RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

The crazy college run-scoring environment What stats and indicators to lean on for college hitters The bust rate of college position players Charlie Condon JJ Wetherholt vs. Travis Bazzana Jac Caglianone vs. Nick Kurtz Christian Moore Konnor Griffin vs. Bryce Rainer Hagen Smith vs. Chase Burns Prep pitchers to keep an eye on Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign upPick6Download 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review the debut of James Wood, and review the top performers for the month of June. Is Gavin Stone for real? How about Jarren Duran? What are you doing with Garrett Crochet if you were smart enough to draft him in the first place?---00:00 - Welcome00:45 - Reviewing the debut of James Wood.03:45 - Remember when everyone said that Hunter Harvey was much better than Kyle Finnegan? The ebbs and flows of relievers…..04:30 - Christian Scott will start on Wednesday and Kodei Senga is scheduled for a rehab start.05:00 - J.D. Martinez homered. He has quietly been very good this season. One of the few guys who signed late and didn’t suffer……07:30 - Marte/Kjerstad13:30 - Flaherty/Mize/Carpenter17:45 - J-Rod batting 7th27:45 - After looking at the worst June performers last week, let’s assess some players who were surprisingly effective during June. Can they keep it up? Are some of them sell-high candidates?28:45 - The following pitchers had a June ERA under 2.00:29:00 - George Kirby30:55 - Logan Gilbert32:15 - Gavin Stone.34:00 - Others: Christopher Sanchez, Garrett Crochet, Chris Bassitt35:00 - The following pitchers had 40+ strikeouts in June: 35:45 - Garrett Crochet40:45 - Taj Bradley42:30 - Tanner Bibee43:45 - Others: Cole Ragans, Sonny Gray, Tyler Glasnow, Michael King, Chris Sale, Paul Skenes.45:05 - The following players who among the 16 who had a June OPS over 1.000: 45:35 - CJ Abrams49:40 - Others: Ketel Marte, Jarren Duran, Jonathan India, Carlos Correa, Brandon Nimmo.52:45 - The following players had 10+ steals in June: 53:05 - David Hamilton, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Christian Yelich.57:30 - The following players hit 10+ homers in June: 58:00 - Anthony Santander, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge.---Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign upPick6Download 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the Orioles, Rangers, Thairo Estrada as well as all the adds and drops in FAAB, including some huge bids on Noelvi Marte, plus a whole lot 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Shelly Verougstraete (@ShellyV_643) to compare this year's most notable rookies to the players they were projected to be as prospects.---00:00 Headlines13:15 Joey Ortiz17:35 Jackson Merrill20:55 Jacob Young24:15 James Wood debuting Monday26:55 Luis Gil30:05 Jared Jones34:30 Gavin Stone38:00 Wyatt Langford41:20 Jackson Chourio44:05 Colt Keith47:20 Evan Carter50:30 Colton Cowser52:50 Ceddanne Rafaela55:05 Masyn Winn57:30 Paul Skenes1:00:00 Mason Miller---Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign upPick6Download 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.  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 the headlines and share their top waiver pickups of the weekend.---00:00 Headlines11:50 James Wood16:01 Michael Massey17:46 Heston Kjerstad20:49 Miguel Andujar22:54 Jose Miranda25:30 Tommy Edman27:55 David Festa30:47 Jameson Taillon32:44 Aroldis Chapman33:55 Drew Thorpe37:24 Pick6 Picks44:40 Budget Pitchers54:45 Budget Hitters---Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign upPick6Download 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Todd Zola and Clay Link talk all things fantasy baseball, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits.0:00 Intro/James Wood is getting the call, Noelvi Marte is backPickups Heston Kjerstad - $5 Joey Loperfido - $4 Aroldis Chapman - $4 Jhonkensy Noel - $3 Hunter Goodman - $2 14:50 Ben Joyce - $2 Others to consider if available in your league: Spencer Schwellenbach, Jose Miranda, Carlos Santana, David Festa Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 1, 2024) Ryne Nelson 0 Reynaldo Lopez 5 24:30 Kutter Crawford 3 (Todd 2) Hayden Wesneski 1 (Todd 2) Graham Ashcraft 0 (Todd 1) 28:00 Gavin Williams 2 Austin Gomber 0 Ryan Feltner 0 Erick Fedde 4 Tarik Skubal 5 Hunter Brown 4 Spencer Arrighetti 2 Brady Singer 2 Roansy Contreras 1 Valenta Bellozo 0 Bryse Wilson 0 Dallas Keuchel 0 38:45 Simeon Woods Richardson 3 (Todd 2) David Peterson 3 Luis Gil 4 Mitch Spence 1 (Todd 0) Michael Mercado 0 47:00 Jared Jones 4 (Todd 3) Yu Darvish 3 (Todd 2) Luis Castillo 5 Jordan Hicks 3 (Todd 2) Kyle Gibson 3 Zack Littell 3 Nathan Eovaldi 4 Jose Berrios 4 Yariel Rodriguez 1 (Todd 0) MacKenzie Gore 3 (Todd 4) 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.

