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Jared Jones FAAB Week Jun 01, 2026

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up a fun weekend in baseball and break down all the adds and drops across another active Sunday in FAAB. They discuss how to handle the struggling Sandy Alcantara and Jac Caglianone, celebrate Fernando Tatis, Jr finally homering, recap all the weekend injuries and highlight the popular adds in free agency, including Jared Jones, Gage Jump, Troy Melton and many more.

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FAAB Targets (Week of June 1) May 29, 2026

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Erik Halterman and Jeremy Schneider share their top waiver wire pickups of the week.

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0:23 Intro

3:38 Curtis Mead

6:10 Sam Antonacci

7:34 Spencer Horwitz

9:30 Alex Call

11:23 Keibert Ruiz

13:22 Jared Jones

15:10 Walbert Urena

17:03 Gage Jump

20:04 Troy Melton

21:51 Kyle Finnegan/Will Vest

31:05 David Sandlin

33:12 Stephen Kolek

36:26 Coleman Crow

38:37 Daniel Lynch IV

42:05 Zack Littell

46:48 Tommy Troy

48:54 Taylor Trammell

50:49 Joc Pederson

53:17 Javier Sanoja

59:30 Rikuu Nishida

1:02:08 Smart Money

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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 1, 2026) May 29, 2026

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0:00 Intro/Happy Jared Jones Day to those who celebrate

Steak League FAAB:
- Curtis Mead $16
- Stephen Kolek $9
- 6:45 Gage Jump $9
- Colton Cowser $5
- Kirby Yates $4
- Anthony Volpe $4
- 12:45 Jonah Tong $3
- Blake Dunn $3
- Tommy Troy $3
- Coleman Crow $3
- Bryan Torres $1
- River Ryan $0
- 21:00 Kaelen Culpepper $0
- Chad Patrick $0
- Other names to consider: Yoendrys Gomez, Rikuu Nishida, Karson Milbrandt, Joshua Baez

24:50 Two-start pitchers:

Eduardo Rodriguez 3
Mike Soroka 2 (Todd 3)
Gage Jump 3 (Todd 2)
Bryce Elder 3 (Todd 4)
Shane Baz 3 (Todd 4)
Connelly Early 3
33:20 Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 1)
Chase Burns 5
Joey Cantillo 1 (Todd 2)
Kyle Freeland 0
David Sandlin 1
Casey Mize 4
Luinder Avila 0
Noah Cameron 2
Jose Soriano 4
Emmett Sheehan 3
Sandy Alcantara 3 (Todd 2)
Kyle Harrison 4
Chad Patrick 2
Joe Ryan 5
David Peterson 1
Cam Schlittler 5
Aaron Nola 2
50:30 Bubba Chandler 2
Randy Vasquez 3
Emerson Hancock 4
Landen Roupp 1 (Todd 2)
Michael McGreevy 3 (Todd 2)
Griffin Jax 3 (Todd 2)
Jacob deGrom 4 (Todd 5)
Kevin Gausman 5
Cade Cavalli 3 (Todd 4)

57:20 Recap

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Breakouts, Bouncebacks and Busts with Joe Orrico May 28, 2026

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Erik Halterman is joined by Joe Orrico to look at some breakout and bust hitters who may have shown signs of heading in that direction late last season.

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00:00 Headlines

12:20 Ben Rice

18:00 Corbin Carroll

21:15 Ryan Jeffers

24:00 Miguel Vargas

26:55 Michael Harris

30:15 Christian Walker

32:45 Ernie Clement

36:20 Ozzie Albies

40:50 Ketel Marte

45:55 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

52:05 Jose Ramirez

55:50 Spencer Torkelson

58:00 Gunnar Henderson

1:01:30 Maikel Garcia

1:04:10 Manny Machado

1:07:45 Cal Raleigh

1:10:25 Fernando Tatis Jr.

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Updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings May 27, 2026

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James Anderson answers dozens of listener questions about his updated top 400 prospect rankings!

01:20 Tiers

02:20 Rankings Shakeup

04:20 Best power-hitting prospect

06:10 ETA for top prospects

07:45 Ceiling comps

08:40 Seth Hernandez, Kade Anderson

10:50 Henry Bolte

12:50 Mike Sirota

14:45 Aidan Miller

15:50 Franklin Arias

18:30 Luis Hernandez

19:50 Devin Fitz-Gerald

22:10 Caleb Bonemer

23:40 Esmerlyn Valdez

24:55 Braden Montgomery

25:55 Jett Williams

26:45 Ryan Sloan, Thomas White

29:20 Tate Southisene

31:10 Alexander Frias

33:25 Kendry Chourio

35:35 Aiva Arquette

36:50 Austin Overn

38:15 Jonathan Santucci

40:05 Karson Milbrandt, Kaelen Culpepper

41:45 Wei-En Lin

42:40 Tony Blanco Jr.

