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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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01:03:37

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

Wins Above Fantasy ·

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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01:17:15

WAF 136 - Early Season Statcast Standouts

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2024/04/25

Wins 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 % improversElly De La CruzSalvador PerezMaikel GarciaJake CronenworthRiley GreeneAmed RosarioBryan De La CruzBarrel per PA standoutsRyan O'HearnLourdes Gurriel Jr.Tyler O'NeillBrenton DoyleTy France

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01:21:17

WAF 135 - Are These Slow-Starting Hitters Toast?

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2024/04/18

Wins 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 LindorJulio RodriguezCorbin CarrollVladimir Guerrero Jr.Paul GoldschmidtCody BellingerNolan JonesNick CastellanosJordan WalkerChristian Encarnacion-Strand

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01:18:15

WAF 134 - We'll Replace Injured Pitchers in the...

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2024/04/11

Wins 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 WinnJordan HicksSpencer TurnbullNick MartinezMichael WachaRanger SuarezLuis SeverinoZack LittellRyne NelsonClarke SchmidtSteven MatzCody Bradford

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01:18:23

WAF 133 - Week One (Over) Reactions

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2024/04/04

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) react to interesting performances from the first week of baseball games.Maikel GarciaChristopher MorelWill BensonBrendan DonovanJung Hoo LeeJose SiriTaylor WardJared JonesJason Foley & Abner UribeNick PivettaGarrett Crochet

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01:21:32

WAF 132 - Chalkboard Picks

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2024/03/28

Wins 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 OzunaVladimir Guerrero Jr.Bobby MillerEsteury RuizJung Hoo LeeAdley RutschmanLane ThomasA.J. PukFrancisco AlvarezShota ImanagaFramber ValdezHunter GreeneChristopher MorelDylan CeaseCedric MullinsC.J. AbramsGunnar HendersonAdley Rutschman

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01:09:35

WAF 131 - Our Most Rostered Players

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2024/03/21

Wins 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 TroutWe Love Yoshinobu YamamotoA.J. Puk's Spring Dominance as a StarterWilli Castro Late Speed OptionKerry CarpenterPaul Goldschmidt & Brendan Donovan ReboundsVan is still in on Nick PivettaFrancisco Alvarez's UpsideJoe Boyle's Exciting StuffXander Bogaerts and Masataka Yoshida good, "boring" picks

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01:13:11

WAF 130 - Fliers Post-Pick 200

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2024/03/14

Wins 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 DiegoLuis GilBrayan BelloJack SuwinskiJackson MerrillNestor CortesJack FlahertyTriston McKenzieAustin WellsReese OlsonVictor ScottMiguel Andujar

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01:09:15

WAF 129 - This is March...ADP

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2024/03/07

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) buy or sell players based on their new March ADP.James WoodWyatt LangfordYoshinobu YamamotoShota ImanagaCole RagansTarik SkubalAJ PukJackson MerrillChris SaleMiguel Andujar

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01:00:52

WAF 128 - Listener League Draft Values We Love

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2024/02/22

Wins 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 Takeaways10:08 A Team Build We Loved17:09 Van's Team Breakdown19:03 Steve's Team Breakdown25:30 Nolan Gorman31:48 Elly De La Cruz37:08 Tyler Wells42:22 Jorge Soler & Masataka Yoshida49:05 Josh Naylor55:41 Alex Verdugo

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01:22:45

WAF 127 - Dissecting The First Round

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2024/02/08

Wins 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 Thoughts12:01 - Ronald Acuna15:22 - Bobby Witt Jr. & Julio Rodriguez22:59 - Mookie Betts32:25 Corbin Carroll39:37 Kyle Tucker42:51 Freddie Freeman53:00 Fernando Tatis Jr.58:08 Spencer Strider1:02:15 Aaron Judge, Juan Soto & Yordan Alvarez1:09:40 Trea Turner1:17:10 Shohei Ohtani

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01:10:19

WAF 126 - SP Targets

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2024/01/25

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the starting pitcher market and pick their favorite targets in each ADP rangeYoshinobu YamamotoSpencer StriderZach EflinEury PerezNick PivettaShane BazMichael KingHunter BrownRyan PepiotEmmet SheehanShota ImanagaMason MillerJames PaxtonHurston Waldrep

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01:16:15

WAF 125 - ADP Movers

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2023/12/28

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at ADP risers and fallers from November to December.6:35 - Jung Hoo Lee14:55 Jackson Chourio20:37 Jeimer Candelario26:44 Yoshinobu Yamamoto33:12 Shota Imanaga39:11 Corbin Carroll47:43 Pablo Lopez52:55 Bobby Miller57:28 Sonny Gray1:01:45 Bryan Woo1:05:57 Other Notables

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01:16:34

WAF 124 - ADP Gifts for Position Cliffs

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2023/12/20

Wins 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 Cliffs10:13 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”

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01:15:14

WAF 123 – 2024 Draft SZN Kickoff

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2023/11/30

Wins 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

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01:44:12

WAF Bonus - Van Burnett's 2024 Mock Draft w/ Nick...

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2023/11/25

Wins 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% offFull 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 - Blake Snell 5 - Christian

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01:16:12

WAF 122 - Second-Half Pitching Standouts

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2023/11/16

Wins 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

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01:07:28

WAF 121 - Bold Predictions and Chalkboard Review

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2023/11/02

Wins 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 Hunter Greene (again) Nico Hoerner

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01:14:49

WAF 120 - End Of Season Takeaways

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2023/10/05

Wins 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

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00:59:28

WAF 119 - Analyzing Second-Half Hitter Breakouts

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2023/09/28

Wins 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

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