Episode 335: Second Base Positional Preview

About this episode

The episode discusses the second base position in fantasy baseball, highlighting its depth beyond the top players and strategies for drafting.

Second base looks pretty barren at the top--only three players being drafted in the top 100!--but turns out to be a deep and diverse pool once you get beyond the first six or seven rounds. We look at players we are variously hot and cold on for 2026, and we talk strategy--particularly the pressure to draft a second baseman who can offer significant speed. Flags Fly Forever is a Baseball Prospectus podcast. For more fantasy baseball information, visit baseballprospectus.com and click on "Fantasy." You can find Flags Fly Forever on Bluesky (@flagsflyforever.bsky.social). The hosts of Flags Fly Forever are Mike Gianella(@mikegianella.bsky.social) and Jon Hegglund(@jonhegglund.bsky.social). The producer of Flags Fly Forever is Jon Hegglund. Special thanks to the awesome and generous Petite League for permission to use their track "Mets" for the intro and break music. Find their sweet lo-fi indie-pop sounds at petiteleague.com.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella, Jon Hegglund

Topics covered

• fantasy baseball
• second base
• player analysis
• draft strategy
• speed in baseball

Keywords

• fantasy baseball
• second base
• draft strategy
• player rankings
• speed

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baseball Prospectus, Petite League

Books & works: Mets

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