RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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Jul 1, 2025 • 1h 4min

Buy Low or Let Go? Seven Underachieving Early Hitters

00:00 Fred Pod 7-100:30 Welcome01:00 Blue Jays - Max Scherzer looked much better in a tough matchup….05:30 News: Chase Burns must be an all-time story of FAAB bids blowing up so quickly…..10:30 Wilyer Abreu had a memorable game…..12:50 Jeremy Pena and Zach Eflin to the IL…. Hunter Goodman to go on the IL….17:10 Trevor Rogers continues to put himself back on the radar….19:40 Marcus Semien had a great night, which wrapped up an excellent June where he had a .932 OPS and cut his strikeout rate….22:30 NFFC23:15 Ryne Nelson had another good start…..27:00 Kerry Carpenter to the IL29:15 Zack Wheeler is so damn reliable…..32:30 Junior Caminero homered again and has lived up to all the hype….36:30 BLUEWIRE36:40 “buy low or let him go”.37:00 We will look at top-50 hitters who have not earned $15 and discuss whether we would trade for them or trade them away.38:05 Mookie Betts, 1343:45 Gunnar Henderson, 1246:30 William Contreras, 1450:00 HOME RUN FORECAST50:35 Jarren Duran, 1453:00 Wyatt Langford, 955:45 Austin Riley, 13 and Michael Harris II, 21:00:00 Freddie Freeman barely made the cut, at exactly $15.1:00:15 And if I lowered the playing time bar to 200 AB, I would have included Jackson Merrill at $-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. 
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Jun 30, 2025 • 1h 7min

Breaking Down the Chase Burns Sweepstakes

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend in fantasy baseball, highlighted by the massive FAAB bidding on Reds starter Chase Burns. In addition they discuss Bailey Ober's brutal season, Bryon Buxton's incredible first half and the slew of disappointments from the second round of fantasy drafts. 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 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. 
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Jun 28, 2025 • 1h 9min

FAAB Targets (Week of June 30, 2025)

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over their top waiver wire pickups of the week. ---00:00 Headlines12:19 Chase Burns16:58 Edward Cabrera19:39 Frankie Montas22:10 Jacob Lopez24:30 Lance McCullers29:48 Chandler Simpson33:53 Mickey Moniak36:44 Tyler Freeman40:45 Cam Smith42:30 Casey Schmitt45:40 Deep-League Pitchers57:53 Deep-League Hitters---Play 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. 
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Jun 27, 2025 • 1h 5min

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 30, 2025)

0:00 Intro/J.D. Martinez has an offer from the RangersPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Jacob Lopez $6Jonah Heim $4Casey Schmitt $412:07 Isaac Collins $4Trevor Rogers $4Ryan Pressly $3Christopher Morel $3Jake McCarthy $2Grant Taylor $117:37 Phil Maton $021:57 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 27, 2025)Ryne Nelson 2Zac Gallen 3Jacob Lopez 3Grant Holmes 3Trevor Rogers 2Matthew Boyd 433:29 Chase Burns 2Gavin Williams 2Chase Dollander 0Jack Flaherty 3Colton Gordon 1 (Todd 0)Michael Wacha 3Michael Lorenzen 1 (Todd 2)Tyler Anderson 1Edward Cabrera 2Joe Ryan 5Clay Holmes 3Marcus Stroman 0Max Fried 5Zack Wheeler 5Andrew Heaney 2George Kirby 5Emerson Hancock 1 (Todd 2)Logan Webb 554:09 Hayden Birdsong 3Erick Fedde 2Drew Rasmussen 4Patrick Corbin 0 (Todd 1)Max Scherzer 3Kevin Gausman 4Trevor Williams 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. 
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Jun 26, 2025 • 1h 11min

AL Wild Card Contenders with Garion Thorne

Erik Halterman is joined by Garion Thorne to discuss the AL Wild Card contenders, looking for surprising fantasy standouts and spots that need upgrading at the deadline.---00:00 Headlines13:40 Toronto Blue Jays29:30 Tampa Bay Rays40:00 Seattle Mariners46:05 Cleveland Guardians50:00 Los Angeles Angels57:20 Texas Rangers1:00:55 Boston Red Sox1:05:30 Twins/Royals/Orioles---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.  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. 
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Jun 25, 2025 • 1h 17min

