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PODCAST

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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01:08:14

WAF 196 -Podcasts Mock Draft Review

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2025/10/23

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are back after a long break to officially turn the page to the offseason. They review their 2025 “Chalkboard” picks — two targets and two fades each — breaking down which calls hit, which missed, and what takeaways they’re carrying into 2026 fantasy draft season.DraftboardIntro / Draft Landscape Takeaways – 0:00Judge & Ohtani - 5:10Junior Caminero Rising to Pick 6 – 7:00Early Pitching Landscape – 10:20“Who Is Your SP1?”

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00:59:22

WAF 195 -Chalkboard Review

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/10/09

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are back after a long break to officially turn the page to the offseason. They review their 2025 “Chalkboard” picks — two targets and two fades each — breaking down which calls hit, which missed, and what takeaways they’re carrying into 2026 fantasy draft season.Intro -- 0:00Isaac Paredes — 5:30Ian Happ — 15:27Mike Trout — 9:20Austin Riley — 19:08Luis Castillo — 25:45CJ Abrams — 34:00Ketel Marte — 28:00Roki Sasaki —

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01:12:14

WAF 194 -Reviewing Buy Lows and Breakouts Part 2

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/09/18

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) continue their year-end audit, revisiting buy lows and breakouts to see which calls hit, missed, or fizzled out down the stretch.Intro -- 0:00Tyler Soderstrom — 5:00Jonathan Aranda — 10:00Ben Rice — 14:30Luke Keaschall — 20:15Noelvi Marte — 22:55Matthew Liberatore — 26:30Jake Irvin — 26:30Landen Roupp — 30:00Kris Bubic — 33:45Max Meyer — 37:51Salvador Perez — 44:50Dansby Swanson — 47:00Gunnar Henderson — 48:00Rafael

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00:58:23

WAF 193 -Reviewing Buy Lows and Breakouts Part 1

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/09/11

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit their early-season calls, reviewing buy-lows and breakouts with lessons learned from hitter adjustments and pitcher changes.Intro 0:00Jordan Walker – 5:00Ke’Bryan Hayes – 9:02Brendan Rodgers – 12:30Kyle Schwarber – 14:50Maikel Garcia – 19:03Nick Castellanos – 23:50Cody Bellinger – 26:57Spencer Torkelson – 30:34Chris Bassitt – 35:43Tyler Mahle – 40:07Bryan Woo – 43:40Andre Pallante – 48:50Edward Cabrera –

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01:08:44

WAF 192 -Too Early 2026 SP Risers

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/09/04

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) spotlight 2026 SP risers — young arms flashing upside, veterans bouncing back, and the names poised to climb draft boards.Intro 0:00Jonah Tong 6:00Nolan McLean 13:41Trevor Rogers 22:56Brayan Bello 27:54Sandy Alcantara 31:34Quinn Priester 38:00Cade Horton 46:15Brandon Woodruff 51:58Jack Leiter 58:40

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01:08:19

WAF 191 - Under the Radar August Performances

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2025/08/28

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down August’s fantasy standouts — unexpected stars, sneaky trends, and late-season risers.Intro 0:00Trevor Rogers 5:00Jurickson Profar 16:37Brice Turang 24:15Geraldo Perdomo 33:17Jakob Marsee 42:05Hurston Waldrep 49:58Michael Harris II 59:01

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00:57:32

WAF 190 - H2H Playoff Primer

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2025/08/21

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about their favorite tips and tricks for H2H playoff matchups.Intro - 0:00Tips and Tricks to Win your H2H playoff matchupsFavorite strategiesMatchups to take advantage ofImportance of the scheduleWho's DroppableFavorite tools

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01:14:55

WAF 189 - Projecting the 2026 First Round

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2025/08/14

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) project the 2026 fantasy baseball first round — breakouts, surprises, and the stars making the leap.Intro - 0:002025’s First Rounders – 5:17Bobby Witt Jr – 5:39Aaron Judge – 9:09Elly De La Cruz and Jose Ramirez – 12:17 Is Jose Ramirez a HOFer? – 20:17Juan Soto – 25:26Carroll, Tucker, Henderson, Tatis, – 30:31Mookie Betts – 36:42Julio Rodriguez – 40:27Previewing 2026 – Cal Raliegh – 43:16Pete Crow Armstrong – 52:19Kyle

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01:01:34

WAF 188 - Adds For August

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2025/07/31

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss August fantasy baseball adds: Deep league gems, breakout arms, and trade deadline stashes you need to know.Intro 0:00Troy Melton 4:00Ramon Laureano 10:45Michael Soroka 16:00J.T. Ginn 19:40Chris Paddack 26:44Kyle Manzardo 32:00Tommy Pham 38:00Jordan Walker 41:05Brandon Marsh 49:40Dennis Santana, Griffin Jax, Randy Rodriguez & Potential Closers 54:31

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01:02:46

WAF 187 - Second-Half Schedule Analysis

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2025/07/24

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down how to leverage the second-half MLB schedule to your fantasy advantage — especially for head-to-head leagues where matchups are everything.Intro 0:00Offenses to target based on handedness 6:00Pitching staffs to target based on handedness 12:40Best schedules per Tankathon.com 15:00Astros 15:30Guardians 27:15Dodgers 38:06Cubs 46:05Padres 52:45

