Rotoworld Baseball Show – Fantasy Baseball

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Drew and Shelly play "Name That Player" May 27, 2022

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D.J. (@djshort) brings back the "Name That Player" trivia game, with Drew (@drewsilv) competing against special guest Shelly Verougstrate (@ShellyV_643). The game features some interesting statistical tidbits from the first two months of the 2022 MLB season and fun conversation as well. Don't miss who comes out on top.

(2:16) Name That Player begins!

(8:38) Highest Sprint Speed in the Majors

(11:47) Largest Barrel Rate increase

(22:53) Highest strikeout percentage among starters

(25:16) The Final Question

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The State of Baseball with Jon Morosi May 25, 2022

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Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) of MLB Network and NBC Sports. They talk about the state of the game after the first two months, how players feel about the lack of consistency in the baseball, and just how special this rookie class can be.

(2:52) The State of the MLB

(6:21) Changes in the baseball

(11:20) Approved legal substances for pitchers?

(17:07) Young talent in the MLB

(26:15) Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants

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All things baseball cards with Layton Sports May 25, 2022

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Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Forrest of Layton Sports Cards (@laytonsports) to discuss card breaking. They go over the different types of breaks, how much Wander Franco has changed the collecting this year, and what goes into grading a card.

(05:30) Explaining how the industry works

(13:02) Wander Franco cards

(20:20) Why is the pitcher market low typically?

(28:15) Background info on grading cards

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MLB Power Rankings: Week 7 May 24, 2022

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Janice Scurio (@scuriiosa) do a deep-dive on the top five teams in Drew's weekly MLB Power Rankings column at NBC Sports EDGE and also examine the biggest risers and fallers. Look for this show every Tuesday morning throughout the 2022 regular season.

(03:38) Yankees are #1 right now

(11:40) Astros moving up to #4

(16:47) Red Sox are rising

(23:08) Orioles now have Adley Rutschman

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Sunday Waiver Wire Q&A: Rutschman, Gorman, Matz and more May 22, 2022

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Christopher Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) host a waiver wire chat after Sunday's MLB Leadoff contest between the Pirates and Cardinals. They discuss the injury to Steven Matz, the promotion of Adley Rutschman and Nolan Gorman, and look at some two-start options for the coming week.

(1:43) Steven Matz injury

(7:16) Adley Rutschman's debut with the Orioles

(11:48) Nolan Gorman gets the call up

(16:50) Graham Ashcraft

(22:53) Two-Star Streamers

(28:30) Updated Top-10 Prospects list

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Scherzer injury fallout, Cards' prospects on the way, streaming SPs May 20, 2022

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D.J. (@djshort) and Drew (@drewsilv) discuss the latest on Max Schezer's oblique injury and some possible replacements on the waiver wire in fantasy leagues. They also break down Tyler O'Neill's shoulder injury and two exciting prospects on the way for the Cardinals. In addition to covering other headlines around the league, they close out the show offering some streaming starting pitcher options for the weekend.

(3:16) Max Schezer's oblique injury

(12:54) Tyler O'Neill's injury and Prospects for the Cardinals

(25:01) Injury notes around Baseball

(27:15) Weekend Streaming options

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Prospects to roster now: Rutschman, Meyer, Greene May 19, 2022

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Christopher Crawford is joined by George Bissell to talk prospects that could help fantasy teams this year. They discuss Adley Rutschman, Max Meyer, Riley Greene and more.

(1:22) Juan Soto trade potential

(5:03) Royce Lewis update

(10:16) Adley Rutschman

(18:32) Riley Greene

(32:19) Max Meyer

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The Name Game: France, Witt Jr., Wright & More May 18, 2022

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Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Colin Henderson (@ColDontLie) play the name game. They go over players they'd rather roster -- or rather not -- over names like Bobby Witt Jr., Kyle Wright, Ty France and more.

(05:10) Bobby Witt or Julio Rodriguez?

(10:03)) Witt or Javy Baez?

(14:17) Taylor Ward or Brandon Nimmo?

(20:20) J.D. Martinez or Seiya Suzuki?

(31:43) Brandon Woodruff or Max Fried?

(40:10) Kyle Wright or Yu Darvish?

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MLB Power Rankings: Week 6 May 17, 2022

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(03:55) Yankees in the top spot

(11:05) Brewers conversation that includes Josh Haders' dominance