RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman and Jeff Erickson discuss the players they disagreed on in the latest edition of the RotoWire Roundtable Rankings, starting right at the top with Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge fighting for the number one spot.---00:00 Headlines12:30 #1 Overall: Judge or Ohtani?16:30 Catcher: Rice or Contreras or Langeliers?21:00 First Base: Kurtz or Guerrero?26:30 Second Base: Rafaela or Holliday?31:00 Third Base: Bregman or Suarez or Westburg?37:15 Shortstop: Turner or Neto?41:00 Outfield: Stowers or Hernandez?45:10 Starting Pitcher #1: Skubal or Crochet or Skenes?50:55 Starting Pitcher #4: Yamamoto or Sanchez?55:15 Closer: Munoz or Duran or Smith?  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 answers listener questions about the full-updated RotoWire top 400 prospect rankings!  02:00 Holy Shortstops!04:15 Top 10 Prospects By Upside08:10 State of the Rankings10:45 What Causes Offseason Movement?12:05 Rainiel Rodriguez12:50 Joshua Baez14:35 Walker Jenkins16:20 This Year’s Luke Keaschall17:30 Edward Florentino18:15 Carter Jensen23:00 Luis Pena24:10 Tyler Bremner26:00 Andrew Painter28:25 Elmer Rodriguez, Luis De Leon, Trey Gibson30:20 Alfredo Duno32:00 Nathan Flewelling33:00 Which catchers won’t catch?33:35 Harry Ford35:40 NPB and KBO36:20 Elian Pena vs. Jacob Reimer37:15 Roch Cholowsky38:25 Felnin Celesten38:50 Miguel Ullola, Brandon Clarke39:50 Robert Calaz 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, Zac Beck, Kyle Sonntag, Ross Jensen, Jesse Severe and Taylor Corso participate in a mock FYPD! Find out where the top 2025 draftees stack up against the international signees in your dynasty leagues! 01:40 Tatsuya Imai02:15 Kade Anderson03:00 Kazuma Okamoto04:00 Munetaka Murakami05:00 JoJo Parker06:00 Liam Doyle06:50 Dax Kilby08:10 Eli Willits09:40 Seth Hernandez10:20 Andrew Fischer11:20 Kyson Witherspoon12:40 Aiva Arquette13:15 Gavin Fien14:40 Ethan Conrad15:40 Steele Hall18:30 Jamie Arnold19:25 Luis Hernandez21:10 Ethan Holliday22:40 Gage Wood24:35 Tyler Bremner26:25 Wandy Asigen28:00 J-15 Talk29:30 Charles Davalan30:20 Ethan Frey32:25 Kruz Schoolcraft33:20 Jace LaViolette34:30 Xavier Neyens35:35 Slater de Brun36:25 Francisco Renteria37:55 Johenssy Colome38:55 Cody Ponce42:00 The 2026 FYPD Class 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 Jeff Zimmerman, co-author of The Process, to discuss the latest discoveries in the most recent edition of the award-winning book.---00:00 Headlines14:30 What is The Process?23:15 Second Opinions26:30 Late Rounds of a Draft-and-Hold29:10 Stats That Matter in an Overall Contest32:45 PCA Clones37:00 Successful Pitchers Despite Low Velocity40:30 NFBC FAAB Bidding Patterns47:00 The Kyren Paris Rule53:10 The Xavier Edwards Rule1:00:30 Pitch Characteristics1:05:10 Starting Pitcher Injuries1:08:00 Pitching Prospects 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 Dustin McComas go through the top 150 starting pitchers by recent ADP and highlight many targets and avoids to get you prepared for you 2026 fantasy baseball drafts! 02:40 Garrett Crochet04:45 Hunter Brown05:55 Bryan Woo07:50 Logan Webb10:20 Kyle Bradish, Jesus Luzardo, Eury Perez12:45 Kevin Gausman15:00 Tyler Glasnow15:35 Spencer Strider16:35 Nick Pivetta20:00 Nick Lodolo21:30 Bubba Chandler22:35 Emmet Sheehan24:10 Brandon Woodruff25:55 Robbie Ray28:45 Tatsuya Imai, MacKenzie Gore35:40 Tanner Bibee37:40 Cade Horton38:30 Shane Bieber42:20 Andrew Abbott43:40 Noah Cameron45:50 Roki Sasaki, Shane McClanahan, Bryce Miller48:00 SP Sleepers53:10 Bailey Ober, Zebby Matthews, Reese Olson56:45 More SP Sleepers01:04:55 Seth Lugo01:05:55 Jonah Tong01:07:05 Deep SP Sleepers 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 Jake Halusker to talk about the players rising up draft boards in the early part of draft season, some of whom are rising due to signings or trades but many of whom are rising due to nothing but buzz.---00:00 Intro/Headlines09:50 Rising after signings/trades, early rounds14:20 Rising after signings/trades, later rounds33:15 Rising due to nothing but buzz, early rounds59:30 Rising due to nothing but buzz, later rounds   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 KC Bubba pinpoint some potential inaccuracies on Roster Resource that are leading to some players being overvalued and others being slept on, as playing time is key to winning fantasy baseball leagues! 02:30 Sal Stewart05:20 Connelly Early09:25 Lenyn Sosa14:00 Jack Perkins, J.T. Ginn18:25 Ian Seymour21:50 Jacob Melton, Carson Williams27:15 Spencer Arrighetti30:20 JJ Wetherholt34:00 Kyle Leahy, Richard Fitts38:55 Carter Jensen, Lane Thomas44:05 Troy Melton47:05 Parker Messick48:45 Blade Tidwell, Hayden Birdsong52:45 Owen Caissie, Moises Ballesteros55:05 Graham Pauley, Connor Norby56:30 Harry Ford59:00 Hyesong Kim01:00:10 Zac Veen, Tyler Freeman01:01:30 Elmer Rodriguez, Colt Emerson, Konnor Griffin 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 Sara Sanchez to discuss their fantasy baseball Christmas wishlists. Which players need just a bit more power, a bit more control, better health, and more?---00:00 Headlines11:45 The Gift of Good Health20:10 Gifts for Hitters38:30 Gifts for Pitchers56:05 The Gift of Playing Time 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 Rob DiPietro identify six players who are being drafted too early, including Rafael Devers and Oneil Cruz, before highlighting more than 10 players who are great late-round values in 50-round draft-and-hold leagues! 04:00 Trevor Megill09:45 Rafael Devers12:50 Oneil Cruz17:25 Noelvi Marte21:40 Jackson Holliday25:15 Jonathan Aranda29:45 Finding late DC gems31:45 Andruw Monasterio35:50 Hunter Harvey39:30 Carmen Mlodzinski43:25 Michael Conforto46:10 Graham Pauley50:30 Sean Newcomb53:05 Nathan Church56:10 Zach Dezenzo58:50 Hagen Smith01:01:55 Everson Pereira01:04:15 Oswald Peraza 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 Dave McDonald discuss the riskiest players who are getting drafted highly in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts, including Yordan Alvarez, Cole Ragans, Brandon Woodruff, Zack Wheeler and more! 03:25 Evaluating injury risk11:35 Yordan Alvarez19:15 Bryan Woo vs. Jacob deGrom26:00 Cole Ragans31:00 Josh Hader33:50 Tyler Glasnow36:20 Brandon Woodruff38:10 Pablo Lopez40:40 Shane Bieber43:55 Michael King47:05 Nathan Eovaldi49:25 Zack Wheeler52:05 Carlos Rodon53:45 Kris Bubic55:25 This Year’s Byron Buxton59:50 Chase Burns01:01:25 2024 velocity gainers -> 2025 results 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.