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Breakout Hitters with Frank Stampfl | Best of the Fest (Ep. 1177) Mar 16, 2026

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This was taken from our FantasyPros Fantasy Fest, a 4-hour livestream involving some of the greatest minds in the fantasy baseball industry. ⁠⁠Click here to check out the whole thing⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to like the video and subscribe to the ⁠⁠FantasyPros Fantasy Baseball YouTube Channel⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠youtube.com/fantasyprosmlb⁠⁠ for more fantasy baseball insight!

Ryan Wormeli and Chris Welsh were joined by special guest Frank Stampfl from CBS Sports to highlight four breakout hitters to target in your upcoming fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Sal Stewart - 0:02:48

Wilyer Abreu - 0:07:56

FantasyPros MyPlaybook - 0:11:57

Jac Caglianone - 0:12:22

Nolan Schanuel - 0:17:53

Chat Q&A - 0:24:35

Outro - 0:29:37

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22 Fantasy Baseball BREAKOUT Players to Draft in 2026 | All-Breakout Team (Ep. 1176) Mar 16, 2026

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Join Joe Pisapia and Chris Welsh as they highlight their biggest breakout candidates at each position for the 2026 fantasy baseball season!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Fantasy Baseball Trophy Giveaway Promo - 0:00:18

"Breakout" Definition - 0:01:06

Welsh’s Breakout C - Gabriel Moreno - 0:02:48

Joe's Breakout C - Francisco Alvarez - 0:03:56

Welsh's Breakout 1B - 1B Nolan Schanuel - 0:05:10

Joe's Breakout 1B - Jac Caglianone - 0:06:49

Welsh's Breakout 2B - Matt Mclain - 0:08:19

Joe's Breakout 2B - Marcelo Mayer - 0:10:57

Welsh's Breakout 3b - Caleb Durbin - 0:12:39

Fantrax Promo - 0:15:20

Joe's Breakout 3b - JJ Wetherholt - 0:15:54

Welsh's Breakout SS - Kevin McGonigle - 0:16:59

Joe's Breakout SS - Brooks Lee - 0:19:14

Welsh's Breakout OF - Jac Caglianone, Wilyer Abreu, Alek Thomas. - 0:20:36

Joe's Breakout OF - Daylen Lile, Carson Benge, Cam Smith. - 0:25:12

Hard Rock Bet Promo - 0:29:11

Welsh's Breakout SPs - Shane Baz, Braxton Ashcraft, Andrew Painter. - 0:30:16

Joe's Breakout SPs - Eury Perez, Joey Cantillo, Connelly Early. - 0:34:45

Analysis - Who's your favorite guy on the other team? - 0:37:49

Cheat Sheet Creator Promo - 0:38:56

Outro - 0:39:41

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Sleepers To Target with Scott Pianowski | Best of the Fest (Ep. 1175) Mar 15, 2026

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Chris Welsh and Joe Orrico were joined by Scott Pianowski from Yahoo Sports to highlight four sleepers that you should be targeting in your upcoming fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Andrew Vaughn - 0:02:25

Max Muncy - 0:08:48

FantasyPros Draft Assistant - 0:14:12

Chat Q&A - 0:16:03

Daylen Lile - 0:22:07

Cade Cavalli - 0:24:10

Outro - 0:28:25

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Must-Have Players with Justin Mason | Best of the Fest (Ep. 1174) Mar 14, 2026

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Joe Pisapia and Joe Orrico were joined by Justin Mason from FanGraphs to break down four must-have players in your 2026 fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Zebby Matthews - 0:01:19

Andrew Vaughn - 0:05:54

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:11:34

Emmet Sheehan - 0:12:12

Jac Caglianone - 0:17:50

Chat Q&A - 0:21:49

Outro - 0:27:21

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Must-Draft Prospects with Geoff Pontes | Best of the Fest (Ep. 1173) Mar 13, 2026

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Joe Pisapia and Chris Welsh were joined by Geoff Pontes from Baseball America to break down five must-have prospects in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Konnor Griffin - 0:03:47

JJ Wetherholt - 0:09:43

Kevin McGonigle - 0:14:51

Hard Rock Bet - 0:21:23

Colt Emerson - 0:22:27

Charlie Condon - 0:25:49

Outro - 0:29:09

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Players The Industry is Wrong About with Ryan Bloomfield and KC Bubba | Best of the Fest (Ep. 1172) Mar 12, 2026

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This was taken from our FantasyPros Fantasy Fest, a 4-hour livestream involving some of the greatest minds in the fantasy baseball industry. ⁠⁠Click here to check out the whole thing⁠⁠. Be sure to like the video and subscribe to the ⁠⁠FantasyPros Fantasy Baseball YouTube Channel⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠youtube.com/fantasyprosmlb⁠⁠ for more fantasy baseball insight!

