Flags Fly Forever Fantasy Baseball

Episode 231: On (Baseball) Writing

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Flags Fly Forever, it's the episode that inevitably occurs when three writers podcast regularly. That's right, it's a podcast all about ...

Episode 230: FFF Goes To The Movies

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Over at the BP website, there's a lot of movie based content already in existence and with more coming. Mike, Jon, and Samuel decided it'd be fun to d...

Episode 229: Rudy Gamble of Razzball

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, Jon, and Samuel are joined by Razzball's projection wizard Rudy Gamble from Razzball this week. It's a rousing discussion about the potential pl...

Episode 228: Modem Error Podcasting

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Due to technical issues, the planned show had to be postponed. As most things in the world seem to be, unfortunately. However, executive producer Samu...

Episode 227: What Is This, A (FFF/TINO) Crossover Episode?

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, the rumors are true. This week's episode is the first ever Flags Fly Forever/There Is No Offseason crossover spectacular. TINO's Mark Berry and J...

Episode 226: Shining Monument To Your Penis

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So I know what you're thinking. Skip to minute 58 on the episode, and the title will make sense. Then skip back, or just wait until then, to enjoy thi...

Episode 225: Touting Our Baseball Thoughts

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a brief sojourn into dad discussions Mike, Jon, and Samuel are back this week with more normal content. It's a thorough discussion of Tout Wars,...

Episode 224: DadCast 2020 with The Athletic's Levi Weaver

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With baseball and life on hiatus because of Covid-19, we decided to do something different this week. Mike, Jon, and Samuel welcomed in Levi Weaver fo...

Episode 223: A Sigh of Relief

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The final positional week podcast is here, with relief pitchers closing out the series. Mike, Jon, and Samuel go through the most varied of positions ...

Episode 222: LABRing in the Gardn(er)

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's all about LABR this week! Jon is out so Mike brings in USA Today's Steve Gardner and Baseball Prospectus President Bret Sayre to talk about all t...

Episode 221: Life's A Pitch(er), Then You Draft One

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Starting pitcher week is here, and do we have a lot to talk about. Mike, Jon, and Samuel break things down in a slightly different format this week us...

Episode 220: In Through The Outfield

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The last of the hitting positions has arrived! One of the longest episodes in the series Mike, Jon, and Samuel go through the five through two star ti...

Episode 219: Year Of The Short(stop) King

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The infield portion of positional weeks draws to a close with shortstop week. Mike, Jon, and Samuel go over all the things you need to know about the ...

Episode 218: The Rule of Third (Base)

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our positional series has taken us to the hot corner. One of the more varied positions in fantasy this year, there's a good amount of interesting disc...

Episode 217: Nadir? Nay Nay We Say!

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's second base week here at Flags Fly Forever, and buckle up y'all it's a long one. A lot of meaty discussion is contained within, including a good ...

Episode 216: Three Men Get to First Base

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our position episodes for 2020 roll on, this week tackling first base. Mike, Jon, and Samuel talk about an interesting field of players that features ...

Episode 215: Backstop Boys

17 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Position episodes are upon us! For the next several weeks Mike, Jon, and Samuel will bring you coverage of every position you need for the upcoming fa...

Episode 214: New Year, Same Us

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! After an extended New Years absence Mike, Jon, and Samuel come back with the first show of the decade. This one is a bit of a primer for t...

Episode 213: Free Agency Isn't Free

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On what's likely the final episode of 2019 Mike, Jon, and Samuel get together to discuss the latest round of movement in baseball as it pertains to fa...

Episode 212: We Got Friends In New Places

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Oh this week's episode Mike, Jon, and Samuel discuss the fantasy impact of the recent trades, signings, and non tenders. Names that come up include Za...

Episode 211: November Free Agent Draft

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the off-season in full swing and the content creek down to a small trickle, Mike Gianella and Jon Hegglund go through drafting the top free agent...

Episode 210: Our First Dérive

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jon came up with the fancy French word in our title. It basically means a lazy river of content, which is what this week is. Mike, Jon, and Samuel com...

Episode 209: Raising (prospects in) Arizona

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Mike Gianella and Jon Hegglund are joined Wilson Karaman of the Baseball Prospectus Prospect Team. Wilson was out at First Pit...

