Flags Fly Forever Fantasy Baseball

George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus discuss whether now is the right time to consider trading a player (like Trevor Story) who is off to an unexpected hot start, touch on the recent call-ups of Nomar Mazara and Mallex Smith, and break down the latest round of FAAB acquisitions in Tout Wars and LABR. Finally, special guest Meg Rowley joins the show to talk player name puns.

Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell of Baseball Prospectus delve into Trevor Story’s historic first week, the Diamondbacks outfield quagmire in the wake of A.J. Pollock’s elbow injury, and recap the first cycle of FAAB bidding in Tout Wars and LABR.

With the regular season less than a week away, Mike Gianella and George Bissell of Baseball Prospectus break down their 2016 Model Portfolio roster selections using Mike’s latest auction bid limits.

Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell of Baseball Prospectus recap their Tout Wars Mixed and NL-only auctions.

George Bissell talks with special guest Jeff Quinton of Baseball Prospectus about draft strategy, process-driven decisions, value, reaching and trade strategy.

Mike Gianella and George Bissell of Baseball Prospectus discuss the recent AL and NL LABR auctions with Steve Gardner of USA TODAY Sports. After the break, Mike and George survey the closer landscape, breakdown their overall approach on draft day and reveal their favorite non-closing reliever sleepers.

Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell of Baseball Prospectus take a deep dive into the current fantasy baseball landscape. This week’s topics include:

Tiered Rankings Discussion – Starting Pitchers

Since there are simply too many starting pitchers to list them all here, to view the complete tiered rankings, visit the Baseball Prospectus website. Starters discussed at length in this episode include:

Clayton Kershaw

Max Scherzer

Chris Sale

Zack Greinke

David Price

Matt Harvey

Stephen Strasburg

Corey Kluber

Carlos Carrasco

Dallas Keuchel

Noah Syndergaard

Felix Hernandez

Sonny Gray

Cole Hamels

Adam Wainwright

Steven Matz

Jeff Samardzija

Raisel Iglesias

Jose Quintana

John Lackey

Kyle Hendricks

Joe Ross

Anthony DeSclafani

and many more…

Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell of Baseball Prospectus take a deep dive into the current fantasy baseball landscape. This week’s topics include:

Tiered Rankings Discussion – Outfielders

Five Star

Mike Trout

Bryce Harper

Giancarlo Stanton

Andrew McCutchen

A.J. Pollock

Four Star

Mookie Betts

Starling Marte

Chris Davis

Jose Bautista

George Springer

J.D. Martinez

Charlie Blackmon

Ryan Braun

Justin Upton

Nelson Cruz

Lorenzo Cain

Carlos Gomez

Adam Jones

Yoenis Cespedes

Carlos Gonzalez

Billy Hamilton

Jason Heyward

Three Star

Gregory Polanco

Jacoby Ellsbury

Yasiel Puig

Corey Dickerson

Hanley Ramirez

Adam Eaton

Matt Kemp

Christian Yelich

Hunter Pence

Michael Brantley

Brett Gardner

David Peralta

Kole Calhoun

Ben Revere

Shin-Soo Choo

Billy Burns

Jorge Soler

Byron Buxton

Khris Davis

Alex Gordon

Joc Pederson

Stephen Piscotty

Michael Conforto

Curtis Granderson

Kevin Pillar

Two Star

Randal Grichuk

Denard Span

Wil Myers

Delino DeShields

Ender Inciarte

Jay Bruce

Mark Trumbo

Matt Holliday

Dexter Fowler

Gerardo Parra

Josh Reddick

Marcell Ozuna

Steven Souza

Yasmany Tomas

Cameron Maybin

Rusney Castillo

Eddie Rosario

One Star Value Pick Selections

Aaron Hicks

Jayson Werth

Leonys Martin

Joey Gallo

Nomar Mazara

Defending champions Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus recap their 2016 LABR Mixed draft.

Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell of Baseball Prospectus take a deep dive into the current fantasy baseball landscape. This week’s topics include:

BP Fantasy Staff Mock Draft

Tiered Rankings Discussion – Shortstop

Five Star

Carlos Correa

Four Star

Troy Tulowitzki

Xander Bogaerts

Corey Seager

Francisco Lindor

Three Star

Ian Desmond

Addison Russell

Jhonny Peralta

Brandon Crawford

Elvis Andrus

Jean Segura

Jose Reyes

Two Star

Marcus Semien

Starlin Castro

Brad Miller

Alcides Escobar

Erick Aybar

Asdrubal Cabrera

Jung-Ho Kang

Ketel Marte

One Star

Alexei Ramirez

J.J. Hardy

Eugenio Suarez

Jose Iglesias

Nick Ahmed

Didi Gregorious

Andrelton Simmons

Jonathan Villar

Adeiny Hechavarria

Trea Turner