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This Year's Nick Castellanos with Ryan Bloomfield Jan 28, 2026

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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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High-Stakes Strategy Talk w/ Phil Dussault Jan 28, 2026

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James Anderson and high-stakes fantasy baseball player Phil Dussault discuss some boom or.bust catchers, platoon outfielders, underrated players and much more as we head into the heart of 2026 fantasy baseball draft season!

01:30 More early drafting

04:00 When we know who we’re drafting

07:00 How the Main Event has changed

10:45 Toughest teams to project

15:35 A potential bust at Catcher

22:45 Best risky catcher

30:50 Fernando Tatis HR projection

35:25 Brent Rooker vs. Wyatt Langford

39:45 Chandler Simpson vs. Jose Caballero

45:15 Platoon Outfielders

52:15 Best blocked hitter to buy

59:30 Phil’s favorite really old prospect

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Rankings Debates: Judge or Ohtani? Jan 23, 2026

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Erik Halterman and Jeff Erickson discuss the players they disagreed on in the latest edition of the RotoWire Roundtable Rankings, starting right at the top with Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge fighting for the number one spot.

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00:00 Headlines

12:30 #1 Overall: Judge or Ohtani?

16:30 Catcher: Rice or Contreras or Langeliers?

21:00 First Base: Kurtz or Guerrero?

26:30 Second Base: Rafaela or Holliday?

31:00 Third Base: Bregman or Suarez or Westburg?

37:15 Shortstop: Turner or Neto?

41:00 Outfield: Stowers or Hernandez?

45:10 Starting Pitcher #1: Skubal or Crochet or Skenes?

50:55 Starting Pitcher #4: Yamamoto or Sanchez?

55:15 Closer: Munoz or Duran or Smith?

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Updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings! Jan 20, 2026

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James Anderson answers listener questions about the full-updated RotoWire top 400 prospect rankings!

02:00 Holy Shortstops!

04:15 Top 10 Prospects By Upside

08:10 State of the Rankings

10:45 What Causes Offseason Movement?

12:05 Rainiel Rodriguez

12:50 Joshua Baez

14:35 Walker Jenkins

16:20 This Year’s Luke Keaschall

17:30 Edward Florentino

18:15 Carter Jensen

23:00 Luis Pena

24:10 Tyler Bremner

26:00 Andrew Painter

28:25 Elmer Rodriguez, Luis De Leon, Trey Gibson

30:20 Alfredo Duno

32:00 Nathan Flewelling

33:00 Which catchers won’t catch?

33:35 Harry Ford

35:40 NPB and KBO

36:20 Elian Pena vs. Jacob Reimer

37:15 Roch Cholowsky

38:25 Felnin Celesten

38:50 Miguel Ullola, Brandon Clarke

39:50 Robert Calaz

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Dynasty First-Year Player Mock Draft! Jan 15, 2026

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James Anderson, Zac Beck, Kyle Sonntag, Ross Jensen, Jesse Severe and Taylor Corso participate in a mock FYPD! Find out where the top 2025 draftees stack up against the international signees in your dynasty leagues!

01:40 Tatsuya Imai

02:15 Kade Anderson

03:00 Kazuma Okamoto

04:00 Munetaka Murakami

05:00 JoJo Parker

06:00 Liam Doyle

06:50 Dax Kilby

08:10 Eli Willits

09:40 Seth Hernandez

10:20 Andrew Fischer

11:20 Kyson Witherspoon

12:40 Aiva Arquette

13:15 Gavin Fien

14:40 Ethan Conrad

15:40 Steele Hall

18:30 Jamie Arnold

19:25 Luis Hernandez

21:10 Ethan Holliday

22:40 Gage Wood

24:35 Tyler Bremner

26:25 Wandy Asigen

28:00 J-15 Talk

29:30 Charles Davalan

30:20 Ethan Frey

32:25 Kruz Schoolcraft

33:20 Jace LaViolette

34:30 Xavier Neyens

35:35 Slater de Brun

36:25 Francisco Renteria

37:55 Johenssy Colome

38:55 Cody Ponce

42:00 The 2026 FYPD Class

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The Process with Jeff Zimmerman Jan 10, 2026

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Erik Halterman is joined by Jeff Zimmerman, co-author of The Process, to discuss the latest discoveries in the most recent edition of the award-winning book.

