James Anderson and Marc Winokur look back at Average Auction Values from the final week of auction season to look at the biggest hits and misses by position. Then they look at which injured list players are holds, maybe holds and drops in 15-team leagues! 00:00 Intro 03:10 League-winning Catcher buys 10:15 Figuring out First Base 15:30 Massive drop off after Ketel Marte at 2B 20:05 The position with the biggest hits 25:20 Shortstop is LOADED 33:35 Don’t pay for the top OFs 41:00 Kyle Schwarber a...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 415
James Anderson and Rob DiPietro draft Mets starting pitchers for rest-of-season value, and then discuss the struggles of Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez, the bright futures of Ronny Mauricio and Jett Williams and much more! 00:00 Intro 01:45 Mets Starting Pitcher Draft 08:20 Add Sean Manaea Now! 13:00 Griffin Canning vs. Kodai Senga ROS 22:45 Top Mets Pitching Prospect To Stash 27:50 Jonah Tong Up In The Second Half? 36:00 Buy Low On Mark Vientos? 40:50 Ronny Mauricio's Excellent Defense 55:0...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 414
James Anderson and Melissa Lockard of The Athletic discuss the breakout hitters on the Athletics including Jacob Wilson, Lawrence Butler, Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom before revisiting the Nationals' ridiculous haul in the Juan Soto trade and the top MiLB breakout of 2025! 00:00 Intro 02:25 Jacob Wilson 06:45 Nick Kurtz/Brent Rooker/Tyler Soderstrom 18:00 Denzel Clarke/Colby Thomas/Henry Bolte 24:15 Lawrence Butler 28:00 Max Muncy/Zack Gelof 31:20 Tommy White 32:10 2026 Opening Day Lineup 36:...
Jun 11, 2025•51 min•Ep. 413
James Anderson and Aram Leighton of Just Baseball discuss the toughest (and easiest) prospects to rank on their recent prospect rankings updates, including Bubba Chandler, Kevin McGonigle, Luis Pena and Jhostynxon Garcia! 00:00 Intro 00:55 Walker Jenkins/Chase DeLauter/Emmanuel Rodriguez 04:00 Quinn Mathews 05:30 Max Clark 07:15 Josue De Paula 08:25 Luke Keaschall 10:40 Bubba Chandler 15:15 Andrew Painter vs. Chase Burns 19:10 Kevin McGonigle 26:20 Comparing hit-over-power prospects 39:25 Jhosty...
Jun 04, 2025•55 min•Ep. 412
James Anderson's top 400 prospect rankings are fully updated and he answers dozens of listener questions about the top talents like Sebastian Walcott, Leo De Vries and Jesus Made! 00:00 Intro 00:50 Sebastian Walcott, Leo De Vries, Jesus Made 05:05 TIERS 07:05 Samuel Basallo 10:50 Ceiling vs. Proximity 14:55 Luis Pena vs. Jesus Made 18:10 Luis Pena vs. Josue De Paula 19:50 Braden Montgomery's ETA 22:05 Eduardo Quintero's upside 23:00 Mike Sirota to the moon 28:55 Jack Perkins' ceiling 31:10 Gage ...
May 28, 2025•56 min•Ep. 411
James Anderson and Alex Jensen go through the Arizona and Florida Complex Leagues to find breakout hitters, such as Rainiel Rodriguez and Tyson Lewis, before looking at which Dominican Summer League prospects have star potential, such as Yorger Bautista! 00:00 Intro 01:20 Tyson Lewis 07:50 Jose Anderson 11:35 Paulino Santana, Yolfran Castillo 14:30 Kale Fountain 17:10 Alex's Arizona Complex League Guys 33:30 Rainiel Rodriguez 38:20 Yairo Padilla 40:50 Stiven Martinez, Jose Dickson 42:40 Eduardo ...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 410
James Anderson and Dylan White discuss the top hitter and pitcher breakouts at Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A, including discussions about Sebastian Walcott and Leo De Vries plus they react live to Dalton Rushing's call-up! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Triple-A Hitters Who Will Be Up Soon 13:15 BREAKING Dalton Rushing News 15:50 Who is Nathan Wiles? 18:50 Joe Boyle vs. Ian Seymour 21:40 95 Percenters 25:30 Buy or Sell Jac Caglianone? 30:00 Chase Burns vs. Recent Elite SP Prospects 37:00 Jonah Tong...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 409
James Anderson and Ross Jensen discuss the top 10 dynasty prospects who have yet to reach the majors, including Roman Anthony, Sebastian Walcott and Leo De Vries! Roman Anthony Sebastian Walcott Leo De Vries Jesus Made Walker Jenkins Jac Caglianone Samuel Basallo Bubba Chandler Luis Pena Bryce Eldridge Braylon Payne Arjun Nimmala Honorable Mentions 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...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 408
James Anderson and Chris Welsh preview the rookie-level complex leagues that are about to get underway in Arizona, Florida and the Dominican Republic! Players discussed: Yolfran Castillo JD Dix Emil Morlaes Kale Fountain Paulino Santana Jhonny Level Yairo Padilla Rainiel Rodriguez Luke Dickerson Josuar De Jesus Yorger Bautista Elian Pena + Many more! Vivid Seats Swing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to t...
