RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer cover their waiver wire recommendations for the week. -- 00:00 Headlines 10:00 Ben Rice 14:00 Zack Gelof 17:15 Otto Lopez 19:25 Ha-Seong Kim 21:50 Noelvi Marte 24:20 Eury Perez 27:00 Sean Manaea 29:00 Emmet Sheehan 32:05 Ronny Henriquez 34:50 Cam Schlittler 38:45 Deep-League Pitchers 53:55 Deep-League Hitters -- Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K. Enter now 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.

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Gain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast! 0:00 Intro/Happy 4th of July! Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 7, 2025) 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 Brian Walton of Creative Sports and TheCardinalNation.com to discuss the NL Wild Card contenders, looking for surprising fantasy standouts and spots that need upgrading at the deadline. --- 00:00 Headlines 11:00 How to improve in a deep league 19:35 St. Louis Cardinals 31:30 New York Mets 36:30 Milwaukee Brewers 42:20 San Diego Padres 47:30 San Francisco Giants 52:05 Cincinnati Reds 57:05 Arizona Diamondbacks --- NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Home Run Forecast Gain a weather edge before first pitch with Home Run Forecast! 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.

James Anderson, Taylor Corso and Kyle Sonntag talk about some prospects they've recently added in dynasty leagues like Jared Thomas, Carter Jensen, Max Anderson and Ethan Dorchies before discussing some recent prospect drops like Thomas Harrington and Ben Hess! 00:00 Intro 01:25 Jared Thomas 04:25 Carter Jensen 08:30 Max Anderson 10:40 Braden Nett 14:25 Sam Antonacci 19:00 Ethan Dorchies 21:10 Yohendrick Pinango 25:40 Tanner McDougal 30:35 Jose Urbina 32:00 Honorable Mention Pickups 43:50 Thomas Harrington 46:50 James Triantos 49:20 Ben Hess 50:25 Yoeilin Cespedes 51:15 Levi Sterling 54:05 Juan Valera 55:25 Honorable Mention Drops 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.

00:00 Fred Pod 7-1 00:30 Welcome 01:00 Blue Jays - Max Scherzer looked much better in a tough matchup…. 05:30 News: Chase Burns must be an all-time story of FAAB bids blowing up so quickly….. 10:30 Wilyer Abreu had a memorable game….. 12:50 Jeremy Pena and Zach Eflin to the IL…. Hunter Goodman to go on the IL…. 17:10 Trevor Rogers continues to put himself back on the radar…. 19:40 Marcus Semien had a great night, which wrapped up an excellent June where he had a .932 OPS and cut his strikeout rate…. 22:30 NFFC 23:15 Ryne Nelson had another good start….. 27:00 Kerry Carpenter to the IL 29:15 Zack Wheeler is so damn reliable….. 32:30 Junior Caminero homered again and has lived up to all the hype…. 36:30 BLUEWIRE 36:40 “buy low or let him go”. 37:00 We will look at top-50 hitters who have not earned $15 and discuss whether we would trade for them or trade them away. 38:05 Mookie Betts, 13 43:45 Gunnar Henderson, 12 46:30 William Contreras, 14 50:00 HOME RUN FORECAST 50:35 Jarren Duran, 14 53:00 Wyatt Langford, 9 55:45 Austin Riley, 13 and Michael Harris II, 2 1:00:00 Freddie Freeman barely made the cut, at exactly $15. 1:00:15 And if I lowered the playing time bar to 200 AB, I would have included Jackson Merrill at $-1. 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 wrap up a busy weekend in fantasy baseball, highlighted by the massive FAAB bidding on Reds starter Chase Burns. In addition they discuss Bailey Ober's brutal season, Bryon Buxton's incredible first half and the slew of disappointments from the second round of fantasy drafts. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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 Headlines 12:19 Chase Burns 16:58 Edward Cabrera 19:39 Frankie Montas 22:10 Jacob Lopez 24:30 Lance McCullers 29:48 Chandler Simpson 33:53 Mickey Moniak 36:44 Tyler Freeman 40:45 Cam Smith 42:30 Casey Schmitt 45:40 Deep-League Pitchers 57:53 Deep-League Hitters --- Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K. Enter now 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.

0:00 Intro/J.D. Martinez has an offer from the Rangers Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 21:57 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 27, 2025) 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 Garion Thorne to discuss the AL Wild Card contenders, looking for surprising fantasy standouts and spots that need upgrading at the deadline. --- 00:00 Headlines 13:40 Toronto Blue Jays 29:30 Tampa Bay Rays 40:00 Seattle Mariners 46:05 Cleveland Guardians 50:00 Los Angeles Angels 57:20 Texas Rangers 1:00:55 Boston Red Sox 1:05:30 Twins/Royals/Orioles --- 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.