Joe Pisapia and Chris Welsh were joined by Ryan Bloomfield and KC Bubba from the Bubba and the Bloom podcast to break down five players that the fantasy baseball industry is wrong about in 2026!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Cole Ragans - 0:02:30

Roman Anthony - 0:07:09

Kyle Bradish - 0:12:29

Bubba Chandler - 0:22:21

James Wood - 0:25:51

Outro - 0:28:23

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Bold Fantasy Baseball Predictions with Jeff Erickson (Ep. 1171) Mar 12, 2026

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Join Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) and special guest Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) from RotoWire as they break down their 10 boldest predictions for the 2026 fantasy baseball season!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Trophy Smack Giveaway - 0:01:58

Kevin McGonigle will earn more than Konnor Griffin - 0:02:36

Nick Kurtz will finish outside the Top 10 1B - 0:04:32

The Atlanta Braves will be sellers at the trade deadline - 0:06:35

William Contreras will finish as the #1 Catcher - 0:08:10

FantasyPros Draft Simulator - 0:09:30

Bryan Woo is not a top-20 SP - 0:09:56

Jac Caglianone will finish as a Top 20 Outfielder - 0:12:27

Fantrax - 0:14:55

Justin Sterner converts 20 saves - 0:15:23

Eury Perez is a Top 5 SP - 0:19:35

Hard Rock Bet - 0:23:00

Andrew Painter strikes out 150+ batters - 0:24:02

Devin Williams is the top fantasy reliever - 0:25:58

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Bold Predictions You Can’t Hold Us To...In 3 Words or Less (Ep. 1170) Mar 11, 2026

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) as they make bold predictions for some of the most polarizing players in 2026 fantasy baseball leagues...in three words or less!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

TrophySmack Giveaway - 0:02:39

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:03:56

Yordan Alvarez - 0:06:47

Jackson Merrill - 0:09:34

Geraldo Perdomo - 0:12:49

Riley Greene - 0:15:26

Luis Robert Jr. - 0:18:35

Chandler Simpson - 0:21:09

Munetaka Murakami - 0:22:29

Konnor Griffin - 0:24:35

Sal Stewart - 0:26:18

Hard Rock Bet - 0:27:57

Chris Sale - 0:29:10

Kyle Bradish - 0:31:27

Blake Snell - 0:33:42

Spencer Strider - 0:36:29

Fantrax - 0:38:42

Jacob Misiorowski - 0:39:25

Trey Yesavage - 0:41:28

MacKenzie Gore - 0:42:52

Tatsuya Imai - 0:45:51

Roki Sasaki - 0:48:38

Shane McClanahan - 0:50:48

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4 Risky Players To Avoid in 2026 Fantasy Baseball Drafts (Ep. 1169) Mar 10, 2026

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Join Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) as the highlight four risky players that you should be avoiding in your upcoming fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Trophy Smack Giveaway - 0:01:52

Cal Raleigh - 0:03:09

Oneil Cruz - 0:07:17

Brandon Woodruff - 0:11:49

Blake Snell - 0:14:46

Outro - 0:19:04

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Fantasy Baseball MUST-HAVES: Draft Day Steals & Undervalued Players for 2026 (Ep. 1168) Mar 09, 2026

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17), Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh), and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) as they highlight their must-have players in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Maikel Garcia and Cole Ragans - 0:01:38

George Springer and George Kirby - 0:04:27

Roman Anthony and Freddy Peralta - 0:06:23

Jakob Marsee and Sandy Alcantara - 0:08:33

Emmet Sheehan and Lawrence Butler - 0:10:41

Noelvi Marte and Trevor Rogers - 0:14:01

Fantrax - 0:16:04

Adolis Garcia and Max Muncy - 0:16:53

Jac Caglianone and Shane Baz - 0:18:42

JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle - 0:23:16