KC Bubba from Fantasy Pros joins Jeff Erickson to discuss what the Giants should do in advance of the trade deadline, and helps identify other potential trade targets like Zach Eflin and Tanner Scott.---00:00 - Bubba & Jeff Podcast01:00 - 1. State of the Giants; 38-42, 3.5 back from the last WC04:45 - Larry Baer / Front Office 06:40 - McGyver starting rotation with Snell/Harrison/Winn (returning soon) out, Ray returning in the near future09:00 - Logan Webb11:30 - Heliot Ramos emerging13:30 - Can Luis Matos take the next step?15:00 - Patrick Bailey better in Y216:35 - Are the Giants Buyers or Sellers?18:00 - Birdsong, Whisenhunt - any other Giants prospects on the way?21:30 - 2. Early Catcher Philosophy23:10 - Did you follow it in most drafts?23:35 - Who did you land?25:30 - Is it working/would you repeat?25:40 - Bo Naylor29:30 - 3. Trade Deadline in a month29:50 - Who the heck is going to be available?31:00 - Obvious Sellers: Marlins, 32:40 - Rockies (maybe not - they’ve defied logic before), 34:00 - White Sox 36:20 - A’s, Angels37:30 - Not as Obvious Sellers? Jays? Tigers? Possibly even Rays or Rangers? Reds? Cubs? Nats?43:45 - Any Roto Strategies in advance of the deadline?---Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign upPick6Download 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Where will the top draft prospects slot in? Charlie Condon Travis Bazzana JJ Wetherholt Jhonkensy Noel Sebastian Walcott Logan Evans Roderick Arias Best injured SPs to stash Mason Miller Jacob Misiorowski Owen Murphy Luis Perales Jose Corniell Jonny Farmelo Jared Serna Nolan McLean Jordan Walker Jesus Made Robby Snelling Joey Wiemer Lazaro Montes Xavier Isaac Henry Lalane Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign upPick6Download 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson look at some of June's worst performers, like George Springer, Leody Taveras, Jeff McNeil and Shota Imanaga and issue their proclamation to Start, Bench or Cut. Plus, Heston Kjerstad is back, and Fernando Tatis is out until the All-Star break.---00:00 - Fred Pod 6-2500:45 - Monday Notes: Fernando Tatis is out until the ASB……03:45 - Jackson Merrill Appreciation06:00 - Yu Darvish (elbow) is still not ready to return…..08:20 - Matt Waldron another good start / Ban The Win10:45 - T.J. Friedl is back on the IL…12:15 - Nick Lodolo to the IL13:30 - Elly De La Cruz to the Steamboat!16:00 - Bryan Woo is hurt again (hamstring)…..17:10 - Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week…..22:00 - Starling Marte is likely out for a month due to a knee injury…..26:30 - Let’s play Start, Bench or Cut with some of June’s worst performers. Every hitter on this list has a sub-.500 OPS in June. Every pitcher has an ERA of at least 6.00. Some of the men on this list are obvious starts, but there could still be a conversation regarding their going-forward value.27:20 - George Springer29:00 - Shota Imanaga 34:30 - Leody Taveras36:00 - Carlos Rodon37:30 - Yusei Kikuchi41:00 - Maikel Garcia42:45 - Ryan Jeffers47:20 - Andres Gimenez50:00 - Dylan Cease51:45 - Grab Bag Hitters: Jeff McNeil, Will Benson, Abraham Toro, Jonah Heim, Connor Joe, Shea Langeliers54:20 - Grab Bag Pitchers: JP Sears, Chris Paddack, Bailey Falter, Zack Littell, Reese Olson, Pablo Lopez1:00:00 - Why was FAAB so quiet on Heston Kjerstad on Sunday. Have we reached the point where rookies can be post-hype sleepers?---Home Run ForecastHome Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%. Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign upPick6Download 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the Edwin Diaz incoming suspension, the Orelvis Martinez PED Suspension, all the weekend baseball action and another busy weekend of FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.