Flags Fly Forever Fantasy Baseball

George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus discuss the fantasy impact of Yoenis Cespedes re-signing with the Mets (4:00), Arizona trading Jean Segura to Seattle for Taijuan Walker (6:00), how the league-wide home run surge and decline of stolen bases effected the NL-only landscape from a retrospective player valuation standpoint (11:00), why a stars and scrubs approach to senior circuit hitters isn’t an optimal strategy (14:00), the importance of drafting an ace in NL-only (28:00), projecting Matt Harvey (39:00), and potential sleepers in Jake Thompson and Robert Gsellman (50:00).This episode of Flags Fly Forever is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus break down the AL-only landscape from a retroactive valuation perspective (5:00), late-career renaissance of Justin Verlander (11:00), likelihood of Rick Porcello replicating his Cy Young campaign (14:00), value of elite relievers like Zach Britton and Andrew Miller (16:00), bounce-back potential for Sonny Gray and Felix Hernandez (23:00), fantasy impact of a league-wide decline in stolen bases juxtaposed by the recent home run surge (31:00), how the power uptick is diminishing the value of elite sluggers who don’t run like Mark Trumbo (42:00) and why Mike Trout, Jose Altuve and Mookie Betts are a cut above the rest in the AL (47:00).Flags Fly Forever is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus take a break from the World Series to reflect on their expert league teams in LABR Mixed (5:10), Tout Wars NL (20:00) and Tout Wars Mixed (28:40).This episode of Flags Fly Forever is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

Baseball Prospectus senior prospect evaluator Mauricio Rubio joins George Bissell to discuss his experience scouting fantasy-relevant Midwest League prospects Eloy Jimenez (12:30), Isan Diaz (19:20), Yadier Alvarez (33:30), Sandy Alcantara (37:07), Franklin Perez (40:05) and more.This episode of Flags Fly Forever is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell and Wilson Karaman of Baseball Prospectus discuss Eloy Jimenez meteoric rise (11:00), notable fantasy prospects in the California League (19:40), the future value of Dodgers righty-masher Andrew Toles (27:05), the appeal of prospects with unique profiles like Jharel Cotton, Raimel Tapia and Dan Vogelbach (35:00), watching Yoan Moncada live at the Futures Game (50:20), and finally reveal their favorite bizarre minor-league relievers in Colby Blueberg, Robby Scott, Ben Rowen and Brendan McCurry (53:27).This episode of Flags Fly Forever is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell of Baseball Prospectus and special guest Alex Chamberlain of RotoGraphs discuss whether Clayton Kershaw is still a surefire first-round selection in 2017 fantasy drafts (5:00), how fantasy owners should account for the recent uptick in home runs at the middle infield positions and the increased value of stolen bases moving forward (8:47), whether Jonathan Villar can replicate his breakthrough season (12:07), how fantasy owners should value polarizing rookies Trea Turner and Gary Sanchez next year (15:10), and finally touch on the ascension of Charlie Blackmon into a potential first-round selection (30:23).This episode of Flags Fly Forever is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell, Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus begin to look ahead to the 2017 season by speculating on the future value of Charlie Blackmon, Jonathan Villar, Trea Turner, Clayton Kershaw, Danny Duffy and more. They examine how dramatically the power surge at middle infield has transformed the fantasy landscape and speculate on how to properly value stolen base specialists moving forward.This episode of Flags Fly Forever is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell talks to Baseball Prospectus minor-league editor Craig Goldstein about the performance of rookie hitters Corey Seager, Nomar Mazara, Yoan Moncada, Gary Sanchez, Trea Turner, Alex Bregman, Byron Buxton and more. Finally, they look ahead to the future with a preview some of the top fantasy prospects remaining in the minor leagues.This week's episode is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus discuss the impressive performances of rookie hitters Gary Sanchez, Trea Turner and David Dahl. They also take an early look at the first round of 2017 drafts and recap their biggest surprise performances from the 2016 campaign including Jean Segura, Ian Kinsler, Christian Yelich, Andrew McCutchen and more.This week's episode is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus break down the fantasy impact of the next generation of New York Yankees including Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and Tyler Austin. They also discuss the importance of shifting to a true category game over the final six weeks of the season.This week's episode is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell, Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus break down all of the trade deadline moves from a fantasy perspective with a comprehensive look at all 30 major-league teams. This week's episode is brought to you by Pennant Wars. Pennant Wars is an online baseball simulation game where you call the shots as the GM of your own baseball franchise. Can you build a dynasty? Try for free today at pennantwars.com.

George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus discuss how fantasy owners should approach the major-league trade deadline, along with the fantasy impact of recent call-ups Alex Bregman, David Dahl, Tyler Skaggs and Joey Gallo. They also break down the Aroldis Chapman and Melvin Upton trades and speculate wildly on who will be traded in the next few days leading up to the trade deadline.

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus discuss the fantasy implications of the Drew Pomeranz and Dan Vogelbach trades, Yulieski Gurriel’s potential impact in Houston and dish out their favorite second-half trade targets including Andrew McCutcheon, Aaron Nola, Addison Russell, Max Kepler and more.Fantasy Baseball,

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus dive into Mike’s latest in-season fantasy valuations and discuss BP’s updated top 50 prospects list.

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus break down the latest FAAB acquisitions in the LABR and Tout Wars expert leagues including Jameson Taillon, Shawn Kelley, Cody Reed, Willson Contreras, Ryan Schimpf and more.

George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus along with special guest Rudy Gamble of Razzball discuss Pennsylvania pork products, Friday Night Lights reunions, in-season valuations, expert league draft strategy and break down the latest FAAB acquisitions in the Tout Wars and LABR expert leagues including Carlos Estevez, Tim Anderson, Matt Garza and more.

George Bissell and Greg Wellemeyer of Baseball Prospectus analyze the recent performance of James Paxton, Michael Fulmer, Matt Shoemaker, Aaron Sanchez, Trevor Bauer, Yu Darvish, Julio Urias, and break down the latest FAAB acquisitions in the Tout Wars and LABR expert leagues.

George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus discuss BP’s updated Top 300 fantasy rankings with an in-depth look at the value of Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts, Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts, Steven Matz, Adam Wainwright and Steven Wright.

George Bissell and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus recap the most significant changes in player value from BP’s latest in-season fantasy rankings update. Players discussed at length include:David OrtizAnthony RizzoChris CarterVictor MartinezDaniel MurphyBen ZobristDustin PedroiaXander BogaertsFrancisco LindorTrevor StoryTroy TulowitzkiAddison RussellTravis ShawJoey GalloMookie BettsYoenis CespedesGiancarlo StantonHanley RamirezOdubel HerreraJustin UptonNomar MazaraLeonys MartinClayton KershawJose QuintanaCole HamelsRich HillSteven MatzYu DarvishJustin VerlanderDrew PomeranzJulio Urias

George Bissell, Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella discuss the process behind Baseball Prospectus mid-season fantasy rankings updates, including what factors influence our opinions on players the most, how to balance pre-season expectations with current performance, and the challenges associated with ranking certain players who have dramatically exceeded expectations, like Jackie Bradley Jr.