/Bryan Woo43:50 Fading Jacob deGrom46:05 Fading Tyler Soderstrom49:00 Picking Skenes over Skubal54:05 Picking Wyatt Langford/Lawrence Butler/Brenton Doyle1:02:25 Picking Michael Harris1:07:15 Picking Yordan Alvarez1:10:10 Picking Luis Garcia Jr.1:11:30 Picking Jack Flaherty1:15:40 Picking Hunter Greene1:18:30 Picking Sean Manaea1:22:40 Picking Bubba Chandler---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 and Mike Mager look back on the best picks from their 2025 Too Early Draft and look at which high-upside pitchers may be worth the risk going into 2026!00:00 Intro02:00 Best Pick of Round 102:55 Best Pick of Round 203:30 Best Pick of Round 304:55 Best Pick of Round 406:00 Best Pick of Round 508:45 Best Pick of Round 610:00 Best Pick of Round 710:45 Best Pick of Round 811:20 Best Pick of Round 912:00 Best Pick of Round 1013:30 Best Pick of Round 1115:45 Avoid Recency Bias17:40 Landmines In The First 5 Rounds23:50 Hitters Who Will Lose Position Eligibility28:10 Back To Basics33:20 Where To Find Upside41:45 Buying Brandon Woodruff45:00 Chris Sale vs. Jacob deGrom48:40 Buying Eury Perez52:10 Is Hunter Greene Too Risky?56:20 Jacob Misiorowski vs. Chase Burns 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 more trade deadline reactions, break down the latest news and discuss the top and bottom 10 starting pitchers since June 1.---00:00 Post-Deadline Moves00:20 Welcome01:00 Fred’s Trade Deadline Reactions03:00 Closer Headliners following the deadline07:15 News & Notes07:20 Aaron Judge is back….. Nothing is going right for the Yankees, including Max Fried, who now has a 5.81 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP since July 1…..And Devin Williams blew another save….12:30 Nick Lodolo, to IL……15:00 Austin Riley and Tommy Edman19:00 Nathan Lukes survived the trade deadline as the Jays leadoff hitter and reached base five times yesterday.20:40 Michael Soroka is already on the IL…..Ben Brown relieved Soroka and pitched well, so it’s likely time to add him and then get burned by him…..23:00 Roman Anthony is day-to-day. He’s playing great but isn’t doing much in fantasy…..26:00 NFFC26:45 Let’s look at some of the best and worst pitchers in recent weeks. Because some of the best ones aren’t getting much credit and some of the worst ones are still in lineups.27:45 Here are the ERA leaders since June 1.28:15 Matthew Boyd 1.6931:10 Christopher Sanchez 1.7135:00 Paul Skenes 1.87; Tarik Skubal 2.08; Zack Wheeler 2.2638:30 Quinn Priester 2.4041:20 Garrett Crochet 2.4442:30 Framber Valdez 2.4743:00 Eric Lauer 2.5447:00 Gavin Williams 2.5449:30 BlueWire49:40 And here are the worst qualified ERA pitchers since June 1.51:00 Luis Severino 5.9852:20 Nick Martinez 5.85; Chris Paddack 5.5853:20 Zac Gallen 5.4354:20 Tanner Bibee 5.17; JP Sears 5.0655:50 Brandon Pfaadt 4.98; Andre Pallante 4.9257:45 Sonny Gray 4.8559:30 Sandy Alcantara 4.85---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 in baseball and discuss all the adds and drops after a busy trade deadline in MLB. They talk the red-hot Marlins and Red Sox, how to handle Mason Miller and Ryan Helsley moving out of their closer roles and the potential new closers to add in FAAB, including Randy Rodriguez, Dennis Santana and Cade Smith. 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 Headlines07:30 Randy Rodriguez09:20 Corbin Martin11:05 Dennis Santana12:45 Cole Sands14:40 JoJo Romero16:20 Michael Soroka18:20 Coby Mayo20:00 Ramon Laureano22:00 Carlos Correa23:20 Warming Bernabel26:00 Deep-league pitchers34:45 Deep-league hitters---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. 

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/The dust has settled after a wild trade deadlinePickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Jose Ferrer $20Corbin Martin $14JoJo Romero $12Cole Sands $10Tyler Locklear $7Warming Bernabel $7Riley O’Brien $6Taj Bradley $5Samuel Basallo $2Mick Abel $1Two-start pitchers (week of Aug. 4, 2025)Brandon Pfaadt 3Jeffrey Springs 3Erick Fedde 1Joey Wentz 0Brandon Young 1Lucas Giolito 3Mike Soroka 3 (Todd 4)Nick Lodolo 4Slade Cecconi 3Tanner Gordon 0Davis Martin 1Casey Mize 3 (Todd 4)Jason Alexander 1Yusei Kikuchi 3Sandy Alcantara 3Cal Quantrill 1Quinn Priester 4Zebby Matthews 2 (Todd 1)Sean Manaea 2 (Todd 3)Max Fried 5Jesus Luzardo 4Carmen Mlodzinski 0Mike Burrows 0JP Sears 2Bryan Woo 5Justin Verlander 1 (Todd 2)Sonny Gray 3Adrian Houser 2Merrill Kelly 2 (Todd 4)Eric Lauer 1MacKenzie Gore 4 (Todd 5) 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.