Episode 337: Shortstop Positional Preview

About this episode

The episode discusses the top talent in the shortstop position and the implications for fantasy baseball drafting.

We talk about the top-heavy talent pool at the six this week. If you don't grab one of the top six shortstops, you're probably OK. But if you wait until after pick 200, there's not nearly the depth that there is at second base. So be careful out there! 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: Mike Gianella, Jon Hegglund

Topics covered

• shortstop preview
• fantasy baseball
• player rankings
• draft strategy
• baseball analysis

Keywords

• shortstop
• fantasy baseball
• draft strategy
• player rankings
• Baseball Prospectus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baseball Prospectus, Petite League

Books & works: Mets

More episodes of Flags Fly Forever Fantasy Baseball

• Episode 343: A Very Average Podcast · May 29, 2026 · 39 min
• Episode 342: It's Alright, Ma (It's Only Early May) · May 12, 2026 · 1h 2m
• Episode 341: Draft Retrospective and Season Preview · March 29, 2026 · 1h 3m
• Episode 340: Mike's Tout Wars Draft + Starting Pitching Road Map · March 6, 2026 · 58 min
• Episode 339: Outfield Positional Preview · February 27, 2026 · 1h 14m
• Episode 338: Some Thoughts on Draft Strategy and the Closer Pool · February 21, 2026 · 1h 6m