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Ep. 79: Don't Besmirch Marcell Ozuna Feb 24, 2016

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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

Ep. 78: LABR Mixed Draft Recap Feb 19, 2016

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

Ep. 77: Mock Draft Monday Feb 09, 2016

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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

Ep. 76: Time Is Funny That Way Feb 02, 2016

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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 – Third Base
Five Star
Josh Donaldson
Manny Machado
Nolan Arenado
Kris Bryant
Four Star
Todd Frazier
Matt Carpenter
Kyle Seager
Maikel Franco
Three Star
Adrian Beltre
Evan Longoria
Mike Moustakas
Matt Duffy
Two Star
David Wright
Justin Turner
Pablo Sandoval
Danny Valencia
Nick Castellanos
Trevor Plouffe
Yasmany Tomas
Hector Olivera
Yangervis Solarte
Luis Valbuena
Jake Lamb
One Star
Chase Headley
Martin Prado
Yunel Escobar
Lonnie Chisenhall
Derek Dietrich
Adonis Garcia
David Freese

Ep. 75: Well-Balanced Breakfast Jan 26, 2016

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Baseball Prospectus signature fantasy podcast, Flags Fly Forever covers the vast fantasy landscape in greater detail than a replacement-level podcast. Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell take a deep dive into current fantasy topics, combining traditional scouting with statistical analysis to provide fantasy owners with an unparalleled perspective.
This week’s topics include:
Tiered Rankings Discussion – Second Base
Five Star
Jose Altuve
Dee Gordon
Four Star
Robinson Cano
Brian Dozier
Anthony Rendon
Ian Kinsler
Three Star
Rougned Odor
Dustin Pedroia
Brett Lawrie
D.J. LeMahieu
Neil Walker
Brandon Phillips
Kolten Wong
Daniel Murphy
Howie Kendrick
Ben Zobrist
Jonathan Schoop
Two Star
Josh Harrison
Devon Travis
Joe Panik
Corey Spangenberg
Logan Forsythe
One Star
Javier Baez
Jurickson Profar
Chase Utley
Scooter Gennett
Jace Peterson
Alen Hanson
Cesar Hernandez

Ep. 74: Can I Opt Out Of Winter? Jan 19, 2016

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Baseball Prospectus signature fantasy podcast, Flags Fly Forever covers the vast fantasy landscape in greater detail than a replacement-level podcast. Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell take a deep dive into current fantasy topics, combining traditional scouting with statistical analysis to provide fantasy owners with an unparalleled perspective.
This week’s topics include:
Tiered Rankings Discussion - First Base
Five Star
Paul Goldschmidt
Anthony Rizzo
Miguel Cabrera
Four Star
Joey Votto
Edwin Encarnacion
Jose Abreu
Three Star
Adrian Gonzalez
David Ortiz
Miguel Sano
Eric Hosmer
Freddie Freeman
Prince Fielder
Albert Pujols
Brandon Belt
Two Star
Lucas Duda
Kendrys Morales
Ryan Zimmerman
Carlos Santana
Mark Teixeira
Adam Lind
Mitch Moreland
Evan Gattis
Alex Rodriguez
Byung-ho Park
One Star
Chris Carter
Matt Adams
Justin Bour
Victor Martinez
Adam LaRoche
Jon Singleton
Zero Star
A.J. Reed
Greg Bird
Joe Mauer

Ep. 73: Schwarbercast Jan 12, 2016

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Baseball Prospectus signature fantasy podcast, Flags Fly Forever covers the vast fantasy landscape in greater detail than a replacement-level podcast. Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell take a deep dive into current fantasy topics, combining traditional scouting with statistical analysis to provide fantasy owners with an unparalleled perspective.
This week’s topics include:
2015 Final AL & NL-only Valuations Recap
Catcher Tiered Rankings Discussion
Five Star
Buster Posey
Four Star
Kyle Schwarber
Three Star
Brian McCann
Salvador Perez
Russell Martin
Jonathan Lucroy
Travis d’Arnaud
Two Star
Nick Hundley
Stephen Vogt
Wilson Ramos
Blake Swihart
Yan Gomes
Miguel Montero
Derek Norris
Yasmani Grandal
Welington Castillo
Matt Wieters
Devin Mesoraco
J.T. Realmuto
Francisco Cervelli
One Star
Yadier Molina
Jason Castro
Robinson Chirinos
J.R. Murphy
Chris Iannetta
Cameron Rupp
Curt Casali
A.J. Pierzynski
Carlos Perez
Dioner Navarro

