RotoWire MLB Podcast 3-17-26

Welcome to Fred Zinkie

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News

Gerrit Cole will start tomorrow.

MacKenzie Gore has a 6:6 K:BB ratio in ST. Globe Life Field better work its magic.

NFBC Main Event draft slot

Thoughts on the Closer Market

Why can’t the Reds just say that Chase Burns is going to make the team?

Fantrax

ToutWars Results

Aaron Judge

Kyle Bradish seems like your best purchase, when compared to the other SP prices.

Fred likes the Kirby Yates pick. He is starting to look like their closer.

You haven’t mentioned Samuel Basallo as a target….was that just a value purchase?

Dominic Canzone

How to do Stars and Scrubs Right

Are you becoming the Chase DeLauter guy? There isn’t much buzz on him, even though he seems certain to make the team.

BlueWire

I’d also like to comment on the Mixed Auction, since it is relevant to many of our listeners. We saw a $63 Judge and four players go for $50 or more. The high NFBC auction average is $48. Did these drafters get carried away?

The second and third tier of closers were so cheap. For $20, you could get two closers from the Jansen, Santana, Hader, Walker tier, and a couple speculative closers, like O’Brien or Beeter. Is that better than $22-25 for a top-tier closer?

Brewers relievers

Also in the Mixed, McGonigle went for $21, while Griffin went for $11 and Wetherholt went for $4. That doesn’t make much sense to me, or anyone who looks at ADP.

Tout Wars Champions League.

Most popular format (H2H Categories, daily transactions) on many sites. But a format that we rarely discuss. How should we attack the smaller lineups (10H, 7 P).

Is punting a category an option?