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 0:00
• Troy Melton 4:00
• Ramon Laureano 10:45
• Michael Soroka 16:00
• J.T. Ginn 19:40
• Chris Paddack 26:44
• Kyle Manzardo 32:00
• Tommy Pham 38:00
• Jordan Walker 41:05
• Brandon Marsh 49:40
• Dennis Santana, Griffin Jax, Randy Rodriguez & Potential Closers 54:31

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 0:00
• Offenses to target based on handedness 6:00
• Pitching staffs to target based on handedness 12:40
• Best schedules per Tankathon.com 15:00
• Astros 15:30
• Guardians 27:15
• Dodgers 38:06
• Cubs 46:05
• Padres 52:45

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)  give their picks for breakout players in the second half.

• Intro 
• Yainer Diaz
• Wyatt Langford
• Matt Olson
• Mike Trout
• Jasson Dominguez
• Ben Rice
• Zebby Matthews
• Sandy Alcantara
• Eury Perez
• Michael Soroka
• Cam Schlittler
• Ben Casparius

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 0:00
• Cal Raleigh, Will Smith 3:37
• Pete Alonso, Michael Busch 11:50
• Maikel Garcia, Ketel Marte, Brandon Lowe 23:45
• Elly De La Cruz, Jeremy Pena 30:27
• Manny Machado, Eugenio Suarez 38:39
• Pete Crow-Armstrong, Aaron Judge, James Wood 42:30
• Shohei Ohtani 48:20
• Zack Wheeler, Hunter Brown, Tarik Skubal, Nathan Eovaldi 55:13
• Andres Munoz, Josh Hader 1:00:14

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 0:00
• Home 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 27:00
• Bouncing Back Jacob deGrom, Byron Buxton, George Springer 43:00

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 0:00
• Will Warren 8:02
• Ben Brown 15:09
• Mike Soroka 22:08
• Eury Perez 32:10
• Chad Patrick 38:23
• Ryan Pepiot 45:03
• Brayan Bello 48:33
• Shane Baz 55:25
• Brandon Pfaadt 58:56

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)  discuss underperforming hitters to buy low on.

• Intro 0:00
• How to Find Buy Lows 5:00
• Luis Garcia Jr. 9:36
• Ben Rice 16:51
• Brenton Doyle 23:30
• Dylan Crews 29:14
• Mike Trout 37:00
• Gunnar Henderson 46:18
• Julio Rodriguez 56:04
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1:03:52

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 0:00
• Bryce Elder 6:07
• Mathew Boyd 13:55
• Grant Holmes 16:30
• Merrill Kelly 23:45
• Ben Brown 29:40
• Robbie Ray 37:21
• Kevin Gausman 43:40
• Shane Baz 51:39
• Max Meyer 58:02
• Brandon Pfaadt 1:01:25
• Chris Bassitt & Matthew Liberatore 1:05:45

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 0:00
• Rafael Devers 4:00
• Austin Riley 11:00
• Fernando Tatis Jr. 14:00
• Salvador Perez 22:25
• Kyle Manzardo 26:11
• Riley Greene 32:55
• George Springer 38:43
• Miguel Vargas 44:55
• Taylor Ward 54:40
• Gavin Sheets 1:02:00

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 0:00
• Bubba Chandler 8:41
• Jac Caglianone 17:30
• Roman Anthony 24:37
• Andrew Painter 31:45
• Jacob Misiorowski 39:25
• Quinn Matthews 47:05
• Miguel Vargas 55:33
• Miguel Andujar 1:01:50
• Ryan Yarbrough 1:05:40