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What's Left in the Tank for These Declining Veterans? Sep 04, 2025

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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.

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00:00 Headlines

19:00 40 years old and up

25:15 Age 37 to 39

30:30 Age 35

47:30 Age 34

1:00:40 Early 30s

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Konnor Griffin + Other Live Looks w/ Chris Blessing Sep 03, 2025

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Chris Blessing joins James Anderson to discuss the best prospects and most overrated prospects Chris scouted this season, including No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin plus many more!

00:00 Intro

01:35 The No. 1 Overall Prospect

12:15 Buy Caleb Bonemer

20:00 Hector Rodriguez’s ETA

30:25 Robby Snelling SZN

36:55 Thomas White’s Upside

42:00 JR Ritchie Trending Up

46:55 Buy Low on Cam Collier

55:00 Hagen Smith’s A Bust

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Examining the September Roster Moves Sep 03, 2025

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Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review some of the top September roster moves and the remaining playoff races.

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00:00 September Moves Pod

00:30 Welcome

00:45 Blue Jays - Reds

06:30 News:

06:45 Jackson Merrill is back from the IL…..

11:00 MacKenzie Gore is already cleared to throw, so he could be back soon….

12:30 Jeremiah Jackson

15:55 Trevor Rogers

22:45 Lourdes Gurriel’s season is over due to a torn ACL….

23:30 Roman Anthony left tonight’s game…..

23:55 Juan Soto is going to have a 40-30 season.

27:30 Elly De La Cruz

31:30 Chalkboard

32:30 Main Topic – September 1 roster moves.

32:45 Sal Stewart

38:00 Sawyer Gipson-Long

39:00 Andrew Alvarez

41:30 Kevin Alcantara

43:00 Boring Cardinals

45:00 NFFC

46:30 Jac Caglianone

51:30 Rangers in the Wild Card Race

55:45 Rays Still Alive

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Big Pitcher FAAB Weekend Sep 01, 2025

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend baseball and break down what ended up being a big week for pitching in FAAB. They discuss the AL East, Bruce Turang, Juan Soto and more before diving into the heavy bidding for Kyle Bradish, Jonah Tong and Payton Tolle. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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FAAB Targets (Week of September 1, 2025) Aug 30, 2025

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top waiver-wire recommendations for the week.

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00:00 Headlines
09:00 Kyle Bradish
12:00 Jonah Tong
16:15 Abner Uribe
19:15 Payton Tolle
22:30 Ryan Walker
25:15 Jordan Lawlar
28:30 Jared Triolo
31:00 Gavin Sheets
33:00 Nolan Gorman
35:30 Dylan Moore
40:15 Chalkboard picks
46:00 Deep-league pitchers
56:30 Deep-league hitters

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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Sept. 1, 2025) Aug 29, 2025

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Intro/Kyle Schwarber has the 21st four-homer game in MLB history

Pickups from the RotoWire Steak League on Thursday night:

Jonah Tong $7
Ian Seymour $6
Payton Tolle $5
Jonny DeLuca $4
Jared Triolo $2
Luis Morales $2
Jeremiah Jackson $1
Luis Matos $0
Connor Norby $0
Aaron Ashby $0
Robbie Snelling $0
Riley O’Brien $0

Two-start pitchers (week of Sept. 1, 2025)

Ryne Nelson 2 (Todd 3)
Luis Morales 3
Brayan Bello 4
Colin Rea 2
Hunter Greene 5
Parker Messick 3
Slade Cecconi 2
Chase Dollander 0
Aaron Civale 0
Davis Martin 1
Charlie Morton 2
Luis Garcia 1
Michael Lorenzen 2
Yusei Kikuchi 2 (Todd 3)
Caden Dana 0
Ryan Gusto 0
Jacob Misiorowski 4 (Todd 3)
Bailey Ober 3
Max Fried 5
Taijuan Walker 2 (Todd 1)
Mike Burrows 0
Dylan Cease 4
Luis Castillo 3
Carson Whisenhunt 0
Sonny Gray 5
Shane Baz 2 (Todd 3)
Drew Rasmussen 5
Patrick Corbin 0
MacKenzie Gore 3

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Next Year's Toughest Draft Decisions with Jenny Butler Aug 28, 2025

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Erik Halterman is joined by Jenny Butler to discuss some of the biggest decisions drafters will have to make next season, decisions Jenny already had to make in last week's Too Early Meatball draft.

