Join Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) as they highlight the biggest ranking risers at each position based on the early 2026 fantasy baseball drafts that have already taken place!

Welsh and Joe break down each player in-depth and discuss their interest level ahead of the 2026 season!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Cal Raleigh - 0:02:29

Ben Rice - 0:06:43

Nick Kurtz - 0:10:14

Michael Busch - 0:15:03

Hard Rock Bet - 0:17:46

Brice Turang - 0:19:11

Luke Keaschall - 0:22:08

Zach Neto - 0:25:51

Geraldo Perdomo - 0:29:57

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:35:15

Junior Caminero - 0:36:13

Maikel Garcia - 0:41:19

Byron Buxton - 0:46:14

Roman Anthony - 0:47:38

Chandler Simpson - 0:50:35

Bryan Woo - 0:52:15

Chase Burns, Jacob Misiorowski, Cam Schlittler, Trey Yesavage, and Bubba Chandler - 0:55:07

Cade Smith and Aroldis Chapman - 0:59:13

Outro - 1:02:14

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Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) recorded this show LIVE from the First Pitch Arizona Fantasy Baseball Conference!

Welsh and Joe speak with some of the brightest minds around the fantasy baseball industry to see which players they will be targeting in 2026 drafts!

Special thanks to Eric Cross (@EricCrossMLB), Frank Stampfl (@Roto_Frank), Eno Sarris (@enosarris), Paul Sporer (@sporer), his doppelgänger Andy Bell (@DuckSnortRoto), and KC Bubba (@bdentrek) for coming on and sharing their knowledge!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

What Makes Someone A Target? - 0:05:20

Cole Ragans - 0:08:00

Alec Burleson - 0:10:11

Nolan McLean - 0:11:39

Jakob Marsee - 0:14:18

Sal Stewart - 0:20:29

Ian Seymour - 0:23:40

Jac Caglianone - 0:27:20

Tatsuya Imai - 0:31:41

Hard Rock Bet - 0:36:25

Addison Barger - 0:38:53

Ryan Pepiot - 0:42:46

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:45:07

Agustin Ramirez - 0:47:01

Gavin Williams - 0:51:11

Outro - 0:55:57

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Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) are back to break down the next wave of fantasy baseball rookies who could shape your 2026 drafts!

Joe and Welsh focus in on non-debuted prospects who could make a big impact next season, and also discuss Trey Yesavage’s legendary World Series outing and how it could change his rookie value heading into 2026!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Trey Yesavage - 0:02:32

Kevin McGonigle - 0:06:20

JJ Wetherholt - 0:11:34

Travis Bazzana - 0:15:09

Hard Rock Bet - 0:20:20

Aidan Miller - 0:21:15

Colt Emerson - 0:26:14

Andrew Painter - 0:28:46

Robby Snelling - 0:32:52

Spencer Jones, Max Anderson, and Quinn Mathews - 0:37:05

Could We See Them By The All Star Break? - 0:41:34

Konnor Griffin - 0:41:41

Sebastian Walcott - 0:42:42

Max Clark - 0:43:39

Leo De Vries - 0:44:23

Kade Anderson - 0:45:30

Outro - 0:47:01

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