RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Scott Jenstad and guest Brian Slack preview Week 11 in fantasy baseball and recap all the FAAB action, including the big bids on Royce Lewis and whether to drop previous FAAB darling, Matt Mervis.  Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @Jeff_Erickson I @RotoWire.

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Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) look at the latest news of the weekend, including the imminent arrival of Andrew Abbott from the Reds. They also look at the injuries to Jose Altuve and Wander Franco and the strong play of Jake Fraley along with the struggles of Francisco Lindor. In the final half of the show, they look at players you can acquire that could help your fantasy team without blowing your FAAB budget.

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) take a look at the early headlines from the weekend including Chris Sale being placed on the injured list. They also take a look at the standard 5x5 pitching categories and players and players they believe can continue to contribute in the category, and some players that are likely to see regression over the summer months.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!

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Opening/Jordan Walker returns/Elly De La Cruz

Pickups

• Akil Baddoo (7:45)
• Tommy Henry
• Ben Joyce (13:00)
• Hayden Wesneski

Rival Fantasy

Two-Start Pitchers (29:40)

• Tommy Henry 2
• Bryce Elder 4
• Kyle Gibson 3 (Todd 4)
• James Paxton 3 (Todd 4) 32:20
• Kyle Hendricks 1
• Hayden Wesneski 1
• Hunter Greene 4 36:00
• Luke Weaver 0
• Shane Bieber 3
• Dinelson Lamet 0
• Lucas Giolito 3 (Todd 4)
• Alex Faedo 1
• Brandon Bielak 2 (Todd 1)
• Hunter Brown 4
• Mike Mayers 1 (Todd 0) 47:00
• Tony Gonsolin 4
• Braxton Garrett 3
• Julio Teheran 0 (Todd 1)
• Freddy Peralta 3
• Louie Varland 2 (Todd 1)
• Carlos Carrasco 3 (Todd 1)
• Nestor Cortes 4
• JP Sears 2
• Aaron Nola 5
• Johan Oviedo 2 (Todd 3)
• Blake Snell 2
• Alex Wood 2 (Todd 1)
• Adam Wainwright 1
• Shane McClanahan 5
• Martin Perez 2
• Alek Manoah 1 (1:08:30)
• Kevin Gausman 5
• Jake Irvin 0
• Two Start Grade Recap 1:10:45

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Mike Gianella from Baseball Prospectus joins Jeff Erickson as they review some of the top post-200 pick breakouts like Josh Jung and Mitch Keller, and decide whether they're Diamonds in the Rough, or Cubic Zirconia.

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• Jackson Holliday
• Elly De La Cruz
• Royce Lewis
• Junior Caminero
• Emmet Sheehan
• AJ Smith-Shawver
• Bryan Woo
• Brandon Pfaadt
• Xavier Isaac
• Gabriel Gonzalez
• Lyon Richardson
• Luis Matos
• Aeverson Arteaga
• Gavin Stone
• Jackson Merrill
• Dalton Rushing
• Connor Norby
• Miguel Bleis
• Samuel Zavala
• Josue De Paula
• Jonatan Clase
• Blaze Jordan
• Dillon Dingler
• Jud Fabian
• Samuel Basallo
• Druw Jones
• Emmanuel Rodriguez
• Gunnar Henderson
• Jared Jones
• Yanquiel Fernandez
• Chase Meidroth
• Nick Yorke
• Vaughn Grissom
• Josh Jung
• Justin Dirden
• Mason Auer
• Aaron Schunk
• Gavin Williams
• Lawrence Butler
• Ignacio Alvarez
• Drew Gilbert
• Jacob Melton
• James Wood
• Kristian Robinson
• Sebastian Walcott
• Everson Pereira
• Christian Encarnacion-Strand
• Nick Frasso
• George Valera
• Landon Knack
• Colt Keith
• Justyn-Henry Malloy

Top 400 Prospects

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Ben Joyce threw an easy 102 mph in his debut, and Royce Lewis homered for the Twins. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review the top news of the day, including those smashing debuts.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap a fun weekend of baseball, discuss some risers and fallers in May and break down another busy weekend of FAAB bidding. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) comb through the biggest storylines from the weekend and then go Three Up, Three Down from Saturday. They also identify several waiver-wire targets for the upcoming week.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through a handful of headlines from Friday's slate and then examine the current fantasy leaders among hitters in each 5x5 standard fantasy scoring category. Who can keep it up, and who is due for summertime regression?

