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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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01:02:10

WAF 211 - K-BB% Standouts with Dan Weber

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2026/04/23

Wins Above Fantasy – Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) and special guest Dan Weber (@DTWeb313) look at early-season meaningful hitter changes, focusing on metrics that stabilize quickly like chase and swinging strike rate. They highlight hitters improving contact without sacrificing power, plus a second group showing bat speed gains with stable or improved swing decisions, identifying potential breakouts, buy-lows, and profile changes heading into the heart of the season.Cam Schlittler — 3:45 Jacob

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01:04:32

WAF 210 - Early-Season Hitter Changes That Matter

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2026/04/16

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at early-season meaningful hitter changes, focusing on metrics that stabilize quickly like chase and swinging strike rate. They highlight hitters improving contact without sacrificing power, plus a second group showing bat speed gains with stable or improved swing decisions, identifying potential breakouts, buy-lows, and profile changes heading into the heart of the season.Intro - 0:00 Kyle Schwarber -- 8:00

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01:03:49

WAF 209 - Waiver Wire Watches and Adds

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2026/04/09

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the early-season waiver wire landscape, focusing on the tricky balance between patience and aggressiveness in early weeks. They highlight under-20% rostered players worth adding in 12–15 team leagues, while also flagging a handful of names to monitor as roles, skills, and small-sample breakouts begin to take shape.Intro - 0:00 Jordan Walker — 3:00 TJ Rumfield — 9:25 Colt Keith — 14:43 Janson Junk —

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01:15:50

WAF 208 - Actionable Early Season Observations

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2026/04/02

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the first week of the MLB season, focusing on what actually matters in small samples. They highlight actionable early-season signals like bat speed gains, velocity jumps, and pitch mix changes.Intro - 0:00 ABS discussion — 5:00 Pete Crow-Armstrong, Liam Hicks, Matt McLain — 13:00 Isaac Collins, Cam Smith, Michael Harris II, Jackson Merrill — 20:00 J.T. Realmuto, Spencer Steer, Adley Rutschman — 32:25

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01:23:57

WAF 207 - 6th Annual Chalkboard Picks

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2026/03/26

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)roll out their 6th annual “Chalkboard Picks,” identifying three targets and three fades each for the 2026 fantasy season based on players finishing at least 20% above or below their ADP on the end-of-year Player Rater.Intro - 0:00 George Springer - 5:45 Jackson Merrill - 13:18 Brice Turang - 20:00 Cal Raleigh - 26:50 Isaac Paredes - 31:40 Zack Wheeler - 38:45 Chandler Simpson - 50:25 Cody Ponce - 57:15 Ceddanne

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01:14:14

WAF 206 - 2026 Bold Predictions

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2026/03/13

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) make their annual bold predictions for the 2026 fantasy season, focusing on low-probability outcomes that could happen if underlying skills, development, and health break right.Intro - 0:00 Wyatt Langford reaches 70 combined home runs and steals - 6:51 Parker Messick finishes as a Top 30 SP - 14:30 Matthew Liberatore finishes as a Top 50 SP - 19:05 Ben Rice finishes as the Top 1B - 25:50 Jake Burger finishes as a

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01:12:31

WAF 205 - This Is March

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2026/03/05

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) get hyped for draft season and break down the start to TGFBI.Intro - 0:00 Steve's TGFBI Van’s TGFBI Board Ronald Acuna Jr. - 13:00 Elly De La Cruz - 18:00 Mason Miller - 25:40 Junior Caminero - 33:15 Ketel Marte - 39:35 Hunter Brown - 42:15 Freddy Peralta - 47:40 Rafael Devers - 51:00 Mookie Betts - 54:18 Eury Perez 1:00:00 Cody Bellinger 1:09:15 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See

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01:10:29

WAF 204 - SP Sleepers

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2026/02/26

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) highlight a group of late-round starting pitcher sleepers.Intro - 0:00 Kris Bubic - 5:45 Logan Henderson - 11:15 Kodai Senga - 16:45 Parker Messick - 21:50 Cody Ponce - 25:25 Mike Burrows - 29:50 Max Meyer 37:00 Ryan Weiss 43:00 Carlos Lagrange 46:30 Ryan Weathers, Joe Musgrove - 50:10 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data

