RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Robert Orr (@NotTheBobbyOrr) to discuss Robert's new swing-decision metric SEAGER, MLB's new bat-speed data and the first-place Phillies.---00:00 Headlines11:15 What is SEAGER?17:40 Good SEAGER, good results25:40 Bad SEAGER, bad results32:45 Good SEAGER, bad results38:30 Bad SEAGER, bad results45:30 Great SEAGER, mediocre results53:15 New bat-tracking stats1:02:00 How good are the Phillies?---Robert's SEAGER leaderboard: https://therealestmuto.shinyapps.io/Damage/ Robert's article on swing speed: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/90540/in-defense-of-isaac-paredes/Alex Chamberlain's article on swing speed: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/daddy-hacks-or-the-lone-peril-of-swinging-too-hard/---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! 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) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) discuss the latest news and share their top pickups of the week.---00:00 Headlines19:09 Reed Garrett22:23 Yimi Garcia24:17 Tylor Megill26:21 Ben Brown30:22 Ryan Weathers32:53 Adam Duvall35:54 Matt Vierling38:40 Mark Vientos41:20 Keibert Ruiz43:23 DJ LeMahieu46:33 Budget Pitchers59:06 Budget Hitters---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! 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 all things fantasy baseball, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!0:00 Intro/The No. 1 overall pick goes downPickups 6:10 Adam Duvall $7 8:30 David Peterson $5 Albert Suarez $4 14:50 Spencer Schwellenbach $3 Spencer Arrighetti $2 Edmundo Sosa $2 17:30 Jeremiah Estrada $2 Others to consider if available in your league: David Fry, Ben Brown, Masyn Winn, Nick Gonzales 25:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 3, 2024) LONDON SERIES Ryne Nelson 0 Slade Cecconi 0 Max Fried 5 Grayson Rodriguez 5 Corbin Burnes 5 Kutter Crawford 3 30:30 Andrew Abbott 3 (Todd 2) Frankie Montas 1 Triston McKenzie 3 Ryan Feltner 0 Ty Blach 0 Jake Woodford 0 Tarik Skubal 5 Justin Verlander 4 Seth Lugo 4 Tyler Anderson 2 Bailey Ober 3 Luis Gil 4 Joey Estes 0 (Todd 2) Jared Jones 4 (Todd 3) Matt Waldron 2 (Todd 3) Yu Darvish 4 George Kirby 4 (Todd 5) Keaton Winn 0 Kyle Gibson 2 (Todd 1) Kevin Gausman 5 Bowden Francis 0 MacKenzie Gore 4 Trevor Williams 3 (Todd 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joe Orrico from the "90 Feet From Home" podcast and FantasyPros.com joins Jeff Erickson to discuss 12 overachieving hitters two months into the season. Are we buying Marcell Ozuna as a top-15 hitter? What sort of long-term value do you have for Jeremy Peña?---00:00 - 12 Surprising Hitters for today:01:45 - Marcell Ozuna07:00 - Jurickson Profar12:00 - Maikel Garcia14:00 - Alec Bohm16:45 - Jordan Westburg23:15 - Luis Rengifo25:00 - Taylor Ward27:15 - Brice Turang29:45 - Brent Rooker32:00 - Jeremy Peña35:45 - David Fry39:45 - Matt Vierling43:00 - Q&A---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! 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 are the tiers? Brady House vs. Dylan Crews Parker Meadows Graduated prospects Kyle Teel Dalton Rushing Miguel Bleis Termarr Johnson Chase DeLauter Ronny Mauricio Yilber Diaz Filippo Di Turi Adael Amador Jordan Beck Yanquiel Fernandez Pedro Leon Jace Avina Felnin Celesten Ralphy Velazquez Xavier Isaac Angel Genao C.J. Kayfus Juan Brito Brennen Davis Christian Scott Blade Tidwell Brandon Sproat Nolan McLean Jonah Tong Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! 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 has a well-earned reputation as a master trader in fantasy baseball leagues. He shares some of his favorite tips on how to "sell high," and who might be some of the players that you should be peddling, including Elly De La Cruz.---00:00 - Fred Zinkie Pod 5-2801:00 - Jays/Mets angst11:00 - Fred’s Trading Tips11:30 - Sending offers out!13:00 - Offer options19:00 - Selling High Easier / Elly De La Cruz21:00 - Dodgers Slumping24:00 - Some May facts24:45 - 1. The Royals have been the second-best offense by OPS. Is this sustainable? Should we avoid using SPs against them?31:30 - 2. The A’s, Angels and Giants have all been top-8 in OPS. The Dodgers are behind all of them. And even though Blue Jays fans want to trade all the hitters, they are above average in May OPS.39:00 - 3. Short baseball games in Chicago right now, as the Cubs and White Sox are the bottom-2 teams in May OPS.46:00 - 4. Only one team has been bottom-5 in OPS and ERA in May. I bet you wouldn’t guess that it’s Arizona.53:00 - 5. The Mariners have a bottom-5 ERA. How is that possible with their starters?---Sorare Promotional CopyBuild a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! 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 brutal news about Ronald Acuna's ACL tear , recap all the adds and drops in FAAB and take a look at the first round of drafts after two months of the season. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireSorare Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now! PrizePicksDownload PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy! 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 welcomes first-year Touts Joe Orrico and Corbin Young to the show. They discuss their early Tout Wars experiences, how to make roster decisions, trading, and Would You Rather, hitting style. 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.

Ryan Boyer and Jorge Martin hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week. 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 talk all things fantasy baseball heading into Memorial Day weekend, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards.Play now!Download PrizePicks today and use code ROTOPOD for a first deposit match up to $100! Sign up now! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy!0:00 Intro/Happy Memorial Day WeekendPickups Jake Meyers - $6 Jake Bauers - $5 Mark Vientos - $3 Matt Waldron - $2 Ben Brown Jonathan Aranda? Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 27, 2024) Ryne Nelson 0 Charlie Morton 4 Max Fried 5 Cole Irvin 2 Cooper Criswell 2 Brayan Bello 3 Justin Steele 3 (Todd 4) Nick Lodolo 3 Xzavion Curry 0 Austin Gomber 0 Nick Nastrini 0 Casey Mize 2 Framber Valdez 4 Alec Marsh 2 (Todd 3) Cole Ragans 5 Griffin Canning 2 (Todd 1) Gavin Stone 3 Trevor Rogers 1 Freddy Peralta 5 Tobias Myers 0 Joe Ryan 5 Simeon Woods Richardson 1 Tylor Megill 2 Jose Quintana 1 (Todd 0) Nestor Cortes 4 Mitch Spence 0 Taijuan Walker 2 Michael King 4 (Todd 3) Luis Castillo 5 Bryce Miller 4 Blake Snell 2 Lance Lynn 1 Zack Littell 3 Chris Bassitt 4 Mitchell Parker 1 (Todd 0) Jake Irvin 1 (Todd 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.