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!

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Opening/Light FAAB week

Pickups:

• Jake McCarthy (4:40)
• Owen Miller
• Johan Oviedo
• Kyle Hendricks
• Michael Soroka
• Griffin Canning (13:30)

RIVAL:

• Clay’s Picks: George Kirby OVER 18.89 points, Randy Arozarena OVER 8.97 points
• Todd’s Picks: Hunter Brown OVER 16.97 points, Mitch Keller OVER 10.57 points
• Hitters: Acuna over 9.88, Nimmo over 7.93, Soler over 7.19

Two-Start Pitcher Grades (28:30):

• Ryne Nelson 1
• Zac Gallen 5
• Bryce Elder 5 (Todd 4)
• Tyler Wells 3
• Brayan Bello 3
• Marcus Stroman 3
• Ben Lively 1
• Logan Allen 2
• Kyle Freeland 2
• Michael Kopech 3 (42:40)
• Lucas Giolito 3 (Todd 4)
• Matthew Boyd 1 (Todd 2)
• J.P. France 2 (Todd 1)
• Brandon Bielak 2
• Jamie Barria 1
• Bobby Miller 3
• Sandy Alcantara 4
• Adrian Houser 2
• Sonny Gray 5
• Joe Ryan 5
• Kodai Senga 2
• Domingo German 2
• Paul Blackburn 1 (Todd 0)
• Ranger Suarez 1
• Rich Hill 3 (Todd 2)
• Ryan Weathers 1
• Bryce Miller 4 (1:01:00)
• Anthony DeSclafani 3
• Shane McClanahan 5
• Zach Eflin 4
• Nathan Eovaldi 4 (Todd 5)
• Yusei Kikuchi 2
• Trevor Williams 0
• Two-Start Pitcher Grade 1:06:00

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Michael Govier from FTN and the Pallazo Podcast drops by to talk baseball with Jeff Erickson.

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• Hunter Goodman
• Nathan Martorella
• Ignacio Alvarez
• Thayron Liranzo
• Connor Phillips
• Chase Hampton
• Will Warren
• Leonardo Bernal
• Orion Kerkering
• Luis Matos
• Luisangel Acuna
• Ronny Mauricio
• Heston Kjerstad
• Mark Vientos
• Jonny DeLuca
• Justin Dirden

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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is on the rise, Bobby Witt Jr. is not. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss three risers and three fallers along with the news of the day.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend of baseball, hitting on the Astros, Padres, Christopher Morel and more, then delve into all the FAAB bidding from Sunday, including spirited bidding on Matt McLain and Matthew Liberatore. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @Scott Jenstad I @RotoWire

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) discuss a range of weekend headlines and break down several promising and not-so-encouraging performances from Saturday's slate.

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Chris Crawford (Crawford_MiLB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some headlines and discuss prospects that should be rostered now or whether you can wait.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL Fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!

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Opening

Pickups

• Matt McLain
• Nick Lodolo
• Brenton Doyle
• Mark Vientos (9:00)
• Brandon Williamson (11:15)

RIVAL (17:00): 

• Clay’s picks: Shane McClanahan OVER, Zack Greinke OVER
• Todd’s picks: Blake Snell UNDER, Sandy Alcantara UNDER, Shane McClanahan OVER, Corey Seager OVER, Mookie Betts OVER 

Two-Start Pitchers (32:00)

Tommy Henry 0

Spencer Strider 5

Dylan Dodd 0 (Todd 1)

Kyle Bradish 3

Drew Smyly 3 (Todd 4)

Brandon Williamson 1

Graham Ashcraft 2 (Todd 1)

Peyton Battenfield 0

Chase Anderson 0

Austin Gomber 0

Mike Clevinger 2 (Todd 3)

Dylan Cease 4 (Todd 5) (40:00)

Michael Lorenzen 3 (Todd 4)

