Flags Fly Forever Fantasy Baseball

Episode 331: 2025 Middle Infielders Review

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We review middle infielders from the 2025 season, looking at the landscape at each position.We refer to Mike's positional retrospective articles, whic...

Episode 330: 2025 Catchers and Corners Review

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a summer sabbatical, Flags is back for the offseason! We review catchers, third basemen, and first basemen from the 2025 season, looking at the...

Episode 329: The My Bloody Valentine of Fantasy Baseball Podcasts

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello strangers! After a two-month hiatus, Flags is back. I'm sure the anticipation was not nearly at the level of the follow-up to My Bloody Valentin...

Episode 328: Starting Pitching Overview and Strategy

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Instead of a granular, detailed look at the starting pitching tiers, we take a 50,000-foot view of the landscape, identifying three large "chunks" of ...

Episode 327: LABR, WERF, and Outfield Preview, Chapter 2

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Jon talk about two recent drafts they were in: Mike in the LABR Mixed Draft, and Jon in the WERF draft (one of the leagues in the overal EART...

Episode 326: Outfield Preview, Chapter 1

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We get through the top 2.5 tiers of Mike's outfield rankings, spending a bit of time on the Ronald Acuña Dilemma. Elsewhere, we weigh in on the robus...

Episode 325: Shortstop Preview

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, a position with some truly elite players! We discuss the relative merits of Gunnar and Elly in the first round, why Francisco Lindor and Trea...

Episode 324: Third Base Preview

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like a fresh-baked pizza left in the snow, the corner known as third base starts pretty hot but cools down quickly. Do you like cold pizza? Then stick...

Episode 323: Second Base Preview

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Jon would never police your keystone decisions (get it? Keystone Cops?) but we do take a deep dive into Mike's tiers at a position that is be...

Episode 322: Catcher Preview

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After some Very Important Weather Talk we dive into a position with both promise and disappointment (often embodied in the same player). We compare an...

Episode 321: First Base (and DH) Preview

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to preview season 2025! We begin our positional previews with a corner that is not just cold, but downright Arctic (at least before cliimate c...

Episode 320: 2024 Starting Pitcher Review

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At last, we have gone through our positional reviews for 2024 (yeah, we skipped relievers, sorry), finishing up with starting pitchers. If aces didn't...

Episode 319: 2024 Catcher and Corner Infield Review

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We continue with our positional group reviews from 2024, this time focusing on catchers and corner infielders. Jon had some occasional mic trouble but...

Episode 318: 2024 Middle Infield Review

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We continue with our positional group reviews from 2024, this time focusing on middle infielders. Shorstops were great! Second basemen, not as much. A...

Episode 317: 2024 Outfield Review

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! Mike and Jon revisit Mike's preseason tiers to see just how the OF position stacked up in 2024. From the first round (what happened to Jul...

Episode 316: Main Event Victory Lap

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We did it! In our very first try at the NFBC Main Event, we finished 121st out of 855 entries, which sounds mildly impressive at best. But more to the...

Episode 315: Reviewing 2024 Draft Strategy

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is already drafting (whether mock or real) for 2025, but we at Flags decide to look back at the board from 2024 and ponder some questions abo...

Episode 314: Trade Deadline Fallout

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Since the last podcast, a lot has happened in the world. One of things that hasn't happened is the White Sox winning a single game.Today we avoid curr...

Episode 313: More Patience than Axl Rose

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, it's (just past) the middle of the season, so Mike and Jon talk a bit about how patience with slow starters and consistent FAABing have worked wo...

Episode 312: History Lesson (with Larry Schechter)

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have a conversation with Larry Schechter, fantasy legend and author of the new book, The History of Fantasy Sports. We talk about how the history o...

Episode 311: Midseason and Midlife Conversations (with Jeff Erickson)

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Jon welcome Rotowire's Jeff Erickson for a free-range conversation centering on our midseason process, specifically as it relates to player e...

