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Stash Draft w/ Peter Schoenke

April 1, 2026·1 hr·4 clips

James Anderson and Peter Schoenke draft injured players and prospects in a high-stakes fantasy baseball stash draft.

1. RotoWire Prospect Podcast host James Anderson and RotoWire president Peter Schoenke conduct a stash draft of injured major leaguers and Triple-A prospects available in at least 25% of RotoWire Online Championship leagues. 2. Peter Schoenke is the president of RotoWire and a longtime fantasy baseball expert; James Anderson hosts the prospect-focused podcast and publishes top-100 rookies rankings updated multiple times per season. 3. The episode's organizing question is which injured or optioned players provide the best value for a 12-team mixed redraft league given ETA, upside, and roster opportunity cost. 4. Peter opens with Connor Griffin as the first overall pick, comparing his ceiling to Ronald Acuna and noting Griffin has two steals, four walks, and four strikeouts in four Triple-A games. 5. The service-time discussion explains the April 13-14 cutoff for seventh-year control and notes Pittsburgh has not signed Griffin long-term despite the Colt Emerson and Cooper Pratt contract precedents. 6. James and Peter debate whether the Cooper Pratt 8-year, $50 million extension and Colt Emerson's deal represent a new trend in buying minor-league cost certainty before power breakouts, with Peter citing a worst-case 'Taylor Walls career' providing over one win above replacement. 7. James takes Bryce Miller second overall, citing a fastball that returned to pre-injury velocity after an oblique strain and a favorable home ballpark, though he notes May is a realistic return timeline. 8. Peter takes Colt Emerson third, reasoning that his new extension implies an imminent call-up while JP Crawford is on the injured list, though James notes Cole Young's strong start complicates the timeline. 9. James selects Robbie Snelling of the Marlins fourth, arguing the rotation is unstable behind the top three starters and that Snelling was probably ready for a big-league call last September. 10. Peter discusses dropping Robbie Snelling in his own 12-team online championship to pick up Nassim Nunez for steals, then unpacks the decision logic around holding prospects versus churning for counting-stat needs. 11. The Edwin Uceta selection (sixth overall, James) frames the closer scarcity problem: the Rays are deploying Griffin Jacks in a fireman role rather than as a defined closer, leaving a ninth-inning opening for Uceta once he returns from a shoulder impingement. 12. Bryce Eldridge goes seventh to Peter who notes the Giants appear to be manipulating service time by keeping the first baseman at Triple-A despite having a clear roster opening. 13. James takes Hagan Smith and Peter immediately follows with Noah Schultz, with James explaining both White Sox southpaws averaged 96.5 mph in their Triple-A debuts and the rotation behind Garrett Crochet is highly vulnerable. 14. Shane Bieber goes to Peter despite a delayed return timeline, with James noting the Toronto Blue Jays rotation opening is clear once Bieber is healthy. 15. Tommy Edman goes to Peter as the safest hitting stash—second base wide open on the Dodgers—while James targets Peyton Tolle of the Red Sox and Jasson Dominguez of the Yankees in later rounds. 16. James raises Christian Campbell and Jasson Dominguez as 'post-hype sleepers'—former top prospects now cheap in drafts who could still pay off in very deep formats if they resolve defensive concerns. 17. Charlie Condon of the Rockies is taken despite a 33% strikeout rate in four Triple-A games, with James acknowledging the Coors Field environment could produce a short-term hot streak even against a long-term developmental concern. 18. The draft format is conversational and fast-moving, with both hosts frequently disclosing their own real-money fantasy teams and the specific leagues (12-team mixed, 11-team AL-only) where they hold these players. 19. Active redraft players in 12-team mixed or AL/NL-only leagues who need to understand injured-player stash decisions will find direct actionable guidance tied to real RotoWire Championship roster decisions. 20. Dynasty players, those unfamiliar with Rotowire Championship formats, or listeners not tracking current injury lists will find the episode too format-specific to translate directly.

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A stash draft that turns prospect value into usable redraft decisions.

James Anderson and Peter Schenke frame a stash draft as a series of practical draft-room decisions, moving through injured big leaguers and minor leaguers who are available in at least 25% of Roto-Wire Online Championships.

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