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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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Jun 1, 2023 • 1h 2min
Diamonds in the Rough, or Cubic Zirconia?
Mike Gianella from Baseball Prospectus joins Jeff Erickson as they review some of the top post-200 pick breakouts like Josh Jung and Mitch Keller, and decide whether they're Diamonds in the Rough, or Cubic Zirconia.---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 31, 2023 • 1h 18min
Prospect Rankings Update (June 2023)
Jackson Holliday
Elly De La Cruz
Royce Lewis
Junior Caminero
Emmet Sheehan
AJ Smith-Shawver
Bryan Woo
Brandon Pfaadt
Xavier Isaac
Gabriel Gonzalez
Lyon Richardson
Luis Matos
Aeverson Arteaga
Gavin Stone
Jackson Merrill
Dalton Rushing
Connor Norby
Miguel Bleis
Samuel Zavala
Josue De Paula
Jonatan Clase
Blaze Jordan
Dillon Dingler
Jud Fabian
Samuel Basallo
Druw Jones
Emmanuel Rodriguez
Gunnar Henderson
Jared Jones
Yanquiel Fernandez
Chase Meidroth
Nick Yorke
Vaughn Grissom
Josh Jung
Justin Dirden
Mason Auer
Aaron Schunk
Gavin Williams
Lawrence Butler
Ignacio Alvarez
Drew Gilbert
Jacob Melton
James Wood
Kristian Robinson
Sebastian Walcott
Everson Pereira
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Nick Frasso
George Valera
Landon Knack
Colt Keith
Justyn-Henry Malloy
Top 400 ProspectsA 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 31, 2023 • 1h 13min
Five Monster Debuts
Ben Joyce threw an easy 102 mph in his debut, and Royce Lewis homered for the Twins. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review the top news of the day, including those smashing debuts.---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 29, 2023 • 1h 6min
May Heroes & Zeroes / Recapping FAAB
Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap a fun weekend of baseball, discuss some risers and fallers in May and break down another busy weekend of FAAB bidding. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireA 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
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.

May 28, 2023 • 1h 2min
Weekend Risers & Fallers
Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) comb through the biggest storylines from the weekend and then go Three Up, Three Down from Saturday. They also identify several waiver-wire targets for the upcoming week.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 27, 2023 • 57min
Offensive Leaderboard Overview
Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through a handful of headlines from Friday's slate and then examine the current fantasy leaders among hitters in each 5x5 standard fantasy scoring category. Who can keep it up, and who is due for summertime regression?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 26, 2023 • 1h 10min
Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 29, 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!Opening/Light FAAB weekPickups:
Jake McCarthy (4:40)
Owen Miller
Johan Oviedo
Kyle Hendricks
Michael Soroka
Griffin Canning (13:30)
RIVAL:
Clay’s Picks: George Kirby OVER 18.89 points, Randy Arozarena OVER 8.97 points
Todd’s Picks: Hunter Brown OVER 16.97 points, Mitch Keller OVER 10.57 points
Hitters: Acuna over 9.88, Nimmo over 7.93, Soler over 7.19
Two-Start Pitcher Grades (28:30):
Ryne Nelson 1
Zac Gallen 5
Bryce Elder 5 (Todd 4)
Tyler Wells 3
Brayan Bello 3
Marcus Stroman 3
Ben Lively 1
Logan Allen 2
Kyle Freeland 2
Michael Kopech 3 (42:40)
Lucas Giolito 3 (Todd 4)
Matthew Boyd 1 (Todd 2)
J.P. France 2 (Todd 1)
Brandon Bielak 2
Jamie Barria 1
Bobby Miller 3
Sandy Alcantara 4
Adrian Houser 2
Sonny Gray 5
Joe Ryan 5
Kodai Senga 2
Domingo German 2
Paul Blackburn 1 (Todd 0)
Ranger Suarez 1
Rich Hill 3 (Todd 2)
Ryan Weathers 1
Bryce Miller 4 (1:01:00)
Anthony DeSclafani 3
Shane McClanahan 5
Zach Eflin 4
Nathan Eovaldi 4 (Todd 5)
Yusei Kikuchi 2
Trevor Williams 0
Two-Start Pitcher Grade 1:06:00
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May 25, 2023 • 53min
8 Major Player Value Changes with Michael Govier of FTN
Michael Govier from FTN and the Pallazo Podcast drops by to talk baseball with Jeff Erickson.Check out the Pallazzo Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@PallazzoPodcast---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 24, 2023 • 56min
Pop-Up Prospects w/ Dylan White
Hunter Goodman
Nathan Martorella
Ignacio Alvarez
Thayron Liranzo
Connor Phillips
Chase Hampton
Will Warren
Leonardo Bernal
Orion Kerkering
Luis Matos
Luisangel Acuna
Ronny Mauricio
Heston Kjerstad
Mark Vientos
Jonny DeLuca
Justin Dirden
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 24, 2023 • 1h 6min
Three Up, Three Down
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is on the rise, Bobby Witt Jr. is not. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss three risers and three fallers along with the news of the day.---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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