This week on Hacks & Jacks, Brett and Scott talk through all the injuries, news, and surprising roster decisions leading into Opening Day 2026. The guys discuss the potential for rookies JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle and how their presence in the big leagues could impact other players around them. Scott tosses out a handful of names that he's interested in entering the season and specifically what he's looking for out of each of those watchlist guys.

Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott Chu

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This week on Hacks & Jacks, Brett and Scott welcome special guest Nate Schwartz (@_NateSchwartz) to give his thoughts on Scott's rankings. The trio go tier-by-tier, diving into "Nate's Notes" at the bottom of each section to get a clearer picture of the hitter landscape across fantasy baseball as draft season escalates to a fever pitch.

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We're deep in the throes of draft prep season and your friendly neighborhood fantasy hitting experts are talking draft prep and draft strategy. Scott and Brett discuss risers and fallers in Scott's next version of the Top 300 Hitters List. The pair also break down the differences in fantasy league formats, comparing the nuances and vital differences in draft and management strategy between roto, head-to-head categories and points leagues.

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After making it through the Top 100 hitters in Ep. 137 and tackling the next 100 hitters in Ep. 138, Scott and Brett finish off the Top 300 Hitter's List with the final few tiers. We're well beyond replacement level at this point of the list, so who should you be looking at for upside? Scott discusses some of his favorite late-round lottery tickets and more on this episode of Hacks & Jacks.

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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.

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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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