RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk a busy weekend in baseball, break down a number of intriguing players looking ahead to 2026 and discuss all the adds and drops in the second-to-last FAAB period of the season. They give their thoughts on the 2025 seasons and 2026 draft prices on Junior Caminero, Mark Vientos and Jesus Luzardo, among many others, before getting into this week's FAAB action on Connelly Early, Brandon Sproat and Andrew Kittredge. Chalkboard 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.

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer offer up their favorite fantasy baseball pickups for the week.--00:00 Headlines12:45 Connelly Early15:15 Emmett Sheehan19:45 Tyler Wells22:00 Andrew Kittredge24:30 Brad Keller27:10 Tommy Edman29:25 Daylen Lile31:20 Jose Caballero34:10 Jake Burger35:50 Tyler O'Neill37:45 Chalkboard picks43:30 Deep-league pitchers50:50 Deep-league hitters--ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter 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.

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Intro/Connelly Early is the latest rookie to make waves in Major League BaseballPickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Connelly Early $6Michael Helman $2Parker Meadows $2Andre Pallante $1Brad Keller $1Otto Kemp $0Cade Povich $0Drew Gilbert $0Walker Buehler $0Cody Freeman $0Isaac Paredes $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 15, 2025)Zac Gallen 4Jeffrey Springs 2Spencer Strider 3Kyle Bradish 3Connelly Early 3Cade Horton 4Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 1)Zack Littell 3Andrew Abbott 3 (Todd 4)Kyle Freeland 0Sean Burke 1 (Todd 2)Casey Mize 3Jason Alexander 2Michael Wacha 2Kyle Hendricks 0Shohei Ohtani 4 (Todd 5)Eury Perez 3 (Todd 2)Jose Quintana 3 (Todd 4)Simeon Woods Richardson 0Carlos Rodon 5Cam Schlittler 3 (Todd 4)Paul Skenes 5Michael King 3Logan Gilbert 4 (Todd 5)Carson Whisenhunt 0Carson Seymour 0Matthew Liberatore 2Ryan Pepiot 2Ian Seymour 2 (Todd 3)Jack Leiter 3Jose Berrios 3Kevin Gausman 5Mitchell Parker 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 Derek VanRiper of The Athletic to discuss the most disappointing players at each position this year. Which ones are we out on for good, and which are we hoping everyone else is out on next year so we can draft them at a discount?---00:00 Headlines: Soto, Schwarber, Volpe, Winn17:50 C: Adley Rutschman22:15 1B: Jake Burger25:45 2B: Ozzie Albies29:50 3B: Austin Riley33:00 SS: Oneil Cruz39:40 OF: Jackson Merrill, Michael Harris, Lawrence Butler50:30 SP: Dylan Cease, Bailey Ober, Tanner Bibee, George Kirby, Spencer Strider1:04:00 RP: Devin Williams---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 and Brian Slack discuss a variety of dynasty topics including, when to push in, different trade tactics, dispersal drafts, plus some players to buy and sell heading into the offseason! 02:25 Dispersal drafting04:40 Franchise Value vs. Present Value07:50 When to go for it18:20 Trade tips26:10 Picking up prospects34:55 More trade tips38:05 Trading for Gunnar Henderson44:30 Dax Kilby to the moon52:30 Buy Lars Nootbaar?55:45 Sell Josh Lowe?01:00:50 Valuing Cam Smith01:06:10 Is George Lombard overrated?01:10:05 Kyle Manzardo’s improvements01:12:40 Trade for Ryan Pepiot 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.

Inspired by Ke'Bryan Hayes's trade to Cincinnati, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss players that would benefit from a similar change of scenery.----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.

Scott Jenstad and special guest, Paul Sporer, recap a fun weekend of baseball, talk 2026 prices on some players and discuss all the popular pickups in FAAB this week. They discuss the 2026 prospects for 2025 breakouts Jo Adell, Gavin Williams and Ben Rice and also talk about who ends up in the top 5 of starting pitchers and closers in 2026 drafts. They wrap up by summarizing all the adds in FAAB, including the bidding on Luis Garcia, Brad Keller and Parker Meadows. 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 go over their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.---00:00 Headlines13:58 Brandon Sproat17:16 Braxton Ashcraft20:28 Shawn Armstrong22:51 Jose Ferrer25:09 Josh Jung26:32 Sal Stewart31:04 Ha-Seong Kim33:34 Jac Caglianone37:41 Blaze Alexander40:55 Harrison Bader44:20 Chalkboard Picks49:43 Deep-League Pitchers58:46 Deep-League Hitters---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter 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.

Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter nowIntro/Kodai Senga has been optioned to Triple-APickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:Sal Stewart $3Hye Seong Kim $2Joc Pederson $1Bryce Elder $0Ryan Weathers $0Brayan Rocchio $0Shawn Armstrong $0Javier Assad $0Eduardo Rodriguez $0Brandon Sproat $0Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 8, 2025)Nabil Crismatt 1Luis Morales 3Joey Wentz 1Garrett Crochet 5Shota Imanaga 5Nick Lodolo 4 (Todd 3)Slade Cecconi 2Chase Dollander 0German Marquez 0Yoendrys Gomez 1Sawyer Gipson-Long 0Framber Valdez 5Ryan Bergert 3Noah Cameron 3Caden Dana 0 (Todd 1)Kyle Hendricks 0Janson Junk 2Eury Perez 3Jose Quintana 3Simeon Woods Richardson 0 (Todd 1)Sean Manaea 2 (Todd 3)Will Warren 2Aaron Nola 2Braxton Ashcraft 2 (Todd 1)Yu Darvish 3Nestor Cortes 0Bryan Woo 5George Kirby 4 (Todd 5)Logan Webb 5Miles Mikolas 2 (Todd 1)Adrian Houser 2 (Todd 3)Jacob Latz 1Jose Berrios 2Cade Cavalli 3Mitchell Parker 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 and Todd Zola discuss a handful of declining veterans in an attempt to figure out which ones could be bargains next year and which ones look done.---00:00 Headlines19:00 40 years old and up25:15 Age 37 to 3930:30 Age 3547:30 Age 341:00:40 Early 30s---ChalkboardDownload Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter 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.