Episode 208: Sooth Sayre-ing

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Mike Gianella and Jon Hegglund are joined by Baseball Prospectus President and former host Bret Sayre. They go in depth about ...

Episode 207: No (Mock) Draft Dodging

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Jon did a super early mock draft because that's what he does. Then Samuel asked he and Mike a bunch of questions about it, bec...

Episode 206: Who We Eschewed

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Mike and Jon discuss players that they almost drafted but didn't and how that worked out. The show is a wide-ranging discussio...

Episode 205: Waiver, Texas Ranger(s)

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's edition, Mike and Jon bring Producer Samuel in to talk about a pair of rookie Rangers that could be worth adding to your roster late in...

Episode 204: The One With The New Intro

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the debut of the brand new Flags Fly Forever intro! On the actual show, Mike and Jon talk about potential call ups that could help you clinch you...

Episode 203: IT. IS. DEADLINE. DAY!

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The 2019 MLB trade deadline came and went, creating somehow both more and less excitement at the same time. Mike and Jon are breaking down the big dea...

Episode 202: In Honor of Rob

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is dedicated to the late Rob McQuown, who left us too soon. Thanks for being a light in life Rob, we'll miss you dearly.Jon is back this ...

Episode 201: The Valuation of Silver

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jon's out this week, so Mike enlists the help of fellow BP fantasy writer Rob Silver(@RobSilver) to help him break down his mid-season valuation artic...

Episode 200a: Behind the Scenes at Flags Fly Forever

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show, it's a continuation of the 200th episode celebration. Producer Samuel is back with a peek behind the scenes at what doesn't mak...

Episode 200: Pushin' Forward Back

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scheduling conflicts forced an audible this week, but producer Samuel Hale put together a special episode for the occasion. It starts with a bit of fu...

Episode 199: Father's Day Draft Special

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode Mike Gianella, Jon Hegglund, and producer Samuel Hale do a special Father's Day themed game. They do a short fantasy draft sele...

Episode 198: Kimbrel, Keuchel, and Kwestions

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Oh this week's episode, Jon and Mike talk about the recent signings of Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel in the context of what it means for fantasy ba...

Episode 197: Prospects Follow The Streamers

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Hegglund joins Mike Gianella this week to talk about a flock of young Blue Jays in the bigs, what the concept of followers means for potential fan...

Episode 196: Origins and Second Chances

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

No Zach Steinhorn this week, so Mike Gianella is joined by Rotowire co-founder Jeff Erickson(@Jeff_Erickson). They talk about managing multiple league...

Episode 195: Recent Call-Ups and Admitting Being Wrong About Chavis

18 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Steinhorn is joined by Baseball Prospectus fantasy writer Jon Hegglund and discuss Josh Bell (2:11), Alex Gordon (8:31), Paul DeJong (12:45), Dan...

Episode 194: Playing Time

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn discuss Shohei Ohtani's return (4:10), playing time in Cincinnati (10:09), playing time in Tampa Bay (24:00), and sur...

Episode 193: Injuries, Call-Ups, and Signings

04 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn discuss Corey Kluber's injury and the slippage of the starting pitcher market (4:22), Carter Kieboom's call-up and ot...

Episode 192: The Week in Fantasy Baseball

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Steinhorn is joined by Baseball Prospectus fantasy writer Jon Hegglund discuss who to buy, sell, or hold this week, including Jose Ramirez (2:06)...

Episode 191: Early Season and FAAB Analysis

20 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn discuss who to buy, sell, or hold in the early goings of the season, including Trey Mancini (2:57), Jay Bruce (7:13),...

Episode 190: LABR FAAB

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn discuss LABR mixed FAAB prior to the regular season going into full swing, including Chris Paddack (7:23), Brandon Lo...

Episode 189: Tout Wars Recaps

24 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn discuss the results of Zach's Tout Wars Mixed Auction (3:21) and Mike's Tout Wars AL Auction (25:01).

Episode 188: LABR Auction Recap

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella is joined by Baseball Prospectus' Bret Sayre this week to discuss the results of the AL LABR Auction (2:32) and the NL LABR Auction (19...

Episode 187: Starting Pitcher Week

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella is joined by Baseball Prospectus fantasy writer Rob Silver this week to discuss the Clayton Kershaw injury (4:29), overall starting pit...

