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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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    • 4.6 • 744 Ratings

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!

    FAAB Targets (Week of June 10, 2024)

    FAAB Targets (Week of June 10, 2024)

    Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week.
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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 10, 2024)

    Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 10, 2024)

    Clay Link and Todd Zola are back talking all things fantasy baseball, including news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!

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    0:00 Intro/Waiting to hear about Juan Soto’s status

    Pickups

    Yimi Garcia - $20

    Griffin Canning - $5

    Blake Perkins - $5

    Justyn-Henry Malloy - $4

    11:00 Robbie Ray - $4

    14:20 Max Meyer - $3

    Jack Suwinski - $2

    Rob Refsnyder - $1

    Clayton Kershaw

    Joey Estes

    18:30 Others to consider if available in your league: Matt Waldron, Matt Vierling, Mark Vientos


    Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 10, 2024)

    Jordan Montgomery 3 (Todd 4)

    Spencer Schwellenbach 0

    Corbin Burnes 5

    Albert Suarez 3 (Todd 2)

    Kutter Crawford 2

    Hunter Greene 4

    Dakota Hudson 0

    Jake Woodford 0

    31:00 Erick Fedde 3

    33:00 Jack Flaherty 3

    Spencer Arrighetti 2

    Seth Lugo 3

    Brady Singer 2

    Jose Soriano 1 (Todd 2)

    Jesus Luzardo 3 (Todd 4)

    Colin Rea 2 (Todd 1)

    Pablo Lopez 4

    Chris Paddack 2

    Tylor Megill 2 (Todd 3)

    Carlos Rodon 4

    Marcus Stroman 3

    Joey Estes 2

    JP Sears 2

    Zack Wheeler 5

    49:45 Paul Skenes 5

    Dylan Cease 5

    Logan Gilbert 5

    Bryan Woo 4

    Kyle Harrison 1 (Todd 2)

    Ryan Pepiot 3 (Todd 2)

    Zach Eflin 3 (Todd 2)

    Nathan Eovaldi 4

    Jose Berrios 4

    Patrick Corbin 0


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    • 1 hr 4 min
    Underrated/Overrated Prospects w/ Ross Jensen

    Underrated/Overrated Prospects w/ Ross Jensen

    Kevin McGonigle

    Tre’ Morgan

    Sal Stewart

    Starlyn Caba

    Jeral Perez

    C.J. Kayfus

    Dameury Pena

    Marcelo Mayer

    Dylan Crews

    Colson Montgomery

    Spencer Jones


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    Did We Draft Starting Pitching Too Early?

    Did We Draft Starting Pitching Too Early?

    Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie look at data from 2024 and identify bankable trends. Where are our category leaders coming from? Did we draft starting pitching too soon?
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    00:00 - Fred Pod 6-4
    00:30 - Overall data from 2024 (as of the start of play this week)
    01:30 - 4 of the top-20 pitchers in ERA were drafted in the top-100
    07:00 - 12 of the 19 pitches with 75 SO were drafted in the top-100
    09:00 - 6 top the top-15 pitchers in WHIP were drafted in the top-100
    11:30 - There are so many starters who have are sitting on waivers in most leagues and have an ERA around 3.50 and a WHIP around 1.15 (Ryan Weathers, Jake Irvin, Trevor Williams, Kyle Gibson etc.). Bailey Falter was available on Sunday in most of my 15-team leagues. He has a WHIP under 1.00! 
    13:30 - Are big bids on pitchers like Christian Scott ill-considered?
    16:45 - Trevor Williams on IL
    21:00 - 10 of the top-13 hitters in homers were drafted in the top-100; 5 of the 11 hitters who are batting .300 were drafted in the top-100; 10 of the 12 hitters with 40 runs scored were drafted in the top-100; 9 of the 15 players with 40 RBIs were drafted in the top-100
    28:00 - Were we drafting pitchers too early in this “everyone can pitch” landscape?
    31:45 - One more observation, of the 22 qualified pitchers with an ERA under 3.00, 15 have fewer strikeouts than innings. In this season of low BABIP and low HR/FB rate, is getting whiffs less important in run prevention?
    39:00 - Should owners in trading leagues try to correct this by dealing effective pitchers for effective hitters? 
    47:00 - Finally, am I correct in believing that the pitcher injury crises was overblown (once again) in April?
    55:00 - Monday notes: Kyle Tucker is day-to-day but should be fine…..Blake Snell is on the IL again…..Noelvi Marte will soon start his rehab assignment…..Brandon Marsh to the IL…..Robert Gasser is dealing with an elbow injury…..Connor Norby debuted…..Tyler Anderson continues to defy the odds….Matt Waldron pitched well again…..The Reds scored 13 at Coors…..Nolan Gorman has hit 8 HR in 14 games…..Mark Vientos had another great game…..MacKenzie Gore burned owners in his two-start week…..Kevin Gausman continues to stink…..Austin Hays hit his first two homers of the season….
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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Brewers Rolling & A Flurry of Sunday Roster Moves

    Brewers Rolling & A Flurry of Sunday Roster Moves

    Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down a number of late Sunday roster moves, including Henry Davis up and Spencer Torkelson down and also discuss all the major adds and drops from FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Phillies and Phancy Stats with Robert Orr

    Phillies and Phancy Stats with Robert Orr

    Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Robert Orr (@NotTheBobbyOrr) to discuss Robert's new swing-decision metric SEAGER, MLB's new bat-speed data and the first-place Phillies.
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    00:00 Headlines
    11:15 What is SEAGER?
    17:40 Good SEAGER, good results
    25:40 Bad SEAGER, bad results
    32:45 Good SEAGER, bad results
    38:30 Bad SEAGER, bad results
    45:30 Great SEAGER, mediocre results
    53:15 New bat-tracking stats
    1:02:00 How good are the Phillies?
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    Robert's SEAGER leaderboard: https://therealestmuto.shinyapps.io/Damage/
    Robert's article on swing speed: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/90540/in-defense-of-isaac-paredes/
    Alex Chamberlain's article on swing speed: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/daddy-hacks-or-the-lone-peril-of-swinging-too-hard/
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    • 1 hr 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
744 Ratings

744 Ratings

rsands9 ,

Great pod

I’m a fan of Jeff, James, Scott, Todd, Clay, Fred and the gang. The Rotowire podcasts are in-depth but also easy to understand for the casual fan. They don’t overdo the new pitching analytics that seem more for the enjoyment of the hosts than the listeners. If you’re into dynasty there’s no one better than James Anderson so he’s a must listen and read. Make this pod part of your regular rotation!

Frozen Tundra at FPAZ ,

Excellent pod

I listen to quite a few and this is my favorite fantasy BB podcast. Highly recommended!

R-Pro Dart ,

I don’t listen to most of the episodes

I only listen to the episodes when the guy who talks prospects is hosting or Ryan Boyer is on.

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