RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

On the first Prospect Podcast of the offseason, James Anderson is joined by deep dynasty league maven JT of the Os and 1s to talk about the art of finding breakout prospects, some 2026 sleepers and why Cardinals right fielder Joshua Baez is the most underrated prospect in the game! 05:35 Projecting Drake Baldwin09:00 Agustin Ramirez’s Fantasy Upside11:45 Will Wilyer Abreu Play Every Day?15:40 Don’t Sleep On Braxton Ashcraft19:20 Don’t Forget Christian Scott22:00 The Most Underrated Prospect29:00 AFL Pitchers To Watch34:15 Biggest Risers of 202538:45 Zach Cole vs. Junior Perez41:50 Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz 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 Jeremy Schneider to review RotoWire's preseason staff sleepers and busts.---00:00 Headlines08:50 Jeremy's Top Prospects to Watch23:30 Hitter Sleepers35:50 Pitcher Sleepers54:20 Hitter Busts1:05:20 Pitcher Busts---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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 is joined by Jim Tomony to discuss Jim's NFBC Overall leading Draft Champions team! Jim is likely to win his third NFBC overall championship and he discusses his strategy, his top players and all the quality young catchers entering the player pool. 02:20 Songs as Team Names09:25 How To Draft And Hold19:00 Jim’s DC MVP(s)23:15 Young Catchers37:30 Stay In on George Springer42:05 Valuing Byron Buxton in 202648:00 Sal Frelick Perfect Fit w/ Brewers54:00 Chandler Simpson As Advertised58:50 Can Lenyn Sosa Repeat?01:03:30 Ryne Nelson01:09:20 Final DC Thoughts ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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 Fred Zinkie discuss the final week's playoff races and 10 Second Half Stats you might not know.---00:00 Week 27 Fred Pod00:15 Welcome00:30 Playoff Update03:45 Second half stats that warrant discussion…….04:30 The Cubs are 27th in second half runs. Is this what this offense will look like without Kyle Tucker?11:30 The Cardinals are last in second half runs. Is it time for more of a deep rebuild?26:15 The Astros are 26th in second half runs. Does Yordan Alvarez mean this much to this offense?20:30 The Athletics and D-backs are tied for 8th in second half record. Are the Athletics postseason contenders for 2026? And how did the D-backs survive their fire sale?27:00 Chalkboard28:00 The Mets are 25th in second half record.32:50 Tied with the Giants. How much work do these teams need to do in order to contend next year?36:30 The Tigers are 21st in second half record. Were we premature in declaring that they’ve arrived?41:00 Could they be like the Orioles, who had brief success but couldn’t sustain?47:00 The MLB leaders in second half OPS is George Springer. How early will he be drafted next year, at age 36?48:30 Bryan Woo is tied for the second half lead in SO. His career WHIP is under 1.00. Top-10 SP for 2026?52:30 Hunter Brown leads the Majors in second half ERA. I never hear him mentioned as the SP4 for 2026.---Chalkboard Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88) 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 Scott Jenstad wrap up and exciting week of baseball and preview the final week, full of pennant races, Wild Card chases, rotation and FAAB pickup to make that final run in the standings. They discuss Mike Trout's down season, Matt Olson's recent hot streak and what the heck to do with Trevor Rogers next year before getting into all the FAAB adds and drops from the final weekend of roster moves. ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!  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 share their top FAAB recommendations for the final week of the regular season and review the top FAAB pickups of the year.---00:00 Headlines13:23 Parker Meadows15:09 Kody Clemens17:01 Dominic Canzone18:42 Nathaniel Lowe20:11 Carter Jensen22:45 Moises Ballesteros25:27 Justin Verlander28:59 Trey Yesavage32:06 Riley O'Brien34:43 Chalkboard Picks39:18 Deep-League Pitchers45:01 Deep-League Hitters52:14 Top FAAB Pickups of the Year---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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.