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01:03:51

WAF 186 - Second-Half Breakout Picks

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2025/07/17

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) give their picks for breakout players in the second half.Intro Yainer DiazWyatt LangfordMatt OlsonMike TroutJasson DominguezBen RiceZebby MatthewsSandy AlcantaraEury PerezMichael SorokaCam SchlittlerBen Casparius

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01:08:50

WAF 185 - Fantasy All Stars

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2025/07/10

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) spotlight the hitters and pitchers carrying fantasy squads in 2025 — from early-round stars like Judge and Ohtani to breakouts like Busch, PCA, and Hunter Brown.Intro 0:00Cal Raleigh, Will Smith 3:37Pete Alonso, Michael Busch 11:50Maikel Garcia, Ketel Marte, Brandon Lowe 23:45Elly De La Cruz, Jeremy Pena 30:27Manny Machado, Eugenio Suarez 38:39Pete Crow-Armstrong, Aaron Judge, James Wood 42:30Shohei Ohtani 48:20Zack

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01:03:05

WAF 184 - First-Half Storylines

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/07/03

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss their favorite storylines of the first half, including their favorite breakouts, bounce-backs, and surprising performers.Intro 0:00Home Run Race (Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh, Shohei Ohtani) 1:00"Coming Out of Nowhere" Pete Crow-Armstrong, Jacob Wilson, James Wood 16:55"He's Finally Doing It" Kyle Tucker, Hunter Brown, Junior Caminero, Riley Greene, Jo Adell 27:00Bouncing Back Jacob deGrom, Byron Buxton, George

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01:06:55

WAF 183 - Buy-Low Pitchers

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/06/26

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) spotlight underrated arms with rising K-BB rates, improved stuff, and pitch mix tweaks — plus why now might be the perfect time to pounce on names like Soroka, Patrick, and Baz.Intro 0:00Will Warren 8:02Ben Brown 15:09Mike Soroka 22:08Eury Perez 32:10Chad Patrick 38:23Ryan Pepiot 45:03Brayan Bello 48:33Shane Baz 55:25Brandon Pfaadt 58:56

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01:11:52

WAF 182 - Buy Low Hitters

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2025/06/19

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss underperforming hitters to buy low on.Intro 0:00How to Find Buy Lows 5:00Luis Garcia Jr. 9:36Ben Rice 16:51Brenton Doyle 23:30Dylan Crews 29:14Mike Trout 37:00Gunnar Henderson 46:18Julio Rodriguez 56:04Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1:03:52

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01:09:47

WAF 181 - K-BB% Changers

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2025/06/12

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dive in to K-BB% leaderboards from March/April and May/June and discuss risers and fallers.Intro 0:00Bryce Elder 6:07Mathew Boyd 13:55Grant Holmes 16:30Merrill Kelly 23:45Ben Brown 29:40Robbie Ray 37:21Kevin Gausman 43:40Shane Baz 51:39Max Meyer 58:02Brandon Pfaadt 1:01:25Chris Bassitt & Matthew Liberatore 1:05:45

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01:05:07

WAF 180 - April to May Barrel Rate Changers

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/06/05

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at hitters who's barrel rates have drastically changed from April to May.Intro 0:00Rafael Devers 4:00Austin Riley 11:00Fernando Tatis Jr. 14:00Salvador Perez 22:25Kyle Manzardo 26:11Riley Greene 32:55George Springer 38:43Miguel Vargas 44:55Taylor Ward 54:40Gavin Sheets 1:02:00

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01:17:58

WAF 179 - Prospects to Stash

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2025/05/29

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss impact prospects who could be called up to the big leagues soon while having an impact on the fantasy season.Intro 0:00Bubba Chandler 8:41Jac Caglianone 17:30Roman Anthony 24:37Andrew Painter 31:45Jacob Misiorowski 39:25Quinn Matthews 47:05Miguel Vargas 55:33Miguel Andujar 1:01:50Ryan Yarbrough 1:05:40

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01:15:57

WAF 178 - Checking in on the Youngsters

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/05/22

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss interesting young hitters and pitchers and their outlook for the rest of the fantasy baseball season.Intro 0:00 Pete Crow-Armstrong 6:00 Matt Shaw 13:40 Jacob Wilson 19:28 Chase Meidroth 25:03 Drake Baldwin 29:55 Junior Caminero 37:15 Logan Henderson 43:48 Mick Abel 46:00 Will Warren 56:06 Jack Leiter 1:00:00 AJ Smith-Shawver 1:08:20

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01:06:01

WAF 177 - Is it Time to Buy Low?

Wins Above Fantasy ·

2025/05/01

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) take a look at hitters that are off to slow starts this season, but underlying numbers suggest they could be good buy-low targets.Intro 0:00Christian Walker 8:00Brandon Nimmo 16:50Salvador Perez 23:19Dansby Swanson 30:00Mike Trout 37:11Jake Burger 44:54Alec Bohm 50:22Ryan McMahon 56:08Bryan Reynolds 1:00:11

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