RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their favorite fantasy baseball pickups for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 18:43 Rhett Lowder 20:56 Ryan Weathers 22:58 Grant Holmes 24:54 Bryan Baker 28:10 Max Muncy 30:31 Mark Vientos 34:11 Garrett Mitchell 36:30 Andres Gimenez 37:58 Colt Keith 40:34 Brandon Marsh 44:16 Sean Burke 45:44 Foster Griffin 48:41 Jakob Junis 53:48 Colin Rea 56:22 Caleb Kilian 58:48 Troy Johnston 1:01:47 Wenceel Perez 1:03:34 Juan Brito 1:06:43 Nick Yorke 1:08:00 Hyeseong Kim 1:13:23 Smart Money --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99.  Sign up 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! 0:00 Intro/Madison, Wisc. native Drake Baldwin is the No. 1 fantasy hitter through two weeks! Steak League FAAB: 4:25 Jake Junis $11 Masyn Winn $9 Bryan Baker $8 Janson Junk $7 7:45 Sean Burke $7 Brandon Lockridge $4 David Hamilton $3 Kevin Kelly $2 Brandon Williamson $1 James Tibbs $1 Ryan Jeffers $0 14:25 Other roster trends from CBS 18:00 Two-start pitchers: Ryne Nelson 1 Luis Severino 1 Jeffrey Springs 3 Grant Holmes 3 Reynaldo Lopez 3 Trevor Rogers 4 (Todd 5) Kyle Bradish 4 Garrett Crochet 5 Gavin Williams 3 Joey Cantillo 2 (Todd 3) Michael Lorenzen 0 Sean Burke 2 Framber Valdez 5 35:00 Mike Burrows 4 Cole Ragans 5 Yusei Kikuchi 1 (Todd 0) Reid Detmers 2 Eury Perez 4 Brandon Sproat 0 Bailey Ober 1 44:30 David Peterson 0 (Todd 1) Will Warren 3 Ryan Weathers 3 Cristopher Sanchez 5 Paul Skenes 5 Mitch Keller 3 (Todd 4) Michael King 4 George Kirby 5 Bryan Woo 5 Robbie Ray 3 Matthew Liberatore 3 Shane McClanahan 3 Nathan Eovaldi 4 MacKenzie Gore 4 Kevin Gausman 5 Cade Cavalli 3 Miles Mikolas 0 58:00 Recap 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by Grey Albright of Razzball to discuss some surprisingly hot starts. Should you sell high or hold? --- 00:00 Headlines 14:30 Drake Baldwin 19:15 CJ Abrams 21:45 Jordan Walker 26:10 Andy Pages 28:45 Christian Yelich 31:05 Oneil Cruz 35:35 Yordan Alvarez 38:10 Ben Rice 40:45 Chase DeLauter 43:45 Liam Hicks 46:05 Garrett Mitchell 47:30 Cam Smith 49:50 Sandy Alcantara 53:15 Jose Soriano 55:55 Cam Schlittler 59:25 Taj Bradley 1:01:30 MacKenzie Gore 1:03:45 Emerson Hancock and Bryce Elder 1:07:00 Gavin Williams and Edward Cabrera --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99.  Sign up 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Sam Dykstra discuss all the most notable minor-league assignments and which players are set up to climb prospect rankings this season!   01:20 Ryan Sloan and Kade Anderson 06:25 Jamie Arnold/Liam Doyle/Tyler Bremner 10:55 Devin Fitz-Gerald 15:05 Jesus Made, Blake Burke 17:55 Prospects skipping complex ball 23:35 Luis Hernandez 26:05 Cardinals catchers 28:55 Leo De Vries, Ralphy Velazquez 31:45 Steele Hall 35:00 Greenville’s loaded rotation 38:10 Johnny King, Arjun Nimmala 42:00 Soft Dodgers assignments 43:55 Binghamton’s loaded roster   Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99.  Sign up 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nick Kurtz entered Tuesday night's play with zero homers, 14 strikeouts and a .148 batting average. Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss Kurtz and other early season slumping hitters and their respective worry levels. --- 00:00 10 Players We Regret 00:15 Welcome to Fred Zinkie 01:45 News: 02:00 Hunter Brown not throwing 05:30 Use Shohei as a SP? 09:20 Cade Horton’s first MRI didn’t look good….. 11:00 Juan Soto will miss 2-3 weeks….. 13:00 Jacob deGrom left after five innings with knee discomfort….. 14:40 Matthew Boyd landed on the IL…… 21:00 Bryan Baker, Lucas Erceg, Jordan Romano and Jakob Junis were among those who got saves last night….. 24:15 Jose Soriano looks great 26:00 Smart Money Demo - Ozzie Albies Walk 27:45 Jansen Junk 33:30 Sling 34:30 Who are we worried about? 36:00 The following players required a significant draft investment and have an OPS below .500. Who are we worried about? 