Apr 30, 2025•58 min•Ep. 407
James Anderson and Zac Beck talk realist breakout, buy-low targets, breakouts we're not buying, FYPD prospects on the rise, relief prospect with the most upside and much more! 01:40 Aroon Escobar 04:55 Cristian Hernandez 06:45 Spencer Jones 09:45 C.J. Kayfus 11:35 Dylan Crews 13:25 Brandon Winokur 15:15 Carson Williams 17:00 Matt Shaw 19:20 Brandon Clarke 22:40 Michael Forret/Ben Hess 25:10 Nick Kurtz/Ryan Sloan 29:50 Caleb Bonemer/Bryce Cunningham 32:25 Best Relief Pitching Prospects 38:40 Zyhi...
Apr 23, 2025•54 min•Ep. 406
James Anderson welcomes on Taylor Corso and Kyle Sonntag of Prospects Live to talk about the best prospects to add in your shallow, mid and deep-sized dynasty leagues! 00:00 Intro 01:45 Yophery Rodriguez 05:40 Tommy Troy 07:05 Dasan Hill 10:10 Nolan McLean 13:45 Gabriel Rincones 16:35 Ernesto Martinez Jr. 19:55 Jonathan Santucci 21:35 Brandon Young 22:50 Austin Overn 25:30 Henry Bolte 27:30 Miguel Ullola 29:10 Khal Stephen 32:05 Kyle Karros 33:40 Anderson Brito 35:15 Ben Hess 35:45 Brandon Clark...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 405
James Anderson welcomes on Andrew Geller (aka The Gildz) to talk about some early hits and misses and early-season roster management! 00:00 Intro 02:20 Evaluating potential drops 03:50 Potential drops 06:50 Pete Alonso 11:20 Kyren Paris 18:15 Zach Neto 24:00 Early Hits 35:35 Early Misses 44:15 Early FOMO Vivid Seats Swing into the season with MLB tickets + unbeatable rewards from Vivid Seats! Take in all the on-field action from the first pitch to the final inning with a great selection of MLB t...
Apr 09, 2025•58 min•Ep. 404
James Anderson and Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline go through the most notable 2025 minor-league assignments for baseball's top prospects! 00:00 Intro 00:55 Jesus Made/Luis Pena 06:30 Nick Kurtz 10:00 Ethan Salas 15:55 Hagen Smith/Chase Burns/Trey Yesavage 22:15 Arjun Nimmala 24:55 Lazaro Montes/Josue De Paula 28:40 Justin Crawford 33:50 Spencer Jones 37:20 Chase Dollander 40:35 Luke Keaschall 42:40 Luis Gastelum 45:10 Tre’ Morgan 49:05 Loaded Rosters 51:35 Caden Dana/Christian Moore 53:10 Braden Mo...
Apr 02, 2025•59 min•Ep. 403
James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about his updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings 00:00 Intro 01:20 Grant Taylor 03:15 Angel Genao 04:20 Alan Roden 06:15 Chase Petty 07:45 Emil Morales 10:20 Jett Williams 13:05 Spencer Nivens/Gavin Cross 16:20 Jacob Wilson/Max Muncy 17:20 Agustin Ramirez 19:15 Potential Risers 21:10 Sal Frelick 22:45 Zyhir Hope 23:55 Kristian Campbell 25:30 Zach Fruit 27:40 Roman Anthony/Junior Caminero 28:55 Brady House 29:55 2024 Draft Class 31:35 Cam Smith vs. K...
