Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott Chu

First base is deep again heading into the 2026 season, with guys like Spencer Torkelson and Willson Contreras outside of the Top 100 hitters. There's a nice balance of boring production and exciting potential (though flawed) down in these tiers as well. Which prospects are the most exciting heading into draft season and which ones have the clearest path to playing time? Brett and Scott talk through it all in this episode of Hacks & Jacks.

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Of course, Ohtani and Judge are along at the top to start the season, but Scott discusses who could ascend to join them as the year progresses. The squad talk about the depth at first base and catcher and figure out how to navigate the dreaded cliff at third base.

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Brett and Scott dive in discussing the depth of this year's talent pool, debunking the myth of positional scarcity and examining the in-draft decision-making process of when to draft safe against when to take a shot on upside. Later on in the episode, Scott drops some names that have moved up his ranks over the course of the offseason and some bats that he's avoiding at cost early in draft season.

Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott Chu

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It's never too early for a mock draft! The Pitcher List Podcast Network teams from each podcast gathered and each took a draft slot, combining to create one of the best, most informative early offseason mocks headed into 2026. Brett and Scott took the second overall pick and stacked up the power bats early and often. The crew talk through their draft strategy – all the hits and misses – and how it relates to Scott's earliest set of 2026 rankings (check them out here!).

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The dynamic duo talk through news and notes, which players are headed to the IL, who's back in action and who got called up that could make an impact on your fantasy team.

Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott Chu

Scott's Top 150 Hitters List

It's late in the season and with only a little over a month left, the way that we manage our teams needs to change. We can't hang on to the guys that aren't going to perform over that short timeframe and we need to take some chances on guys who might. So how do we sort between the two? Scott helps us all figure it out.

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Scott's Top 150 Hitters List

A whole lot of fantasy-relevant bats have returned from the IL this week and a few have been called up from the minors as well. Where does Samuel Basallo factor in to the catcher ranks the rest of the year? It's hard to believe that Geraldo Perdomo and Brice Turang are now top-50 hitters, but here we are. It's like the Paul Rudd meme, "Hey, look at us." Meanwhile, the Giants' power bats are falling and so is Yankees outfielder Jasson Domínguez.

Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott Chu

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Scott's Top 150 Hitters List

There must be something in the water in Seattle, because Josh Naylor has stolen 11 (!!) bases in 15 games with his new ball club, not to mention four home runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is leading the Blue Jays to a division lead and joins elite company in Scott's List. Meanwhile, Riley Greene is in a funk and Scott begrudgingly had to move him down the ranks.

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Scott's Top 150 Hitters List

As the dust settles from the trade deadline, which guys are looking at a better fantasy outlook than before? If you missed it before, make sure you check your waiver wire for Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall. Scott battled sickness just to remind everybody why Keaschall is a valuable fantasy commodity. What other sellers put their young bats in positions to succeed?

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