RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Will the real Zac Gallen please stand up? Is this version of Chris Bassitt for real? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the news of the day and at least 10 polarizing starting pitchers.---00:00 Fred Zinkie 4/22 Pod00:30 Welcome01:30 Nick Kurtz Getting the Call14:30 How Much FAAB do you need for five months?24:15 Chandler Simpson27:50 Spencer Strider to IL31:10 Vivid Seats32:01 BlueWire32:15 Polarizing Pitchers33:15 Bowden Francis38:00 Chris Bassitt42:30 Zac Gallen44:10 Corbin Burnes49:00 Brandon Pfaadt51:15 Aaron Nola55:30 Shota Imanaga58:00 David Festa1:02:00 Ben Brown1:05:35 Casey Mize---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!(hyperlink: https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948) 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 discuss the weekend in baseball and then jump into all the adds and drops in FAAB, including heavy action on Chandler Simpson and Caleb Durbin. They also preview Week 5, talk Cubs and Royals offenses and try and find possible pitching adds in a really scarce week in pitcher FAAB. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.  Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today! 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 go over their top waiver pickups for a week that was full of prospect callups.---00:00 Headlines15:26 Chandler Simpson21:08 Nick Kurtz25:29 Caleb Durbin29:04 Edgar Quero32:14 Austin Hays33:47 Pavin Smith38:19 Hayden Wesneski39:50 Tyler Mahle42:04 Luis L. Ortiz45:04 David Bednar48:55 Deep-league Pitchers59:59 Deep-league Hitters---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!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.  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. 

Swing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!0:00 Intro/23 mph winds blowing out at Wrigley todayPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 2:00 Jordan Leasure $11Randy Vasquez $9Matt Strahm $9Adael Amador $9Matthew Liberatore $8Luisangel Acuna $8Alek Thomas $8Chase Dollander $6Andrew Abbott $5Edouard Julien $410:47 Jac Caglianone $3Angel Martinez $217:48 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 21, 2025)Brandon Pfaadt 3 (Todd 4)Oswaldo Bido 2Spencer Schwellenbach 4Dean Kremer 1Walker Buehler 3Brayan Bello 2 (Todd 1)Nick Lodolo 3 (Todd 2)26:49 Gavin Williams 3Ryan Feltner 0Jonathan Cannon 0Davis Martin 030:56 Kris Bubic 3Jose Soriano 3Max Meyer 3Quinn Priester 2Jose Quintana 2Tylor Megill 2 (Todd 3)Clarke Schmidt 3Aaron Nola 4Bailey Falter 0Randy Vasquez 1Bryce Miller 4Robbie Ray 4 (Todd 3)Jordan Hicks 1Zack Littell 0Kevin Gausman 4Mitchell Parker 2 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 Nick Pollack, founder of Pitcher List, to figure out which pitchers off to hot starts are genuinely breaking out and which are merely in a groove.---00:00 Intro02:45 Spencer Strider07:25 Bobby Miller12:00 How Nick analyzes pitchersHot starts:21:00 Cole Ragans26:00 Hunter Greene28:50 Joe Ryan32:30 Logan Webb36:20 Shane Baz39:55 MacKenzie Gore42:55 Chris Bassitt45:30 Hayden Wesneski48:30 Jesus LuzardoCold starts:52:40 Jacob deGrom57:00 Roki Sasaki---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!  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. 

Kyle Sonntag and Taylor Corso, co-hosts of the Dynasty Pickup podcast and dynasty analysts for Prospects Live, dive into the world of baseball prospects. They discuss rising stars like Yofri Rodriguez and Tommy Troy, evaluating their potential impact in fantasy leagues. The conversation shifts to pitchers like Nolan McLean and Gabriel Rincones, highlighting their strong stats and readiness. Listeners get recommendations on players to watch across shallow, mid, and deep leagues, along with insights on the dynamics of dynasty baseball and community engagement.

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss 10 hitters that are off to interesting early hitter stat lines, including Jazz Chisholm and Jacob Wilson.---00:00 Fred Pod 4-1500:30 Welcome01:45 Jacob Wilson10:00 Gabriel Arias12:11 BlueWire12:15 News and Injuries:12:30 Marcell Ozuna will miss the Jays series (hip)…..15:15 Jays notes - Easton Lucas, George Springer seems to have avoided a major injury….Max Scherzer has a setback18:40 Reds Moves… McLain, Hays, Diaz active Alexis Diaz won’t be the closer right away22:15 Rooker/Kurtz25:15 VIVID Seats26:15 Polarizing Hitters28:00 Jose Altuve31:15 Jazz Chisholm Jr.33:30 Xavier Edwards34:45 Triston Casas36:50 Christian Yelich39:30 Dylan Crews43:00 Salvador Perez45:45 Jo Adell48:45 Christian Walker52:45 Marcus Semien54:15 Nolan Arenado57:30 Michael Toglia1:01:15 Alec Bohm---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!(hyperlink: https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948) 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 discuss a busy weekend across baseball and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. They talk the scoreless Rockies, Jung Hoo Lee, Chris Sale and more before getting into all the popular names in FAAB this week, including Chase Dollander, Davis Festa, Zac Veen and Chase Meidroth. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today! 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 go over their top waiver wire pickups of the week.---00:00 Headlines17:45 David Festa20:30 Zebby Matthews23:45 Landen Roupp26:40 Justin Verlander29:00 Nick Kurtz30:25 Sean Murphy33:35 Zac Veen36:40 Matt Wallner39:10 Dylan Moore42:30 Geraldo Perdomo45:25 Jesus Sanchez48:30 Deep-league pitchers1:00:15 Deep-league hitters---Vivid SeatsSwing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today! 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. 

Swing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB tickets. Plus, as a Vivid Seats Rewards Member, you can earn amazing rewards all year long just for buying! So, sign up today and start earning toward your next purchase.Get tickets today!0:00 Intro/Zac Veen arrives, will command some lofty bids this weekendPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Zac Veen $23Hayden Wesneski $19Alex Call $11Chad Patrick $8Zach McKinstry $7Trent Grisham $6Bryan De La Cruz $6Easton Lucas $511:10 Chase Meidroth $4Landon Knack $4Sean Murphy $3My other pickup: Justyn-Henry Malloy $1Two-Start Pitchers (Week of April 14, 2025)Merrill Kelly 2 (Todd 3)Jeffrey Springs 2 (Todd 3)Grant Holmes 1 (Todd 2)Dean Kremer 1Tanner Houck 3 (Todd 4)Jameson Taillon 0Nick Lodolo 4Logan Allen 1Antonio Senzatela 0Sean Burke 0Tarik Skubal 5Jack Flaherty 3 (Todd 5)Framber Valdez 5Seth Lugo 3Michael Wacha 1Yusei Kikuchi 2 (Todd 3)38:04 Max Meyer 2Tyler Alexander 1 (Todd 0)Joe Ryan 3 (Todd 5)Clay Holmes 3 (Todd 2)Tylor Megill 3Max Fried 544:28 Clarke Schmidt 2Taijuan Walker 1Jesus Luzardo 4 (Todd 5)Paul Skenes 5Dylan Cease 4 (Todd 5)Luis Castillo 4Landen Roupp 1 (Todd 2)Justin Verlander 2Sonny Gray 4 (Todd 5)Ryan Pepiot 1Zack Littell 0Easton Lucas 2Brad Lord 0Jake Irvin 0 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.