Five Star: Bo Bichette and Fernando Tatis Jr. create some cognitive dissonance.

Four Star: Bret gets starry eyed over Xander Bogaerts and Bobby Witt Jr.; Bret and Mike can’t quit Francisco Lindor, accidentally disclose they are Mets fans leading everyone to openly question their sanity. Mike and Bret talk about how Tim Anderson has an extremely Tim Anderson profile. The fabled Trevor Story has left Coors, the heat on him has cooled. Wander Franco: Estimate him at your own peril; Bret compares Franco to Witt. Corey Seager and Carlos Correa are the consummate risk vs reward players.

Three Star: Heart attack inducing. Mike and Bret try to focus on the positives of Gleyber Torres, this does not go very well. Our hosts go into the trust tree and discuss the shame of their fondness for Amed Rosario. Mike – like most of our BP analysts – have appreciation for Willy Adames.

Two Star: Oneil Cruz has generated excitement. Nicky Lopez is almost adequate and the margin for error is razor thin. Mike has trust issues with Brandon Crawford and Eugenio Suarez; Bret is more willing to be hurt by Suarez.
America’s Favorite Game: 1 Star Tier or Off the Board Selection…Bret loves Joey Wendle and Mike feels that Jeremy Pena is completely overlooked. Bret then advocates for Didi Gregorious and Geraldo Perdomo.

Rafael Dever is a King
Kris Bryant is good (?)
Bret can’t quit Anthony Rendon
Adam wants the guys to talk about Yoan Moncada, there’s resistance
Justin Turner old and good
We’re down on Ke’Bryan Hayes
It’s time we have a talk about Josh Donaldson
The 2-star guys: There aren’t many and they kinda suck, but Bret hearts Josh Jung

Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre are back again talking keystone players to target. Bret puts Trea Turner as a 6 star tier. 2 men enter the Thunderdome to battle over Jazz Chisholm. Tommy Edman is a mystery. Is Whit Merrifield bad? Mike likes Jake Cronenworth IRL, not in his fantasy dreams. The boys dumpster dive and dream on Tony Kemp. Plus so much more!

What year is it? Mike Gianella is joined by Bret Sayre to chat about the base tiers. Is Vladimir Guerrero jr an elite fantasy option even without steals? Would you take Pete Alonso or Matt Olson? And Bret goes off the board to talk up one of the non-beefy Brewers first basemen.

Mike and Jon go through the top performers at each position in 2021. Who is for real, who did they miss on, and who might be a 2022 overdraft?

Old Man Buster Posey (2:00)

Big Will Smith (4:20)

1st Basemen (8:30)
Paul Goldschmidt, Matt Olson, Pete Alonso, Joey Votto, CJ Cron, Jared Walsh

2nd Basemen (14:40)
Trea Turner, Marcus Semien, and Whit Merrifield

3rd Base (22:30)
Austin Riley, Rafael Devers,

Shortstops (30:50)
Tim Anderson, Bo Bichette

Outfielders (39:00)
Kyle Tucker, Bryce Harper

Starting Pitchers (49:00)
Gerritt Cole, Corbin Burnes

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Flags Fly Forever is a Baseball Prospectus podcast. For more fantasy baseball information, visit baseballprospectus.com and click on "Fantasy" or visit our Twitter feed @baseballpro.

You can find Flags Fly Forever on Twitter @FlagsFlyBP. The hosts of Flags Fly Forever are Mike Gianella(@mikegianella) and Jon Hegglund(@JonHegglund).

Mike and Jon review the 2021s of some interesting outfielders and what that might hold for their 2022 valuations.

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Flags Fly Forever is a Baseball Prospectus podcast. For more fantasy baseball information, visit baseballprospectus.com and click on "Fantasy" or visit our Twitter feed @baseballpro.

You can find Flags Fly Forever on Twitter @FlagsFlyBP. The hosts of Flags Fly Forever are Mike Gianella(@mikegianella) and Jon Hegglund(@JonHegglund).

It's time to dispose of the games, of the nonsense and the silliness. It's time to get back to the business of why we are here. Mike, Jon, and Samuel are all back together and they're NOT MESSING AROUND. Hardcore, legitimate fantasy baseball talk for the ENTIRE EPISODE. You think you can handle all this analysis, all these heated discussions, all this KNOWLEDGE? I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN! Download and find out, experience all this BASEBALL!

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Flags Fly Forever is a Baseball Prospectus podcast. For more fantasy baseball information, visit baseballprospectus.com and click on "Fantasy" or visit our Twitter feed @baseballpro.

You can find Flags Fly Forever on Twitter @FlagsFlyBP. The hosts of Flags Fly Forever are Mike Gianella(@mikegianella) and Jon Hegglund(@JonHegglund). The executive producer of Flags Fly Forever is Samuel Hale(@thesamuelhale).

When the fantasy experts are away, the producer will play. Samuel takes over hosting this week with Mike and Jon out. He brings in BP fantasy team members Mark Berry and Howard Megdal for a unique fantasy baseball thought experiment. Gone are the evaluations and FAAB bids. In are wild ideas about how to change baseball for the...better? Our three band of baseball buddies traipse through their minds to come up with old, new, and sometimes shocking ideas of how to improve the great game of baseball.

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or a message at our Twitter feed @FlagsFlyBP.

Flags Fly Forever is a Baseball Prospectus podcast. For more fantasy baseball information, visit baseballprospectus.com and click on "Fantasy" or visit our Twitter feed @baseballpro.

You can find Flags Fly Forever on Twitter @FlagsFlyBP. The hosts of Flags Fly Forever are Mike Gianella(@mikegianella) and Jon Hegglund(@JonHegglund). The executive producer of Flags Fly Forever is Samuel Hale(@thesamuelhale).

Mike, Jon, and Samuel are back with a bag of post deadline related things. They start with a discussion of the draft in light of Kumar Rocker's unfair treatment by the Mets, before wondering if abolishing the draft would actually create as much interest among fans as it would fairness among players. After that, they move towards cleaning up some of the big trades that went down around the deadline.

Marc Normandin's article on MLB draft abolishment: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/68727/the-mlb-draft-is-an-unnecessary-relic-of-the-past/

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or a message at our Twitter feed @FlagsFlyBP.

Flags Fly Forever is a Baseball Prospectus podcast. For more fantasy baseball information, visit baseballprospectus.com and click on "Fantasy" or visit our Twitter feed @baseballpro.

You can find Flags Fly Forever on Twitter @FlagsFlyBP. The hosts of Flags Fly Forever are Mike Gianella(@mikegianella) and Jon Hegglund(@JonHegglund). The executive producer of Flags Fly Forever is Samuel Hale(@thesamuelhale).

The whole crew is back this week, and what a big week to be back. With just under 48 hours until the deadline at recording time Mike, Jon, and Samuel discuss what's happened so far. That mainly starts with Samuel sadboi'ing over the Joey Gallo trade that broke earlier in the day, which derails the show for a good fifteen minutes. The wheels get back on though, with more trade analysis including a big breakdown on Starling Marte for Jesus Luzardo. Enjoy this before the GMs get too bloodthirsty and blow the whole league up!

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Flags Fly Forever is a Baseball Prospectus podcast. For more fantasy baseball information, visit baseballprospectus.com and click on "Fantasy" or visit our Twitter feed @baseballpro.

You can find Flags Fly Forever on Twitter @FlagsFlyBP. The hosts of Flags Fly Forever are Mike Gianella(@mikegianella) and Jon Hegglund(@JonHegglund). The executive producer of Flags Fly Forever is Samuel Hale(@thesamuelhale).