RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations. 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. 

Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss news and potential pickups before grading all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!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.It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries.This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today!0:00 Opening Day/Jackson Chourio already has his first SBPickups 2:00 Jason Foley gets the save for Detroit 6:30 Griffin Jax Blaze Alexander Trevor Megill 13:45 Tyler O’Neill David Fry Bowden Francis 21:00 Luis Gil Garrett Crochet Emerson Hancock 28:15 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 1, 2024)Ryne Nelson 0Charlie Morton 3 (Todd 4)Dean Kremer 3 (Todd 4)Tanner Houck 433:45 Shota Imanaga 2Andrew Abbott 1Triston McKenzie 4Dakota Hudson 0Chris Flexen 0Nick Nastrini 039:20 Reese Olson 3Ronel Blanco 0Michael Wacha 1 (Todd 0)Alec Marsh 0Reid Detmers 0 (Todd 1)James Paxton 1 (Todd 3)Max Meyer 3Jakob Junis 0Sean Manaea 2Luis Gil 3 (Todd 2)Joe Boyle 050:00 Cristopher Sanchez 4Marco Gonzalez 0Matt Waldron 0Emerson Hancock 1 (Todd 0)Keaton Winn 0Kyle Gibson 155:40 Ryan Pepiot 3Dane Dunning 0Kevin Gausman 4MacKenzie Gore 1 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. 

Chris Liss and Jeff Erickson were in the same NFBC Main Event draft this year. They discuss the draft, how Chris is hurt by the Paul Sewald injury, and who was the Real "Real Man" at the draft table - it was neither Chris nor Jeff, as it turns out.---00:00 - Liss and Erickson in the same draft, with Liss online08:00 - Paul Sewald10:00 - Liss Drafting 13th14:00 - Shohei Ohtani20:00 - Hitters Falling24:00 - Zac Gallen27:30 - Manny Machado30:00 - Wyatt Langford36:20 - Anthony Rendon39:15 - Mike Trout40:45 - Tracking Other Teams43:45 - Picking On The Corner49:00 - Final Rosters60:00 - Sidebet---Fantrax Promotional CopySign 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/rotowireRival Fantasy Promotional CopyIt’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries.Vivid Seats Promotional CopyThis MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! 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. 

How to track a player's ranking history Chase DeLauter Ceddanne Rafaela, Gavin Stone, Jared Jones Franco Aleman Logan Evans Candidates for aggressive assignments Adam Mazur 2024 FYPD Class Complex schedule moved up Ryan Birchard Coby Mayo Max Clark Colt Emerson Samuel Basallo AJ Smith-Shawver Team context Colt Keith Walker Jenkins Xavier Isaac Best lefty pitching prospect? Wyatt Langford Dylan Crews Trey Lipscomb Wikelman Gonzalez Jacob Misiorowski Felnin Celesten, Dawel Joseph Nick Nastrini, Joe Boyle Fantrax Promotional CopySign 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. Rival Fantasy Promotional CopyIt’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries.Vivid Seats Promotional CopyThis MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! 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. 

