RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Rob DiPietro (@DeadPullHitter) joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the results from his "Too Early Meatball Draft." Where should Julio Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ronald Acuña slot for 2025? Who is your #1 overall pick?---Pick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits.Blue Wire SurveyWould you like an extra $500? Go to bluewirepods.com/survey and complete the Blue Wire Audience survey about you and your podcast listening habits for a chance to win a $500 gift card. 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. 

1:30 NFBC Talk6:00 Live Auctions12:00 Where To Pick17:30 Best/Worst Picks Of Too Early Draft27:35 Jarren Duran33:00 Red Sox Outfield38:10 Red Sox Middle Infield44:20 Yankees47:00 Orioles48:20 Rays49:40 JaysPick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits.Blue Wire SurveyWould you like an extra $500? Go to bluewirepods.com/survey and complete the Blue Wire Audience survey about you and your podcast listening habits for a chance to win a $500 gift card. 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. 

Julio Rodriguez was a top-5 picks in most drafts, but he's currently a bad hitter on a bad offense playing on a bad ankle, meaning that he won't give you stolen bases. Is he perhaps a drop for 2024? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore that question and hone in on some second-half trends.---00:00 - Fred Pod 08-2700:45 - Fred: I heard you and Scott talking about Julio Rodriguez. Can Julio be a 1st round 2025 pick and someone who you should drop right now? Lousy hitter, lousy offense, no base stealing with his ankle.06:00 - Could J-Rod get shut down?09:00 - Walker Buehler drop?09:30 - Map out ahead of time12:00 - Any injury cut, like Robbie Ray13:30 - Kyle Tucker sprinting!14:30 - Pick up more hot hands? Maybe just better matchups.16:50 - Don’t cut Luis Robert23:45 - Sometimes using season-long stats is better. Bigger sample size. But sometimes it isn’t, because teams change during the season. Here are some second half team stats that listeners may find interesting. After all, if we are going to stream down the stretch, we need to know what each team looks like right now.25:45 - Houston is 24th in runs scored. Cleveland is 20th Boston is 3rd. 30:45 - KC is 2nd.35:40 - Diamondbacks lead MLB in runs scored38:00 - The Rays are 29th in runs scored but first in steals! 40:00 - Tampa is first in ERA. Detroit is 6th. Oakland is 10th. Boston is 29th. Baltimore is 23rd.44:15 - Meanwhile, not only as the Astros and Braves not scoring, but they are also have the bottom of the league in steals. After being among the leaders in first half steals, the Brewers are mid-pack in the second half. The Giants are the opposite – last in the first half but mid-pack in the second half. ---Pick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits.Blue Wire SurveyWould you like an extra $500? Go to bluewirepods.com/survey and complete the Blue Wire Audience survey about you and your podcast listening habits for a chance to win a $500 gift card. 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 Scott Jenstad discuss the elite seasons of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge, figure out 2025 prices for a couple of 2024 disappointments and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB this week. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWirePick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. 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 (@erik_halterman) and guest Brian Entrekin (@bdentrek) discuss where the breakout players of 2024 will go in 2025 drafts, using the Too Early Meatball draft which Brian took part in this week as one example.---Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. 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 go over the latest headlines from around baseball and offer up their recommended FAAB adds.00:00 Headlines14:15 Spencer Arrighetti16:50 Ryne Nelson19:30 Edwin Uceta22:10 Jorge Lopez24:15 Porter Hodge28:25 Spencer Torkelson31:10 Adrian Del Castillo33:25 Dylan Crews37:40 Ernie Clement40:00 Connor Norby42:25 Pick6 Picks48:40 Budget Pitchers57:45 Budget Hitters 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 and Clay Link discuss hitters to potentially add off the waiver wire, two-start pitchers for next week and a whole lot more.0:00 Intro/Heading into the final week of August, Dylan Crews getting the callPickups Spencer Torkelson - $6 Gio Urshela - $4 Max Scherzer - $3 Jon Gray - $2 Edouard Julien - $2 Edwin Uceta - $1 Porter Hodge - $1 Jonathan Cannon - $0 Others to consider if available in your league: Seranthony Dominguez, Bowden Francis, Osvaldo Bido, Frankie Montas Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 26, 2024) Max Fried 5 Spencer Schwellenbach 4 Nick Pivetta 3 Cooper Criswell 2 Nick Martinez 2 Cal Quantrill 0 Davis Martin 1 Garrett Crochet 2 (Todd 1) Brant Hurter 1 Kenta Maeda 0 Ronel Blanco 4 Cole Ragans 4 (Todd 5) Michael Lorenzen 2 Walker Buehler 2 Edward Cabrera 0 Roddery Munoz 0 Tobias Myers 3 Bailey Ober 4 Sean Manaea 4 Nestor Cortes 3 Mitch Spence 1 Aaron Nola 5 Cristopher Sanchez 3 Randy Vasquez 2 Dylan Cease 5 Bryce Miller 5 Kyle Harrison 3 Kyle Gibson 2 (Todd 1) Ryan Pepiot 3 Andrew Heaney 3 (Todd 4) Jose Berrios 3 (Todd 4) Yariel Rodriguez 2 Mitchell Parker 2 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. 

2:30 Dalton Rushing7:20 Edgar Quero11:55 Quinn Mathews17:10 Jesus Made21:05 Jarlin Susana24:30 Eduardo Tait28:05 Luke Adams33:40 Cole Young37:45 Blake Mitchell42:20 Jefferson Rojas47:00 Brady House55:00 Ethan Salas1:02:40 Kristian Campbell1:08:50 Nick Kurtz1:11:50 Christian MoorePick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. 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. 

Can you optimize the closer turnover around the trade deadline by de-emphasizing saves at the draft table and in early FAAB bidding? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore the potential and the details of such a strategy, while identifying bullpen situations currently in flux.---00:00 - Fred Pod 8-2000:40 - New Closer Opportunities Opening Up02:15 - Have to hold FAAB back03:20 - Not many early options05:10 - More single league category, less overall07:40 - Orioles bullpen09:45 - Giants bullpen11:25 - Cubs bullpen13:50 - Rays bullpen16:30 - Diamondbacks bullpen19:00 - Dodgers bullpen21:30 - Angels bullpen23:00 - Ignore bad teams?25:00 - Ignore true committees?27:00 - Royals bullpen28:30 - Tigers bullpen32:00 - Max Muncy back, Dodgers lineup lengthened36:00 - Brewers running away37:10 - Grant Holmes37:30 - Will there be a .600 team this year?38:15 - Austin Riley out41:30 - Disappointing Cardinals---Pick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. 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 Scott Jenstad break down all the adds and drops in FAAB this weekend, talk Astros, Brewers and The AL Central and discuss who is going to the be the top pick in 2025 drafts, and well as much, much more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWirePick6Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. 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.