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Flags Fly Forever

Flags Fly Forever is Baseball Prospectus’ flagship fantasy podcast. Its primary focus is Roto-style fantasy leagues and deeper formats. Join Mike Gianella, Jon Hegglund, and Sam Hale as they discuss the latest topics and help you win your leagues with their sage advice.

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Episode 263: Injuries, Prospects, Expansions, and Neil Young

May 14th, 2021

If you’re looking for a heater episode, this is probably it. Mike, Jon, and Samuel have a lot to say this week. They start with the recent rash of injuries(aka all of 2021), before moving onto prospect call ups and how to handle those, and finish with an extended conversation about why expansion sounds like a better idea than it is. Also Rob Manfred catches strays as does Neil Young.

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 262: How To Lead TGFBI ft BP’s Nathan Grimm

May 7th, 2021

We got ourselves a guest this week! Mike, Jon, and Samuel welcome in Baseball Prospectus colleague and current TGFBI overall leader Nate Grimm onto the show. The lads go through how Nate put together his team, how much good fortune has played in his success so far, and other assorted topics. It’s a frank conversation that gives people a nice look behind the curtain of how industry experts handle prep and success.

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 261: Normalcy and Questions

April 30th, 2021

Another week, another podcast. On the show this week Mike, Jon, and Samuel talk a return to normalcy both baseball and in life with the rising numbers of vaccinations. Then after that, it’s your questions! They talk trading strategies early in the season, surprising hitters, and almost get into a brawl over coffee. It’s a lot of fun, we promise.

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 260: Of Success And Regrets, Also FAAB

April 23rd, 2021

Back to whatever constitutes normal for the podcast this week Mike, Jon, and Samuel start the show with a discussion on the art of FAAB. They then tackle players that they feel are succeeding early, and players that are not showing out as expected and even pushed pre draft season. There’s a lot of interesting discussions in here, both about the specific players and general fantasy analysis.

#LetMikeTroutDoSteroids

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 259: We Talk About Stuff

April 16th, 2021

Look, we’re going to level with you this week. Our options were this, or just reading all the injuries that seem to keep happening. So we made our call. Mike, Jon, and Samuel each bring a topic to the show and they kick it around. Today’s topics include seven inning games versus shortened seasons, prospects and whether to slow your roll on buying them, and how Covid continues to impact baseball both fantasy and reality.

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 258: 4(0) Injuries And Sponsored Funerals

April 9th, 2021

It’s a baseball podcast! With the season a week or so old Mike, Jon, and Samuel talk through what feels like(but maybe isn’t) a large amount of injuries to open the 2021 season. The lads talk you through how to handle that from a FAAB and season strategy, and also somehow end up discussing sponsored funerals before finishing up with closers. It’s a wild ride, but informative nevertheless.

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Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 257: Opening Day 2021 Extravaganza

April 1st, 2021

It’s Opening Day, like we are sort of used to! Mike, Jon, and Samuel come to you a day early to give you their thoughts on what is going to happen during the 2021 MLB season. They break down every division and the major awards, with some surprises from each in the mix. They finish out with a questionnaire created by Samuel that probes deeper into the baseball mind in a way that is fun, insightful, and a little depressing also. It’s one of our most fun episodes of the year, so enjoy it and enjoy baseball!

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Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 256: Post Draft Vibes

March 26th, 2021

With the draft season drawing to a close Mike, Jon, and Samuel take stock of how their respective drafts went. There’s a good amount of injury talk, Tout discussion, and just general winding down from the stressful selection season. Fret not, as we’re just getting started.

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Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 255: LABR with Bret Sayre and Steve Gardner

March 19th, 2021

A tradition unlike any other, it’s the annual LABR episode! Our experts Bret Sayre from Baseball Prospectus and Steve Gardner from USA Today arrive to talk with Mike about all things LABR. Bret and Mike break down the AL side, and after a brief break Steve joins Mike to talk about the NL. It’s one of our tentpole episodes every year, so come enjoy this year’s edition.

Get 20% off your order and free shipping from Manscaped.com with the promo code “FLAGSFLY.”

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 254: TGFBI & Starting Pitchers with Mikey Ajeto

March 12th, 2021

It’s (sort of) starting pitcher week, and we have a guest! Pitcher List’s Mikey Ajeto joins Mike, Jon, and Samuel for a special edition of positional week. The first half of the episode discusses TGFBI, which is currently wrapping up drafts. The lads talk through draft strategy, what surprised them, and how their approaches adjusted for 2021. In the second half, it’s all about starting pitchers. State of the position, players to look out for, sleepers that you might not know, and even a crash course on streaming pitchers. It’s all with one of our favorite people in the fantasy community.

Mike’s Starting Pitching Tiers Pt 1: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/65289/starting-pitching-tiered-rankings-for-2021/

Mike’s Starting Pitching Tiers Pt 2: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/65313/starting-pitching-tiered-rankings-for-2021-part-2/

Jon’s State of Starting Pitching: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/65125/state-of-the-position-the-slow-death-of-the-starting-pitcher/

MIkey’s Top 100 Starting Pitchers: https://www.pitcherlist.com/michael-ajetos-top-100-starting-pitchers/

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 253: Outfielders, That’s Their Problem

March 5th, 2021

A bit of a change as positional week rounds into the backstretch. Mike, Jon, and Samuel eschew their normal format for a more free flowing discussion of all things outfield. Topics include is Mike Trout overrated, is there too much wish casting in the higher outfield tiers, where the best value in all of fantasy this year might be, and how to handle the lower end of outfield possibilities. All that and more on Outfield Week!

