Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap-up a busy first weekend of the baseball season and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. They discuss the big start for a number of highly touted rookies, take a look ahead at Week 2 and then talk an active weekend in FAAB with closers such as Jordan Romano and Cole Sands garnering the most interest in fantasy leagues.
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Talking FAAB & Recapping Opening Weekend

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer offer up their favorite fantasy baseball pickups for the week.
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00:00 Headlines 
 14:38 Carson Benge 
 17:13 Justin Crawford 
 20:39 Jordan Lawlar 
 23:01 Jake McCarthy 
 25:41 Nasim Nunez 
 30:22 Max Meyer 
 32:26 Matthew Liberatore 
 35:48 Kyle Harrison 
 37:46 Paul Sewald 
 40:21 Jordan Romano 
 44:50 Ryan Johnson 
 47:05 Carmen Mlodzinski 
 49:36 Steven Matz 
 51:27 Ryne Stanek 
 54:29 Gregory Soto 
 57:22 Casey Schmitt 
 59:37 Joey Loperfido 
 1:01:43 T.J. Rumfield 
 1:03:47 Jake Bauers 
 1:07:12 Edouard Julien 
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 20:39 Jordan Lawlar&lt;br&gt;
 23:01 Jake McCarthy&lt;br&gt;
 25:41 Nasim Nunez&lt;br&gt;
 30:22 Max Meyer&lt;br&gt;
 32:26 Matthew Liberatore&lt;br&gt;
 35:48 Kyle Harrison&lt;br&gt;
 37:46 Paul Sewald&lt;br&gt;
 40:21 Jordan Romano&lt;br&gt;
 44:50 Ryan Johnson&lt;br&gt;
 47:05 Carmen Mlodzinski&lt;br&gt;
 49:36 Steven Matz&lt;br&gt;
 51:27 Ryne Stanek&lt;br&gt;
 54:29 Gregory Soto&lt;br&gt;
 57:22 Casey Schmitt&lt;br&gt;
 59:37 Joey Loperfido&lt;br&gt;
 1:01:43 T.J. Rumfield&lt;br&gt;
 1:03:47 Jake Bauers&lt;br&gt;
 1:07:12 Edouard Julien&lt;br&gt;
 1:09:15 Smart Money&lt;/p&gt;
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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer offer up their favorite fantasy baseball pickups for the week.

FAAB Targets (Week of March 30)

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Intro/First two-start pitcher podcast of the season!
<ul>
 <li>Opening Day takeaways/box score nuggets:
 <ul>
 <li>Clay was sure Sal Stewart broke his wrist</li>
 <li>Kevin McGonigle goes 4-for-5 with two doubles (btw a four-hit debut is rarer than a perfect game)</li>
 <li>Chase DeLauter pops two long balls</li>
 <li>JJ Wetherholt homers in debut</li>
 <li>Jacob Misiorowski sets Brewers Opening Day record with 11 strikeouts</li>
 <li>Paul Skenes fails to make it out of the first inning</li>
 <li>Griffin Jax in the sixth inning</li>
 <li>Trevor Rogers picks up where he left off last season</li>
 <li>Jordan Romano nails down the save for LAA</li>
 <li>Ryne Stanek closes things out for STL</li>
 <li>Nasim Nunez swipes a bag</li>
 <li>Nathan Church goes 3-for-4</li>
 </ul></li>
</ul>
Two-start pitchers:
<ul>
 <li>Michael Soroka 0</li>
 <li>Brandon Pfaadt 1</li>
 <li>Aaron Civale 0</li>
 <li>Bryce Elder 0</li>
 <li>Jose Suarez 0</li>
 <li>Chris Bassitt 3</li>
 <li>Ranger Suarez 4</li>
 <li>Edward Cabrera 4</li>
 <li>Chase Burns 3</li>
 <li>Parker Messick 1 (Todd 0)</li>
 <li>Tomoyuki Sugano 0</li>
 <li>Davis Martin 0</li>
 <li>Justin Verlander 2</li>
 <li>Kris Bubic 3</li>
 <li>Ryan Johnson 0</li>
 <li>Roki Sasaki 0</li>
 <li>Chris Paddack 0</li>
 <li>Kyle Harrison 3</li>
 <li>Mick Abel 2 (Todd 1)</li>
 <li>Clay Holmes 3</li>
 <li>Kodai Senga 3</li>
 <li>Ryan Weathers 3</li>
 <li>Max Fried 5</li>
 <li>Taijuan Walker 0</li>
 <li>Braxton Ashcraft 1</li>
 <li>German Marquez 1</li>
 <li>Luis Castillo 4</li>
 <li>Adrian Houser 1 (Todd 2)</li>
 <li>Landen Roupp 1</li>
 <li>Kyle Leahy 0</li>
 <li>Nick Martinez 1 (Todd 2)</li>
 <li>Jack Leiter 3 (Todd 2)</li>
 <li>Cody Ponce 4</li>
 <li>Foster Griffin 0</li>
</ul>
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&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Opening Day takeaways/box score nuggets:
 &lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Clay was sure Sal Stewart broke his wrist&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Kevin McGonigle goes 4-for-5 with two doubles (btw a four-hit debut is rarer than a perfect game)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Chase DeLauter pops two long balls&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;JJ Wetherholt homers in debut&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Jacob Misiorowski sets Brewers Opening Day record with 11 strikeouts&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Paul Skenes fails to make it out of the first inning&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Griffin Jax in the sixth inning&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Trevor Rogers picks up where he left off last season&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Jordan Romano nails down the save for LAA&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Ryne Stanek closes things out for STL&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Nasim Nunez swipes a bag&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Nathan Church goes 3-for-4&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Two-start pitchers:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Michael Soroka 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Brandon Pfaadt 1&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Aaron Civale 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Bryce Elder 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Jose Suarez 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Chris Bassitt 3&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Ranger Suarez 4&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Edward Cabrera 4&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Chase Burns 3&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Parker Messick 1 (Todd 0)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Tomoyuki Sugano 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Davis Martin 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Justin Verlander 2&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Kris Bubic 3&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Ryan Johnson 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Roki Sasaki 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Chris Paddack 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Kyle Harrison 3&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Mick Abel 2 (Todd 1)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Clay Holmes 3&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Kodai Senga 3&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Ryan Weathers 3&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Max Fried 5&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Taijuan Walker 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Braxton Ashcraft 1&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;German Marquez 1&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Luis Castillo 4&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Adrian Houser 1 (Todd 2)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Landen Roupp 1&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Kyle Leahy 0&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Nick Martinez 1 (Todd 2)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Jack Leiter 3 (Todd 2)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Cody Ponce 4&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Foster Griffin 0&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of March 30, 2026)

