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RotoWire Prospect Podcast

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Weekly prospect and dynasty talk from Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson.

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01:01:35

Fantasy Baseball Auction Strategy w/ John Pausma

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2026/02/25

Elite high-stakes player John Pausma joins James Anderson to recap their NFBC $500 DC Auction, discussing what went right, what went wrong, how to handle massive closer inflation and much more!2:35 Closer inflation 09:45 Who’s the Brewers closer 15:30 Discounted players 19:00 Multi-eligibility players 21:50 Overpays 25:00 Weak SP builds 32:20 Catchers 38:45 Scripting your build 43:00 When to nominate your targets 46:15 Dollar days 49:55 Brewers talk 53:20 More dollar days 55:15 Prospect

01:04:05

How To Win A Main Event w/ Mark Srebro

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2026/02/19

Nobody has won more NFBC Main Event leagues than Mark Srebro, and he joins James Anderson to give a couple hot takes before discussing how to build a winning pitching staff in a 15-team high-stakes league! 07:45 Mark’s 1st Bold Take12:00 Mark’s 2nd Bold Take18:35 How to win a Main Event league22:30 Where’s the SP1 cutoff?27:00 SP2 and SP331:10 Groups of SPs in the 100-250 range33:00 Young and exciting SPs37:40 Injury discount SPs41:00 Coming off a down year SPs44:35 Not enough track record SPs50:05

00:49:21

How To Build Your Fantasy Roster w/ Steve Weimer

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2026/02/11

James Anderson and elite high-stakes player Steve Weimer discuss fantasy baseball roster construction strategies and much more! 03:30 Extreme hitters10:30 Risky old hitters15:20 This year’s George Springer22:40 Projecting catcher playing time27:15 How to attack 2B and 3B32:00 This year’s Drew Rasmussen37:10 Late-round outfielders to target43:00 Late-round pitchers to target FantraxFantrax is the home of fantasy sports. Click here to sign up for Fantrax FREE today!Get the latest fantasy sports

01:09:51

Fantasy Baseball Auctions w/ Marc Winokur

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2026/02/05

James Anderson and Marc Winokur talk fantasy baseball auction strategy and recap Marc's first two high-stakes auctions of 2026! 02:00 How the 2025 winners spent their money14:20 Marc’s surprise buys21:25 Overpriced players25:45 Skubal/Skenes/Crochet29:15 Spending at 3B30:40 Buying Rafael Devers33:30 How to attack 2B37:50 Willy Adames/Jung Hoo Lee41:05 How much to spend on outfield44:50 How much to spend on pitching51:35 Buy 1 or 2 closers?58:20 Nomination strategy01:06:10 Advice for new auction

01:06:37

High-Stakes Strategy Talk w/ Phil Dussault

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2026/01/28

James Anderson and high-stakes fantasy baseball player Phil Dussault discuss some boom or.bust catchers, platoon outfielders, underrated players and much more as we head into the heart of 2026 fantasy baseball draft season! 01:30 More early drafting04:00 When we know who we’re drafting07:00 How the Main Event has changed10:45 Toughest teams to project15:35 A potential bust at Catcher22:45 Best risky catcher30:50 Fernando Tatis HR projection35:25 Brent Rooker vs. Wyatt Langford39:45 Chandler Simpson

00:40:38

Updated Top 400 Prospect Rankings!

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2026/01/20

James Anderson answers listener questions about the full-updated RotoWire top 400 prospect rankings! 02:00 Holy Shortstops!04:15 Top 10 Prospects By Upside08:10 State of the Rankings10:45 What Causes Offseason Movement?12:05 Rainiel Rodriguez12:50 Joshua Baez14:35 Walker Jenkins16:20 This Year’s Luke Keaschall17:30 Edward Florentino18:15 Carter Jensen23:00 Luis Pena24:10 Tyler Bremner26:00 Andrew Painter28:25 Elmer Rodriguez, Luis De Leon, Trey Gibson30:20 Alfredo Duno32:00 Nathan Flewelling33:00

01:00:49

Dynasty First-Year Player Mock Draft!

