RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer provide some sleepers/compilers in the Runs and RBI categories.00:00 Headlines16:22 Masyn Winn20:31 Luis Arraez22:10 Parker Meadows23:30 Taylor Ward25:05 Victor Robles27:21 Jurickson Profar29:25 Jung Hoo Lee31:24 Gleyber Torres32:44 Jonathan India34:45 Yandy Diaz37:51 Eugenio Suarez39:32 Alec Bohm41:06 Nick Castellanos43:05 Andrew Vaughn44:27 Michael Toglia45:47 Rhys Hoskins47:19 Nolan Arenado48:43 Isaac Paredes50:33 Nathaniel Lowe52:18 Ryan McMahon---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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss the latest news out of spring training before diving into their closer rankings for the 2025 season!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/Alex Bregman is a Red SockLatest news from around MLB: Brayan Bello managing a sore shoulder. 6:35 Ronald Acuna said Friday that he’s planning to “take it easy” on the basepaths. No limitations for Shane McClanahan this spring. Mets going with six-man rotation, Tylor Megill stretching out this spring. Spencer Steer is battling lingering shoulder soreness, could be limited to DH early in the Cactus League schedule. 19:13 Closer Rankings Top 10 Clay: Emmanuel Clase Josh Hader Devin Williams 24:34 Raisel Iglesias Mason Miller Ryan Helsley Edwin Diaz 36:01 Felix Bautista Alexis Diaz Robert Suarez 48:52 Just missed the cut: Andres Munoz, Tanner Scott, Jhoan Duran Ryan Walker named the 2025 closer already by manager Bob Melvin. Ben Joyce plummets in light of Kenley Jansen signing with LAA. Who closes in TEX, BOS? First Pitch Arizona Speakers League Draft:Latest picks 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.  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 guest Sara Sanchez discuss the storylines they'll be paying close attention to this spring, including job battles, young players ready to break out, and more.---00:00 Intro02:00 Alex Bregman to Boston05:45 Nick Pivetta to San Diego07:55 Closer updates15:45 Chicago Cubs26:00 Tampa Bay Rays36:00 St. Louis Cardinals45:10 Boston Red Sox52:00 Atlanta Braves57:00 Washington Nationals---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.  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 Nate Handy discuss a dynasty startup auction they each participated in! Nate went big with Aaron Judge and four aces, while James spread the wealth and built around a handful of top-50 hitters.00:00 Intro01:15 Prepping for the startup08:45 Nate’s auction27:15 James’ auction36:10 Buying prospects39:10 Nate vs. Geoff40:50 Dynasty targets and sleepers 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.  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 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.  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 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.  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 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.