Episode 186: LABR Recap

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn discuss the Mike Moustakas signing (12:49) before diving in to the recent LABR draft and the results of Zach's draft ...

Episode 185: Outfield Week

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down outfield week at Baseball Prospectus using Gianella's tiered rankings article, discussing five star outfi...

Episode 184: Shortstop Week

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down shortstop week at Baseball Prospectus using Gianella's tiered rankings article, discussing five star sho...

Episode 183: Third Base Week

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down third base week at Baseball Prospectus using Gianella's tiered rankings article, discussing five star thi...

Episode 182: Second Base Week

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down second base week at Baseball Prospectus using Gianella's tiered rankings article, discussing five star se...

Episode 181: First Base Week

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down first base week at Baseball Prospectus using Gianella's tiered rankings article, discussing five star fir...

Episode 180: Catcher Week

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down catcher week at Baseball Prospectus using Gianella's tiered rankings article, discussing five and four sta...

Episode 179: New Year, New Team

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break even more transactions in recent days: the Seattle-Cleveland-Tampa Bay three-team trade (2:11), Yonder Alonso t...

Episode 178: The Pre-Winter Meetings Flurry

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down a slew of transactions: the Paul Goldschmidt trade to the Cardinals (2:22), Edwin Diaz trade to the Mets (...

Episode 177: This Is The Offseason

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down the James Paxton trade (2:55) and give early mock draft analysis (10:08).

Episode 176: 2018 Expert Leagues Recap

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn recap the year in expert leagues, namely Tout Mixed (2:47), Tout NL (12:12), LABR AL (25:17), and LABR NL (32:10).

Episode 175: Inconsistent Players and Top Prospects

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn take a look at a few players who have been inconsistent throughout the season—Amed Rosario (2:45), Hunter Renfroe (...

Episode 174: Injuries and Struggling Players Galore

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn take a quick look at recent waver wire moves (1:34) before delving deep into injuries to Buster Posey (2:38), Charlie...

Episode 173: Winding Down the Season

16 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn discuss hot second half hitters such as Ronald Acuña, Rougned Odor, and Kole Calhoun (2:20), Robinson Canó's return...

Episode 172: When The Trade Chips Fall

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn tackle the trade deadline, but not before talking about the trades that happened before the deadline and its impact i...

Episode 171: The Calm Before The Trade Storm

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn with the lightning round episode, providing insight on some recent DL stints for Gary Sanchez (3:00) and Yoenis Césp...

Episode 170: Trade Season

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gianella and Zach Steinhorn break down the Manny Machado trade (2:40), the Brad Hand trade (10:20), and dump trades (30:20)

Ep. 169: Trade Talk

23 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus banter about recent developments in their expert leagues (4:00) and discuss how they approach and ...

Ep. 168: The Top 300

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus break down the freshly updated BP Top 300 fantasy rankings. 

Ep. 167: We’re Back

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mark Barry, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus return from an extended break to host a special edition NFL Draft-styl...

Ep. 166: The One About Kenley Jansen

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus discuss the importance of avoiding confirmation bias, overreacting to small sample...

Ep. 165: Opening Day Developments

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus discuss critical spring training takeaways and developments including Dan Vogelbach (8:00), Sc...

Ep. 164: Tout Wars Recap

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Mason of FanGraphs and Fantasy Alarm joins George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus to discuss the fantasy fallout from Justin T...

Ep. 163: The Auction Strategy Show

13 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus host their annual auction strategy podcast. They discuss the importance of establi...

Ep. 162: LABR AL & NL Recap

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

USA Today Sports Senior Fantasy Editor Steve Gardner joins George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus for their annual recap of the LABR ...

Ep. 161: Starting Pitcher Preview

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus are joined by 2016 NFBC Main Event champion Rob Silver to discuss their strategic approach to ...

Ep. 160: Outfield Preview

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus survey the fantasy landscape at outfield. They divulge their strategic approaches ...

Ep. 159: LABR Recap

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus recap the 2018 LABR Mixed draft (2:00). They discuss Bret’s selection of Bryce H...

Ep. 158: Shortstop Preview

10 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella, Bret Sayre and Zach Steinhorn of Baseball Prospectus break down the fantasy landscape at shortstop. They discuss the ne...

