About this episode
Fred Zinkie (@FredZinkieMLB) and Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) host their annual auction special, including Fred Zinkie's ways to improve auction formats. We'll also talk about Gerrit Cole's season-ending injury and what that means for the Yankees, and how our mid-to-late round pitching targets are getting more expensive. --- 00:00 3-11 Zinkie Pod 00:45 It’s official. Gerrit Cole needs TJS. 08:00 Evaluating early spring training returns with Jared Jones & Clay Holmes 12:00 Dustin May will be the LAD SP5. 18:30 Gunnar Henderson is still unsure about Opening Day. 21:45 Rafael Devers delayed 28:15 Fantrax 29:15 Auctions 31:00 Auction Improvements 32:40 Use Ronald Acuna Jr. to illustrate 34:00 Jeff’s Home League as example 39:00 Nominations 43:00 Budgeting for the endgame 44:00 Avoiding Bidding Wars 46:00 Keeper Inflation in Auction Leagues 50:10 NFBC 50:50 BlueWire 51:00 Reserve Round SPs 52:45 Names to Consider: Max Meyer, Lucas Giolito, Dustin May, Luis Ortiz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Michael Soroka, Tony Gonsolin, Will Warren, Hayden Wesneski, Kyle Harrison, Ben Brown, Sean Burke, Tylor Megill, Andrew Painter, Osvaldo Bido, Tyler Mahle, Quinn Mathews, Trevor Williams. 1:09:00 Labor Gloom & Doom 1:13:20 Matt Shaw is going to Japan. 1:16:00 Cam Smith in RF --- NFBC RotoWire Online Championship The NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live! Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season. Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Clay Link and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000! Sign up today! (hyperlink: https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/1465) Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.