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Intro/Clayton Kershaw announced yesterday that he will be retiring at the end of 2025Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Xander Bogaerts $3Trey Yesavage $2Heriberto Hernandez $0Moises Ballesteros $0Cole Ragans $0Andrew Kittredge $0Chad Patrick $0Bryce Eldridge $0Francisco Alvarez $0Miguel Rojas $0Thomas Saggese $0Javier Sanoja $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 22, 2025)Brandon Pfaadt 2 (Todd 1)Mason Barnett 0Chris Sale 5Lucas Giolito 3Cade Horton 5 (Todd 4)Brady Singer 4Gavin Williams 4McCade Brown 0Shane Smith 3Jack Flaherty 3Cristian Javier 3Cole Ragans 3Caden Dana 0Ryan Weathers 3Freddy Peralta 5David Peterson 3Luis Gil 3Nick Pivetta 5Bryce Miller 3Justin Verlander 3Michael McGreevy 3Ian Seymour 2 (Todd 3)Merrill Kelly 2 (Todd 3) 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 Mike Couillard to discuss the changing of the guard at the catcher position.---00:00 Intro01:45 Clayton Kershaw retires06:45 Other Headlines20:20 Cal Raleigh31:40 Hunter Goodman34:35 Shea Langeliers37:40 Agustin Ramirez42:10 Ivan Herrera44:40 Ben Rice48:10 Drake Baldwin50:50 Other rising catchers58:30 Falling catchers---Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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 Chris Welsh discuss candidates to be the MVP of the Arizona Fall League before diving into some recent prospect ADP! 01:45 Arizona Fall League MVP Candidates02:45 Kevin McGonigle is going to rake07:40 Sebastian Walcott could steal the show12:10 Aidan Miller moving up rankings17:00 Josue De Paula vs. Charlie Condon23:20 Sleeper AFL hitters35:30 Prospect ADP38:05 Industry consensus up top41:40 First-Year Player Draft talk48:05 Colt Emerson’s narrow range52:25 Edward Florentino’s ADP ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required! 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.

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the playoff races, Yordan Alvarez, and defensive stats that matter.---00:00 Fred Pod 9-1600:15 Welcome00:30 News:01:00 Yordan Alvarez sprains ankle…..06:30 Yesavage, Eldridge debuted……11:20 Bo Bichette getting second opinion on knee…..13:20 Jordan Westburg returns….. Kyle Bradish already looks like an ace again…..17:30 Cole Ragans returns tomorrow…..20:00 Sal Stewart continues to mash…..22:15 Daylen Lile is hitting cleanup and having a nice September…..24:20 Zach Neto to the IL29:15 Chalkboard30:15 Defensive stats that matter31:05 Ceddanne Rafaela is second among CF in FRV.32:45 Augustin Ramirez is dead last in baseball in FRV.34:30 Edgar Quero is tied with Ramirez for the bottom spot in FRV. This is a big reason that Kyle Teel will be their No. 1 catcher next year.35:45 Nick Castellanos is the worst OF in baseball and hasn’t hit well.37:15 Logan O’Hoppe has a -11 FRV and has hit poorly in for several months.38:45 Heliot Ramos has a mediocre .729 OPS and a -11 FRV. He could lose playing time too.40:30 Ronald Acuna Jr. used to be an average CF. He’s now one of the worst RF in baseball (-8). His sprint speed has declined, likely due to injury. I may project just 15 steals.42:10 How do we feel about Jasson Dominguez for 2026? He’s so young but has a -9 FRV and a .720 OPS.45:46 BlueWire45:50 Positive Defensive Stats46:10 Patrick Bailey is the best defender in baseball by a wide margin.47:15 Dillon Dingler and Carlos Narvaez have both been top-5 defensive catchers.48:40 Ke’Bryan Hayes is the best 3B. No matter how he hits, he’s going to play.49:30 On a per-inning basis, Denzel Clarke is the best defensive OF this year.52:50 Trea Turner is a top-5 defensive SS and leads the Majors in average sprint speed.---Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88) 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.