Episode 342: It's Alright, Ma (It's Only Early May)

Episode 342: It's Alright, Ma (It's Only Early May)

From Flags Fly Forever Fantasy Baseball by Bret Sayre

May 12, 2026 · 1h 2m

About this episode

The hosts discuss the state of fantasy baseball in early May, focusing on the saves landscape and strategies for dealing with underperforming players.

After sitting out April, your fearless Flags duo return to check in on the State of Things in early May. We largely cover two topics, each based on a recent piece by Mike at Baseball Prospectus. The saves landscape: is it different in 2026? or just variations on a theme that has been with us for the last decade? (Read the article: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/106614/why-saves/ ) Help! My best player stinks! You drafted an early bat who is underperforming--what should you do? what can you do? First of all, don't freak out, but second of all, you will need to look at all of your categories closely. (Read the article: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/106937/help-my-best-player-stinks/ ) 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Gianella, Jon Hegglund

Topics covered

  • saves landscape
  • fantasy baseball
  • player performance
  • early season analysis
  • draft strategies

Keywords

  • fantasy baseball
  • saves
  • player performance
  • draft
  • early season

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baseball Prospectus, Petite League

Books & works: Why Saves, Help! My Best Player Stinks!

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