Eduardo Rodriguez 5

Cristian Javier 5

Brady Singer 2 (Todd 4) (42:15)

Gavin Stone 1

Edward Cabrera 0

Eury Perez 2 (Todd 1)

Corbin Burnes 5

Colin Rea 0

Bailey Ober 4

Kodai Senga 2

Gerrit Cole 5

Drew Rucinski 0

Luis Medina 0

Taijuan Walker 2 (Todd 1)

Matt Strahm 0

Yu Darvish 5

Luis Castillo 5

Marco Gonzales 1

Alex Cobb 5

Ryan Walker 0

Jordan Montgomery 3 (Todd 4)

Josh Fleming 0

Taj Bradley 1

Dane Dunning 4

Chris Bassitt 4 (Todd 5)

Jose Berrios 3

McKenzie Gore 3 (Todd 4)

Two-Start Pitcher Grades recap (59:15)

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Steve Gardner joins Jeff Erickson to give us an update on the four LABR leagues and to remind us we're still only a quarter of the way into the season.

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Baseball has always been America’s pastime but a close second is horse racing and we’ve got the best way to get in on the action. 

StableDuel brings a new way to play the races and this weekend they have over $20,000 in prizes for the Preakness Stakes.

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The Highlander Dynasty Invitational

Akeem Glaspie

FF1 Nolan Arenado

FF2 Jeremy Pena

Drew Spurling

FF1 Nick Castellanos

FF2 Tyler Glasnow

Ken Balderston

FF1 Logan Gilbert

FF2 Jarred Kelenic

Eric Cross

FF1 Shane McClanahan

FF2 Joe Ryan

Eddy Almaguer

FF1 Tommy Edman

FF2 Matt Chapman

Jesse Roche

FF1 Pablo Lopez

FF2 Bryan Reynolds

Smada

FF1 Gleyber Torres

FF2 Christian Yelich

Kevin Hasting

FF1 Ty France

FF2 Taylor Walls

Michael Waterloo

FF1 Ke’Bryan Hayes

FF2 Masataka Yoshida

The Itch

FF1 Edwin Diaz

FF2 Nathaniel Lowe

Jordan Rosenblum

FF1 Joey Gallo

FF2 Josh Hader

Chris Fargis

FF1 George Springer

FF2 Will Smith

Alex Sanchez

FF1 Max Fried

FF2 James Outman

DJ Short

FF1 Alec Bohm

FF2 Nico Hoerner

Chris Clegg

FF1 Joe Musgrove

FF2 Cody Bellinger

Drew Wheeler

FF1 Zac Gallen

FF2 J.T. Realmuto

Chris Maher

FF1 Luis Garcia

FF2 Jorge Polanco

Bret Sayre

FF1 Andrew Vaughn

FF2 Nolan Gorman

Geoff Pontes

FF1 Kevin Gausman

FF2 Jonathan India

James Anderson

FF1 Willy Adames

FF2 Miguel Vargas

Baseball has always been America’s pastime but a close second is horse racing and we’ve got the best way to get in on the action. 

StableDuel brings a new way to play the races and this weekend they have over $20,000 in prizes for the Preakness Stakes.

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Matt McLain gets the call, Michael Conforto is heating up and Christopher Morel just went for big bids last week. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson identify hitters whose profile is rising.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball, talk about the surging Dodgers and recap all the weekend FAAB bidding, breaking down the action on Eury Perez, Christopher Morel and many more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (Crawford_MiLB) comb through weekend headlines and then identify three players who shined on Saturday and three players who showed reason for concern. They also discuss several waiver wire targets to close out the show.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some draft day targets that have not worked out so far.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!

