RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Ariel Cohen advocated that Freddie Freeman should be a top-five pick this year due to his lack of volatility, and landed him in a number of leagues. He and Jeff Erickson discuss that concept of volatility, and how it applies for next year's drafts. Plus, Ariel addresses how to fix his Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eury Perez Grayson Rodriguez Bobby Miller Gavin Williams Cole Ragans Tanner Bibee Hunter Brown Logan Allen Brayan Bello Ryan Pepiot Emmet Sheehan Brandon Pfaadt Bryce Miller Taj Bradley Bryan Woo Michael King Chase Silseth Reese Olson Andrew Abbott Jordan Wicks Sawyer Gipson-Long Connor Phillips Joe Boyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Corbin Carroll a first-round pick next year? How early does Blake Snell go? Fred and Jeff review the playoff races and look ahead to 2024 for certain players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the exciting races and talk about all the fantasy aspects of the final two weeks, including FAAB, schedules, matchups and playing time. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) looks at some tough decisions fantasy managers might be looking to make for the 2024 season. Is Michael Harris worth a third-round pick in 2024? Would you rather have Cody Bellinger or Yordan Alvarez on your fantasy roster next season? Is Jackson Holliday worth a roster spot to begin next year? Crawford answers those questions and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew Silva (@drewsilv) runs through the latest headlines from around the baseball world -- Shohei Ohtani's shutdown, Kyle Harrison's demotion, etc. -- before breaking down individual highlights and lowlights from Friday's slate. Among the highlights: Royce Lewis, Heston Kjerstad, Bobby Witt. Among the lowlights: Justin Steele, Jack Flaherty, Elly De La Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) wind down the season with more potential pickups for the stretch run and two-start pitchers for next week. Opening/Davis Schneider is off to the best start in MLB history Pickups Pete Crow-Armstrong Michael Conforto Nick Pivetta Harrison Bader Kirby Yates David Peterson Adrian Houser Heston Kjerstad Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 Two-Start Pitchers Kyle Wright 0 Max Fried 5 John Means 1 Kutter Crawford 2 (Todd 3) Javier Assad 2 (Todd 4) Ben Lively 0 Cal Quantrill 2 Mike Clevinger 3 Alex Faedo 1 (Todd 0) Justin Verlander 4 (Todd 5) Lance Lynn 3 Ryan Pepiot 3 Edward Cabrera 2 Freddy Peralta 5 Adrian Houser 3 (Todd 2) Joe Ryan 4 (Todd 3) Jose Butto 2 Clarke Schmidt 3 JP Sears 3 Paul Blackburn 2 Zack Wheeler 5 Cristopher Sanchez 4 Michael Wacha 3 (Todd 2) Bryan Woo 3 Kyle Harrison 2 Adam Wainwright 0 Drew Rom 0 (Todd 2) Taj Bradley 1 Jordan Montgomery 4 Yusei Kikuchi 4 (Todd 3) Joan Adon 0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian Kahn is in a tight race with RotoWire's Jason Collette in the XFL Experts League. He joins Jeff Erickson to discuss this race, his other leagues, and how to fix the Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Patrick Bailey Bo Naylor Matt Mervis Ryan Noda Miguel Vargas Liover Peguero Gabriel Arias Zach Neto Jordan Diaz Jordan Westburg Dominic Canzone Drew Waters Wilyer Abreu Matt Wallner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson talk about how to value certain starting pitchers for 2024 and review the Wild Card races in both leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss some intriguing playoff races, break down all the FAAB action and preview an all important Week 25 in fantasy leagues. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire If a comprehensive solution is what you need from your supplement routine, then try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/ROTO. That's drinkAG1.com/ROTO. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some of the notable performances from the weekend and also hit on some waiver wire recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through the latest big storylines from around the baseball world -- Mookie Betts' foot injury, Walker Buehler's shutdown, the German Marquez extension -- before digging into five encouraging performances and five not-so-encouraging performances from Friday's full slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and more before grading all of next week's projected two-start options on a 0-5 scale. Opening/Jordan Lawlar arrives to Arizona Pickups Will Brennan Evan Carter Michael Brantley Tylor Megill Jose Butto Luis L. Ortiz Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 Two-Start Pitchers Zach Davies 0 Ryne Nelson 1 Spencer Strider 5 Charlie Morton 4 Dean Kremer 3 Kutter Crawford 1 James Paxton 1 Jordan Wicks 3 Ben Lively 1 Kyle Freeland 0 Chris Flexen 0 Dylan Cease 4 Touki Toussaint 1 (Todd 2) Joey Wentz 0 Framber Valdez 5 Brady Singer 0 Lance Lynn 2 (Todd 3) Braxton Garrett 3 (Todd 4) Edward Cabrera 1 Brandon Woodruff 5 Freddy Peralta 5 Sonny Gray 5 Joe Ryan 4 Jose Quintana 4 (Todd 3) Carlos Rodon 2 Clarke Schmidt 3 (Todd 2) Ken Waldichuk 0 Taijuan Walker 3 Andre Jackson 0 Bailey Falter 1 (Todd 0) Pedro Avila 0 (Todd 1) Logan Gilbert 4 (Todd 5) Alex Cobb 1 (Todd 0) Alex Wood 0 Dakota Hudson 1 (Todd 0) Tyler Glasnow 4 (Todd 5) Zack Littell 3 (Todd 4) Nathan Eovaldi 4 Max Scherzer 4 Chris Bassitt 5 Hyun-Jin Ryu 3 Josiah Gray 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Roto joins Jeff Erickson as they discuss his teams in LABR & TGFBI, how to handle stolen bases next year, ranking Bobby Witt Jr. and Luis Arraez, and how to balance covering both baseball and football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Partnering with Rick Wolf The SMART System What's gone right/wrong in AL LABR How Glenn would fix the Yankees Anthony Volpe Gleyber Torres Jasson Dominguez Oswald Peraza Carlos Rodon Nestor Cortes Clarke Schmidt Giancarlo Stanton DJ LeMahieu Clay Holmes Michael King Randy Vasquez Luis Gil Luis Severino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's challenging to stay on top of roster expansion and injury moves in September. Fred and Jeff share a few tips on late season strategy, and do some self-inventory on their results so far. --- 00:00 - Jose Altuve 07:15 - Nate Eovaldi/Dane Dunning 10:15 - Shohei Ohtani & Mike Trout 16:00 - September Injuries 18:00 - Category Punts 20:00 - Self-inventory 25:00 - Stolen Base Values 40:00 - Justin Steele 45:00 - Cole Ragans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the strategy that goes into managing the final month of the Fantasy Baseball season and break down all the FAAB action over the weekend, with rookies again being the biggest bids. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer look at the top news of the weekend, including Riley Greene being placed on the injured list with an elbow injury. They also take a look at the great start from Javier Assad and the poor one from Aaron Nola, and offer FAAB recommendations on players like Jasson Dominguez, Ronny Mauricio and Hunter Goodman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) take a look at the headlines from Friday's action, including Max Scherzer and Jose Altuve leaving their games with respective injuries. They also take a deep dive into the players who were promoted with rosters expanding, with profiles on players like Jasson Dominguez, Ronny Mauricio, Brett Baty and Kyren Paris to name a few. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and more before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale. Opening/Acuna is the first player to go 30-60 Pickups Jordan Wicks Yennier Cano Davis Schneider Jasson Dominguez Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 Two-Start Pitchers Merrill Kelly 3 (Todd 4) Brandon Pfaadt 2 Darius Vines 2 Brayan Bello 4 Justin Steele 5 Kyle Hendricks 3 (Todd 2) Gavin Williams 3 Tanner Bibee 4 Peter Lambert 0 Jesse Scholtens 2 Joey Wentz 0 J.P. France 2 Cole Ragans 4 Reid Detmers 1 Jaime Barria 0 Clayton Kershaw 5 Jesus Luzardo 3 Corbin Burnes 5 Pablo Lopez 5 Gerrit Cole 5 Luis Medina 2 (Todd 1) Luis Ortiz 1 Rich Hill 1 Bryan Woo 3 Bryce Miller 4 (Todd 3) Logan Webb 5 Zack Thompson 0 Zach Eflin 4 (Todd 