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Rich Wilson

Rich Wilson of Prospect361.com brings you the best live Fantasy Baseball show on the Internet. Join Rich and legendary industry expert Tim McLeod every Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. ET as they bring you the best Fantasy Baseball discussion in the industry.

  1. 2D AGO

    2327 - A.J. Ewing is the big pickup this week - is he worth it?

    Take 10 with Tim – May 15, 2026 @ 9:15 – 45 minutes to an hour. 1.God help us, but Zebby Matthews looked great yesterday. It was the Marlins, but a line of 7.0 IP, 4 hits, 0 ER, 5K/1BB is pretty awesome. a.What are you doing about him? b.I’ve held onto him in a couple of Dynasty Leagues, but I think this is a sucker setup. 2.The kids are getting called nearly every day. a.On Tuesday, A.J. Ewing was promoted to “save the Mets' season”. Well, the Mets win their first series against the Tigers, and Ewing is 3 for 6, with a home run, a stolen base, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts. i.I actually have him in all 10 Dynasty Leagues (I think) and started him where I could. What’s your take? b.Henry Bolte also gets the call and looks to get plenty of playing time for the Athletics. i.What’s your take? c.Order the following for the rest of the season - Waldschmidt, Ewing, Eldridge, and Henry Bolt 3.Zach Cole has been on fire since you recommended him on Sunday. Well done! Thoughts for the rest of the season. 4.Cal Raleigh hit the IL, a day after breaking a 0-36 hitless streak. Fantasy managers can’t be happy with his season – he has seven home runs, but it’s come at a cost of a .161 BA and a brutal .243 OBP. Now, he hits the IL with an oblique issue. a.Let’s dig into his season to see if we can figure out what’s going on. 5.Robby Snelling – just brutal. He started one game, looked ok and now hits the IL with a left UCL sprain. That might explain this season’s poor control. a.I think it’s odd how many pitchers get the call and then seem to go out with an elbow issue. It almost makes you think they know there is a problem but don’t speak up until they get on the MLB roster. Yeah, I know this is all conspiracy stuff, but it happens a lot. 6.Max Fried hits the IL, and as of this writing, we don’t know how long he’ll be out. Gerrit Cole is getting close, more once he gets into shape instead of getting his arm stretched out. I heard a bit of grumbling this week in Somerset. Anyway, I don’t think Elmer Rodriguez gets another start. Your thoughts? a.Speaking of the Yankees, Jose Caballero hits the IL, and Anthony Volpe is back. Will he be somebody who interests you this weekend? 7.Ohtani seems to be having a better year as a pitcher than as a hitter. With the decision to rest him on pitching days and to assume a few more days off during the season, do you think this time off, coupled with being relegated to DH, will push him down in next year’s draft? 8.Jacob Wilson hits the IL with a shoulder issue, and it sounds like it will be more than 10 days. Darell Hernaiz gets a shot. Is he worth grabbing? 9.What hitter are you targeting for this weekend? 10.What pitcher are you targeting for this weekend?

    1h 20m
  2. MAY 8

    2324 - Pitching issues and the solutions

    Take 10 with Tim – May 8, 2026 1.Well, the big news of the week was Tarik Skubal needing elbow surgery to remove loose bodies – in other words, bone chips. Provided that’s all there is, the recovery is likely three months. Add two to three more weeks for rehab, and maybe he’s back in September. Brutal blow for fantasy managers to lose their first-round pick. a.What’s the plan if you have Skubal or your team? b.Is this a reminder of the risk of using a first-round pick on a pitcher, or well, everybody gets hurt? c.Pitching injuries throughout the ranks have been tough this season – Skubal, Crochett, and Brown. Arguably, three of the big four will or have already missed considerable time. i.Just a bad year or is the list of elbow and shoulder injuries getting worse? 2.Carlos Rodon returns on Sunday against the Brewers. He was good, during his rehab/spring training, but are you ready to start him right away? 16.0 IP, 16K, 3.38 ERA 3.You commented on Sunday that Emilo Pagan was one of the few closers who was secure. Well, not anymore, as he’s got a hamstring pull and will miss 4 to 8 weeks. a.You’ve been doing the Closer Report for years. Have you ever seen anything like this? b.What’s the strategy for picking up guys and not burning through most of your FAAB? Or, should you just do it? c.Who’s the pickup here? 4.I know Carlos Correa is not what he used to be, but he was owned as middle infielder in a lot of leagues and will miss the rest of the season. Brice Matthews has not posted a high batting average, but has speed and power. Does he now get full-time at-bats and if so, are you in? 36% rostered in Fantrax Leagues. 5.Robby Snelling finally gets the call and starts tonight against the Nationals. I’m sure you’re going to start him, but give me a realistic stat line for his first start? a.Do you think he’s up for good? 6.Sung-Mun Song got the call for the Padres. Is he worth a pickup? 7.Play, Sit, or Drop? 1)Steven Kwan (OF, Cle, 94%) – .211 BA, 1 HR, 2 SB 2)Matt Chapman (3B, SF, 94%) - .234 BA, 1 HR, 0 SB 3)Justin Crawford (OF, Phil, 69%) - .264 BA, 0 HR, 3 SB 4)Ezequiel Tovar (SS, Col, 67%) - .186 BA, 1 HR, 2 SB 5)Alec Bohm (3B, Phi, 62%) - .159 BA, 1 HR, 0 SB 6)Colton Cowser (OF, Bal, 50%) - .179 BA, 0 HR, 0 SB – what happened to him? 7)Cedric Mullins (OF, TB, 35%) - .139 BA, 2 HR, 6 SB – platoon player 8.What hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB 9.What pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