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2026/01/15

James Anderson, Zac Beck, Kyle Sonntag, Ross Jensen, Jesse Severe and Taylor Corso participate in a mock FYPD! Find out where the top 2025 draftees stack up against the international signees in your dynasty leagues! 01:40 Tatsuya Imai02:15 Kade Anderson03:00 Kazuma Okamoto04:00 Munetaka Murakami05:00 JoJo Parker06:00 Liam Doyle06:50 Dax Kilby08:10 Eli Willits09:40 Seth Hernandez10:20 Andrew Fischer11:20 Kyson Witherspoon12:40 Aiva Arquette13:15 Gavin Fien14:40 Ethan Conrad15:40 Steele Hall18:30

01:14:59

Starting Pitcher Preview w/ Dustin McComas

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2026/01/07

James Anderson and Dustin McComas go through the top 150 starting pitchers by recent ADP and highlight many targets and avoids to get you prepared for you 2026 fantasy baseball drafts! 02:40 Garrett Crochet04:45 Hunter Brown05:55 Bryan Woo07:50 Logan Webb10:20 Kyle Bradish, Jesus Luzardo, Eury Perez12:45 Kevin Gausman15:00 Tyler Glasnow15:35 Spencer Strider16:35 Nick Pivetta20:00 Nick Lodolo21:30 Bubba Chandler22:35 Emmet Sheehan24:10 Brandon Woodruff25:55 Robbie Ray28:45 Tatsuya Imai, MacKenzie

01:07:29

Projecting Playing Time w/ KC Bubba

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2025/12/30

James Anderson and KC Bubba pinpoint some potential inaccuracies on Roster Resource that are leading to some players being overvalued and others being slept on, as playing time is key to winning fantasy baseball leagues! 02:30 Sal Stewart05:20 Connelly Early09:25 Lenyn Sosa14:00 Jack Perkins, J.T. Ginn18:25 Ian Seymour21:50 Jacob Melton, Carson Williams27:15 Spencer Arrighetti30:20 JJ Wetherholt34:00 Kyle Leahy, Richard Fitts38:55 Carter Jensen, Lane Thomas44:05 Troy Melton47:05 Parker Messick48:45

01:08:53

Bad Early Picks & Good Late Picks w/ Rob DiPietro

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2025/12/18

James Anderson and Rob DiPietro identify six players who are being drafted too early, including Rafael Devers and Oneil Cruz, before highlighting more than 10 players who are great late-round values in 50-round draft-and-hold leagues! 04:00 Trevor Megill09:45 Rafael Devers12:50 Oneil Cruz17:25 Noelvi Marte21:40 Jackson Holliday25:15 Jonathan Aranda29:45 Finding late DC gems31:45 Andruw Monasterio35:50 Hunter Harvey39:30 Carmen Mlodzinski43:25 Michael Conforto46:10 Graham Pauley50:30 Sean

01:07:34

Evaluating Injury Risk w/ Dave McDonald

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2025/12/11

James Anderson and Dave McDonald discuss the riskiest players who are getting drafted highly in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts, including Yordan Alvarez, Cole Ragans, Brandon Woodruff, Zack Wheeler and more! 03:25 Evaluating injury risk11:35 Yordan Alvarez19:15 Bryan Woo vs. Jacob deGrom26:00 Cole Ragans31:00 Josh Hader33:50 Tyler Glasnow36:20 Brandon Woodruff38:10 Pablo Lopez40:40 Shane Bieber43:55 Michael King47:05 Nathan Eovaldi49:25 Zack Wheeler52:05 Carlos Rodon53:45 Kris Bubic55:25 This Year’s

01:01:17

2026 Strategy Talk w/ Rob Silver

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2025/12/03

James Anderson and Rob Silver discuss the 2026 rookie shortstop class, sleeper candidates to hit 30-plus homers, reliever land mines, Rob's 2026 prospect crush plus much more! 01:40 Konnor Griffin09:20 Rookie Shortstops13:20 Finding Cheap Power15:45 Jorge Polanco17:35 Dominic Canzone19:45 Royce Lewis23:05 Max Muncy (LAD)26:20 Jordan Walker31:25 Power Sleepers34:00 Reliever Land Mines41:50 Chandler Simpson47:30 Cheap Speed50:00 Rob’s Prospect For 202655:35 Nasim Nunez58:40 Jeff HoffmanGet the latest

01:03:05

Sleepers Coming Over From Asia w/ Tim McLeod

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2025/11/26

James Anderson and Tim McLeod discuss Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto and the rest of the players making the leap from Asia to MLB in 2026! 01:10 Tatsuya Imai06:25 Munetaka Murakami10:45 Kazuma Okamoto15:30 Cody Ponce18:50 Foster Griffin vs. Anthony Kay22:35 Jon Duplantier25:00 Lewin Diaz isn’t coming over26:50 Jo Hsi Hsu28:45 Sung-Mun Song31:35 Open Universe Targets37:40 Roki Sasaki42:50 Tim’s Rookie TargetsGet the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools

