RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast
RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast
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10 Players the Experts Are Adding in Fantasy Baseball
1 hour 15 minutes Posted May 19, 2025 at 5:08 am.
MLB Pod 5-18-2500:30 Week 5 Preview01:15 Twins finally lost a game after 13 in a row – Went from 13-20 to 26-20!03:00 Six teams in the AL over .540 winning % 4 of them in the Central04:30 AL East has one team over .500 – Where the heck does Balt go from here? Lost 6 in a row.Reds sweep Guardians10:50 Schedule Notes11:00 7 Gamers: AL - Boston, Balt, Cleve, Det, A’s, Angels, Hou11:10 NL: Phillies, Pirates, Brewers, Rockies11:20 Balt, Bos and Hou facing 7 RHP.Nice schedules:11:30 Phillies monster, 4 @ Col, 3 @ A’s12:00 Nick Kurtz13:00 A’s: 7 home, 4 LAA, 3 Philly (Also get 7 home in 2 weeks)15:00 Red Sox 7 home: 3 NYM, 4 Balt15:45 Brewers: 3 Balt, 4 @ Pitt16:00 Angels: 4 @ A’s, 3 Miami17:50 Rockies – Home 7: 4 Philly, 3 NYY18:13 BlueWire18:20 News and notes18:25 Jose Alvarado – 80 Game PED Suspension19:30 Cole Ragans – 15 Day IL with left groin tightness; Seth Lugo – 15Day IL with middle finger inflammation.19:45 Xavier Edwards - 10 Day Il with a mid-back strain.20:15 Evan Carter – 10 Day Il with right quad strain; Tyler O’Neill – 10 Day IL with left shoulder impingement20:50 Spencer Strider – Liked to return to rotation Tuesday22:30 Hayden Wesneski – Having TJS22:45 Chandler Simpson – Missed Sunday with sore hand23:05 Brandon Woodruff – New rehab assignment starting Wednesday23:15 George Kirby – Went 64 pitchers in rehab assignment Saturday.23:30 Justin Martinez – On rehab and nearing return.24:15 Chris Martin – Removed Sunday with right shoulder discomfort25:00 Pitcher FAAB25:10 Starters25:15 Ryan Weathers (37% ME, 57% 12)28:25 Hayden Birdsong (84% ME, 47% 12)32:00 Zebby Matthews (97% ME, but 13% 12 – pitched badly Sunday)34:45 Clayton Kershaw36:50 Logan Henderson (93% ME, 18% 12)39:15 Mick Abel (Not available in NFBC – great game Sunday)40:50 Noah Cameron; Slade Cecconi; Hunter Dobbins (77% ME); JT Ginn (30% - LAA, Phil)42:40 Yu Darvish stash44:30 Relievers44:40 Jordan Romano (91% ME, 29% 12)45:30 Luis Mey46:40 Cubs48:15 Hitter FAAB49:00 Dalton Rushing (Playing Time Issues)53:30 Jordan Lawlar (Playing Time Issues)59:30 Moises Ballesteros (Big prospect, but PT issues)1:00:30 Will Benson1:05:40 Matthew Lugo1:08:00 Otto Lopez1:10:00 Player Talk1:10:20 My god, Pete Crow-Armstrong! (.290, 12/14, 2 more extra base hits Sunday, 27 on the year)
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Scott Jenstad review the weekly FAAB run in a tricky prospect week. How much did your league bid on Hayden Birdsong, Jordan Lawlar, Dalton Rushing and Moises Ballesteros? Who did you pivot to if you didn't add those prospects?---00:00 MLB Pod 5-18-2500:30 Week 5 Preview01:15 Twins finally lost a game after 13 in a row – Went from 13-20 to 26-20!03:00 Six teams in the AL over .540 winning % - 4 of them in the Central04:30 AL East has one team over .500 – Where the heck does Balt go from here? Lost 6 in a row.Reds sweep Guardians10:50 Schedule Notes11:00 7 Gamers: AL - Boston, Balt, Cleve, Det, A’s, Angels, Hou11:10 NL: Phillies, Pirates, Brewers, Rockies11:20 Balt, Bos and Hou facing 7 RHP.Nice schedules:11:30 Phillies monster, 4 @ Col, 3 @ A’s12:00 Nick Kurtz13:00 A’s: 7 home, 4 LAA, 3 Philly (Also get 7 home in 2 weeks)15:00 Red Sox 7 home: 3 NYM, 4 Balt15:45 Brewers: 3 Balt, 4 @ Pitt16:00 Angels: 4 @ A’s, 3 Miami17:50 Rockies – Home 7: 4 Philly, 3 NYY18:13 BlueWire18:20 News and notes18:25 Jose Alvarado – 80 Game PED Suspension19:30 Cole Ragans – 15 Day IL with left groin tightness; Seth Lugo – 15Day IL with middle finger inflammation.19:45 Xavier Edwards - 10 Day Il with a mid-back strain.20:15 Evan Carter – 10 Day Il with right quad strain; Tyler O’Neill – 10 Day IL with left shoulder impingement20:50 Spencer Strider – Liked to return to rotation Tuesday22:30 Hayden Wesneski – Having TJS22:45 Chandler Simpson – Missed Sunday with sore hand23:05 Brandon Woodruff – New rehab assignment starting Wednesday23:15 George Kirby – Went 64 pitchers in rehab assignment Saturday.23:30 Justin Martinez – On rehab and nearing return.24:15 Chris Martin – Removed Sunday with right shoulder discomfort25:00 Pitcher FAAB25:10 Starters25:15 Ryan Weathers (37% ME, 57% 12)28:25 Hayden Birdsong (84% ME, 47% 12)32:00 Zebby Matthews (97% ME, but 13% 12 – pitched badly Sunday)34:45 Clayton Kershaw36:50 Logan Henderson (93% ME, 18% 12)39:15 Mick Abel (Not available in NFBC – great game Sunday)40:50 Noah Cameron; Slade Cecconi; Hunter Dobbins (77% ME); JT Ginn (30% - LAA, Phil)42:40 Yu Darvish stash44:30 Relievers44:40 Jordan Romano (91% ME, 29% 12)45:30 Luis Mey46:40 Cubs48:15 Hitter FAAB49:00 Dalton Rushing (Playing Time Issues)53:30 Jordan Lawlar (Playing Time Issues)59:30 Moises Ballesteros (Big prospect, but PT issues)1:00:30 Will Benson1:05:40 Matthew Lugo1:08:00 Otto Lopez1:10:00 Player Talk1:10:20 My god, Pete Crow-Armstrong! (.290, 12/14, 2 more extra base hits Sunday, 27 on the year)
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