    1h 6m
  3. MAY 4

    2323 - Waiver Wire - May 3, 2026

    Fantasy Baseball Live! – May 3, 2026 @ 3 pm Segments 1 and 2 – Review of the Weekend games Additional Comments: 1.Trey Gibson making his Major League debut today. Let’s see how he’s doing? 2.Jasson Dominguez got the call earlier this week with Giancarlos Stanton hitting the IL? Will he get enough at-bats to warrant picking up. a.The Yankees need to decide on what to do with Anthony Volpe on Monday. I’ve seen him play four games, I think. Whatever it was, he didn’t get a hit in any of them. Overall, he has played ok - .270 BA with a home run. Will the Yankees really mess with things and move Cabs off shortstop. He’s a better defender there than Volpe. 3.Ryan Helsley hits the IL with elbow inflammation. The initial diagnosis is no structural damage. How much would you be spending on Andrew Kittredge this weekend? 4.I started Zack Wheeler against the Marlins and held my breath. He was good – fastball still a bit off, but better (93.6 mph – off 0.7 mph). Last week, his velo was off by almost 2 mph. Still getting plenty of whiffs though. He’s got the Athletics this week in Philadelphia. Are you starting him? 5.The Red Sox get more bad news with their Ace going down with a sore shoulder. Reports indicate there are no structural damage. a.I guess this gives Tolle more of a run. Anybody else? 6.Brandon Woodruff hits the IL after a HUGE drop in velocity. Another shoulder issue. a.Anyone of interest in Milwaukee? i.Logan Henderson? Robert Gasser? Segment 3 – Waiver Wire Segment 4 – Closer Report Close

    1h 40m
  4. APR 24

    2320 - JR Ritchie and Payton Tolle - Who to grab?

    Take 10 with Tim – April 24, 2026 @ 9:15 am 1.The Mets finally win after losing 12 in a row a.Let’s review the races and who’s playing well and who’s not. 2.JR Ritchie got the start on Thursday. Let’s see how he did and whether there is any staying power. a.Payton Tolle also got the call for the Red Sox against the Yankees 3.Over/Under game 1)Cal Raleigh – Over/Under 50 home runs. He has four 2)Jose Soriano – Over/Under 4.00 ERA 3)Yordan Alvarez – Over/Under 40 home runs – he has 11 4)Munetaka Murakami – Over/Under 40 home runs – he has 10 5)Kazuma Okamota – Over/Under 20 home runs – he has 3 i.Over/Under - .250 batting average – he’s at .202 with a 33% K-Rate 6)Nasim Nunez – Over/Under 45 SB – he has 10 7)Bobby Witt – Over/Under 18 home runs – he has 0 8)Gunnar Henderson – Over/Under .240 batting average - .190 9)Pete Grow Armstrong – Over/Under – 40 combined home runs and SB. He has 1 HR and 4 SB 10)Nico Hoerner – 45 combined home runs and SB. He has 4 home runs and 7 SB. Last year, he had 7 and 29 (or 36) 4.Over/Under – Demotion Game a.Carsen Benge – May 15 b.Jakob Marsee – June 1 c.Coby Mayo – May 15 5.Well it happened. Lucas Giolito signs with the Padres. Is going to be a big pickup for this weekend? 6.Wyatt Langford hits the IL. Who is the pickup? a.Francisco Lindor will likely hit the IL. I’m assuming the Mets will call up Ronny Mauricio – who hit three home runs in a game on Tuesday. Is he worth a look? 7.What one hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB? 8.What one pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

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Rich Wilson of Prospect361.com brings you the best live Fantasy Baseball show on the Internet. Join Rich and legendary industry expert Tim McLeod every Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. ET as they bring you the best Fantasy Baseball discussion in the industry.

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