Flags Fly Forever Fantasy Baseball

Rudy Gamble of Razzball joins George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus to survey the fantasy landscape at second base. They divulge their strategic approaches at the keystone (8:00) and discuss the following players in-depth: Jose Altuve (15:00), Dee Gordon (22:00), Jose Ramirez (28:00), Brian Dozier and Daniel Murphy (31:00), Whit Merrifield and Chris Taylor (34:00), Rougned Odor (48:30), DJ LeMahieu (53:00), Robinson Cano (54:30), Yoan Moncada (59:00), Ozzie Albies (1:06:00), Jonathan Villar (1:10:00), Ian Happ (1:11:30), Josh Harrison (1:12:30), Joe Panik (1:15:00), Raul Mondesi (1:18:00) and Scott Kingery (1:24:00). Plus, a special bonus segment featuring Willie Calhoun (1:31:30).

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus banter about the various fantasy implications of the Gerrit Cole (2:00) and Andrew McCutchen (12:00) trades before analyzing the fantasy landscape at first base (17:00). Players discussed in-depth include: Paul Goldschmidt (23:00), Anthony Rizzo (25:00), Freddie Freeman (26:00), Joey Votto (29:00), Jose Abreu (30:30) Nelson Cruz and Edwin Encarnacion (32:00), Wil Myers (34:00), Justin Smoak (35:30), Miguel Cabrera (40:30), Matt Olson (44:30), Ryan Zimmerman (51:00), Yuli Gurriel (52:30), Josh Bell (55:00), Ryan McMahon (56:30), Kendrys Morales (59:00), Lucas Duda (1:01:00), Joe Mauer (1:03:30) and Chris Davis (1:05:00).

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus kick off the 2018 position preview series with a comprehensive breakdown of fantasy catchers. They discuss the elite options Gary Sanchez (7:00), Willson Contreras (14:00) and Buster Posey (18:30) before divulging their draft strategy and general approach towards the position (23:00). They also take a deep dive into lower tier options including: Mike Zunino (32:00), Evan Gattis (34:00), J.T. Realmuto (36:00), Yadier Molina (38:00), Salvador Perez (41:30), Tyler Flowers (44:00), Francisco Mejia (45:00), Yasmani Grandal and Austin Barnes (49:00), Jonathan Lucroy (56:00) and finally reveal their one-star speculative picks and potential impact prospects (57:00).

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Mark Barry discuss the fantasy implications of Shohei Ohtani signing with the Angels (5:00), Giancarlo Stanton traded to the Yankees (22:00) and Dee Gordon shipped to Seattle (40:00).

Intro: That Fleeting World, “The Alchemist”

Outro: Silent Partner, “Chances”

Rotowire lead prospect analyst James Anderson joins the pod to discuss a plethora of prospects fantasy owners need to have on their radar for the 2018 season and beyond.

Ronald Acuna (4:00)

Michael Kopech (11:00)

Eloy Jimenez (14:00)

Monte Harrison (17:00)

Brent Honeywell (20:00)

Taylor Trammell (22:00)

Jon Duplantier (23:00)

Leody Taveras (25:00)

Bo Bichette (27:00)

Michel Baez (30:00)

Akil Baddoo (32:00)

Nick Senzel (33:30)

Victor Robles (36:00)

Lewis Brinson (43:00)

Alex Reyes (47:00)

Gleyber Torres (50:30)

Fernando Tatis Jr. (52:30)

Scott Kingery (57:00)

Dustin Fowler (58:00)

Willie Calhoun (1:00:00)

Austin Hays (1:03:00)

Luis Urias (1:08:00)

Intro: That Fleeting World, “The Alchemist”

Outro: Silent Partner, “Chances”

George Bissell, Mark Barry, and Mike Gianella take a stab at explaining the correct way to view (and practical applications) for BP’s retrospective player valuations (8:30), and analyze notable performances in the AL and NL-only landscapes including: Jose Altuve (14:00), Jose Ramirez (17:00), Elvis Andrus (20:00), Whit Merrifield (24:00), Corey Kluber (25:30), James Paxton (28:00), Chad Green (32:00), Joey Votto (34:00), Dee Gordon (36:00), Trea Turner (39:00), Tommy Pham (42:30), Javier Baez (45:00), J.D. Martinez (48:30), Clayton Kershaw (50:00), Robbie Ray (54:30), Chase Anderson (56:00), Dinelson Lamet (1:00:00), and Alex Wood (1:04:00).

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre outline their strategic approaches to the fantasy playoffs including: relying on studs that got you there versus riding the hot hand (8:00) and several useful wavier wire targets in Luis Valbuena (14:30), Kyle Gibson (15:30), Nick Castellanos (17:00), Jeimer Candelario (19:00) and Nick Williams (20:00). They also banter about Rhys Hoskins insane hot streak (20:30), Victor Robles long-term potential (23:30), and some names to target in keeper and dynasty formats over the final few weeks like Willie Calhoun, Wilmer Difo, Dominic Smith, Matt Chapman, Marwin Gonzalez and Raul Mondesi (27:00). Finally, they take a quick look ahead to 2018 by debating Giancarlo Stanton’s fantasy value (33:00).

George Bissell and Mark Barry discuss the promotion of elite fantasy prospects Victor Robles (6:00), Francisco Mejia (17:00), J.P. Crawford (23:00), and Walker Buehler (26:30) before diving into their latest #FreeAgentFriday selections including Kevin Kiermaier (32:00), Nicholas Castellanos (34:00), Tigers pitcher or J.K. Rowling character (36:00), Lucas Giolito (40:00), Reynaldo Lopez (42:00), Dinelson Lamet (45:00), Matt Olson (49:30), Robert Stephenson (54:00) and Dillon Peters (56:00).

George Bissell and Mark Barry recorded before the late-night Justin Verlander trade, but discussed the Angels unexpected deal for Justin Upton (2:00) before bringing on Wilson Karaman of the BP prospect team to analyze notable September call-ups including Luke Weaver (4:00), Jack Flaherty (9:00), Alex Verdugo (14:00), Wilmer Font (24:00), Ryan McMahon (26:30), Walker Buehler (28:00) and Tyler Glasnow (30:00).

George Bissell and Mark Barry banter about Rich Hill’s near no-hitter, the infamous Yankees and Tigers brawl, and discuss their picks for the latest BP Free Agent Watch including Matt Moore (9:00), Jerad Eickhoff (12:30), Rhys Hoskins (14:00), Byron Buxton (16:00), Blake Snell (20:00), R.A. Dickey (22:00), Kevin Kiermaier (24:30), Nicky Delmonico (26:30), Delino DeShields (31:00) and Tyler Glasnow (32:30).