Best/Worst Buys + IL Holds/Drops w/ Marc Winokur

James Anderson and Marc Winokur look back at Average Auction Values from the final week of auction season to look at the biggest hits and misses by position. Then they look at which injured list players are holds, maybe holds and drops in 15-team leagues!00:00 Intro03:10 League-winning Catcher buys10:15 Figuring out First Base15:30 Massive drop off after Ketel Marte at 2B20:05 The position with the biggest hits25:20 Shortstop is LOADED33:35 Don’t pay for the top OFs41:00 Kyle Schwarber a bargain again44:30 So many landmines at SP52:45 Don’t pay for saves?59:30 IL guys to HOLD/DROP 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. 
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Jun 24, 2025 • 59min

Five Players Who Have Dragged Down Your Roster

00:00 Fred Pod 6-2400:30 Welcome01:00 Could Acuna be the 1.1 in fantasy already?09:00 Chandler Simpson is back12:30 Trevor Rogers was amazing15:30 Bailey Ober, time to cut?17:30 I give up on Ben Brown19:30 BlueWire19:40 Kenley Jansen left the game23:15 Dylan Lee picked up a save24:45 Eduardo Rodriguez was dominant last night and may have turned a corner…..27:00 NFFC27:50  Post-Memorial Day Slumps28:00 Background28:45 Josh Jung31:00 Corey Seager33:30 Victor Scott II35:30 Brenton Doyle37:30 Kyle Stowers38:15 Jorge Polanco40:00 Michael Harris II45:00 Marcell Ozuna46:20 Geraldo Perdomo49:20 Teoscar Hernandez50:50 Oneil Cruz55:00 Spencer Torkelson 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. 
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Jun 23, 2025 • 1h 18min

Wrapping Up The Weekend and Talking FAAB

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a busy weekend of baseball full of homers and discuss all the adds and drops in FAAB. They also discuss the Jo Adell breakout, 2026 draft prices for Pete Crow-Armstrong and James Wood and figure out to handle the slew of injuries from over the weekend for your rosters. 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  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. 
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Jun 21, 2025 • 40min

FAAB Targets (Week of June 23, 2025)

Ryan Boyer covers his waiver wire recommendations for the week.--00:00 Headlines17:22 Jurickson Profar20:15 Michael Toglia21:45 Max Scherzer23:14 Eduardo Rodriguez24:25 Orion Kerkering27:25 Deep-League Pitchers35:01 Deep-League Hitters--Play 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. 
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Jun 20, 2025 • 1h 1min

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 23, 2025)

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250KEnter now0:00 Intro/Luke Weaver expected back tonightPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Michael Toglia $8Hunter Dobbins $7Kumar Rocker $6Ryan Gusto $6Michael Burrows $3Mickey Moniak $3Nolan Gorman $1Ramon Laureano $16:50 Chase DeLauter $1Emerson Hancock $0Masataka Yoshida $022:10 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 23, 2025)Eduardo Rodriguez 3Luis Severino 1 (Todd 2)Spencer Schwellenbach 5Chris Sale 5Trevor Rogers 0Walker Buehler 1Jameson Taillon 329:27 Nick Lodolo 2Logan Allen 1 (Todd 0)German Marquez 0Shane Smith 2Tarik Skubal 5Framber Valdez 5Kris Bubic 4Jack Kochanowicz 0Cal Quantrill 038:03 Chad Patrick 3Bailey Ober 1 (Todd 2)Chris Paddack 2 (Todd 1)Paul Blackburn 0Frankie Montas 1 (Todd 0)Ryan Yarbrough 2 (Todd 1)Ranger Suarez 3 (Todd 4)Stephen Kolek 1Bryan Woo 5Luis Castillo 5Justin Verlander 1 (Todd 2)Matthew Liberatore 3Taj Bradley 3Patrick Corbin 1Max Scherzer 3 (Todd 2)Mitchell Parker 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. 

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