Erik Halterman is joined by Matt Morris of the Dynasty Dingers podcast to discuss every rookie on every Opening Day roster. Which ones should be added everywhere they're available, which ones belong on your watch list, and which ones can you safely ignore? 
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00:00 Headlines
11:25 AL Central rookies
26:15 AL East rookies
40:55 AL West rookies
52:10 NL Central rookies
1:03:30 NL East rookies
1:12:05 NL West rookies
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&lt;p&gt;00:00 Headlines&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;11:25 AL Central rookies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;26:15 AL East rookies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;40:55 AL West rookies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;52:10 NL Central rookies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1:03:30 NL East rookies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1:12:05 NL West rookies&lt;/p&gt;
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Every Rookie on Every Opening Day Roster with Matt Morris

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01:05 Tiers
03:00 McGonigle vs Wetherholt
04:50 Roch Cholowsky
05:50 Basallo vs. Rainiel
07:40 Joshua Baez
10:30 Carson Benge
11:10 Ralphy Velazquez
13:05 This Year’s Nolan McLean
15:00 Mike Sirota
16:15 Ranking the young shortstops
18:25 Josuar Gonzalez vs. Jesus Made
19:45 A.J. Ewing
20:45 Henry Bolte
25:40 Didier Fuentes
26:50 Carlos Lagrange
28:25 Sam Antonacci
31:00 Juan Valera
32:10 Jefferson Rojas
33:35 John Gil
34:20 Trevor McDonald
36:00 Jordan Yost
37:35 Jonny Farmelo
38:35 Devin Fitz-Gerald
39:30 Breyson Guedez
41:00 Jose Fernandez
42:10 Christian Scott 
  
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;01:05 Tiers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;03:00 McGonigle vs Wetherholt&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;04:50 Roch Cholowsky&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;05:50 Basallo vs. Rainiel&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;07:40 Joshua Baez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;10:30 Carson Benge&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;11:10 Ralphy Velazquez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;13:05 This Year’s Nolan McLean&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;15:00 Mike Sirota&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;16:15 Ranking the young shortstops&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;18:25 Josuar Gonzalez vs. Jesus Made&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;19:45 A.J. Ewing&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;20:45 Henry Bolte&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;25:40 Didier Fuentes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;26:50 Carlos Lagrange&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;28:25 Sam Antonacci&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;31:00 Juan Valera&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;32:10 Jefferson Rojas&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;33:35 John Gil&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;34:20 Trevor McDonald&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;36:00 Jordan Yost&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;37:35 Jonny Farmelo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;38:35 Devin Fitz-Gerald&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;39:30 Breyson Guedez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;41:00 Jose Fernandez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;42:10 Christian Scott&lt;br&gt;
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