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00:00 Headlines

14:30 What is The Process?

23:15 Second Opinions

26:30 Late Rounds of a Draft-and-Hold

29:10 Stats That Matter in an Overall Contest

32:45 PCA Clones

37:00 Successful Pitchers Despite Low Velocity

40:30 NFBC FAAB Bidding Patterns

47:00 The Kyren Paris Rule

53:10 The Xavier Edwards Rule

1:00:30 Pitch Characteristics

1:05:10 Starting Pitcher Injuries

1:08:00 Pitching Prospects

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Starting Pitcher Preview w/ Dustin McComas Jan 07, 2026

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James Anderson and Dustin McComas go through the top 150 starting pitchers by recent ADP and highlight many targets and avoids to get you prepared for you 2026 fantasy baseball drafts!

02:40 Garrett Crochet

04:45 Hunter Brown

05:55 Bryan Woo

07:50 Logan Webb

10:20 Kyle Bradish, Jesus Luzardo, Eury Perez

12:45 Kevin Gausman

15:00 Tyler Glasnow

15:35 Spencer Strider

16:35 Nick Pivetta

20:00 Nick Lodolo

21:30 Bubba Chandler

22:35 Emmet Sheehan

24:10 Brandon Woodruff

25:55 Robbie Ray

28:45 Tatsuya Imai, MacKenzie Gore

35:40 Tanner Bibee

37:40 Cade Horton

38:30 Shane Bieber

42:20 Andrew Abbott

43:40 Noah Cameron

45:50 Roki Sasaki, Shane McClanahan, Bryce Miller

48:00 SP Sleepers

53:10 Bailey Ober, Zebby Matthews, Reese Olson

56:45 More SP Sleepers

01:04:55 Seth Lugo

01:05:55 Jonah Tong

01:07:05 Deep SP Sleepers

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New Year's Eve Buzz with Jake Halusker Jan 01, 2026

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Erik Halterman is joined by Jake Halusker to talk about the players rising up draft boards in the early part of draft season, some of whom are rising due to signings or trades but many of whom are rising due to nothing but buzz.

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00:00 Intro/Headlines

09:50 Rising after signings/trades, early rounds

14:20 Rising after signings/trades, later rounds

33:15 Rising due to nothing but buzz, early rounds

59:30 Rising due to nothing but buzz, later rounds

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Projecting Playing Time w/ KC Bubba Dec 30, 2025

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James Anderson and KC Bubba pinpoint some potential inaccuracies on Roster Resource that are leading to some players being overvalued and others being slept on, as playing time is key to winning fantasy baseball leagues!

02:30 Sal Stewart

05:20 Connelly Early

09:25 Lenyn Sosa

14:00 Jack Perkins, J.T. Ginn

18:25 Ian Seymour

21:50 Jacob Melton, Carson Williams

27:15 Spencer Arrighetti

30:20 JJ Wetherholt

34:00 Kyle Leahy, Richard Fitts

38:55 Carter Jensen, Lane Thomas

44:05 Troy Melton

47:05 Parker Messick

48:45 Blade Tidwell, Hayden Birdsong

52:45 Owen Caissie, Moises Ballesteros

55:05 Graham Pauley, Connor Norby

56:30 Harry Ford

59:00 Hyesong Kim

01:00:10 Zac Veen, Tyler Freeman

01:01:30 Elmer Rodriguez, Colt Emerson, Konnor Griffin

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Fantasy Baseball Christmas Wishlist with Sara Sanchez Dec 23, 2025

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Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to discuss their fantasy baseball Christmas wishlists. Which players need just a bit more power, a bit more control, better health, and more?

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00:00 Headlines

11:45 The Gift of Good Health

20:10 Gifts for Hitters

38:30 Gifts for Pitchers

56:05 The Gift of Playing Time

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