Mike’s Outfield Tiers part 1: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64913/outfield-tiered-rankings-for-2021-part-1/

Mike’s Outfield Tiers part 2: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64960/outfield-tiered-rankings-for-2021-part-2/

Jon’s Outfield State Of Position: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64866/state-of-the-position-outfield-is-large-contains-multitudes/

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 252: Catcher Go Bye Bye

February 26th, 2021

After the winter storms in Texas delayed recording by a week, the gang is back to tackle…*sigh* catchers. Mike, Jon, and Samuel power through the first of the two most difficult positions to cover in any given year. Bear with us, we’re doing our best..

Time Codes

5 Star N/A

4 Star/J.T. Realmuto 8:08

3 Star 16:25
Will Smith 17:43
Travis d’Arnaud 21:44
Christian Vásquez 25:40
Willson Contreras & Yasmani Grandal 29:07

2 Star 35:02
Mitch Garver 35:40
Ryan Jeffers 37:43
Tom Murphy 40:05
Max Stassi 41:46
Buster Posey 44:04

1 Star 47:28
Sam Huff 48:59
Luis Torrens 49:29
Tyler Stephenson 54:10
Danny Jansen 55:41

Resources for Texas outreach: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/us/texas-winter-storm-how-to-help-iyw-trnd/index.html

Mike’s Catcher Tier List: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64723/catcher-tiered-rankings-for-2021/

Jon’s State Of Position article: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64698/state-of-the-position-catcher-backstop-boys-are-out-of-tune/

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 251: The Big Short(stop)

February 12th, 2021

Positional week rolls on again, this time with shortstops. Mike, Jon, and Samuel break down a star rich position with a surprising amount of depth at the high and low ends. Plus there’s ten minutes on Adalberto Mondesí. How can you resist that?

Tier and Player Timecodes

5 Star 7:44
Trea Turner and Fernando Tatís Jr. 9:48
Francisco Lindor 16:23
Adalberto Mondesí 16:36
Trevor Story 26:03

4 Star 29:27
Xander Bogaerts 29:57
Tim Anderson 31:54
Bo Bichette 35:39
Javier Báez 43:25

3 Star 46:17
Dansby Swanson 46:29
Carlos Correa 49:28
Marcus Semien 53:06
Didi Gregorius 56:04

2 Star 59:07
Willy Adams 59:34
Ha-seong Kim 1:00:40

1 Star 1:03:36
J.P. Crawford 1:04:14
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 1:07:19
Andrelton Simmons 1:13:39

Mike’s Tier List: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64549/shortstop-tiered-rankings-for-2021/

Jon’s State Of The Position Article: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64511/state-of-the-position-fantasy-2021-shortstop-is-full-of-stars/

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 250: Sliding Into Third

February 5th, 2021

Another week, another position and this time it’s the hot corner. Mike, Jon, and very briefly Samuel break down the ranks of the third base spot in fantasy this year. There’s a lot of movement in this group this season over last, but the lads help you sort through what’s gold and what’s not in this year’s edition.

Tier and Player Time Codes:

5 Star Tier 10:40
José Ramírez 11:20
Manny Machado 15:45

4 Star Tier 21:32
Nolan Arenado 22:24
Alex Bregman 29:28
Eugenio Suaréz 35:07
Rafael Devers 39:59
Anthony Rendon 41:04

3 Star Tier 42:48
Kris Bryant, Matt Chapman, and Josh Donaldson 43:25
Alec Bohm, Ke’Bryan Hayes, and Gio Urshela 49:09
Kyle Seager, Brian Anderson, and Justin Turner 56:55

2 Star Tier 1:05:51
Austin Riley 1:06:23
J.D. Davis 1:11:31
Jeimer Candelario 1:13:26

1 Star Tier 1:15:34
Edwin Ríos 1:17:05
Elvis Andrus 1:18:01
Eduardo Escobar 1:21:25

Mike’s Third Base Tiers: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64377/fantasy-third-base-tiered-rankings-for-2021/

Jon’s State of The Position: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64341/beneath-the-upper-crust-hot-corner-cools-off-quickly/

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).

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Episode 249: $2B Stonk Advice

January 29th, 2021

Short sell! Hedge! Diversify! Now that I have your attention, welcome to Second Base week. Mike, Jon, and Samuel give you all you need to know about the current state of the keystone as we charge forward into draft szn.

Timecodes:

5 Star Tier- 4:49

4 Star Tier- 6:04
DJ LeMahieu- 6:29
Ozzie Albies- 11:04
Whitt Merrifield- 13:39
Ketel Marte & Keston Hiura- 16:04

3 Star Tier- 19:04
Brandon Lowe & Cavan Biggio- 19:34
Dylan Moore- 25:40
José Altuve- 28:14
Mike Moustakas- 33:07
Max Muncy- 33:10
Jeff McNeil- 35:07
Jean Segura- 35:57

2 Star Tier- 39:19
Tommy Edman- 40:39
Jonathan Villar- 43:14
Scott Kingery- 46:09
Mick Madrigal- 48:22

1 Star Tier- 53:56
Joey Wendle- 54:38
Jurickson Profar- 56:15
Starlin Castro- 58:52

Mike’s Second Base Tiers Article: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64185/fantasy-second-base-tiered-rankings-for-2021/

Jon’s State of Second Base Article: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/64158/second-base-poised-to-be-headache-fantasy-owners-state-of-position-2021/

Got a content idea for the show? Shoot us an email at flagsflyforever@baseballprospectus.com 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).