43:30 Bryce Rainer

44:35 Nolan Perry

46:40 Sean Keys

47:20 Yasser Mercedes

48:15 Nate Snead

49:10 Hayden Alvarez

50:10 Parks Harber, Jonah Cox

51:30 Yairo Padilla

52:00 Quinn Mathews

52:45 Felnin Celesten

54:30 Cam Cannarella

55:10 Jacob Gonzalez

56:45 Kristian Campbell

57:05 Lonnie White

58:15 Jackson Steensma

59:15 Griffin Burkhalter

59:55 Jackson Lovich

01:00:15 Blake Wolters

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Five MLB Offenses to Start Your Pitchers Against in Fantasy May 27, 2026

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Every MLB season brings surprises. This year you want to avoid having your starters going up against the Nats, & yet you do want them up against the Mets and Red Sox! Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss teams we want our pitchers to target.

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00:00 MLB Podcast 5-26-26

00:15 News

01:30 Tanner Bibee has a 1000.00 ERA when in my lineup and a 0.0001 ERA when on my bench LOL. He gave up 5 homers last night to a Nats offense that isn’t slowing down…..

03:00 Jesse Scholtens disaster

05:45 Dylan Cease to IL……

07:00 Addison Barger still isn’t throwing because no one returns to the IL when they are supposed to……

11:00 Hunter Brown is close to returning…..

12:45 Tatsuyi Imai could be on track, or the Rangers are just terrible at home, but a no-hitter is a no-hitter……..

14:30 Vlad Guerrero Theory

26:30 Logan Webb will return this weekend but Trevor McDonald will get another start…..

32:00 Cole Ragans shut down 2-3 days…..

33:30 Jacob Misiorowski is awesome……

43:00 Gage Jump Getting the Call; Noah Schultz to the IL; Logan Henderson to the IL

46:45 RotoWire Smart Money - Zack Gelof

47:55 BlueWire

48:00 Main topic: The worst offenses so far (best ones to stream against).

48:45 Mets

50:40 Giants

52:15 Red Sox

55:10 Padres

57:00 Royals

59:05 Angels

1:00:15 Rockies

1:02:15 Mariners

1:03:30 Significant Omissions - Tigers, Reds on the Road, Rangers

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11 Players experts are adding on the fantasy baseball waiver wire May 25, 2026

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Jeff Erickson and guest host Derek VanRiper from The Athletic's Rates & Barrels podcast get you set for Memorial Day Week's slate, and reviews the top free agents of the week, including Colt Emerson.

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00:00 MLB Podcast 5-24-26

00:20 Welcome to Derek VanRiper - Rates & Barrels, The Athletic!

01:50 NEWS

02:00 Toronto Blue Jays - Vlad Guerrero - elbow; Dylan Cease - hamstring.

06:20 Tigers Collapsing - Kenley Jansen blown save in first game of the DH. Tigers are 21-33 and before the 2nd game of the DH, lost 8 in a row, and 9/10.

12:30 Aaron Judge walk-off homer against Rays - snaps 3 game losing streak.

14:00 Parker Messick with sixth win of the year, CLE takes 2/3 from PHI.

16:15 Marlins walk-off GS against Devin Williams to sweep the Mets.

22:00 Corey Seager (back) - Live BP cancelled, won’t be evaluated again for another week.

22:45 Reid Detmers K’s 14 Rangers

23:15 Cubs get swept by the Astros, have lost eight in a row.

26:50 Tatis Legal Verdict (if time)

31:58 BlueWire

32:05 Schedule Notes

32:15 Memorial Day Monday - first games begin at 1:35p ET (TB-BAL, CHC-PIT)

34:00 AL 7 Games: BAL (vs. TB, vs. TOR); CWS (vs. MIN, vs. DET); HOU (@TEX, vs. MIL); MIN (@CWS, @PIT); TEX (vs. HOU, vs. KC); TOR (vs. MIA, @BAL)

36:00 NL 7 Games: CHC (@PIT, @STL); PIT (vs. CHC, vs. MIN);

39:15 FAAB - Hitters

40:00 OF Callups - Wade Meckler, Bryan Torres, Kevin Alcantara, Nick Morabito, Esmerlyn Valdez, Jhostynxon Garcia, Dylan Crews

