RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Jackson Holliday or Coby Mayo? Kristian Campbell or Vaughn Grissom? Who wins the Yankees fifth starter job? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss 10 critical AL Job Battles they'll be watching this spring.---00:00 10 Interesting Spring Training Battles00:30 Welcome to Fred Zinkie00:50 Kenley Jansen signs09:00 Impact to Red Sox11:30 BOS 2B: David Hamilton vs. Vaughn Grissom vs. Kristian Campbell16:45 BAL 2B/3B: Jackson Holliday vs. Coby Mayo23:30 NYY SP5: Clarke Schmidt vs. Marcus Stroman31:00 TB SP4/5: Zack Littell, Shane Baz, Drew Rasmussen34:45 TB DH: Jonathan Aranda vs. Eloy Jimenez40:10 Fantrax41:10 HOU SP4/5: Hayden Wesneski vs. Luis Garcia vs. Spencer Arrighetti47:30 TEX SP 5: Cody Bradford vs. Kumar Rocker51:50 EDGE Boost52:45 DET SP4/5: Alex Cobb vs. Casey Mize vs. Jackson Jobe54:25 DET 1B/DH/OF Spencer Torkelson vs. Colt Keith vs. Wendell Perez59:55 BlueWire1:00:00 KC SP4/5: Michael Lorenzen vs. Kris Bubic vs. Alec Marsh1:03:00 MIN SP4/5: Simeon Woods Richardson vs. Chris Paddack vs. David Festa vs. Zebby Matthews1:05:45 Stuff+---EDGE BoostEDGE Boost is the financial platform for smart bettors and DFS players.What are the benefits of a dedicated EDGE Boost betting account? Earn up to 0.5% on every deposit Free to use, no minimum balances FDIC-insured accounts Unlimited withdraws back to card Lightning fast deposits and withdraws Sign up with promo code ROTOPOD today! FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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. 

Ariel Cohen joins Jeff Erickson to share how he prepares for draft season, how he creates the ATC Projections and what you need to know about them, and we also break down the Mets.---00:00 Draft Prep Tactics, ATC, Mets00:30 Welcome to Ariel Cohen01:15 How Do You Get Started?04:20 The ATC Projections Process06:45 Big Changes Altering our Data12:45 Undervalued Players This Year16:00 Drafting Bottom Up17:45 Fantrax18:45 Converting Projections into Rankings20:10 Z-Score Method24:00 Devising the “Gaming” Strategy27:00 Chasing Scarcer Categories27:15 Are Stolen Bases Truly Scarce?28:15 Saves Are Indeed Scarcer29:30 Tanner Scott32:40 EDGE Boost33:25 BlueWire33:35 Mets Talk34:45 Clay Holmes36:40 Frankie Montas37:45 Edwin Diaz38:50 Juan Soto40:15 Pete Alonso42:30 Young Hitters - Vientos/Alvarez/Acuña46:00 Old Hitters - Nimmo/Marte/McNeil/Winker48:30 Potential Prospect Contributions---EDGE BoostEDGE Boost is the financial platform for smart bettors and DFS players.What are the benefits of a dedicated EDGE Boost betting account? Earn up to 0.5% on every deposit Free to use, no minimum balances FDIC-insured accounts Unlimited withdraws back to card Lightning fast deposits and withdraws Sign up with promo code ROTOPOD today! FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 20 players who keep winding up on their teams.---00:00 Headlines11:00 Jordan Westburg14:50 Luis Garcia Jr.20:20 Josh Lowe23:05 Riley Greene25:40 Brandon Nimmo28:45 Garrett Mitchell30:50 Jurickson Profar34:00 Carlos Correa37:40 Brandon Lowe40:10 Jo Adell47:45 Hunter Greene51:20 Jack Flaherty54:30 Cristopher Sanchez57:30 Tanner Houck59:40 Clarke Schmidt1:01:35 Yusei Kikuchi1:03:45 Nick Lodolo1:06:15 Ranger Suarez1:08:25 Merrill Kelly1:10:15 Ryan Helsley---EDGE BoostEDGE Boost is the financial platform for smart bettors and DFS players.What are the benefits of a dedicated EDGE Boost betting account? Earn up to 0.5% on every deposit Free to use, no minimum balances FDIC-insured accounts Unlimited withdraws back to card Lightning fast deposits and withdraws Sign up with promo code ROTOPOD today! FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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. 