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00:00 Headlines

11:00 Too Early Meatball Draft overview

14:20 Who are the contenders for SP4?

20:10 What are we supposed to do with Spencer Strider?

24:30 How far will this year’s rookie SPs rise?

27:30 Who are the contenders for RP1?

35:00 How many of this year’s breakout young catchers break into the top-15?

39:00 Is Nick Kurtz a Tier 1 first baseman, and how big is that tier?

41:50 Will the lack of early second basemen be even worse next year?

46:30 How far up the board should we push Junior Caminero?

50:10 How far will Mookie Betts fall?

55:15 What do we do with Pete Crow-Armstrong?

1:00:30 Where should we take Ronald Acuna, who always used to go first overall when healthy?

1:04:00 : How far will Jackson Merrill fall next season?

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Updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings! Aug 27, 2025

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James Anderson answers all your questions about the updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings, including questions about Edward Florentino, Sebastian Walcott, Jett Williams and more!

01:35 Top Prospects for 2026

08:35 Prospect Tiers

12:10 Jesus Made’s speed

12:55 Buy low on Sebastian Walcott

14:45 Jett Williams’ position

15:40 Josue De Paula still at High-A

17:00 Mike Sirota’s injury

17:55 Ralphy Velazquez vs. Josue Briceno

19:10 Carter Jensen destroys baseballs

21:30 Giving Cam Collier a mulligan

22:45 Edward Florentino SZN

27:55 Trust the Pirates?

29:05 Tony Blanco’s 80-grade power

32:00 Elian Pena’s breakout

33:40 Dauri Fernandez’s ceiling

35:05 Kendry Chourio to the moon!

37:10 Top 5 a year from now

39:40 Potential risers into the top 10

40:35 Chales Davalan, FYPD target

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Way Too Early 2026 Draft Results Aug 26, 2025

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Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review some of the interesting picks from the Way Too Early 2026 Meatball Draft.

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00:00 Way Too Early Meatball Draft

00:20 Welcome

00:30 Review the Too Early Meatball Draft

01:15 Interesting Picks

02:45 Kyle Schwarber 1.9

08:00 No Second Round Pitchers

10:00 Junior Caminero 1.12

14:45 Ronald Acuna at 2.11

17:15 Oneil Cruz at 2.15

20:30 Chalkboard

21:30 Chris Sale as the SP4 at 3.1

23:45 Jhoan Duran as the RP1 at 4.3

30:30 Yordan Alvarez 4.9

32:22 Corey Seager at 5.11

33:45 NFFC

34:20 Luis Robert Jr. at 6.15

37:15 Chandler Simpson at 7.9

43:20 BlueWire

43:30 Jackson Merrill at 8.3

45:20 Raisel Iglesias at 9.2; Cade Smith at 9.8; Tanner Scott at 10.9

49:00 Jakob Marsee at 10.13

51:00 Zebby Matthews at 11.7; Hurston Waldrep at 11.12; Gavin Williams at 11.14

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FAAB Recap / Top 5 SP for 2026 Aug 25, 2025

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss tough weekends for the Yankees and Dodgers and discuss all the FAAB action, including spirited bidding on Samuel Basallo, Shane Bieber and Carson Williams. In addition, they discuss what should be a very interesting 2026 int eh starting pitcher market after the Big 3 and also talk about Jackson Merrill, Vinnie Pasquatino and much, much more.

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