Episode 310: Valuing Players At The End of May

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Jon talk about the tragicomic Mets, the utility of rolling three-week samples, not holding too tightly to fast starters who slow down, and th...

Episode 309: Talking about Texts about Baseball

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What to talk about as the MLB season rounds the first-month post? Well, Mike and Jon text regularly about many things--and a good portion of those are...

Episode 308: Three Men in Action Park (with Grey Albright)

27 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We kick the ass of April doldrums with the help of our Very Special Guest, the one and only Grey Albright of Razzball and ostentatious eyewear fame.Af...

Episode 307: The Cruelest Month

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're getting all T.S. Eliot on you, because for us, and for fantasy basebal content, April is kind of a dead zone. Rather than overreact to fast and ...

Episode 306: The Gang Does A Main Event

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, it's actual baseball season! After the whirlwind of positional previews and draft discussion, we put a cap on the 2024 draft season by discussing...

Episode 305: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Auctions (But Were Afraid to Ask)

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We take the occasion of the recent Tout Wars auction weekend to do a deep dive on auctions--what we prefer, how we prepare, and some strategies and ad...

Episode 304: Tout Mixed Review + SP Strategy + Using Bid Limits

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bit of a mixed bag this week:We review Mike's Tout Wars Mixed League draft from earlier in the week. (You can see the draft board here: https://www.fa...

Episode 303: Outfield Positional Preview

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We talk outfielders this week, and given the size of the position, we did more of a strategy overview than deep dives on indivdual players. It's an in...

Episode 302: Reviewing the LABR Mixed Draft

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We step away from our positional previews to discuss the LABR Mixed League draft, which Mike took part in on Tuesday, February 20. We talk about the d...

Episode 301: Shortstop Preview + Draft Strategy

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our march through the positions, spending this episode on the somewhat top-heavy position of shortstop. We go through our ADP tiers, disco...

Episode 300: Third Base Positional Preview

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our corners, we like them hot. Mike and Jon discuss just about every third baseman under the sun as we motor along with our positional previews. Featu...

Episode 299: Second Base Positional Preview

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey friends, it's keystone time, and also stick around to find out why Mike utters the sentence, "second base is our kids." Before we go full Dadcast,...

Episode 298: First Base Positional Preview

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New year, new producer, but your same old hosts are back. Mike and Jon talk first basemen for the upcoming 2024 season. We go through tiers of NFBC av...

Episode 297: World Series Reaction Special

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The season is over, long live the season. Or something. Anyway the lads recorded what ended up being their final episode of the regular season during ...

Episode 296: Now With 100% More Baseball

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oh hi there. How have you been? We've been fine, thanks for asking. If you want to hear about baseball, this is the episode for you. There's a lot of ...

Episode 295: Do You Know Where Your LA Angels Are?

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's an amount of baseball on this episode that should probably be described as "surprising." In what direction is up to you, the listener, to disc...

Episode 294: Food Flies Forever

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oh hi, dear listener. It's been a moment, we've all been busy and baseball has baseball'ed in 2023. But we do have a show for you that has a...select ...

Episode 293: Baseball Makes A Cameo

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oh hi there. You doing alright? Making sure to drink water and take your medicine? Good, good. We're proud of you for that self care. Anyway, so MLB r...

Episode 292: Here's A Podcast, Enjoy

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And we're back, now that we all are back in houses and assorted other things. There's some fantasy talk, but admittedly the recent events have gotten ...

Episode 291: One Great And Two Undetermined Dads Talk Baseball

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You'll have to listen to the full episode to understand the title. That's what makes a good title right? Right? Don't answer that actually, just love ...

Episode 290: Early Season Escapades With Steve Gardner

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oh hey, didn't see you there. It has been a minute hasn't it? How have you been, how's your spouse, your kids? The job still treating you right? No? W...