Clay Link and Todd Zola are back talking news, fantasy baseball rankings, recent drafts and more!Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.EDGE Boost is the financial platform for smart bettors and DFS players.What are the benefits of a dedicated EDGE Boost betting account? Earn up to 0.5% on every deposit Free to use, no minimum balances FDIC-insured accounts Unlimited withdraws back to card Lightning fast deposits and withdraws Sign up with promo code ROTOPOD today!0:00 Intro/Great to be backLatest news from around MLB: Pete Alonso ends up back with NYM Mark Vientos sticking at third base 3:41 Christian Yelich likely limited at start of camp Calvin Faucher may be favorite for saves in MIA Tommy Pham to PIT on a one-year deal RotoWire Roundtable Rankings: Latest iteration went up Feb. 1 12:33 A Big Three seems to have emerged in drafts… who are you taking at No. 4? Francisco Lindor - Todd (9), Clay (17) Jarren Duran - Todd (21), Clay (33) Brent Rooker - Todd (29), Clay (62) 34:48 Roki Sasaki - Todd (156), Clay (88) Jared Jones - Todd (188), Clay (128) Royce Lewis First Pitch Arizona Speakers League Draft: 56:55 Little surprised with how much Alexis Diaz is falling (TZ - have him on 3 of 6 teams so far) TZ Acuna and deGrom too rich for my non-risk taking blood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 guest Jason Collette go over Jason's bold predictions for the upcoming season.---00:00 Intro02:45 Headlines10:00 AL East19:20 AL Central32:10 AL West41:25 NL East51:45 NL Central1:00:00 NL West---EDGE BoostEDGE Boost is the financial platform for smart bettors and DFS players.What are the benefits of a dedicated EDGE Boost betting account? Earn up to 0.5% on every deposit Free to use, no minimum balances FDIC-insured accounts Unlimited withdraws back to card Lightning fast deposits and withdraws Sign up with promo code ROTOPOD today! FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 seasoned NFBC Auction player Marc Winokur go through some recent high-stakes auctions and which players are more in-demand by auction players than by snake draft players!00:00 Intro01:20 Early Auctioning13:10 Closers in Auctions20:30 Buying Skubal28:00 Old, boring SP2s32:50 What A Cheap Offense Looks Like38:00 Zero-Dollar Players40:55 Stacking46:00 Top Hitters Overpriced50:00 AAV vs. ADP54:20 Outfielders01:02:30 Catchers01:05:10 First Base01:06:00 Second Base01:13:30 Shortstop01:17:35 Pitcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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. 