5) Taj Bradley 2 Andrew Heaney 3 Jose Berrios 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Law of the Athletic joins Chris Crawford for some prospect talk. They go over the strong seasons of players like Davis Schneider and Thomas Saggese as well as the struggles of prospects like Diego Cartaya and Jack Leiter. They also talk about the waiver claims made by the Guardians on Wednesday, and whether or not this makes Cleveland a contender for the AL Central or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where are the tiers Clear top 6 Emmet Sheehan Kyle Hurt Curtis Mead Rayner Arias Jaison Chourio Cristhian Vaquero Luis Lara Enmanuel Bonilla Echedry Vargas Masyn Winn Everson Pereira CJ Abrams Coby Mayo Andrew Painter Kyle Manzardo Jett Williams Joendry Vargas Sebastian Walcott Blake Dunn Ben Rice Justice Bigbie Jackson Holliday Roman Anthony James Wood Dylan Lesko Brock Porter Ethan Salas Jansel Luis Tyler Black Royce Lewis Kyle Harrison Paul Skenes Pitching prospects for 2024 Xavier Isaac Lazaro Montes Wyatt Langford Dylan Crews Luis Matos Brayan Rocchio Dalton Rushing Zac Veen Elijah Green Bryan Ramos Evan Carter George Valera Joey Cantillo Will Dion Ranks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Angels are trying to pass their non-Ohtani free agents to be through waivers, the Reds nearly get no-hit and Jays fans are feeling tremendous sadness and angst. Fred and Jeff hit those topics and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the wild battle brewing in the AL West, preview Week 23 and recap all the FAAB action, including some new closers and a number of rookie call-ups. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire If a comprehensive solution is what you need from your supplement routine, then try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/ROTO. That's drinkAG1.com/ROTO. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) goes over some of the notable performances from the weekend and also dives in on some waiver wire recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) discuss Felix Bautista's injury and Jordan Wicks' impending call-up before digging into the current Wild Card standings in each league. Which teams stand out as likely to make the playoffs, and what players can lead them there ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and more before grading all of next week's projected two-start options on a 0-5 scale. Opening/Ohtani has a UCL tear Pickups Nolan Schanuel Ryan Pepiot Josh Rojas Tyrone Taylor Kyle Harrison Noelvi Marte Oswald Peraza Wilyer Abreu Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 Two-Start Pitchers Zac Gallen 5 Bryce Elder 2 Charlie Morton 3 Chris Sale 3 Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 3) Justin Steele 4 Andrew Abbott 4 Brandon Williamson 2 Xzavion Curry 1 Austin Gomber 0 Michael Kopech 4 (Todd 3) Reese Olson 2 Tarik Skubal 4 Zack Greinke 0 Clayton Kershaw 5 (Todd 4) Bobby Miller 3 Sandy Alcantara 4 (Todd 5) Wade Miley 1 Tylor Megill 0 (Todd 1) Luis Severino 2 (Todd 1) Jhony Brito 0 Adrian Martinez 0 Taijuan Walker 3 Johan Oviedo 1 (Todd 3) Blake Snell 5 Seth Lugo 2 (Todd 4) Bryan Woo 3 Alex Cobb 3 (Todd 1) Jakob Junis 0 Adam Wainwright 0 Aaron Civale 4 Kevin Gausman 5 Josiah Gray 2 (Todd 3) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) answers your prospect questions, including whether he'd trade Ethan Salas and Junior Caminero for Shohei Ohtani, and what type of upside Cade Horton and Carson Whisenhunt provide. He also offers his top 10 prospects for the 2024 season, featuring names like Jordan Lawlar, Dylan Crews, Jackson Holliday and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colt Emerson Matt Shaw George Lombard Leodalis De Vries Cooper Pratt A.J. Ewing Zander Meuth Blake Wolters Josh Knoth Hurston Waldrep Zyhir Hope TJ Walton Jake Bloss Garrett Forrester Dylan Quested Josh Bostick Dillon Head Kendall George Jacob Wilson Colin Houck Sammy Stafura Nazzan Zanetello Brandon Winokur George Wolkow Charlee Soto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson continue their discussion about drafting early closers, spurred by a study from @SleehratNation, talk about the fallout from Hillary, and the wild AL West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Jenstad and special guest, Brian Slack, recap all the FAAB action from the weekend, preview Week 22 and discuss strategy for winning the last six weeks of the season. