RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Erik Halterman is joined by Jason Collette to discuss Jason's annual Bold Predictions series, featuring three bold picks from every division in baseball.
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00:00 Headlines
14:25 AL East
27:10 AL Central
40:45 AL West
47:30 NL East
56:30 NL Central
1:06:25 NL West
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James Anderson and Marc Winokur talk fantasy baseball auction strategy and recap Marc's first two high-stakes auctions of 2026!
 
02:00 How the 2025 winners spent their money
14:20 Marc’s surprise buys
21:25 Overpriced players
25:45 Skubal/Skenes/Crochet
29:15 Spending at 3B
30:40 Buying Rafael Devers
33:30 How to attack 2B
37:50 Willy Adames/Jung Hoo Lee
41:05 How much to spend on outfield
44:50 How much to spend on pitching
51:35 Buy 1 or 2 closers?
58:20 Nomination strategy
01:06:10 Advice for new auction players
 
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Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie break down the major additions and subtractions for each National League team and what it means for our fantasy baseball drafts.
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Jeff Erickson from RotoWire.com and Paul Sporer from Fangraphs.com review the highlights from the offseason in the American League, and what it means for our fantasy leagues.
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00:00 2-1-26 RotoWire MLB Podcast
00:20 Welcome to Paul Sporer
02:00 Weekend News
02:20 Eugenio Suarez to Reds
07:20 Luis Arraez to Giants
10:00 Jacob Wilson Extension
14:45 Free Agents Remaining
15:00 Pitchers: Framber Valdez, Zac Gallen, Zack Littell, Chris Bassitt, Lucas Giolito, Jose Quintana, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer
21:00 Hitters: Marcell Ozuna, Paul Goldschmidt, Luis Rengifo, Rhys Hoskins, Tommy Pham, Miguel Andujar, Nathaniel Lowe
23:00 AL WEST Changes
23:15 Angels: Josh Lowe, Grayson Rodriguez (traded for Taylor Ward), Kirby Yates//Jordan Romano
28:00 Astros: Tatsuya Imai, Mike Burrows (three-way trade with PIT/TB, losing Jacob Melton), making room for Zach Cole; no place currently for Isaac Paredes. Losing Framber.
34:00 Athletics: Jeff McNeil, Mark Leiter?
40:30 Mariners: Re-sign Josh Naylor, Jose Ferrer … no 2B or 3B.
42:30 Rangers: Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien; MacKenzie Gore; Danny Jansen, non-tendered Adolis Garcia
46:30 Fantrax
47:30 AL CENTRAL Changes
47:45 Guardians: Re-signed J-Ram and called it a day
50:00 Royals: Traded for Isaac Collins; Signed Lane Thomas; Signed Matt Strahm
51:30 OMG Kaufmann Stadium Changes!
56:00 Tigers: Signed Kenley Jansen, Signed Drew Anderson (KBO)
1:03:00 Twins: Fired their President of MLB Operations last week; Victor Caratini; Signed Josh Bell; Signed Taylor Rogers; traded Edouard Julien to Paste-Eaters.
1:08:00 White Sox: Signed Munetaka Murakami from Japan; traded Luis Robert to Mets for Luisangel Acuña et al; signed Austin Hays; signed Seranthony Dominguez
1:16:15 BlueWire
1:16:20 AL EAST Changes
1:16:35 Blue Jays: Lost Bo Bichette; Signed Dylan Cease; Signed Cody Ponce (KBO); Signed Kazuma Okamoto (JPN); came up short on Kyle Tucker; signed Tyler Rogers
1:26:30 Orioles: Signed Pete Alonso; Traded for Taylor Ward (for Grayson Rodriguez); Signed Ryan Helsley; traded for Shane Baz.
1:31:30 Rays: Traded Brandon Lowe in 3-way trade that netted Jacob Melton; traded for Gavin Lux (sent away Josh Lowe); traded Shane Baz; Signed Steven Matz; Signed Cedric Mullins; Signed Jake Fraley.
1:37:00 Red Sox: Traded for Sonny Gray; traded for Willson Contreras; signed Ranger Suarez; lost Alex Bregman; Trevor Story did not opt out.
1:41:00 Yankees: Re-signed Cody Bellinger; lost Devin Williams and Luke Weaver; lost Paul Goldschmidt; traded for Ryan Weathers
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Erik Halterman is joined by Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ to discuss the candidates to be this year's Nick Castellanos — players whose real-world value trails their fantasy value to the point that they're at risk of losing most or all of their playing time.
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00:00 Headlines
10:30 This Year's Castellanos Overview
14:00 Hunter Goodman
15:40 Agustin Ramirez
19:20 Vinnie Pasquantino and Christian Yelich
20:15 Luis Robert, Jo Adell, Teoscar Hernandez
23:15 Noelvi Marte
27:30 Marcell Ozuna
30:35 Dylan Crews
32:50 Samuel Basallo
36:00 Alec Burleson, Christian Walker, Spencer Torkelson
39:35 Addison Barger
42:35 Chandler Simpson
47:20 Matt Shaw
49:50 Jasson Dominguez and Jac Caglianone
52:55 Jordan Beck and Mickey Moniak
56:15 Anthony Santander and Spencer Steer
58:10 Adolis Garcia
59:50 Mark Vientos
1:02:15 Inverse Castellanos candidates
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