00:54:58

Trendy Starting Pitchers w/ Eno Sarris

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2025/11/18

James Anderson and Eno Sarris discuss the 2026 fantasy baseball prices for the top young starting pitchers in the game, including Chase Burns, Jacob Misiorowski, Cam Schlittler, Emmet Sheehan and more! 01:20 High Upside SPs03:20 Chase Burns04:55 Cam Schlittler09:30 Jacob Misiorowski13:30 Emmet Sheehan18:30 Nolan McLean23:45 Trey Yesavage27:55 Bubba Chandler29:50 Cade Horton33:25 Connelly Early, Payton Tolle38:15 Troy Melton, Jonah Tong43:35 Tatsuya Imai47:45 Braxton Ashcraft50:25 Giants SP DepthGet

01:03:08

Top 25 Rookies For 2026

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2025/11/12

James Anderson gives some quick risers and fallers from his too early top 300 rankings before breaking down the top 25 rookies for 2026 fantasy baseball leagues! 02:25 Risers/Fallers From Early Top 30008:30 Top 25 Prospects For 202609:35 Nolan McLean is No. 112:15 Buy Samuel Basallo14:25 Trey Yesavage Will Get Strikeouts16:25 Market’s Sharp On Bubba Chandler18:25 Stay In On Sal Stewart21:05 Carter Jensen vs. J.T. Realmuto23:20 Market’s Sharp On Connelly Early25:10 Dylan Beavers’ Breakout

01:02:40

Tough Ranks + AFL Standouts w/ Aram Leighton

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2025/11/05

James Anderson and Aram Leighton discuss the 2026 outlooks for Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle before talking tough prospects to rank and Arizona Fall League standouts! 01:15 Konnor Griffin04:45 Kevin McGonigle11:10 Konnor Griffin’s ETA16:25 Kevin McGonigle’s ETA18:45 Nolan McLean vs. Trey Yesavage25:25 Bubba Chandler27:00 Who is the No. 4 pitching prospect?29:30 First-Year Player Drafts34:20 Liam Doyle38:40 Arjun Nimmala and Justin Crawford45:20 AFL Standouts55:30 Ryan Waldschmidt58:10 Robby

01:10:44

Prospects On The Rise w/ Owen Hurd

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2025/10/30

James Anderson and Owen Hurd discuss the industry prospect draft they're participating in, including which prospects went too high, and which prospects were the best values! 01:15 First Two Rounds03:05 Nolan McLean Debate07:35 Floor vs. Ceiling10:40 Surprise Picks11:45 Best Values13:15 Bryce Eldridge Debate16:45 Mining The Mock24:35 Owen’s Team28:15 Jordan Lawlar vs. Marcelo Mayer29:55 Luke Dickerson35:30 Jaxon Wiggins38:15 Trey Gibson Unlucky at AAA41:15 George Klassen’s Stuff43:00 James’ Team49:55

01:14:15

Early Drafting + Positional Thoughts w/ Mike Mager

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2025/10/22

James Anderson is joined by excellent high-stakes fantasy baseball player Mike Mager to discuss their first draft of 2026 plus which positions look the deepest and which seem the shallowest this draft season. 05:30 The Big 3 Starting Pitchers10:45 Ben Rice vs. Hunter Goodman15:05 James’ Best Picks17:15 Draft Regrets30:55 Emmet Sheehan34:20 Catcher Is Deeper Than Ever41:05 Is Vlad a First Rounder?46:30 Second Base Is A Wasteland49:50 Third Base Falls Off Quickly53:05 Shortstop Is Loaded Up Top54:10

00:47:11

How To Find Breakout Prospects

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2025/10/15

On the first Prospect Podcast of the offseason, James Anderson is joined by deep dynasty league maven JT of the Os and 1s to talk about the art of finding breakout prospects, some 2026 sleepers and why Cardinals right fielder Joshua Baez is the most underrated prospect in the game! 05:35 Projecting Drake Baldwin09:00 Agustin Ramirez’s Fantasy Upside11:45 Will Wilyer Abreu Play Every Day?15:40 Don’t Sleep On Braxton Ashcraft19:20 Don’t Forget Christian Scott22:00 The Most Underrated Prospect29:00 AFL

01:14:51

Draft, Hold, Win w/ Jim Tomony

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2025/09/25

James Anderson is joined by Jim Tomony to discuss Jim's NFBC Overall leading Draft Champions team! Jim is likely to win his third NFBC overall championship and he discusses his strategy, his top players and all the quality young catchers entering the player pool. 00:00 Intro02:20 Songs as Team Names09:25 How To Draft And Hold19:00 Jim’s DC MVP(s)23:15 Young Catchers37:30 Stay In on George Springer42:05 Valuing Byron Buxton in 202648:00 Sal Frelick Perfect Fit w/ Brewers54:00 Chandler Simpson As

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