Episode 289: 2023 Opening Day Special

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Releasing a day early to celebrate Opening Day, the lads are back with their full prediction slate. Who will win each division? Who takes home the maj...

Episode 288: Finishing Where We Started(Pitching)

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's over. It's finally over. The positional series has come to an end, with all intended disrespect towards catchers and relievers. It's starting pit...

Episode 287: Just When I Think I'm Out(field)...

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're almost there. We're so close y'all. The positional series is close to completion, and we're here today(or whenever you hear this we're not time ...

Episode 286: Don't Come Up Short

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's shortstop week on Flags Fly Forever. Mike, Jon, and a large number of fans at Mike's house are here to close out the infield portion of our serie...

Episode 285: Third (Base) Is the Word

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our positional series continues with the hot corner. Mike Gianella and Jon Hegglund take you through third base, a position with a strong top end but ...

Episode 284: Second (Base) Is The New First

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The positional series continues this week with one of the most robust categories, second base. This is a depth position in 2023, with no one stand out...

Episode 283: The Gang's Back Together (Talking First Base)

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don't call it a comeback, we've been here for like two days. Mike Gianella, Jon Hegglund, and Samuel Hale are back in the saddle talking all about fan...

Episode 282: Expert Draft Recap With Tim McCullough

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella is joined by BP's Tim McCullough to discuss draft strategies in some of the fantasy expert leagues!

FFF Ep. 281: LABR Recap

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The guys go through their LABR auction recap and talk draft strategies.

Ep. 280: Come Catch These Hands

27 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The guys discuss all the backstops. Does DH really help NL catchers Bret jumps on the table for Yasmani Grandal, hates Dalton Varsho with the burning ...

Episode 279: The Big Short

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 278: Hot Takes at Hot Corner

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rafael Dever is a KingKris Bryant is good (?)Bret can’t quit Anthony RendonAdam wants the guys to talk about Yoan Moncada, there’s resistanceJusti...

Episode 277: A Schism At 2nd Base

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 276: Getting Cozy at First Base

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 stea...

Episode 275: 2021 Evaluation Reflections

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 274: Everybody Sell High on Arozarena?

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Jon review the 2021s of some interesting outfielders and what that might hold for their 2022 valuations. Got a content idea for the show? Sho...

Episode 273: Our Most Serious Fantasy Baseball Show EVER

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 272: REAL Fantasy Baseball with BP's Mark Berry and Howard Megdal

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 mem...

Episode 271: Trade Deadline Catchup and Expanding Free Agency

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 270: Trade Deadline 2021 (Sorta) AKA The One About Joey Gallo

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 269: Substitute Teacher Mikey Ajeto of Pitcher List

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hi y'all, producer Samuel here. As Mike mentions on the show, I'm on assignment this week so I'm not on the show. That said the show features Mike Gia...

Episode 268: Titles Are Hard, So Is Baseball

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, Jon, and Samuel are back after a week off. They start the show with a conversation about how MLB's ineptitude on players like Trevor Bauer is ha...

Episode 267: The One Featuring Crypto, Sticky Stuff, and Shohei Ohtani's Pants

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, Jon, and Samuel try out something a little different this week where they go around the horn and discuss whatever baseball topic comes to mind. ...

Episode 266: The One About Dennis Lamp

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

OK, this is probably the wildest episode of the current era. Mike, Jon, and Samuel start the episode talking about basketball, as one does on a fantas...

Episode 265: The Macro and The Micro

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, Jon, and Samuel are back on a more baseball bent this week. They discuss Mike's article this week about his ranking process, shedding light on h...

Episode 264: You'll Never Dad Alone (Plus Some Baseball Stuff)

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Look y'all, we won't lie to you. After our skipped start last week we're still feeling some wear and tear on our various joints and ligaments. So this...

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

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 inj...

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

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We got ourselves a guest this week! Mike, Jon, and Samuel welcome in Baseball Prospectus colleague and current TGFBI overall leader Nate Grimm onto th...