36:45 At your request, we can talk about Nick Kurtz too. 40:30 Pete Crow-Armstrong 44:00 Julio Rodriguez 48:00 Ronald Acuna 48:15 Josh Naylor 49:15 Byron Buxton 50:15 Trevor Story 52:20 Wyatt Langford 55:00 Austin Riley 57:30 Bo Bichette 59:06 BlueWire 59:10 The following players were later picks and have an OPS below .500. Who are we ready to drop? 59:45 Marcell Ozuna 1:02:00 Cedric Mullins 1:03:00 Jose Caballero 1:04:30 Carson Benge 1:06:00 Caleb Durbin --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! (Hyperlink: https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/2914433/14334) 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Erickson and Justin Mason discuss Konnor Griffin's debut, injuries to Hunter Brown and Mookie Betts, and the top pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Easter Sunday Podcast 00:15 Welcome to Justin Mason 02:45 Mason’s Musings 03:40 Top News 03:50 Konnor Griffin Debuts 08:15 Red Sox / Giants Struggling 15:00 Injuries 15:10 Hunter Brown 18:10 Mookie Betts 19:55 Juan Soto 21:00 Jordan Lawlar & Cade Horton 23:00 Alejandro Kirk 27:30 Schedule Notes 27:40 7 Games: CIN, COL, CWS, DET, KC, MIA, MIN, SD 30:00 Sling AD 31:00 Free Agent Results 31:15 Starting Pitchers 32:30 Bryce Elder 33:30 Lance McCullers 37:00 Colin Rea 38:30 Why is Lucas Giolito unsigned? 40:30 Spencer Arrighetti 42:30 Janson Junk, Foster Griffin, Sean Burke, Cade Povich, Anyone Else? 44:00 Brandon Sproat 46:21 BlueWire 46:30 Relievers 46:50 Gregory Soto 49:00 Rays - Bryan Baker, Kevin Kelly? 50:15 Giants - Winn, Kilian? 51:55 A’s? 54:00 Rangers? 55:30 Hitters 55:50 Jordan Walker - Spiked him in OC 57:50 Garrett Mitchell 59:30 Mark Vientos 1:01:10 Cole Young 1:03:20 Troy Johnston 1:04:20 Parker Meadows, Kyle Isbel, Joey Wiemer --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! (Hyperlink: https://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/1348772/2914433/14334) 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer hit on all their favorite fantasy baseball pickups for the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 14:45 Jordan Walker 17:45 Cam Smith 20:25 Liam Hicks 24:00 Mickey Moniak 27:30 Colt Emerson 31:20 Taj Bradley 33:45 Randy Vasquez 36:00 Eric Lauer 38:15 Michael Soroka 40:50 Riley O'Brien 45:15 Dean Kremer 47:20 Janson Junk 49:50 Lance McCullers 53:40 Tyler Alexander 55:30 Mark Leiter 57:40 Kyle Isbel 59:25 Brice Matthews 1:01:35 Daniel Schneeman 1:04:00 Oswald Peraza 1:07:05 Dominic Smith 1:09:20 Smart Money --- Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99.  Sign up 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up now! 0:00 Intro/Konnor Griffin has arrived! Steak League FAAB: 4:10 Emerson Hancock $23 Michael McGreevy $13 Lance McCullers $12 Colt Emerson $9 Joe Boyle $7 Joey Wiemer $4 Keaton Winn $1 Two-start pitchers: 12:50 Zac Gallen 3 Aaron Civale 0 20:00 Chris Sale 5 Dean Kremer 0 Brayan Bello 1 Jameson Taillon 2 Brandon Williamson 0 (Todd 1) 25:20 Andrew Abbott 4 Tanner Bibee 3 Ryan Feltner 0 Kyle Freeland 0 Erick Fedde 0 Shane Smith 1 (Todd 2) Casey Mize 2 (Todd 3) Tarik Skubal 5 Hunter Brown 5 Noah Cameron 3 Cole Ragans 5 36:30 Jose Soriano 3 Janson Junk 1 Sandy Alcantara 4 (Todd 5) Brandon Woodruff 5 Joe Ryan 4 Taj Bradley 1 (Todd 2) Freddy Peralta 5 Cam Schlittler 5 44:30 Andrew Painter 4 (Todd 3) Bubba Chandler 3 (Todd 2) German Marquez 0 (Todd 1) Nick Pivetta 4 Logan Gilbert 5 Adrian Houser 1 Andre Pallante 0 Ryan Pepiot 2 (Todd 0) Jacob deGrom 4 Max Scherzer 3 Kevin Gausman 5 Zack Littell 0 (Todd 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Halterman is joined by RotoWire president Peter Schoenke to discuss the most confusing bullpens in baseball. --- 00:00 Headlines: Konnor Griffin, Cody Ponce and more 12:45 Closer Chaos: Athletics 15:40 Rockies 20:25 Astros 25:05 Royals 31:05 Angels 34:35 Twins 38:00 Giants 40:30 Cardinals 43:15 Rays 49:40 Rangers 53:20 Nationals 55:30 Move quickly on closers, move slowly on hitters --- Check out Erik's new Closer Carousel Column: https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/column/closer-carousel-695 Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99.  Sign up 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Anderson and Peter Schoenke conduct a Stash Draft featuring injured big leaguers and prospects!   03:40 Konnor Griffin 10:40 Bryce Miller 12:25 Colt Emerson 14:50 Robby Snelling 17:55 Lourdes Gurriel 19:10 Edwin Uceta 21:30 Bryce Eldridge 24:20 Hagen Smith 27:55 Shane Bieber 29:35 Noah Schultz 30:35 Tommy Edman 31:40 Payton Tolle 33:00 Jasson Dominguez 37:15 Jonah Tong 38:20 Dylan Crews 39:35 River Ryan 40:35 Ryan Waldschmidt 41:20 Charlie Condon 43.55 Didier Fuentes 45:00 Justin Steele 45:35 Honorable Mentions 53:05 Thanks, Pete   Sling Get your hands on a Sling 1 day, 3 day, or 7 day pass, starting at just $4.99. Sign up 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.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.