Mar 26, 2025•50 min•Ep. 402
00:00 Intro 01:45 Aroon Escobar 05:30 Arjun Nimmala 09:45 Didier Fuentes 16:45 Juan Valera/David Sandlin 21:50 Bubba Chandler/Thomas Harrington 25:45 Konnor Griffin 28:20 Bryce Rainer 30:55 Jake Bloss 34:45 Roman Anthony 36:30 Cam Smith 41:05 Jac Caglianone 44:00 Tony Blanco Jr. 46:25 George Lombard Jr. 49:20 Will Warren/AJ Smith-Shawver NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live! Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts o...
Mar 19, 2025•53 min•Ep. 401
00:00 Intro 01:40 Auctioning For Beginners 08:50 Early Main Event prices 31:40 Pitchers Shooting Up 01:01:00 Players We’re Drafting NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live! Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season. Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Clay Link and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000! Sign up today! (hyperlink: https://nfc.shgn.com/lan...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 400
00:00 Intro 01:20 Expectations for Vlad & Bo 08:50 Riskiest Hitter In The First 2 Rounds 20:30 Strider vs. deGrom 30:30 Alcantara/Sasaki Vegas Inflation 37:00 Fade Tanner Scott? 44:00 Fade Michael Toglia? 49:20 Chandler Simpson 59:15 Sleeper Prospects 01:08:50 The Worst Hitters We’ll Draft NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live! Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season. Jeff Erickson, J...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 399
James Anderson is joined by NFBC Hall Of Famer John Pausma to discuss the recent high-stakes auction they each participated in, focusing on what went right, what went wrong, and what adjustments they could have made mid-auction! 00:00 Intro 03:25 Catcher/Closer Inflation 19:50 Adjusting Mid-Auction 24:25 James’ Strategy 28:20 John’s Hitters 34:00 Regrets From The Auction 37:50 Building A Staff 42:00 Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the lat...
Feb 27, 2025•51 min•Ep. 398
Jeff Zimmerman joins James Anderson to discuss some recent fantasy baseball research featured in Jeff's book, The Process, plus they look at which pitchers could win rotation spots this spring and much more! 00:00 Intro 01:50 Pitcher Injury Grades 21:40 Are Rookies A Good Buy? 26:00 Rookies Trending Up 32:45 Wait On Pitching 38:45 The $750 OC 42:05 Pitchers Competing For Rotation Spots 01:05:30 Unsettled Bullpens 01:12:20 Dalton Rushing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 397
James Anderson and Nate Handy discuss a dynasty startup auction they each participated in! Nate went big with Aaron Judge and four aces, while James spread the wealth and built around a handful of top-50 hitters. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Prepping for the startup 08:45 Nate’s auction 27:15 James’ auction 36:10 Buying prospects 39:10 Nate vs. Geoff 40:50 Dynasty targets and sleepers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysi...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 396
James Anderson and seasoned NFBC Auction player Marc Winokur go through some recent high-stakes auctions and which players are more in-demand by auction players than by snake draft players! 00:00 Intro 01:20 Early Auctioning 13:10 Closers in Auctions 20:30 Buying Skubal 28:00 Old, boring SP2s 32:50 What A Cheap Offense Looks Like 38:00 Zero-Dollar Players 40:55 Stacking 46:00 Top Hitters Overpriced 50:00 AAV vs. ADP 54:20 Outfielders 01:02:30 Catchers 01:05:10 First Base 01:06:00 Second Base 01:...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 395
James Anderson is joined by RotoWire's reliever expert Ryan Rufe to go through Ryan's brand new reliever rankings and discuss which closers to target and avoid in 2025 fantasy baseball leagues! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Josh Hader 02:25 Devin Williams 03:15 Emmanuel Clase 05:40 Raisel Iglesias 07:40 Edwin Diaz 09:50 Mason Miller 11:40 Ryan Helsley 13:15 Felix Bautista 14:50 Kirby Yates/Tanner Scott 19:40 Ryan Walker 21:30 David Bednar 23:20 Lucas Erceg 24:20 Jeff Hoffman 26:45 Robert Suarez 29:20 Andres...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 394
James Anderson and legendary fantasy player Phil Dussault discuss players and strategy that will help you dominate your 2025 fantasy baseball leagues! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Riskiest 1st Round Pick 06:35 Jackson Merrill 11:25 James Wood 14:45 THE Dodgers SP To Target 18:25 6-man Rotations 31:30 Reliever Strategy 41:25 Shane McClanahan 47:00 Rays ballpark effects 52:35 Phil vs. Dusty 01:00:05 Chase Dollander 01:06:00 Phil’s favorite prospect 01:11:35 Live Auction Advice Learn more about your ad choice...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 393
James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about the updated RotoWire top 400 prospect rankings! 00:00 Intro 02:00 Sebastian Walcott 03:45 Leodalis De Vries 06:15 Zyhir Hope 07:30 Walker Jenkins 08:55 Jesus Made 11:10 Jordan Lawlar 11:55 Cam Collier 14:10 Alejandro Rosario 15:45 Travis Sykora 16:16 Down Arrows 18:35 Lazaro Montes 20:15 Jett Williams 22:05 Jackson Holliday 24:30 Konnor Griffin 25:20 Caleb Durbin 28:00 Bubba Chandler 29:15 Shotaro Morii 30:55 Hayden Birdsong 32:45 Felnin ...