Episode 261: Normalcy and Questions

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 260: Of Success And Regrets, Also FAAB

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 tac...

Episode 259: We Talk About Stuff

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 cal...

Episode 258: 4(0) Injuries And Sponsored Funerals

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 injuri...

Episode 257: Opening Day 2021 Extravaganza

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 dur...

Episode 256: Post Draft Vibes

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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, T...

Episode 255: LABR with Bret Sayre and Steve Gardner

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 254: TGFBI & Starting Pitchers with Mikey Ajeto

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 253: Outfielders, That's Their Problem

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 252: Catcher Go Bye Bye

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 fi...

Episode 251: The Big Short(stop)

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 250: Sliding Into Third

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 fa...

Episode 249: $2B Stonk Advice

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Episode 248: (First) Base It, (First) Base It, (First) Base It

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Positional Week is indeed here! This year starts differently though; Mike, Jon, and Samuel start not with catcher but first base. They break down a po...

Episode 247: Our Trendiest Episode

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, Jon, and Samuel continue to get ready for Positional Week by breaking down a couple adds in the reliever market this week. They then get to the ...

Episode 246: Linds Go(es to the) Mets!

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After some issues last week, the lads are back in 2021! The first episode sees Mike, Jon, and Samuel break down the big Mets-Cleveland deal sending Fr...

Episode 245: Impromptu Offseason Pod!

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What does it sound like when we decide to record an episode on like four hours notice? Like this! Mike, Jon, and Samuel get together to talk about som...

Episode 244: Trophies and Trilogies

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The World Series is over, and with that Major League Baseball moves into the offseason. For how long? Not really sure, things are weird right now. Tha...

Episode 243: Endings, Beginnings, and Favorites

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The regular season in baseball is over, and as such another season of Flags Fly Forever pulls into port for another dry dock adventure. Before we wint...

Episode 242: ADP Me Softly

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the season drawing to a close, is it too soon to look at 2021? Of course not. Mike, Jon, and Samuel spend some time talking through how they thin...

Episode 241: Insert Catchy Title Here

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, Jon, and Samuel return for a more abstract episode of the podcast this week. Jon has some interesting fantasy performers that were all either su...

Episode 240: No Business Like Trade Deadline Business

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The gang's all here! Mike, Jon, and Samuel reconvene for a big episode on the 2020 trade deadline. They dive into a fair amount of discussion on the l...

Episode 239: Ellen Adair Is Awesome

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jon is out on vacation so Mike, Samuel and special guest Ellen Adair of acting and podcasting fame talk about a variety of things. From bein...

Episode 238: TGFBI Therapy ft. Mark Barry

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike is out vacationing this week which means Jon, Samuel, and special guest Mark Barry from "There Is No Offseason" converge for a special episode. T...

Episode 237: Hot Starts And Cold Relievers

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The gang's back together! Mike, Jon, and Samuel are back this week with a lot of things to talk about. After some general existential musing, the lads...

Episode 236: Week One and Not Done

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's a week into the new season and what a busy week it is. Mike and Jon(Samuel is on assignment this week) break down the week that was in the majors...

Episode 235: Opening Day Is Here!

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After many moons, labor fights, and general chaos around the world the 2020 baseball season begins today. Mike, Jon, and Samuel talk first about fanta...

Episode 234: Pitch To Win ft. Pitcher List's Michael Ajeto and Yancy Eaton

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With baseball right around the corner Mike, Jon, and Samuel welcome in Michael Ajeto and Yancy Eaton from Pitcher List to discuss...well pitchers of c...

Episode 233: Designating Hitters

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Baseball was not back, but now it is again. It might not be back by the time you hear this, because pandemics don't care about baseball. However, we k...

Episode 232: Baseball Is Back Question Mark

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Baseball is....back? The contentious negotiations between the owners and players continue, but on Wednesday at recording time it looked like the two p...