Wins Above Fantasy
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsVan Burnett (@Van_verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) provide the insights and breakdowns you need to win your fantasy baseball leagues. Part of the Pitcher List Podcast Network. Follow us on Twitter @WinsAbovePod Email: [email protected]
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Episodes
WAF 136 - Early Season Statcast Standouts
April 25, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at year-over-year improvers in Statcast and batted ball metrics. Importance of stabilization rates (Russell Carleton Article) Year-over-year Barrel % improvers Elly De La Cruz Salvador Perez Maikel Garcia Jake Cronenworth Riley Greene Amed Rosario Bryan De La Cruz Barrel per PA standouts Ryan O'Hearn Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Tyler O'Neill Brenton Doyle Ty France
WAF 135 - Are These Slow-Starting Hitters Toast?
April 18, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss hitters off to slow starts and analyze why they could be good buy-low options. Francisco Lindor Julio Rodriguez Corbin Carroll Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Paul Goldschmidt Cody Bellinger Nolan Jones Nick Castellanos Jordan Walker Christian Encarnacion-Strand
WAF 134 - We'll Replace Injured Pitchers in the Aggregate
April 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look for interesting low-rostered pitchers to replace high-end starters who recently went down with injuries. Keaton Winn Jordan Hicks Spencer Turnbull Nick Martinez Michael Wacha Ranger Suarez Luis Severino Zack Littell Ryne Nelson Clarke Schmidt Steven Matz Cody Bradford
WAF 133 - Week One (Over) Reactions
April 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) react to interesting performances from the first week of baseball games. Maikel Garcia Christopher Morel Will Benson Brendan Donovan Jung Hoo Lee Jose Siri Taylor Ward Jared Jones Jason Foley & Abner Uribe Nick Pivetta Garrett Crochet
WAF 132 - Chalkboard Picks
March 28, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) give their "chalkboard" picks -- 3 targets and 3 fades -- for the 2024 season and welcome on PitchCon Prize winner James Geary. Marcell Ozuna Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Bobby Miller Esteury Ruiz Jung Hoo Lee Adley Rutschman Lane Thomas A.J. Puk Francisco Alvarez Shota Imanaga Framber Valdez Hunter Greene Christopher Morel Dylan Cease Cedric Mullins C.J. Abrams Gunnar Henderson Adley Rutschman
WAF 131 - Our Most Rostered Players
March 21, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) review the players they have drafted the most heading into the 2024 season. Assessing the Risk of Mike Trout We Love Yoshinobu Yamamoto A.J. Puk's Spring Dominance as a Starter Willi Castro Late Speed Option Kerry Carpenter Paul Goldschmidt & Brendan Donovan Rebounds Van is still in on Nick Pivetta Francisco Alvarez's Upside Joe Boyle's Exciting Stuff Xander Bogaerts and Masataka Yoshida good, "boring" ...
WAF 130 - Fliers Post-Pick 200
March 14, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about their favorite sleepers post-pick 200. Dylan Cease to San Diego Luis Gil Brayan Bello Jack Suwinski Jackson Merrill Nestor Cortes Jack Flaherty Triston McKenzie Austin Wells Reese Olson Victor Scott Miguel Andujar
WAF 129 - This is March...ADP
March 07, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) buy or sell players based on their new March ADP. James Wood Wyatt Langford Yoshinobu Yamamoto Shota Imanaga Cole Ragans Tarik Skubal AJ Puk Jackson Merrill Chris Sale Miguel Andujar
WAF 128 - Listener League Draft Values We Love
February 22, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) recap the WAFxOTW listener league and review their favorite picks from the draft. 4:30 Listener League Draft Takeaways 10:08 A Team Build We Loved 17:09 Van's Team Breakdown 19:03 Steve's Team Breakdown 25:30 Nolan Gorman 31:48 Elly De La Cruz 37:08 Tyler Wells 42:22 Jorge Soler & Masataka Yoshida 49:05 Josh Naylor 55:41 Alex Verdugo
WAF 127 - Dissecting The First Round
February 08, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk 2024 first-rounders and the pros and cons of each player taken there by ADP. 5:33 - 1st Round Thoughts 12:01 - Ronald Acuna 15:22 - Bobby Witt Jr. & Julio Rodriguez 22:59 - Mookie Betts 32:25 Corbin Carroll 39:37 Kyle Tucker 42:51 Freddie Freeman 53:00 Fernando Tatis Jr. 58:08 Spencer Strider 1:02:15 Aaron Judge, Juan Soto & Yordan Alvarez 1:09:40 Trea Turner 1:17:10 Shohei Ohtani
WAF 126 - SP Targets
January 25, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the starting pitcher market and pick their favorite targets in each ADP range Yoshinobu Yamamoto Spencer Strider Zach Eflin Eury Perez Nick Pivetta Shane Baz Michael King Hunter Brown Ryan Pepiot Emmet Sheehan Shota Imanaga Mason Miller James Paxton Hurston Waldrep
WAF 125 - ADP Movers
December 28, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at ADP risers and fallers from November to December. 6:35 - Jung Hoo Lee 14:55 Jackson Chourio 20:37 Jeimer Candelario 26:44 Yoshinobu Yamamoto 33:12 Shota Imanaga 39:11 Corbin Carroll 47:43 Pablo Lopez 52:55 Bobby Miller 57:28 Sonny Gray 1:01:45 Bryan Woo 1:05:57 Other Notables
WAF 124 - ADP Gifts for Position Cliffs
December 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss position cliffs and players to target after tier drop-offs. 2:33 Approaching Position Cliffs 10:13 Catcher Depth? 17:49 First Base Front-loaded 26:41 Second Base Needs a Plan 36:08 Shortstop Scaries? 43:48 Third Base Fades FAST 51:49 Outfield Outpays the Rest 59:12 Pitcher Values vs. “Position Cliffs”
WAF 123 – 2024 Draft SZN Kickoff
November 30, 2023 14:04 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dive into draft season recapping the Pitcher List Mock Draft and some early hoy stove news. Hot Stove: Sonny Gray & Luis Severino 2024 Draft Early Trends/Takeaways Van’s Favorite Mock Picks Steve’s Favorite Mock Picks 1st reactions: who are our likely SP1s? Jose Altuve Zach Eflin Bobby Miller Emmet Sheehan Kodai Senga Lane Thomas Shane Baz
WAF Bonus - Van Burnett's 2024 Mock Draft w/ Nick Pollack
November 25, 2023 02:50 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBWins Above Fantasy / On The Corner Nick Pollack reviews Van Burnett's 2024 Mock Draft. Van picked from the 1st spot in this draft Head to factormeals.com/waf50 and use code WAF50 to get 50% off Full Draft Board "League" info: Standard Yahoo H2H Category 5x5 scoring format 12-teamer, 23 rounds C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, 3 OF, 2 UTIL, 9 P, 4 Bench One-Way Ohtani (two separate players for DH and SP) Van's picks: 1 - Ronald Acuña Jr 2 - Pete Alonso 3 - Rafael Devers 4 - B...
WAF 122 - Second-Half Pitching Standouts
November 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss some impressive second-half pitching performances. Corbin Burnes Blake Snell Tyler Glasnow Freddy Peralta Tarik Skubal Grayson Rodriguez Kodai Senga Bobby Miller Cole Ragans Michael King Nick Pivetta Yusei Kikuchi Chase Silseth
WAF 121 - Bold Predictions and Chalkboard Review
November 02, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) review their bold predictions and chalkboard picks from last season. Shohei Ohtani Vinnie Pasquantino Aaron Judge Nico Hoerner Six with 40+ Steals Max Muncy Pop Kevin Gausman Hunter Greene Taylor Ward Randy Arozarena Lars Nootbaar and Brendan Donovan Ryan Noda Oscar Colas Jesse Winker Matt Olson Kevin Gausman (again) Bobby Witt Jr. Ozzie Albies ...
WAF 120 - End Of Season Takeaways
October 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) being the offseason by looking at the impact of the rule changes, the new run environment as well as some of the biggest values and busts. 2023 Year End Recap League-wide Stat Trends Assessing Steals & Future Targets Biggest Busts 1st Round Misses Pricey Catchers Eloy & Goldie Early Pitching Coinflips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
WAF 119 - Analyzing Second-Half Hitter Breakouts
September 28, 2023 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down impressive second-half hitting performances and look to see if they will carry over into 2024. 9:20 Michael Harris II 17:45 Triston Casas 27:12 Gunnar Henderson 34:06 Juan Soto 39:48 Francisco Lindor 47:58 Cal Raleigh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
WAF 118 - Lessons Learned in 2023
September 21, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss what lessons they learned playing fantasy baseball this year and how to apply them going forward. We were on it Trust the process on guys you like Hit the mighty middle on pitching Be wary of big contract-pressing Overreacting to 2nd-half splits Be in on buying low Industry league learnings Waiver wires well-beyond spring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
WAF 117 - 2023's Biggest Surprises
September 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss their biggest surprises of the year. Sandy Alcantara Trea Turner's down and up year Cristian Javier Corbin Carroll Matt Olson The Cardinals Other Surprises Join Underdog Fantasy today with promo code PITCHERLIST and receive a 100% deposit match up to $100. Once you're signed up, check out Underdog Fantasy’s 7th Inning Stretch Tournament, where you can build your dream team and compete against you...
WAF 116 - Checking In on Mid-Season Advice
September 07, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look back at mid-season episodes and see what went right or wrong with their analysis. Nolan Jones Chas McCormick Cody Bellinger CJ Abrams Ha-Seong Kim Bryson Stott Cole Ragans Ryan Jeffers Davis Schneider Mickey Moniak Andrew Abbott Tyler Wells Chase Silseth Brice Turang Join Underdog Fantasy today with promo code PITCHERLIST and receive a 100% deposit match up to $100. Once you're signed up, che...
WAF 115 - Projecting The 2024 First Round
August 31, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) start to look to 2024 by discussing their predictions for the 2024 first round. 9:10 Ronald Acuna Jr. 16:20 Shohei Ohtani 25:16 Bobby Witt Jr. 32:35 Mookie Betts 38:29 Fernando Tatis Jr. 43:30 Julio Rodriguez 49:24 Aaron Judge 54:06 Kyle Tucker 59:38 Corbin Carroll 1:07:07 Freddie Freeman 1:13:06 Yordan Alvarez 1:18:13 Jose Ramirez 1:23:28 Luis Robert Jr. 1:27:30 Round 1 SPs? Join Underdog Fanta...
WAF 114 - Players Who Can Win Your H2H Leagues
August 24, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss players who they think will help win your H2H playoff matchups. 7:15 Steve’s Playoff Process 9:45 Van’s Playoff Tips 11:15 Marcell Ozuna 14:18 Kerry Carpenter 17:20 Spencer Torkelson 20:37 Wilmer Flores 24:00 Cole Ragans 29:59 Ryan Pepiot 34:30 Jose Quintana 37:30 Graham Ashcraft 44:22 Javier Assad 47:30 Matt Brash 50:00 Jake Burger 54:02 Harold Ramirez 55:25 Osleivis Basabe 56:50 Logan O’H...
WAF 113 - Rest-of-Season Bold Predictions w/ Shwebsi
August 17, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Pitcher List's Christopher Weber aka Shewbsi (@shwebsi) to give their rest-of-season bold predictions. 2:15 Welcome Shwebsi! 14:44 CJ Abrams 19:21 Lance Lynn 25:22 Nolan Jones 34:10 Max Muncy 40:25 Michael Massey 46:03 Pete Alonso 53:20 Brandon Pfaadt 59:17 Chase Silseth & Logan Allen 1:02:18 Bryce Miller 1:07:50 Jackson Holliday 1:10:05 Masyn Winn 1:12:06 Jordan Lawlar 1:13:09 Pete Cro...
WAF 112 - Desperate Times Call for Desperate Adds
August 10, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss under-the-radar targets for potential adds as the fantasy stretch-run approaches. 5:15 - Chase Silseth 10:28 - Cole Ragans 16:47 - Jameson Taillon 20:57 - Kutter Crawford 25:06 - Ross Stripling 29:25 - Brandon Williamson 35:57 - Michael Massey 40:18 - Brice Turang 43:30 - J.P. Crawford 49:18 - Davis Schneider 54:37 - Matt Wallner 57:36 - Nolan Jones 1:00:51 - Freddy Fermin 1:03:33 - Ryan J...
WAF 111 - Is It Legit? Pitcher Edition
August 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss recent breakout pitchers and their short- and long-term sustainability as fantasy assets. 4:50 Jesus Luzardo 14:39 Andrew Abbott 20:51 Kyle Bradish 26:51 Tyler Wells 34:02 James Paxton 38:03 Jose Berrios 42:40 Zach Eflin 48:45 Bailey Ober 54:05 Tanner Bibee 1:02:20 Yusei Kikuchi 1:08:00 Aaron Civale Join Underdog Fantasy today with promo code PITCHERLIST and receive a 100% deposit match up to $...
WAF 110 - Buying Breakout Hitters
July 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss recent breakout hitters and their short- and long-term sustainability as fantasy assets. Nolan Jones - 7:03 Chas McCormick - 18:24 Christopher Morel - 24:04 Cody Bellinger - 33:18 CJ Abrams - 42:18 Mickey Moniak - 53:21 Josh Naylor - 59:46 Bryson Stott - 1:05:32 Ha-Seong Kim - 1:09:01 Join Underdog Fantasy today with promo code PITCHERLIST and receive a 100% deposit match up to $100. Once you'...
WAF 109 - Second-Half Schedule Targets
July 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look for favorable matchups for the second-half 9:00 - White Sox: Jake Burger & Eloy Jimenez 17:36 - Twins: Eduard Julien & Alex Kirilloff 24:47 - Tigers: Spencer Torkelson, Kerry Carpenter & Reese Olsen 35:49 - Astros: Chas McCormick & Deep SPs 42:30 - Cubs: Seiya Suzuki , Nico Hoerner & Jameson Taillon 48:00 - Mariners: Eugenio Suarez, J.P. Crawford & Jared Kelenic 52:46 - Rangers: Travis Jankowski, Leody...
WAF 108 - "Fantasy Value" All-Stars
July 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) give their "all value" fantasy All-Star teams. 2:00 WAF “Fantasy Value” All-Stars 7:57 Jonah Heim 11:45 Sean Murphy 14:21 Yandy Diaz 18:13 Christian Walker 21:45 Luis Arraez 25:24 Ketel Marte 28:07 Josh Jung 31:07 Spencer Steer 37:15 Elly De La Cruz 39:37 Wander Franco 42:52 Ronald Acuna Jr. 45:32 Christian Yelich 49:33 Lane Thomas 52:35 Adolis Garcia 57:25 Kevin Gausman 1:02:38 Last Call on 7th ...
WAF 107 - Live Underdog 7th Inning Stretch Draft
July 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) record during their Underdog 7th Inning Stretch draft with some WAF listeners. Join Underdog Fantasy today with promo code PITCHERLIST and receive a 100% deposit match up to $100. Once you're signed up, check out Underdog Fantasy’s 7th Inning Stretch Tournament, where you can build your dream team and compete against your friends for the $30,000 grand prize! Must be 18+ (21+ in MA & AZ, 19+ in AL & NE) and pre...
WAF 106 - June Standouts & Underdog Prep
June 29, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about June performances and prep for the 7th Inning Stretch tournament on Underdog Fantasy. 5:50 - Join the WAF Underdog League! 10:40 7th Inning Stretch Format 17:36 Players to Target for the Format 24:57 June Standouts 26:40 Eddie Rosario 31:30 Corey Seager 34:27 Ketel Marte 40:05 Jordan Walker, Michael Harris II, Lane Thomas 43:30 Upcoming Bouncebacks for Streaky Slumpers? 50:05 Braxton Garrett ...
WAF 105 - Mid-Season Prospect Update
June 22, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at recent performances of rookies and potential summer call-ups. 4:00 Eovaldi Velo Dip 10:20 Check Out Underdog Fantasy 15:20 Gavin Williams 22:45 AJ Smith-Shawver 29:45 Emmet Sheehan 35:25 Yainer Diaz 40:37 Henry Davis 43:20 Bo Naylor 47:20 Maikel Garcia 51:10 Luis Matos 57:10 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1:02:15 Jordan Westburg & Colton Cowser Join Underdog Fantasy today with promo code PITCHE...
WAF 104 - Immaculate Metrics
June 16, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) use analysis inspired by Immaculate Grid and look at interesting combos of underlying metrics to find underperformers. 2:47 Van’s Coyote Scare 4:47 Immaculate Grid is AMAZING 6:55 Our Immaculate Key Metrics 10:36 Low Barrels, High FB/LD EV 13:30 Austin Riley, Andrew Vaughn, Zach Neto 20:00 Lars Nootbaar, Brett Baty, Jordan Walker & Maikel Garcia 26:06 Barrels, EV & Plate Discipline 30:33 Spencer Torkelson,...
WAF 103 - Pitch Mix Changers
June 08, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss interesting pitchers who have made changes to their pitch mix. 2:20 Elly De La Cruz 9:00 Finding Pitch Mix Changes 13:52 Jon Gray 20:05 Mitch Keller 25:43 Mike Clevinger 30:42 Griffin Canning 34:50 Jose Berrios 39:45 J.P. France 42:20 Comparing Andrew Abbott 45:40 Ryne Nelson 49:03 Logan Webb “This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PITCHERLIST ...
WAF 102 - Trade Szn: Let's Make A Deal Vol. III
June 01, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss trade strategy and targets as we head into June. 2:20 Trade Season Advice 5:30 “Honest Business” vs. Winning Trades 15:10 Thoughts on Trade “Talks” 21:30 Trea Turner 29:45 Vlad Guerrero Jr. 35:40 Rafael Devers 40:00 Steven Kwan 43:48 Sandy Alcantara 49:57 Verlander & Scherzer 54:20 Aaron Nola 57:45 Yu Darvish 1:00:35 Joe Musgrove “This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online ther...
WAF 101 - Sifting Through Metrics for Trade Targets
May 25, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look to identify trade targets and potential adds by digging under the hood using their favorite analytics. 3:40 Braxton Garrett 9:35 James Paxton 15:06 Louie Varland 20:18 Zack Wheeler 23:37 Hunter Greene 30:03 Seiya Suzuki 33:54 Jake Burger 37:56 Jose Siri 42:20 Luke Raley 47:20 Willson Contreras 50:48 Spencer Torkelson 54:05 Brett Baty 57:28 Julio Rodriguez 1:01:15 Bryan Reynolds “This episode is...
WAF 100 - Who to Add & Ep 100 Highlights
May 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss who they are adding and take a look back at some of the highlights of the first 100 episodes of Wins Above Fantasy. :22 Episode 100! 6:00 Waiver Watch Guys 9:35 Jon Gray 15:30 Michael Lorenzen 19:34 Lane Thomas 25:18 Joey Meneses 29:30 Jorge Polanco 35:11 Brenton Doyle 39:06 JP Sears 43:51 Matt McLain 48:25 Mauricio Dubon 51:15 JP France 54:15 Dean Kremer 58:00 Mashup of 100 WAF Episodes 1:1...
WAF 99 - Hidden Gems on the Waiver Wire
May 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look to the waiver wire to find potential replacements for injured stars. 7:19 - Jorge Soler 14:24 - JJ Bleday 19:53 - Ryan Noda 23:35 - Luke Raley 27:34 - Lane Thomas 31:35 - Casey Schmitt 37:15 - Mark Leiter Jr. 41:00 - Eury Perez! 45:33 - Louie Varland 50:15 - Clarke Schmidt 55:14 - Mike Clevinger 58:30 - Chase Silseth 1:03:24 - Matt Strahm 1:07:40 - Francisco Alvarez 1:10:18 - Jordan Diaz “Thi...
WAF 98 - April Showers Bring May Buy-Lows
May 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss players off to slow starts as buy-low candidates. 2:00 Steve recovering from Devils victory over Rangers 4:18 Thinking Patience vs. Panic 5:15 Struggling Stars & Juan Soto Dilemma 23:20 Alex Bregman 27:00 Ryan Mountcastle 32:15 Eloy Jimenez 35:25 Vinnie Pasquantino 38:25 Paul Goldschmidt 43:35 Nathaniel Lowe 47:08 Sandy Alcantara 54:17 Julio Urias 57:33 Joe Musgrove 2:02:25 Logan Gilbert 1:05...
WAF 97 - Early Pitching Standouts
April 28, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss pitchers off to hot starts as well as some buy low arms and impact rookies. 4:20 Joe Ryan 11:25 Pablo Lopez 16:13 Sonny Gray 21:20 Drew Rasmussen 26:46 Graham Ashcraft 33:50 Josiah Gray 38:30 Jose Berrios 42:30 Roansy Contreras 48:03 Nick Lodolo 52:38 Logan Webb 55:47 Nathan Eovaldi 59:50 Dean Kremer 1:03:35 Taj Bradley 1:06:50 Logan Allen & Tanner Bibee 1:11:10 Brandon Pfaadt “This episo...
WAF 96 - Assessing Hot-Start Hitters
April 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) take a deep dive look at the underlying numbers of hitters off to a hot start to try to validate their performances. 6:00 Matt Chapman Re-Breakout 12:58 Kerry Carpenter Incoming? 17:10 Yandy Diaz Finally Launching! 26:09 Jack Suwinski Deep League Pop 31:28 Jarred Kelenic Check-in 37:27 Jorge Soler Cleaning Up Ks 41:28 Patrick Wisdom Worth Gambling? 47:05 Ryan Mountcastle Rebound Ahead? 50:45 Brent Rooker ...
WAF 95 - Early Season Adds
April 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss early season add candidates. 5:20 - Orlando Arcia 10:51 - Isaac Paredes 15:17 - Jarred Kelenic 19:00 - Logan O’Hoppe 24:00 Austin Hays 31:58 Taj Bradley 35:38 - Jake Fraley 39:33 - Kris Bubic 47:30 - Chas McCormick 51:20 - Spencer Steer 56:05 - Edouard Julien 1:02:00 - Lenyn Sosa “This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PITCHERLIST and get o...
WAF 94 - Opening Week Recap w/ Dan Weber
April 06, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBWins Above Fantasy – Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) is joined by Dan Weber (@DTWeb313) to discuss interesting performances from Opening Week. 2:00 Meet Dan Weber 4:50 Early Strategies 6:30 Craig Kimbrel vs AJ Puk 11:00 Nolan Gorman 17:25 Brice Turang 24:10 Jake Fraley 29:19 Jose Siri 34:00 Jason Vosler 37:45 Josh Jung 43:45 Jorge Mateo 47:43 Joey Gallo 53:20 Logan O'Hoppe 56:51 Arizona's interesting arms 1:00:45 Graham Ashcraft 1:05:00 Justin Steele 1:08:15 Kodai Senga 1:10:25 Ja...
WAF 93 - Opening Day! What to Watch Closely
March 30, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) get ready for Opening Day & discuss early watch-list candidates. :25 Happy Opening Day! 4:00 Hear Now, Add Later 6:07 Useful Tools Early in the Year 10:45 Balancing Aggression vs. Overreaction 14:00 How We Approach Early FAB 21:52 How Long to Wait for Slow Starts 26:19 Watch for Lineup Cards 31:18 Watch Platoon Performance 35:20 Closer Watch: D-Backs, Dodgers, Cubs 41:00 What We’re Watching for SPs 47:...
WAF 92 - 2023 Bold Predictions & Chalkboard
March 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) give their bold predictions and chalkboard picks for the 2023 season. 1:30 Bold Predictions and Chalkboard Show 8:35 Shohei Ohtani 9:55 Vinnie Pasquantino 11:28 Aaron Judge 12:55 Nico Hoerner 14:59 Five 40-Steal Guys? 17:14 Max Muncy 19:35 Lars Nootbaar 21:20 Kevin Gausman vs. Gerrit Cole 23:55 Hunter Greene 26:00 Taylor Ward 31:54 Reid Detmers 34:10 Cristian Javier 36:36 Brendan Donovan 38:35 Randy...
WAF 91 - Draft Review & Best Ball Tips
March 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss their recent best ball draft. 1:30 Why We Love Best Ball Drafts 7:40 Best Ball NFBC Format 10:05 Understanding the Point System 13:20 Streaky Guys Can Be a Strength 16:40 Focus On Your Position Depth 18:50 Focus on Hitters Over Pitchers Early 21:03 Multi-Eligible Guys & Oatmeal Volume 26:00 Aaron Judge the Points King 21:18 Our Early Round Picks 33:20 Dansby Swanson 35:08 Kevin Gausman & Hunter ...
WAF 90 - ADP Values We Love
March 09, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the draft values they love at every spot on the draft board. 5:00 Outlook on ADP Value 8:12 Rafael Devers 13:40 Matt Olson 21:35 George Kirby 26:20 Vinnie Pasquantino 32:15 Lance Lynn 36:20 Is Lars Nootbaar Too Pricey? 40:25 Jeffrey Springs 46:10 Jesse Winker 52:30 Andrew Heaney 56:50 Andrew Painter 59:40 Brendan Donovan 1:01:30 Oscar Colas “This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give...
WAF 89 - March Madness: TGFBI & Spring Training News
March 04, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) jump right into proper draft season to discuss the early takeaways from TGFBI and Spring Training news and notes. 4:00 TGFBI Draft Format 8:15 Gets Shallow Fast 10:30 Steve’s Start: Soto, Goldie, Arenado 16:45 Van’s Infield: J-Ram, Semien, Olson 23:45 Steve’s SP Approach 30:22 Van’s SP Approach 36:00 Steve’s Speed Rescue 38:00 Van’s OF Shortage 41:25 Post-TGFBI Stress 42:15 Beware of Possible OF Tax 48:...
WAF 88 - PLV Hitter Metrics w/Kyle Bland
February 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) to discuss PLV hitting metrics. 3:00 Welcome Kyle Bland @Blandalytics 10:25 PLV Takeaways from the PLV Expert 13:00 The True Shape of the Strikezone 16:19 Using PLV for Fantasy 22:00 “Hit Luck” Best for SPs 28:07 PLV’s Strikezone Judgment 33:00 Good Surprises for Judgment 35:15 Kyle Tucker & Ronald Acuna 39:10 Bad Surprises: Michael Harris II 43:07 PLV’s Decision...