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Opening - Eury Perez Day

FAAB Pickups:

• Eury Perez
• Brayan Bello (9:00)
• JJ Bleday (13:30)

RIVAL (24:00)

• Todd’s picks: Trea Turner OVER, JT Realmuto OVER, Byron Buxton OVER
• Clay’s picks: Taijuan Walker UNDER, Dustin May OVER

Two-Start Pitcher Grades (33:00)

Merrill Kelly 4

Charlie Morton 4

Grayson Rodriguez 3 (Todd 2)

Dean Kremer 2 (Todd 1)

Jameson Taillon 1

Hunter Greene 2 (Todd 1) 38:30

Shane Bieber 5

Connor Seabold 0

Lance Lynn 3 41:40 

Framber Valdez 5

Brad Keller 1

Shohei Ohtani 5

Noah Syndergaard 1

Clayton Kershaw 5

Jesus Luzardo 4

Eric Lauer 2

Pablo Lopez 4

Justin Verlander 5

Jhony Brito 0

Domingo German 1 (Todd 2)

Kyle Muller 0

Bailey Falter 1

Seth Lugo 2

George Kirby 5

Sean Manaea 1

Jack Flaherty 2 (Todd 1)

Jordan Montgomery 3 (Todd 4)

Yonny Chirinos 3 (Todd 2)

Dane Dunning 3 1:02:15 

Alek Manoah 3

Kevin Gausman 5

Patrick Corbin 0

Josiah Gray 4

Two-Start Pitcher Grades Recap 1:05:50

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Chris Clegg joins Jeff Erickson on the RotoWire podcast to break down the Braves' pitching and shortstop options, reacts to Eury Perez and other top pitching prospects getting the call, and to the latest slew of pitcher injuries.

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• Junior Caminero
• Emmet Sheehan
• Ryan Clifford
• Cole Young
• Ben Brown
• Carlos Jorge
• Chase Meidroth
• Nick Yorke
• Noah Cameron
• Edgar Quero
• Dalton Rushing

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We just had another big FAAB weekend, but for every add, there has to be a cut. @FredZinkieMLB just cut bait on two veterans in a 15-team format, which we discussed along with big news in the NL East.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up the weekend in baseball, preview Week 7 and discuss all the FAAB bidding from the weekend, including all the high dollar bids on Bryce Miller and Matt Mervis. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) comb through early-weekend headlines, discussing the debut of Matt Mervis and several injury notes, before examining a range of players who either flourished or faltered on Friday.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk RIVAL Fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!

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Opening - Matt Mervis

FAAB Pickups:

• Bryce Miller
• Michael King 5:00
• Louie Varland 6:40
• Yennier Cano
• JP Sears
• Maikel Garcia

RIVAL Fantasy (16:30):

• Todd’s picks for tonight: Kyle Muller UNDER, Rich Hill UNDER, Yu Darvish OVER
• Clay's picks for tonight: Hunter Greene UNDER, Cristian Javier OVER

Two-Start Pitchers (26:00):

Zac Gallen 5

Brandon Pfaadt 3

Charlie Morton 3 (Todd 4)

Kyle Gibson 2

Marcus Stroman 3

Graham Ashcraft 3

Tanner Bibee 4 34:45

Kyle Freeland 1 (Todd 0)

Dylan Cease 4

Lucas Giolito 3

Michael Lorenzen 0 (Todd 1)

Framber Valdez 5

Zack Greinke 0

Jordan Lyles 0

Braxton Garrett 41:30 1 

Louie Varland 2 (Todd 1)

Max Scherzer 5

Nestor Cortes 3

Clarke Schmidt 1

JP Sears 2

Drew Rucinski 0

Mitch Keller 3 (Todd 4)

Michael Wacha 1

Logan Gilbert 4 (Todd 5)

Anthony DeSclafani 3 (Todd 4)

Logan Webb 5

Miles Mikolas 2

Shane McClanahan 5

Zach Eflin 5 (Todd 4) 52:00

Jon Gray 3

Andrew Heaney 2 (Todd 3)

Jake Irvin 0

Two-Start Recap 56:10

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With the news that Matt Mervis is getting the call from the Cubs, this weekend is shaping up to be a huge FAAB weekend. Paul Sporer joins Jeff Erickson to help you prepare your bids.