45:00 Yohendrick Pinango

46:00 IF Callups - Colt Emerson, Pedro Ramirez, Justin Foscue

51:20 Catcher - Hunter Feduccia, Mickey Gasper

53:45 Other OF - Owen Caissie, Jake Meyers, Blake Dunn, Austin Martin, Jake McCarthy

54:45 Other IF - Oswald Peraza, David Hamilton, Curtis Mead, Richie Palacios, Jackson Holliday

56:30 FAAB - Starting Pitchers

56:45 Jonah Tong

59:40 Noah Cameron

1:00:30 Lucas Giolito

1:01:45 Blake Snell

1:02:45 Spencer Miles

1:04:45 FAAB - Closers

1:05:15 Antonio Senzatela

1:08:00 Caleb Killian - still available in one of my 12’s

1:08:45 Kirby Yates

1:10:00 Bryan King

1:12:00 Chad Patrick

1:14:15 Grant Taylor

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FAAB Targets (Week of May 25) May 22, 2026

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Erik Halterman and Jeremy Schneider share their top waiver wire pickups of the week.

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Intro: 0:00
Miguel Andujar: 2:53
Colt Emerson: 4:46
Gavin Sheets: 7:55
Esmerlyn Valdez: 10:00
Andrew Vaughn: 12:55
Anthony Volpe: 15:23
Zebby Matthews: 18:30
Connor Prielipp: 21:24
Grant Taylor: 23:32
Cade Cavalli: 26:24
Kumar Rocker: 29:30
Spencer Miles: 31:45
Juan Mejia: 35:19
Zach Thornton: 38:06
Jesse Scholtens: 45:49
Tony Santillan: 48:17
Bryan Abreu: 49:24
Dylan Crews: 50:41
Michael Conforto: 53:58
Richie Palacios: 56:17
Hunter Feduccia: 58:40
Daniel Susac: 1:00:50
Smart Money: 1:03:02
Outro: 1:04:44

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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 25, 2026) May 22, 2026

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0:00 Intro/the Detroit Tigers have lost 14 of 16…

Steak League FAAB:
- 5:45 Zebby Matthews $15
- Kumar Rocker $11
- Esmyerlyn Valdez $6
- Grant Taylor $5
- Cedric Mullins $4
- Robert Gasser $4
- Hogan Harris $3
- Cole Carrigg $2
- Kodai Senga $1
- Tony Santillan $0
- The Password $0
- 12:10 Other names to consider: River Ryan, Joshua Baez, Kaelen Culpepper, Jonah Tong, Pedro Ramirez

16:10 Two-start pitchers:

Merrill Kelly 2
Aaron Civale 2 (Todd 1)
Chris Sale 5
Kyle Bradish 4
Shane Baz 2
Ranger Suarez 4 (Todd 3)
Ben Brown 3 (Todd 4)
Edward Cabrera 2
Chase Burns 5
Tanner Bibee 3 (Todd 4)
Kyle Freeland 0
Anthony Kay 2
Sean Burke 2 (Todd 1)
Keider Montero 1
Tatsuya Imai 1
Michael Wacha 3 (Todd 4)
Jack Kochanowicz 0
Janson Junk 0
Jacob Misiorowski 5
Zebby Matthews 3
Joe Ryan 5
Nolan McLean 5
Cam Schlittler 5
47:00 Jesus Luzardo 4 (Todd 5)
Carmen Mlodzinski 2 (Todd 1)
Griffin Canning 2 (Todd 1)
50:45 Bryce Miller 4 (Todd 3)
Landen Roupp 2 (Todd 3)
Michael McGreevy 2
Steven Matz 3
Kumar Rocker 2
Jack Leiter 1 (Todd 2)
57:00 Trey Yesavage 5
Spencer Miles 2
Zack Littell 0

59:25 Recap

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Updated Pitcher Rankings with Paul Sporer May 22, 2026

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Erik Halterman is joined by Paul Sporer to discuss just how far we should move some of the most (and least) impressive pitchers so far on our rest-of-season rankings.

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00:00 Headlines

12:40 Young aces: Schlittler, Misiorowski, Burns, McLean

25:50 Out of nowhere: Martin, Elder, Wrobleski, Arrighetti, McGreevy

34:00 Breakouts: Soriano, Harrison, Messick

39:35 Random great vets: Martinez, Wacha

41:30 Injury bouncebacks: McClanahan, Wheeler, Bradish

52:35 Disappointments: Rogers, Perez

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