Jan 20, 2025•47 min•Ep. 392
00:00 Intro 00:35 Roki Sasaki 01:30 Travis Bazzana 02:45 Nick Kurtz 04:10 JJ Wetherholt 05:15 Charlie Condon 08:50 Jac Caglianone 09:50 Christian Moore 10:55 Chase Burns 13:30 Braden Montgomery 15:25 Konnor Griffin 18:20 Cam Smith 19:50 Hagen Smith 21:15 Bryce Rainer 22:25 Carson Benge 23:25 Griffin Burkholder 25:00 Slade Caldwell 26:45 Braylon Payne 29:45 Josuar Gonzalez 33:30 Ryan Waldschmidt 34:45 Seaver King 35:50 Theo Gillen 36:40 Kellon Lindsey 37:50 Ryan Sloan 40:10 PJ Morlando 41:10 Cam ...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 391
Athletics Osvaldo Bido will be in the rotation, right? Roster Resource has him at AAA for some reason… Arizona Nowhere for Jordan Lawlar to play? Atlanta Will they really go into the year with one of Ian Anderson, AJ Smith-Shawver or Bryce Elder in the rotation? Baltimore Probably nowhere for Heston Kjerstad or Coby Mayo to play as things stand, but they’re both seemingly a trade or an injury away. Any current interest? Boston More PA, Kristian Campbell or David Hamilton? Chicago Cubs Draft Ben ...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 390
James Anderson answers dozens of questions about prospects, dynasty and redraft on a special Christmas Eve mailbag episode! 00:00 Intro 02:00 Matt Shaw 08:00 Coby Mayo 09:35 Shohei Ohtani 11:10 Buy-Low Targets 13:10 Gavin Williams 14:35 Valuing Oft-Injured Pitchers 16:15 Evan Carter 17:30 Sebastian Walcott 18:25 Emmanuel Rodriguez 19:40 Overhyped Prospects 23:35 Prospects Who Could Hit 40 HR 25:40 Sean Burke 28:20 Andrew Painter 30:35 Noah Schultz 31:45 Kevin McGonigle Trade Grade 35:20 FYPD Tal...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 389
James Anderson and Dave McDonald go through the first 15 rounds of recent fantasy baseball ADP and highlight which picks are potential land mines due to the injury/durability risk associated with the player. 00:00 Intro 02:02 Dr. Dave's Approach To Risk 16:50 Potential Round 1 Avoids 25:00 Potential Round 2 Avoids 36:00 Potential Round 3 Avoids 44:55 Fade Felix Bautista in Round 4? 47:50 Potential Round 6 Avoids 54:25 Fade Grayson Rodriguez in Round 7? 56:40 Potential Round 8 Avoids 01:05:20 Pot...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 388
00:00 Intro 01:15 Dispersal Draft strategy 37:35 Highlander Draft strategy 41:00 Highlander Draft results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 387
00:00 Intro 01:15 Blake Snell to Dodgers 05:45 Cardinals logjam 13:35 Relievers getting stretched out? 21:30 Yusei Kikuchi to Angels 25:40 Frankie Montas to Mets 28:30 The Brady Singer/Jonathan India trade 32:50 Tommy Edman extends with Dodgers 36:30 Roki Sasaki landing spots 41:15 Rays playing in Steinbrenner Field 45:15 Zach Neto 48:30 Rapid-fire wrap-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium too...
Dec 04, 2024•56 min•Ep. 386