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• Eloy Jimenez
• Luis Robert
• Jake Burger
• Daulton Varsho
• Riley Greene
• Josh Lowe
• James Outman
• Jarred Kelenic
• Lars Nootbaar
• Jack Suwinski
• Brandon Marsh
• Joey Wiemer
• Cody Bellinger
• Jorge Mateo
• Thairo Estrada
• Yandy Diaz vs. Nolan Arenado
• Joe Ryan
• Gunnar Henderson
• Miguel Vargas
• Triston Casas
• Ezequiel Tovar
• Who is the No. 1 fantasy prospect?
• Jackson Holliday
• Junior Caminero
• Kyle Schwarber
• Kyle Harrison
• Ron Marinaccio
• Geraldo Perdomo

https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/dynasty-rankings.php

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We've seen major bids already for Taj Bradley, Tanner Bibee, and Logan Allen. Now Bryce Miller and Gavin Stone will be getting the call this week, and more good young starters are on the way. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss that and the latest news.

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Scott Jenstad and special guest, Ryan Bloomfield of Baseball HQ, discuss a busy week in FAAB highlighted by Tanner Bibee and Logan Allen, recap the weekend in baseball and discuss many players including Gunnar Henderson and Kevin Gausman. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire I @RyanBHQ

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) recap some of the notable happenings over the weekend and offer some FAAB recommendations.

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) discuss the latest weekend headlines and then examine the 5x5 fantasy scoring leaders among pitchers and offer some opinions on who is for real and who to fade.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk Rival Fantasy and grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!

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Pickups:

• Gavin Stone
• Jarren Duran
• Logan T. Allen

Rival Fantasy:

• Todd’s Picks for Tonight: Framber Valdez OVER, Eduardo Rodriguez OVER, Rich Hill UNDER
• Clay’s Picks for Tonight: Framber Valdez OVER, Jack Flaherty UNDER (19:30)

Two-Start Pitchers:

Zac Gallen 5

Bryce Elder 4 (Todd 3)

Kyle Wright 2

Tyler Wells (27:40) 3

Corey Kluber 0 (Todd 1)

Tanner Houck 2

Drew Smyly 3

Jameson Taillon 2

Luke Weaver 0

Ryan Feltner 0

Michael Kopech 1

Michael Lorenzen 0

Luis Garcia 39:20 4

Zack Greinke 1

Tony Gonsolin 2

Sandy Alcantara 5 (Todd 4) 44:30

Eric Lauer 1 (Todd 2)

Tyler Mahle 4 (Todd 3)

Max Scherzer 5

Kodai Senga 3

Domingo German 1 (Todd 2)

Taijuan Walker 2

Roansy Contreras 53:00 3

Blake Snell 3 (Todd 2)

Logan Gilbert 3 (Todd 4)

Ross Stripling 1

Steven Matz 57:30 3

Shane McClanahan 5

Jose Berrios 3

Yusei Kikuchi 3

MacKenzie Gore 3

Trevor Williams 0

1:04 Two-Start Pitcher Grades Recap

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Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Chris Towers of CBS Sports (CTowersCBS) to look at some players who have gotten off to poor starts over the first month, and how concerned fantasy players should be.

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• Josh Jung
• Heston Kjerstad
• Mason Miller
• Zach Neto
• Andrew Abbott
• Gavin Stone
• Gavin Williams
• Kerry Carpenter
• Brayan Bello
• Ronny Mauricio
• Gunnar Henderson
• Jordan Walker
• Anthony Volpe
• Brent Rooker
• Jonatan Clase
• Junior Caminero
• Wilmer Flores
• Justyn-Henry Malloy
• Luis Matos
• James Outman
• Lyon Richardson
• Tyler Black
• Sterlin Thompson
• Brennen Davis
• Daylen Lile
• Connor Norby
• Jackson Holliday
• Colton Cowser
• Cole Wilcox
• Oscar Colas
• Josh Lowe
• Cody Bellinger
• Nolan Gorman
• Matt Chapman
• Jake McCarthy
• Riley Greene
• Kyle Bradish
• Forrest Whitley
• Everson Pereira
• Hector Rodriguez
• Cody Bradford
• Casey Schmitt

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Chris Sale didn't strike out any Orioles on Monday night, Jose Urquidy, Nick Lodolo and Lance Lynn also got rocked. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break down those pitching disasters, and cover the injury and prospect news of the day as well.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad review all the Sunday FAAB bidding, including all the big bids for Mason Miller, preview Week 5 and talk Pirates, A's and all the other news from the weekend in baseball. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some headlines and also delve into some young pitching talk, from just-debuted guys to possible stashes.