James Anderson and Marc Winokur look back at Average Auction Values from the final week of auction season to look at the biggest hits and misses by position. Then they look at which injured list players are holds, maybe holds and drops in 15-team leagues! 00:00 Intro 03:10 League-winning Catcher buys 10:15 Figuring out First Base 15:30 Massive drop off after Ketel Marte at 2B 20:05 The position with the biggest hits 25:20 Shortstop is LOADED 33:35 Don’t pay for the top OFs 41:00 Kyle Schwarber a bargain again 44:30 So many landmines at SP 52:45 Don’t pay for saves? 59:30 IL guys to HOLD/DROP 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.

00:00 Fred Pod 6-24 00:30 Welcome 01:00 Could Acuna be the 1.1 in fantasy already? 09:00 Chandler Simpson is back 12:30 Trevor Rogers was amazing 15:30 Bailey Ober, time to cut? 17:30 I give up on Ben Brown 19:30 BlueWire 19:40 Kenley Jansen left the game 23:15 Dylan Lee picked up a save 24:45 Eduardo Rodriguez was dominant last night and may have turned a corner….. 27:00 NFFC 27:50 Post-Memorial Day Slumps 28:00 Background 28:45 Josh Jung 31:00 Corey Seager 33:30 Victor Scott II 35:30 Brenton Doyle 37:30 Kyle Stowers 38:15 Jorge Polanco 40:00 Michael Harris II 45:00 Marcell Ozuna 46:20 Geraldo Perdomo 49:20 Teoscar Hernandez 50:50 Oneil Cruz 55:00 Spencer Torkelson 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 wrap up a busy weekend of baseball full of homers and discuss all the adds and drops in FAAB. They also discuss the Jo Adell breakout, 2026 draft prices for Pete Crow-Armstrong and James Wood and figure out to handle the slew of injuries from over the weekend for your rosters. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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.

Ryan Boyer covers his waiver wire recommendations for the week. -- 00:00 Headlines 17:22 Jurickson Profar 20:15 Michael Toglia 21:45 Max Scherzer 23:14 Eduardo Rodriguez 24:25 Orion Kerkering 27:25 Deep-League Pitchers 35:01 Deep-League Hitters -- Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K. Enter now 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.

Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 0:00 Intro/Luke Weaver expected back tonight Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 22:10 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 23, 2025) 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 Jordan Rosenblum, creator of the OOPSY projection system, to discuss OOPSY's biggest hits and misses in its rookie season. --- 00:00 Headlines 09:00 What is OOPSY? 18:00 OOPSY's hitter hits 37:30 OOPSY's correct hitter fades 40:30 OOPSY's hitter misses 52:30 OOPSY's pitcher hits 1:00:10 OOPSY's pitcher misses --- NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now 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.

James Anderson and Rob DiPietro draft Mets starting pitchers for rest-of-season value, and then discuss the struggles of Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez, the bright futures of Ronny Mauricio and Jett Williams and much more! 00:00 Intro 01:45 Mets Starting Pitcher Draft 08:20 Add Sean Manaea Now! 13:00 Griffin Canning vs. Kodai Senga ROS 22:45 Top Mets Pitching Prospect To Stash 27:50 Jonah Tong Up In The Second Half? 36:00 Buy Low On Mark Vientos? 40:50 Ronny Mauricio's Excellent Defense 55:05 Jett Williams Love 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.

0:00 Intro/Dust settles on Rafael Devers trade Other news: 6:23 Giancarlo Stanton is back with NYY - pick him up? Is Michael Toglia worth adding? 22:48 Looking at the most surprising players thus far (using the Rotowire Earned Auction Value Calculator). How likely are each of these players to keep this up the rest of the way? Their dollar value and Main Event ADP in brackets. Players who have earned at least $20 and were picked outside the top 100: Pete Crow-Armstrong (47, 117) Jeremy Pena (29, 145) 35:06 Eugenio Suarez (27, 176) Jacob Wilson (26, 308) Josh Naylor (25, 105) Byron Buxton (24, 215) Carlos Rodon (23, 130) 57:58 Geraldo Perdomo (22, 492) Andy Pages (22, 367) Heliot Ramos (20, 206) Maikel Garcia (20, 211) 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.

Scott Jenstad and special guest, Vlad Sedler of FTN Fantasy, break down the huge Rafael Devers trade, talk a large pitching week in FAAB and discuss many other players, including Jeremy Pena, Oneil Cruz and Bailey Ober. In addition to the big bids on Jacob Misiorowski and Eury Perez, they chat about the other popular players in FAAB this week, including Christian Moore, Brandon Walter, Ben Casparius and Shelby Miller. 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 Headlines 16:22 Jacob Misiorowski 19:23 Shelby Miller 22:12 Ben Casparius 25:03 Ryan Pressly 29:07 Michael Soroka 33:27 Christian Moore 36:52 Evan Carter 38:59 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 40:35 Jeff McNeil 42:20 Alejandro Kirk 46:03 Deep-League Pitchers 57:13 Deep-League Hitters --- Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K. Enter now 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.

0:00 Intro/Jacob Misiorowski reached 100 mph 14 times last night (miz-uh-ROW-skee) 5:56 Roman Anthony Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night: 23:49 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 16, 2025) 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.