Wins Above Fantasy

By Van Burnett, Steve GesueleSports Fantasy Sports

Wins Above Fantasy episodes

October 08WAF 229 - Revisiting Our 2026 Predictions
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit their 2026 Chalkboard and Bold Predictions, breaking down what they got right and wrong and what they can learn from their process heading into 2027.
Intro — 0:00
Jackson Merrill — 5:42
George Springer — 15:10
Zack Wheeler — 20:35
Cody Ponce — 25:25
Isaac Paredes — 26:18
Kevin McGonigle — 29:15
Brice Turang — 34:25
Cedanne Rafaela — 35:30
Andy Pages — 35:30
Cal Raleigh — 40:43
Chandler Simpson — 40:43
Trevor Rogers — 40:43
Wyatt Langford — 48:45
Matthew Liberatore — 48:50
Jake Burger — 48:55
Griffin Jax — 49:20
Eury Perez — 49:31
Parker Messick — 54:50
Ben Rice — 54:57
Jack Leiter — 55:30
Kevin McGonigle — 55:45

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1 hr 3 min
September 17WAF 228 - 2026 Surprising Stats
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at some of the most surprising statistical performances of the 2026 season, highlighting players who have put up unexpected numbers across the fantasy landscape.
Intro — 0:00
Kazuma Okamoto — 4:30
Miguel Vargas — 13:00
Colson Montgomery — 14:30
Luis Garcia Jr. — 10:00
Chandler Simpson — 17:30
Nick Gonzales — 21:00
Otto Lopez — 22:30
Gabriel Moreno — 23:00
TJ Rumfield — 24:00
Josh Naylor — 28:35
José Ramírez — 31:30
Jackson Merrill — 35:59
Ty France — 43:28
Javier Sanoja — 45:00
Jake McCarthy — 47:20
Gabriel Moreno — 47:20
Reid Detmers — 51:00
Taj Bradley — 56:00
Bryan Baker — 59:30
Riley O’Brien — 1:00:00

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1 hr 5 min
September 03WAF 227 - Labor Day Lessons Learned
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look back at five early-season Wins Above Fantasy episodes to see which lessons, calls, and processes held up through the 2026 season.
Intro — 0:00

WAF 208 — Early-Season Observations — 6:00

WAF 209 — Waiver Wire Adds/Watches — 16:20

WAF 210 — Early-Season Hitter Changes That Matter — 24:50

WAF 213 — Buy-Low Hitters — 35:45

WAF 214 — Under-the-Radar Starting Pitchers — 49:30

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1 hr 1 min
August 27WAF 226 - Under The Radar August Performances
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk hitters and pitchers who have quietly put together impressive August performances, exploring which breakouts are legitimate and which could be small-sample noise heading into the final month of 2026 and 2027.
Intro — 0:00

Jac Caglianone — 7:40

Alec Burleson — 15:10

Luke Keaschall — 21:16

Chase DeLauter — 28:42

Carson Benge — 35:50

Liam Hicks — 40:40

Ian Seymour — 44:30

Jacob Lopez — 48:25

Matthew Liberatore — 53:55

Grayson Rodriguez — 58:30

Tyler Mahle — 59:45

Eduardo Rodriguez — 1:02:00

Christian Scott — 1:07:00

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1 hr 13 min
August 20WAF 225 - Guys We Haven’t Talked About
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) highlight productive hitters and pitchers who have flown under their radar this season, exploring what has driven their success and which performances are worth believing in heading into 2027.
Intro — 0:00

Hunter Goodman — 4:30

Sal Stewart — 14:40

Jake McCarthy — 21:30

Jake Bauers — 27:38

Randy Arozarena — 33:07

Brandon Lowe — 38:40

Cristopher Sanchez — 44:00

Chase Burns — 51:18

Logan Gilbert — 56:08

Gavin Williams — 59:13

Payton Tolle — 1:04:05

Bryan Woo — 1:10:00

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1 hr 17 min
August 13WAF 224 - Post All-Star Break Skills We Believe In
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss players who have performed best since the All-Star break, identifying the underlying skill changes they believe are real and what those improvements could mean for the rest of the season.
Intro — 0:00

Jackson Merrill — 3:30

Austin Riley — 12:23

Ceddanne Rafaela — 18:00

Fernando Tatis Jr. — 23:00

Wilyer Abreu — 28:00

Griffin Conine — 37:05

Nolan McLean — 40:30

David Peterson — 45:50

Roki Sasaki — 49:55

Troy Melton — 56:00

Trevor Rogers — 58:34

Brandon Pfaadt — 1:01:50

Eury Pérez — 1:05:00

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1 hr 11 min
August 06WAF 223 - Drafting the 2027 First Round w/ Dan Weber
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) and special guest Dan Weber (@DTWeb313) look ahead to 2027 fantasy baseball drafts by conducting a 15-player mock first round, discussing where they believe the market will value players next spring while debating surprises, values, and notable omissions.
Draft Results
Intro — 0:00

Shohei Ohtani — 7:30

Aaron Judge — 13:50

Pete Crow-Armstrong — 18:30

Bobby Witt Jr. — 25:45

James Wood — 31:22

Yordan Alvarez — 37:00

Junior Caminero — 43:00

Juan Soto — 48:00

Jacob Misiorowski — 52:00

Elly De La Cruz — 58:40

Nick Kurtz — 1:03:50

Ben Rice — 1:08:00

CJ Abrams — 1:08:00

Tarik Skubal — 1:14:00

Mason Miller — 1:16:40

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1 hr 33 min
July 30WAF 222 - Draft Misses & Lessons Learned
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look back at the biggest players they missed during draft season, what changed, what they got right (or wrong) in the evaluation process, and the lessons they'll carry into 2027.
Intro — 0:00

Nick Kurtz — 5:42

Pete Crow-Armstrong (PCA) — 13:18

Yordan Alvarez — 21:10

James Wood — 24:48

CJ Abrams — 28:30

Andy Pages — 36:39

Munetaka Murakami — 37:30

Jesús Luzardo — 40:10

Dylan Cease — 40:10

Sonny Gray — 46:50

Justin Wrobleski — 50:30

Foster Griffin — 53:17

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59 min
July 23WAF 221 - Finding Value in Rest of Season Strength of Schedule
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the rest-of-season strength of schedule landscape, highlighting the best team schedules to exploit for fantasy value and identifying hitters and pitchers worth targeting before the fantasy playoffs.
Intro — 0:00

Teams to Target — 3:00

Cleveland Guardians — 15:00

Houston Astros — 21:00

Texas Rangers — 21:30

Tampa Bay Rays — 37:20

Minnesota Twins — 42:38

Kansas City Royals — 48:07

Los Angeles Dodgers — 1:00:00

Athletics — 1:05:12

Detroit Tigers — 1:08:42

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1 hr 19 min
July 09WAF 220 - First-Half Pitching Risers
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down a group of pitchers who have made meaningful improvements over the course of the season, separating sustainable skill growth from surface-level results by examining changes in strikeout ability, Stuff+, velocity, pitch mix, and other underlying process metrics.
Intro -- 0:00

Jack Flaherty — 6:21

Dustin May — 17:00

Justin Wrobleski — 22:02

Sonny Gray — 30:05

Eury Pérez — 36:00

Foster Griffin, Sean Burke, Cade Cavalli — 44:22

Emmet Sheehan — 52:10

Roki Sasaki — 56:40

Chad Patrick, Ryan Weathers — 1:05:00

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1 hr 13 min

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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…