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) talk recent headlines and also look at the 5x5 leaders and offer some opinions on who is for real and who to fade.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) grade all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.

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• News
• Bryce Harper could be back in early May.
• Max Scherzer drops his appeal (6:00)
• Liam Hendriks is in remission.
• FAAB pickups
• Mason Miller (10:45)
• Zach Neto
• RIVAL Fantasy (18:05)
• Todd - Julio Urias & Aaron Nola OVER
• Clay - Alek Manoah OVER & Mitch Keller UNDER
• Two-Start Pitchers (30:00)
• Tommy Henry 0
• Spencer Strider 5
• Charlie Morton 4
• Dean Kremer 0 (Todd 1)
• Kyle Bradish 3
• Chris Sale (34:00) 4
• Justin Steele 3 (Todd 4)
• Nick Lodolo 4
• Cal Quantrill 2
• Austin Gomber 0
• Lucas Giolito 3
• Mike Clevinger 2
• Eduardo Rodriguez 2
• Spencer Turnbull 0 (Todd 1)
• Jose Urquidy 4 (Todd 3)
• Brad Keller 2 (Todd 3)
• Brady Singer 1 (Todd 4)
• Jose Suarez 0
• Noah Syndergaard 2 (Todd 3)
• Edward Cabrera 2 (Todd 1)
• Bryan Hoeing 0
• Colin Rea 2
• Joe Ryan 5
• Kenta Maeda 1 (Todd 2)
• Kodai Senga 4
• Nestor Cortes 5 (Todd 4)
• Jhony Brito 1
• Ken Waldichuk 0
• Bailey Falter 0 (Todd 1)
• Johan Oviedo 2
• Logan Gilbert 4 (Todd 5)
• Alex Cobb 3
• Jordan Montgomery 2 (Todd 3)
• Drew Rasmussen 5 (Todd 4)
• Taj Bradley 3 (Todd 2)
• Nathan Eovaldi 1 (Todd 2)
• Martin Perez 1 (Todd 2)
• Chris Bassitt 4
• Josiah Gray 1 (Todd 2)
• Two-Start Grade Recap 1:01:15

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Brian Entrekin (aka KC Bubba) joins Jeff Erickson and advocates for buying high on Jared Kelenic and a few other hot starters.

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AL Rookie of the year

Hunter Brown +600

Logan O’Hoppe +900

Josh Jung +1300

Taj Bradley +1500

Esteury Ruiz +3500

Curtis Mead +10000

Ricky Tiedemann +15000

NL Rookie of the year

Corbin Carroll +300 

James Outman +500

Kodai Senga +550

Brett Baty +1400

Garrett Mitchell +2500

Brandon Pfaadt +3000

Matt Mervis +8500

Matthew Liberatore +10000

Gavin Stone +12000

A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!

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How concerned are you about the slow starts by Juan Soto, Jose Abreu, Christian Walker and Gunnar Henderson? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review them, the latest pitcher injuries and recent call-ups.

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A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!

Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE)

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down a busy weekend of baseball action, review some large FAAB bids on rookies and preview Week 4 in fantasy baseball. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.

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Drew Silva (@drewsilv) and Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) take a look at the promotion of Brett Baty, Giancarlo Stanton's hamstring injury and more headlines from the weekend. They also offer some potential FAAB pickups like Zach Neto, Rodolfo Castro and a handful of others.

A new MLB season means it’s time for a new kind of daily fantasy baseball. Rival Fantasy is the fantasy platform reinventing the way Daily and Weekly games are played, and they’ve brought new games to the ballpark this year that Fantasy players won’t find anywhere else. Go to play.rivalfantasy.com/signup and use code RotowireMLB at sign-up and deposit a minimum of $25 to get your first entry on Rival protected up to $50!

Swing into the MLB season with Vivid Seats and score tickets to all of the hottest matchups and biggest games of the year. Every crack of the bat, every deep center fly, and every heart-pounding double-play of your favorite team, live and in person. Visit Vivid Seats today. (https://www.vividseats.com/?wsUser=948&wsVar=SITE)

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