Ep. 157: Third Base Preview

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus break down the fantasy landscape at third base. They discuss the gap between the h...

Ep. 156: Second Base Preview

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rudy Gamble of Razzball joins George Bissell and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus to survey the fantasy landscape at second base. They divulge the...

Ep. 155: First Base Preview

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus banter about the various fantasy implications of the Gerrit Cole (2:00) and Andrew...

Ep. 154: Catcher Preview

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus kick off the 2018 position preview series with a comprehensive breakdown of fantas...

Ep. 153: Shohei & Stanton

12 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Mark Barry discuss the fantasy implications of Shohei Ohtani signing with the Angels (5:00), Giancarlo Stanton trade...

Ep. 152: Impact Prospects

05 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rotowire lead prospect analyst James Anderson joins the pod to discuss a plethora of prospects fantasy owners need to have on their radar for the 2018...

Ep. 151: Wet Your Whistle

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mark Barry, and Mike Gianella take a stab at explaining the correct way to view (and practical applications) for BP’s retrospective ...

Ep. 150: Hot Take Machine

20 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre outline their strategic approaches to the fantasy playoffs including: relying on studs that got you there...

Ep. 149: Victor Robles vs. Ronald Acuna

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell and Mark Barry discuss the promotion of elite fantasy prospects Victor Robles (6:00), Francisco Mejia (17:00), J.P. Crawford (23:00), a...

Ep. 148: September Call-Ups

01 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell and Mark Barry recorded before the late-night Justin Verlander trade, but discussed the Angels unexpected deal for Justin Upton (2:00) ...

Ep. 147: Free Agent Friday

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell and Mark Barry banter about Rich Hill’s near no-hitter, the infamous Yankees and Tigers brawl, and discuss their picks for the latest...

Ep. 146: Let’s Talk About Byron Buxton

23 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell and Mike Gianella banter about Rhys Hoskins hot start, Kyrie Irving traded to Boston, the solar eclipse, an intense episode of Game of ...

Ep. 145: Process vs. Results

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre discuss the promotion of Rhys Hoskins (2:00), the league-wide reduction in starting pitcher workloads (10...

Ep. 144: Trade Deadline Smorgasbord

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre discuss the fantasy implications of every major trade deadline deal including Yu Darvish (5:00), Sonny Gr...

Ep. 143: Did You See The Maple Grove?

26 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rotoworld senior baseball writer DJ Short joins the pod to discuss the fantasy impact of Clayton Kershaw’s back injury (3:00), promotion of elite pr...

Ep. 142: Celtics Fans Hate Me

19 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Towers of CBS Sports joins the pod to discuss the fantasy implications of the latest trade deadline moves including J.D. Martinez to Arizona (5:...

Ep. 141: Midseason Valuations

12 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George, Bret and Mike deliberate several controversial rankings on the updated TDG Top 500 dynasty list including Aaron Judge (5:00), Miguel Cabrera (...

Ep. 140: Midseason Top 50 Prospects & Second-Half Fantasy Storylines

06 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell brings on Jeffrey Paternostro, BP’s senior prospect writer, to discuss the BP Midseason Top 50 prospects list including the meteoric ...

Ep. 139: Enjoy The Fireworks

28 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus discuss the recent promotion of Franklin Barreto (4:32) and the five players they’...

Ep. 138: Not That Derek Fisher

21 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell and Mike Gianella discuss the fantasy impact of the league-wide home run surge on the pitching landscape (5:00), how a dramatic shift i...

Ep. 137: All Rise

14 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell and Mike Gianella are joined by Stacey Gotsulias to discuss the meteoric rise of Aaron Judge (5:00), whether he can sustain this level ...

Ep. 136: They're Completely Chill

07 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus debate BP’s in-season fantasy rankings updates at shortstop (3:00), second base ...

Ep. 135: Rankings Redux

01 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus banter about the brawl in San Francisco, Mike Trout’s injury, and discuss BP’s...

Ep. 134: Getting Recognized

24 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Eric Roseberry of Baseball Prospectus discuss potential wavier wire targets including Ian Happ (7:00), Tommy Joseph ...

Ep. 133: It's Happening

17 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus discuss the fantasy impact of recent call-up’s Ian Happ (4:00) and Bradley Zimme...