Flags Fly Forever Fantasy Baseball

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn recap the year in expert leagues, namely Tout Mixed (2:47), Tout NL (12:12), LABR AL (25:17), and LABR NL (32:10).

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn take a look at a few players who have been inconsistent throughout the season—Amed Rosario (2:45), Hunter Renfroe (6:52), Luis Castillo (13:13), and Matthew Boyd (19:43)—and also give their thoughts on top prospects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (24:34), Victor Robles (34:34), Eloy Jiménez (40:50), and Fernando Tatís Jr. (44:48) and how these prospects might fare in fantasy basebal.

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn take a quick look at recent waver wire moves (1:34) before delving deep into injuries to Buster Posey (2:38), Charlie Morton (7:16), and Josh Donaldson (11:11); struggling hitters including Kyle Seager (15:52), Greg Bird (19:16), and Dee Gordon (23:47); and struggling pitchers like Gio Gonzalez (34:09), Kyle Gibson (38:28), and Junior Guerra (43:45).

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn discuss hot second half hitters such as Ronald Acuña, Rougned Odor, and Kole Calhoun (2:20), Robinson Canó's return and other assorted Mariners things of note (14:20), closer turnover (23:15), and noteable callups of late (35:00).

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn tackle the trade deadline, but not before talking about the trades that happened before the deadline and its impact in fantasy (4:45). On the deadline day moves, Mike and Zach discuss Brian Dozier going to the Dodgers (9:30), Tommy Pham to the Rays (16:10), Chris Archer to the Pirates (27:05), Austin Meadows also to the Rays (36:10), Jonathan Schoop to the Brewers (38:45) and Jonathan Villar going to the Orioles in that trade (45:00), the Blue Jays swapping Roberto Osuna to the Astros for Ken Giles (48:40), the Orioles trading Kevin Gausman to the Braves (56:00), and finally, Wilson Ramos going to the Phillies (1:01:10).

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn with the lightning round episode, providing insight on some recent DL stints for Gary Sanchez (3:00) and Yoenis Céspedes (8:50); Delino DeShields being sent down (16:00); Jeurys Familia, Zach Britton, and closers (23:00); what's up with the Cubs rotation (30:00); and the tear that Matt Carpenter has been on (38:30).

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down the Manny Machado trade (2:40), the Brad Hand trade (10:20), and dump trades (30:20)

Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus banter about recent developments in their expert leagues (4:00) and discuss how they approach and execute mid-season trades (30:00).

Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus break down the freshly updated BP Top 300 fantasy rankings.

George Bissell, Mark Barry, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus return from an extended break to host a special edition NFL Draft-style podcast in which they select the most compelling storylines in fantasy baseball over the remainder of the season.

Ronald Acuna (4:30)

Josh Hader (11:00)

Kyle Schwarber (18:30)

Ozzie Albies (25:00)

Xander Bogaerts (34:00)

Byron Buxton (37:30)

Christian Villanueva (41:30)

Gerrit Cole (47:00)

Charlie Morton (50:00)

Luis Castillo & Jon Gray (52:00)

Mike Trout & Mookie Betts (1:00:00)

Ian Desmond (1:04:30)

Aaron Judge (1:07:00)

Javier Baez (1:11:00)

Sean Manaea (1:12:30)

Franchy Cordero & Mac Williamson (1:13:00)

Audio Intro: That Fleeting World, “The Alchemist”

Audio Outro: Silent Partner, “Chances”