Ep. 72: The Way Too Early Sleeper Show Dec 23, 2015

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Baseball Prospectus signature fantasy podcast, Flags Fly Forever covers the vast fantasy landscape in greater detail than a replacement-level podcast. Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell take a deep dive into current fantasy topics, combining traditional scouting with statistical analysis to provide fantasy owners with an unparalleled perspective.
This week’s topics include:
The Way Too Early 2016 Sleepers
AL East
Baltimore - J.J. Hardy
Boston - Clay Buchholz
New York - Brian McCann
Tampa Bay - Logan Morrison
Toronto - Kevin Pillar
AL Central
Chicago - Erik Johnson
Cleveland - Abraham Almonte
Detroit - Nick Castellanos
Kansas City - Dillon Gee
Minnesota - Danny Santana
AL West
Houston - Lance McCullers
Los Angeles - Albert Pujols
Oakland - Sean Doolittle
Seattle - Joaquin Benoit
Texas - Shin-Soo Choo
NL East
Atlanta - Adonis Garcia
Miami - Marcell Ozuna
New York - Curtis Granderson
Philadelphia - Aaron Altherr
Washington - Joe Ross
NL Central
Chicago - Anthony Rizzo
Cincinnati - Zack Cozart
Milwaukee - Jimmy Nelson
Pittsburgh - Gregory Polanco
St. Louis - Stephen Piscotty
NL West
Arizona - Patrick Corbin
Colorado - Corey Dickerson
Los Angeles - Yasiel Puig
San Diego - Wil Myers
San Francisco - Angel Pagan

Ep. 71: The One About Eric Thames Dec 08, 2015

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Baseball Prospectus signature fantasy podcast, Flags Fly Forever covers the vast fantasy landscape in greater detail than a replacement-level podcast. Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell take a deep dive into current fantasy topics, combining traditional scouting with statistical analysis to provide fantasy owners with an unparalleled perspective.
This week’s topics include:
Listener Emails
- Jung-Ho Kang or Trea Turner in 2016?
- What round should fantasy owners target Carlos Correa and Francisco Lindor next season?
Offseason Transaction Analysis
- Zack Greinke
- David Price
- Jordan Zimmermann
- Jeff Samardzija
- John Lackey
- Hisashi Iwakuma
- J.A. Happ
- Wade Miley
- Rich Hill
- Mark Trumbo
- Cameron Maybin
- Byung-ho Park
American League - Retrospective Player Valuations
Our second installment, recapping Mike Gianella’s 2015 Retrospective Player Valuation series with an extensive look at the junior circuit’s top earning hitters and pitcher, highlighting a few of the biggest surprises and disappointments. A few of the names we hit on include: Manny Machado, Josh Donaldson, Mookie Betts, Dallas Keuchel, Chris Archer, Carlos Carrasco, Masahiro Tanaka, Eric Hosmer and Yu Darvish.

Ep. 70: Sorry Koji Nov 19, 2015

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Baseball Prospectus signature fantasy podcast, Flags Fly Forever covers the vast fantasy landscape in greater detail than a replacement-level podcast. Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella and George Bissell take a deep dive into current fantasy topics, combining traditional scouting with statistical analysis to provide fantasy owners with an unparalleled perspective.
This week’s topics include:
Offseason Transaction Analysis
- Craig Kimbrel
- Andrelton Simmons
- Joaquin Benoit
- Nate Karns
- Francisco Rodriguez
- Leonys Martin
- Tom Wilhelmsen
National League - Retrospective Player Valuations
We delve into Mike Gianella’s stellar 2015 Retrospective Player Valuation series with an extensive look at the senior circuit’s top earning hitters, biggest surprises, disappointments and also engage in a lengthy discussion regarding Billy Hamilton’s value going forward. On the pitching side, Mike explains the historical significance of the performances by Jake Arrieta, Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke this past season and examines the recent trend of elite starting pitchers (and closers) becoming safer investments on draft day than stud hitters.

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