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some of the notable performances from the weekend and also dive in on some waiver wire recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through the latest headlines from around the baseball world before doing a deep dive on 10 pitchers who can deliver down the stretch in the standard 5x5 fantasy scoring categories. Wins, ERA, WHIP, strikeouts and saves. Get 'em while you can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale. Opening/Nolan Schanuel promoted Pickups Masyn Winn Pablo Reyes Liover Peguro Jonathan Aranda Wade Meckler Nicky Lopez Vaughn Grissom Charlie Blackmon Stone Garrett Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 Two-Start Pitchers Zac Gallen 5 Bryce Elder 3 Tanner Houck 1 (Todd 0) James Paxton 3 Javier Assad 2 (Todd 3) Drew Smyly 0 (Todd 1) Graham Ashcraft 3 Ty Blach 0 Touki Toussaint 1 Mike Clevinger 2 (Todd 3) Alex Faedo 0 Jose Urquidy 3 Alec Marsh 1 Clayton Kershaw 5 Johnny Cueto 0 (Todd 1) Bailey Ober 3 David Peterson 0 Carlos Rodon 1 (Todd 2) Kyle Muller 0 Paul Blackburn 2 Zack Wheeler 5 Bailey Falter 1 (Todd 0) Johan Oviedo 2 Blake Snell 5 Ross Stripling 1 Matthew Liberatore 2 (Todd 1) Zach Littell 3 Jordan Montgomery 4 Yusei Kikuchi 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) is joined by Alex Coffey (@byalexcoffey) to talk about the 2023 Philadelphia Phillies. They discuss the struggles of Trea Turner for most of the campaign, the improvement of Bryson Stott, and why Andrew Painter is considered such an important part of the organization going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aram's new top 100 prospects rankings Jackson Holliday Adael Amador Brayan Rocchio Owen Caissie Everson Pereira Noah Schultz Robby Snelling Luis Lara Sebastian Walcott Bryan Ramos Osleivis Basabe Noelvi Marte Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ozzie Albies goes to the IL, Wander Franco to the Restricted List, and Clarke Schmidt gets lit up. Fred & Jeff discuss those topics and more, along with a quick review of their Flex Experts Superflex draft from Tuesday morning. --- 00:00 - Draft Software 01:10 - Wander Franco 03:45 - Ozzie Albies & the Braves 14:00 - Paul Goldschmidt 21:00 - 3B Review 26:00 - Clarke Schmidt 30:00 - Patrick Sandoval 32:30 - Brady Singer 34:30 - Logan Gilbert 41:00 - Grayson Rodriguez 56:00 - FLEX Draft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk Dodgers, Zack Gelof and the Orioles / Mariners series, then preview Week 21 in MLB and recap all the weekend FAAB action. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/ROTO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) take a look at the latest news of the weekend, including Shohei Ohtani's next start being skipped and Michael Wacha returning to the mound in the next few days. They also look at the strong performance from Gavin Williams, the struggles of Taijuan Walker, and offer some potential FAAB targets for the final stretch of the 2023 campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@DrewSilv) look at the latest headline from the weekend including Mike Trout getting closer to returning to the diamond. They also look at some unheralded hitters who have a chance to help in all five standard hitting categories for the final six-plus weeks of the 2023 campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd and Erik review the news and Steak League pickups, then discuss their picks on Friday's Rival Fantasybook slate. Of course, they wrap up by going through all of next week's two-start pitchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Orrico from Sports Ethos joins Jeff Erickson as they size up the AL East race, with an emphasis on the Blue Jays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices