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Wins Above Fantasy

Van Burnett, Steve Gesuele

Van 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: winsabovefantasy@gmail.com

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01:05:00

WAF 156- Projecting 2025 Bounce Back Hitters

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/09/19

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look for bounce back hitters for 2025 using three-year average wRC+.Michael Harris IIAdley RutschmanPaul GoldschmidtAustin RileyJose AltuveGleyber TorresMarcus Semien

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01:06:54

WAF 155- Late-Season Hitter Standouts

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/09/12

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss hitters who have been on the rise in the second half and look to identify the reasons for their breakouts.Lawrence ButlerBrent RookerJJ BledayMatt WallnerEugenio SuarezJackson ChourioJackson MerrillCorbin CarrollTyler Fitzgerald

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01:07:58

WAF 154- Late Season Pitching Breakouts

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/09/05

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss pitchers who have been on the rise in the second half and look to identify the reasons for their breakouts.Spencer ArrighettiBowden FrancisSpencer SchwellenbachBryce MillerYusei KikuchiRyne Nelson

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01:12:53

WAF 153- What's Left on the Waiver Wire?

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/08/29

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look to the waiver wire to see low-rostered players who can help fantasy teams during the season's final month.Eugenio SuarezMJ MelendezMatt WallnerKerry CarpenterAndrew VaughnJesus SanchezPete Crow-ArmstrongJose CaballeroVictor RoblesJosh LoweDylan CrewsParker MeadowsMasataka YoshidaGeraldo PerdomoMasyn WinnBen LivelyDavid FestaOsvaldo BidoDJ HerzMitchell ParkerJoe BoyleManuel RodriguezTyler KinleyBen JoyceJason

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01:01:21

WAF 152- End-Game Strategy

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/08/22

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss end-game strategy for the last few weeks of the 2024 fantasy baseball season.Bowden FrancisBobby MillerJavier AssadBen LivelyJameson TaillonJeffrey SpringsHayden BirdsongSpencer TorkelsonJake McCarthyEugenio SuárezWhit MerrifieldBrendan RodgersMichael Toglia

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01:23:30

WAF 151- Projecting the 2025 First Round

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/08/08

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) take their first look to 2025 as they give their picks for 2025 first rounders.Shohei OhtaniBobby Witt Jr.Aaron JudgeGunnar HendersonJose RamirezKyle TuckerJuan SotoMookie BettsRonald Acuna Jr.Julio RodriguezVladimir Guerrero Jr.Tarik Skubal

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01:14:59

WAF 150- Finding Waiver Wire Heroes

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/08/01

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look for rest-of-season waiver wire heroes with a head-to-head matchup twist.Matt WallnerNolan SchanuelDylan MooreDavid FestaHayden BirdsongGrant HolmesTy FranceXaiver EdwardsJosh LoweRyne NelsonDJ HerzSpencer Schwellenbach

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01:02:37

WAF 149- Rest of Season Strength of Schedule

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/07/25

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) breakdown the rest of season strength of schedule and look for favorable fantasy matchups.Favorable schedules: Cubs, Yankees, Giants, Braves, Tigers, Padres, RangersBen BrownDansby SwansonMatt ShawGleyber TorresClarke SchmidtTyler FitzgeraldJorge SolerNacho AlvarezJarred KelenicEddie RosarioJustyn-Henry MalloyRandy VasquezTyler MahleMichael LorenzenJon Gray

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01:06:26

WAF 148- Second-Half Bold Predictions & Chalkboard...

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2024/07/18

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) give bold predictions for the second half as well as check in on their pre-season "chalkboard" picks as the All-Star Break winds down.Nick PivettaPaul SkenesBen RiceVladimir Guerrero Jr.Oneil CruzPablo LopezAJ PukJung-Ho LeeMarcell OzunaBobby MillerFrancisco AlvarezLane ThomasHunter GreeneEsteury RuizAdley RutschmanFramber Valdez

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01:18:01

WAF 147 - Biggest Surprises of the First Half

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2024/07/11

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the biggest surprises from the first half, as decided by the Pitcher List Discord.Rockies OF to Own: Brenton DoyleSeth Lugo Surprise Ace of 1HSteven Kwan and the Guardians Surprise PowerMore Surprise Pitchers: Cole Irvin, Tanner HouckBreakout Hitters: Alec Burleson, CJ AbramsWyatt Langford and Jackson Holliday's Rollercoaster SeasonsWill we Buy Back in on Spencer Torkelson?Still Want to Buy Low on Pablo Lopez?What

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01:09:35

WAF 146 - Second-Half Pitching Breakout Candidates

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/07/04

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about pitchers who have the potential for big second halves.Grayson Rodriguez can become an aceBen Brown a pitcher to watchStash Jeffrey SpringsCan Taj Bradley continue his dominance?Shane Baz finally backBrandon Pfaadt has figured out lefties? Eric Samulski's article on topic.Ryan Pepiot is worth holding on to

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01:04:17

WAF 145 - First-Half Hitter MVPs

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/06/27

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss impressive first-half hitting performances relative to ADP.Gunnar HendersonMarcell OzunaJarren DuranJurickson ProfarBrice TurangWilliam ContrerasAlec BohmJosh NaylorHeliot Ramos

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01:10:44

WAF 144 - Pitcher Trade Targets

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/06/20

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss pitchers to target in trades.RIP Willie MaysFoolish Baseball Video on "The Catch"Pablo LopezJordan MontgomeryJesus LuzardoFramber ValdezJoe MusgroveBailey OberKevin GausmanCarlos RodonReynaldo LopezHunter BrownMiles Mikolas

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01:09:41

WAF 143 - Hitter Trade Targets & Mailbag

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/06/13

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss hitters to target in trades plus answer your mailbag questions.Trade season is hereSky Kalkman's Article on Trading TechniquesEno Sarris' "Secret Sauce" to find hitters to buyWAF's own "Secret Sauce" Jurickson ProfarEzequiel TovarChristian Walker Matt OlsonCorbin CarrollCubs HittersMail Bag Questions!Little Piranha: When to use limited add resources@PeepMySlashLine: Where to find Wins & Ryan Bliss's viabilityGoon

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01:14:50

WAF 142 - April to May Improvers

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/06/06

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss players who have improved over the course of April to May.Month-over-month improversSteve's SpreadsheetK-BB% improversSeth LugoMichael KingStuff+ ImproversBrandon PfaadtCarlos RodonwRC+ ImproversBarrel% ImproversJJ BledayNolan GormanTy France

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01:44:36

WAF 141 - Properly Using Bat Tracking and Analytics...

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/05/30

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) to discuss the new bat tracking metrics as well as some struggling hitters and believing in the process and underlying data.What Kyle is working on at Pitcher ListKyle's Bat Tracking AppImportance of Bat AccelerationWyatt Langford intrigueThe State of Offense in 2024Steve's offensive strugglesChristopher Morel: Trust The ProcessWill Fernando Tatis Jr. Return to First Round Form?Jo

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01:07:12

WAF 140 - Pitching Analysis w/ Lance Brozdowski

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/05/23

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Lance Brozdowski (@LanceBroz) to talk pitchingLance's backgroundLance's SubstackLance's most recent YouTube Video: The Dodgers & High FastballsBreaking down pitchers with LanceTarik SkubalGarrett CrochetKevin GausmanDavid FestaQuick Hits for Lance

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01:10:08

WAF 139 - Bat Tracking Leaderboard Primer

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/05/16

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dissect the new Bat Tracking Leaderboard on Baseball Savant.Bat Tracking OverviewNavigating signal and noise with new metricsFast Swing RateSquared Up RateBlastsCustom ChartsBat Speed Distribution Comparisons

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01:13:20

WAF 138 - Shopping for Under-Valued SPs w/ Thomas...

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2024/05/09

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) to discuss under-valued and under rostered starting pitchers.Paul SkenesChristian ScottReese OlsonJP SearsHayden WesneskiJack LeiterTaj BradleyErik FeddeChris PaddackThomas' favorite under-the-radar pitchers

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01:03:37

WAF 137 - Using Projections & Process to Find Buy-Lows

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2024/05/02

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) use rest-of-season projections and underlying process stats to find buy-low hitters.Process to find buy lows: projections and underlying statsLink to Google SheetCheck in on the Offensive EnvironmentRandy ArozarenaCorey SeagerAlex BregmanBo BichetteSpencer TorkelsonGleyber TorresXander Bogaerts

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