Which pitchers in the new wave of starters can we trust? With the greater-than-usual attrition that we've had this spring, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson have had to reach into a different pool of starters to fill their rosters, and will go over those players. Plus, we discuss the latest on Shohei Ohtani, Kevin Gausman, Paul Sewald and the Cardinals outfield.---00:00 - Shohei Ohtani. Doesn’t really matter if we believe him. Will there be a fallout that will impact his playing status?08:15 - Kevin Gausman looked great on Monday. Back to being a 2nd round pick?13:00 - Dylan Carlson is hurt and the Cards are running out of OFs. Lars Nootbaar took soft toss and is making progress. Victor Scott!18:00 - Garrett Mitchell to IL. Joey Ortiz to 3B? Drop Mitchell?21:00 - DLJM to IL. Is he worth waiting for?25:30 - Paul Sewald to the IL. Kevin Ginkel time?32:30 - Bryan Woo to IL. I don’t think that Emerson Hancock is a must-add, but he’s interesting.36:15 - Justin Verlander to throw 2 innings of BP on Tuesday. 39:00 - All the new SPs. Because all the ones who were going in Rd. 24-30 in early March are now either being drafted earlier or are injured 41:15 - Max Meyer45:00 - Ryan Weathers48:45 - Jordan Hicks50:50 - Casey Mize52:20 - Jared Jones54:30 - Ryne Nelson58:15 - Bowden Francis1:01:30 - Garrett Crochet, Tylor Megill, Luis Gil, Tyler Alexander.---Fantrax Promotional CopySign 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/rotowireRival Fantasy Promotional CopyIt’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries.Vivid Seats Promotional CopyThis MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! 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 preview Week 1, discuss early FAAB results and then break down their weekend in Las Vegas drafting their NFBC Main Event squads. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireSign 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. It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries.This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket. 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 is joined by Justin Mason to discuss the players they're picking up in their leagues this weekend as well as the players shooting up the back half of NFBC Main Event draft boards.---00:00 - News and Notes11:00 - Infielders18:45 - Outfielders31:30 - Starting Pitchers56:45 - Relief Pitchers---Fantrax 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. https://www.fantrax.com/rotowireRival Fantasy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. 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 share which players they've drafted most often, from buzzy young stars like Elly De La Cruz to steady veterans like Xander Bogaerts. They also discuss the latest news, including Wyatt Langford making the Opening Day roster in Texas and Jackson Holliday failing to do so in Baltimore.---Erik's team:C Sean Murphy1B Bryce Harper2B Brandon Lowe3B Elly De La CruzSS CJ AbramsOF Cedric MullinsOF Christopher MorelOF Jack SuwinskiSP Braxton GarrettRP Ryan PresslyRyan's team:C Mitch Garver1B Triston Casas2B Nolan Gorman3B Manny MachadoSS Xander BogaertsOF Teoscar Hernandez OF Seiya SuzukiOF Brendan DonovanSP Cristian JavierRP Ryan Helsley---Fantrax 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. https://www.fantrax.com/rotowireRival Fantasy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. 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. 

Clay Link and Todd Zola talk all the latest news from around Major League Baseball and offer up their latest and greatest fantasy baseball sleepers for 2024.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.It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries.0:00 Intro/I think we have to talk briefly about the Shohei Ohtani situation.News Wyatt Langford has made the Rangers’ Opening Day roster. Jackson Holliday reassigned to minor-league camp. Reds hit by multiple injuries Who benefits the most from Matt McLain and TJ Friedl missing time? More inclined to draft some of these Reds? 16:00 J.D. Martinez signs a one-year deal with the Mets. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggles in his first big-league start. Robert Suarez picks up a save in Thursday’s win. 23:00 Victor Scott absent from the roster projection by Katie Woo of The Athletic. Blake Snell is not expected to be ready for Opening Day. Ricky Tiedemann is in the mix to break camp with the Blue Jays. Michael Lorenzen will be part of TEX rotation. Anthony Rizzo scratched from the lineup Friday with lat tightness. New Roundtable coming later today35:00 SLEEPERS Amed Rosario, Jose Siri Zack Gelof Hector Neris A.J. Puk 50:00 Jared Jones Gavin Stone James Wood Brenton DoyleBowden Francis47:45 Dominic Canzone52:50 Luis Garcia (WAS) 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 is joined by Grey Albright to discuss Grey's unusual Tout Wars NL squad, which featured zero starting pitchers. The duo discuss draft strategy as well as the latest news, including worrying developments for Shohei Ohtani.---00:00 - News & Notes03:30 - Shohei Ohtani potential legal issues10:30 - Yoshinobu Yamamoto's bad debut14:00 - Robert Suarez closing in San Diego?18:00 - Matt McLain possible shoulder surgery22:45 - Grey's zero-SP Tout Wars NL team44:00 - How to adjust to unusual drafters in your league---Fantrax 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. https://www.fantrax.com/rotowireRival Fantasy It’s officially fantasy baseball season, and it’s time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. 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.