Everyone has a take on Juan Soto and Kyle Tucker, but Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson make sure that you don't ignore Austin Hays to the Reds, Max Kepler to the Phillies and more, as they break down the top 10 underrated transactions of the offseason.---00:00 10 Underrated Transactions00:30 Welcome Back Fred Zinkie01:15 Blue Jays Offseason05:20 Austin Hays to the Reds09:45 Jonathan India to Royals13:45 Jorge Soler to Angels18:20 Colin Rea to Cubs (because all these veterans may block Ben Brown)24:15 Max Kepler to Phillies28:15 Josh Bell to Nationals30:30 Hayden Wesneski to Astros33:30 Andrew Kittredge to Orioles35:45 Thairo Estrada to Rockies39:30 Luis Ortiz to Guardians44:15 FANTRAX45:15 EDGE Boost46:15 BlueWire46:20 Fernando Tatis Jr.55:00 Julio Rodriguez---EDGE BoostEDGE Boost is the financial platform for smart bettors and DFS players.What are the benefits of a dedicated EDGE Boost betting account? Earn up to 0.5% on every deposit Free to use, no minimum balances FDIC-insured accounts Unlimited withdraws back to card Lightning fast deposits and withdraws Sign up with promo code ROTOPOD today! FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 guest host Vlad Sedler discuss the big changes from the offseason, including Juan Soto to the Mets, the Kyle Tucker trade, Roki Sasaki signing with the Dodgers and more!---00:00 Grading the Biggest Moves of the Fantasy Offseason00:30 Welcome to Vlad Sedler01:30 Moves01:42 Juan Soto signs with the Mets05:50 Kyle Tucker traded to the Cubs09:15 Garrett Crochet traded to the Red Sox13:40 Fantrax14:40 Corbin Burnes signs with the Diamondbacks19:00 Devin Williams traded to the Yankees21:45 Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates sign with the Dodgers; (also Teoscar re-signs with the Dodgers)30:30 Willy Adames and Justin Verlander sign with the Giants32:45 Anthony Santander and Max Scherzer sign with the Blue Jays (also Andres Gimenez)36:25 Christian Walker signs with the Astros37:30 Josh Naylor traded to the Diamondbacks41:00 EDGE Boost41:50 Cody Bellinger traded to the Yankees (plus Max Fried and Goldy signing with the Yanks)45:20 Jake Burger traded to the Rangers (Lowe, Pederson, Langford)48:45 Carlos Estevez to the Royals, Ryan Pressly to the Cubs, Jeff Hoffman to the Jays51:00 Yusei Kikuchi to the Angels52:00 Jonathan India / Brady Singer swap55:45 Jurickson Profar to the Braves58:20 Moves (Mostly) Yet To Happen58:25 BlueWire58:30 Jack Flaherty signs with the Tigers1:01:35 Pete Alonso1:03:30 Dylan Cease trade?1:06:00 Nolan Arenado trade?1:07:00 Alex Bregman1:07:40 Other Noteworthy Changes1:07:50 A’s to the Sacramento1:09:35 Rays playing in Steinbrenner Field1:12:10 O’s moving fences back in for LF---EDGE BoostEDGE Boost is the financial platform for smart bettors and DFS players.What are the benefits of a dedicated EDGE Boost betting account? Earn up to 0.5% on every deposit Free to use, no minimum balances FDIC-insured accounts Unlimited withdraws back to card Lightning fast deposits and withdraws Sign up with promo code ROTOPOD today! FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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. 

Todd Zola chats with Nick Pollack about PitchCon and the ALS charity component along with Justin Mason and the donations made to Fantasy Cares Org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 is joined by RotoWire's reliever expert Ryan Rufe to go through Ryan's brand new reliever rankings and discuss which closers to target and avoid in 2025 fantasy baseball leagues!00:00 Intro01:00 Josh Hader02:25 Devin Williams03:15 Emmanuel Clase05:40 Raisel Iglesias07:40 Edwin Diaz09:50 Mason Miller11:40 Ryan Helsley13:15 Felix Bautista14:50 Kirby Yates/Tanner Scott19:40 Ryan Walker21:30 David Bednar23:20 Lucas Erceg24:20 Jeff Hoffman26:45 Robert Suarez29:20 Andres Munoz32:05 Jhoan Duran/Griffin Jax33:35 Ryan Pressly/Porter Hodge35:20 Pete Fairbanks36:40 Ben Joyce37:55 Jordan Romano/Orion Kerkering39:45 Alexis Diaz41:40 Trevor Megill44:40 Justin Martinez/A.J. Puk47:05 Liam Hendriks/Aroldis Chapman49:15 Jason Foley/Tyler Holton51:30 Chris Martin52:30 Marlins Bullpen54:35 Tyler Kinley/Seth Halvorsen56:00 White Sox/Nationals Bullpens58:10 Free Agent Closers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.