

RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast
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Jeff Erickson, Clay Link, James Anderson, Scott Jenstad, Todd Zola, Fred Zinkie, Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer cover fantasy baseball year round, including draft prep, strategy and much more!
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May 3, 2023 • 1h 31min
Dynasty Risers & Fallers w/ The Itch
Eloy Jimenez
Luis Robert
Jake Burger
Daulton Varsho
Riley Greene
Josh Lowe
James Outman
Jarred Kelenic
Lars Nootbaar
Jack Suwinski
Brandon Marsh
Joey Wiemer
Cody Bellinger
Jorge Mateo
Thairo Estrada
Yandy Diaz vs. Nolan Arenado
Joe Ryan
Gunnar Henderson
Miguel Vargas
Triston Casas
Ezequiel Tovar
Who is the No. 1 fantasy prospect?
Jackson Holliday
Junior Caminero
Kyle Schwarber
Kyle Harrison
Ron Marinaccio
Geraldo Perdomo
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May 2, 2023 • 1h 9min
Top Five Young Starters
We've seen major bids already for Taj Bradley, Tanner Bibee, and Logan Allen. Now Bryce Miller and Gavin Stone will be getting the call this week, and more good young starters are on the way. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss that and the latest news.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 1, 2023 • 1h 17min
Tanner Bibee FAAB Week / Week 6 Preview
Scott Jenstad and special guest, Ryan Bloomfield of Baseball HQ, discuss a busy week in FAAB highlighted by Tanner Bibee and Logan Allen, recap the weekend in baseball and discuss many players including Gunnar Henderson and Kevin Gausman. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire I @RyanBHQA new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 30, 2023 • 52min
Weekend Risers and Fallers, FAAB Talk
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) recap some of the notable happenings over the weekend and offer some FAAB recommendations.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 29, 2023 • 1h 4min
For Real or Fade: Pitchers
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) discuss the latest weekend headlines and then examine the 5x5 fantasy scoring leaders among pitchers and offer some opinions on who is for real and who to fade.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 28, 2023 • 1h 9min
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 1, 2023)
Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk Rival Fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE)Pickups:
Gavin Stone
Jarren Duran
Logan T. Allen
Rival Fantasy:
Todd’s Picks for Tonight: Framber Valdez OVER, Eduardo Rodriguez OVER, Rich Hill UNDER
Clay’s Picks for Tonight: Framber Valdez OVER, Jack Flaherty UNDER (19:30)
Two-Start Pitchers:Zac Gallen 5Bryce Elder 4 (Todd 3)Kyle Wright 2Tyler Wells (27:40) 3Corey Kluber 0 (Todd 1)Tanner Houck 2Drew Smyly 3Jameson Taillon 2Luke Weaver 0Ryan Feltner 0Michael Kopech 1Michael Lorenzen 0Luis Garcia 39:20 4Zack Greinke 1Tony Gonsolin 2Sandy Alcantara 5 (Todd 4) 44:30Eric Lauer 1 (Todd 2)Tyler Mahle 4 (Todd 3)Max Scherzer 5Kodai Senga 3Domingo German 1 (Todd 2)Taijuan Walker 2Roansy Contreras 53:00 3Blake Snell 3 (Todd 2)Logan Gilbert 3 (Todd 4)Ross Stripling 1Steven Matz 57:30 3Shane McClanahan 5Jose Berrios 3Yusei Kikuchi 3MacKenzie Gore 3Trevor Williams 01:04 Two-Start Pitcher Grades Recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 27, 2023 • 58min
Optimism Or Concern?
Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Chris Towers of CBS Sports (CTowersCBS) to look at some players who have gotten off to poor starts over the first month, and how concerned fantasy players should be.A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 9min
Prospect Mailbag (April 2023)
Josh Jung
Heston Kjerstad
Mason Miller
Zach Neto
Andrew Abbott
Gavin Stone
Gavin Williams
Kerry Carpenter
Brayan Bello
Ronny Mauricio
Gunnar Henderson
Jordan Walker
Anthony Volpe
Brent Rooker
Jonatan Clase
Junior Caminero
Wilmer Flores
Justyn-Henry Malloy
Luis Matos
James Outman
Lyon Richardson
Tyler Black
Sterlin Thompson
Brennen Davis
Daylen Lile
Connor Norby
Jackson Holliday
Colton Cowser
Cole Wilcox
Oscar Colas
Josh Lowe
Cody Bellinger
Nolan Gorman
Matt Chapman
Jake McCarthy
Riley Greene
Kyle Bradish
Forrest Whitley
Everson Pereira
Hector Rodriguez
Cody Bradford
Casey Schmitt
A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 25, 2023 • 1h 2min
More Starting Pitcher Disasters
Chris Sale didn't strike out any Orioles on Monday night, Jose Urquidy, Nick Lodolo and Lance Lynn also got rocked. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break down those pitching disasters, and cover the injury and prospect news of the day as well.---A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 24, 2023 • 1h 17min
FAAB Breakdown / Weekend Recap
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad review all the Sunday FAAB bidding, including all the big bids for Mason Miller, preview Week 5 and talk Pirates, A's and all the other news from the weekend in baseball. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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