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01:14:05

WAF 203 - Positional ADP Battles

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2026/02/12

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down a series of position-by-position ADP battles, debating which similarly drafted players at the same position offer the better profile based on skills, trends, and risk factors heading into 2026.IntroRonald Acuña Jr. / Julio Rodríguez — 5:30Kyle Tucker / Fernando Tatis Jr. — 14:00Trea Turner / Zach Neto — 19:08Matt Olson / Bryce Harper — 24:10Josh Naylor / Freddie Freeman — 29:00Byron Buxton / Riley Greene —

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01:16:30

WAF 202 - Finding Profit in Projections

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2026/01/30

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) examine where projection systems diverge and how those gaps can create draft value, highlighting key hitting and pitching targets and fades.IntroProjection gaps = draft valueATC strong for power, RBIs, KsZiPS leads stolen basesOOPSY highlights ERA/WHIP edgesPlaying time assumptions matter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for

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01:03:44

WAF 201 - November to January ADP Risers

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2026/01/08

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down November–January NFBC ADP risers, examining why the market is moving and which changes are worth buying into.Intro -- 0:00Edward Cabrera to Cubs; Tatsuya Imaito Astros --7:17Cody Ponce -- 17:35Mike Burrows-- 22:35Sean Manaea -- 28:15Konnor Griffin -- 32:55Jordan Walker -- 37:00Riley O’Brien -- 42:00Devin Williams -- 45:30Tyler Glasnow -- 51:15Jacob Misiorowski -- 54:00Colson Montgomery -- 56:48 Hosted by

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01:06:29

WAF 200 - All WAF Wants for Christmas

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2025/12/18

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) celebrate Episode 200 with a Christmas wishlist of fantasy targets, highlighting mispriced upside across the draft board — from high-octane arms like Jacob Misiorowski, Trevor Rogers, and Jack Leiter to bats such as Yandy Díaz, Ben Rice, and Yordan Alvarez, plus bullpen upside in Abner Uribe and international intrigue with Tatsuya Imai as 2026 ADP continues to take shape.Intro -- 0:00Jacob Misiorowski — 8:50Tatsuya Imai —

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01:03:26

WAF 199 - Early ADP is Wrong

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2025/12/05

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dig into early NFBC ADP for 2026, breaking down which players the market is mispricing — from rebound stars like Kyle Tucker and Jackson Merrill to skill-backed arms such as Dylan Cease and Sandy Alcantara, plus deeper upside swings who could surge as draft season sharpens.0:00 IntroKyle Tucker — 4:20 Jackson Merrill — 12:00 Dylan Cease — 20:50 Cam Schlittler — 26:37 Trey Yesavage — 32:55 Sandy Alcantara — 37:15 Jac

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01:03:17

WAF 198 -Year-Over-Year Statcast Changes

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2025/11/20

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit one of their favorite in-season edges — tracking year-over-year Statcast changes — but with an offseason lens to see which early-season signals actually held up. Using Fangraphs’ Season Stat Grid and Podhorzer’s retrospective articles as a guide, they break down the biggest movers in Max EV, bat speed, barrel rate, fastball velocity, Stuff+, and K–BB%.Referenced Articles: Mike Podhorzer, FangraphsEarly 2025

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01:04:25

WAF 197 -Mock Draft Review Part 2 & Fantasy MVPs

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2025/11/06

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the second-half of the PL Podcasts Mock Draft as well as hand out their MVP awards for the fantasy baseball season.Draftboard0:00 Intro2:00 Playoff and World Series Thoughts10:00 – Trey Yesavage22:20 – Jakob Marsee23:40 – Troy Melton30:30 – Roki Sasaki33:50 – Colson Montgomery36:00 – Drake Baldwin40:25 – New Names to the BoardPayton TolleTatsuya ImaiKevin McGonigleBryce Eldridge45:00 – Bounce-Back Arms

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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