Wins Above Fantasy

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss hitters who have been on the rise in the second half and look to identify the reasons for their breakouts.

• Lawrence Butler
• Brent Rooker
• JJ Bleday
• Matt Wallner
• Eugenio Suarez
• Jackson Chourio
• Jackson Merrill
• Corbin Carroll
• Tyler Fitzgerald

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss pitchers who have been on the rise in the second half and look to identify the reasons for their breakouts.

• Spencer Arrighetti
• Bowden Francis
• Spencer Schwellenbach
• Bryce Miller
• Yusei Kikuchi
• Ryne Nelson

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look to the waiver wire to see low-rostered players who can help fantasy teams during the season's final month.

• Eugenio Suarez
• MJ Melendez
• Matt Wallner
• Kerry Carpenter
• Andrew Vaughn
• Jesus Sanchez
• Pete Crow-Armstrong
• Jose Caballero
• Victor Robles
• Josh Lowe
• Dylan Crews
• Parker Meadows
• Masataka Yoshida
• Geraldo Perdomo
• Masyn Winn
• Ben Lively
• David Festa
• Osvaldo Bido
• DJ Herz
• Mitchell Parker
• Joe Boyle
• Manuel Rodriguez
• Tyler Kinley
• Ben Joyce
• Jason Foley
• Porter Hodge

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss end-game strategy for the last few weeks of the 2024 fantasy baseball season.

• Bowden Francis
• Bobby Miller
• Javier Assad
• Ben Lively
• Jameson Taillon
• Jeffrey Springs
• Hayden Birdsong
• Spencer Torkelson
• Jake McCarthy
• Eugenio Suárez
• Whit Merrifield
• Brendan Rodgers
• Michael Toglia

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) take their first look to 2025 as they give their picks for 2025 first rounders.

• Shohei Ohtani
• Bobby Witt Jr.
• Aaron Judge
• Gunnar Henderson
• Jose Ramirez
• Kyle Tucker
• Juan Soto
• Mookie Betts
• Ronald Acuna Jr.
• Julio Rodriguez
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
• Tarik Skubal

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look for rest-of-season waiver wire heroes with a head-to-head matchup twist.

• Matt Wallner
• Nolan Schanuel
• Dylan Moore
• David Festa
• Hayden Birdsong
• Grant Holmes
• Ty France
• Xaiver Edwards
• Josh Lowe
• Ryne Nelson
• DJ Herz
• Spencer Schwellenbach

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) breakdown the rest of season strength of schedule and look for favorable fantasy matchups.

• Favorable schedules: Cubs, Yankees, Giants, Braves, Tigers, Padres, Rangers
• Ben Brown
• Dansby Swanson
• Matt Shaw
• Gleyber Torres
• Clarke Schmidt
• Tyler Fitzgerald
• Jorge Soler
• Nacho Alvarez
• Jarred Kelenic
• Eddie Rosario
• Justyn-Henry Malloy
• Randy Vasquez
• Tyler Mahle
• Michael Lorenzen
• Jon Gray

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) give bold predictions for the second half as well as check in on their pre-season "chalkboard" picks as the All-Star Break winds down.

• Nick Pivetta
• Paul Skenes
• Ben Rice
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
• Oneil Cruz
• Pablo Lopez
• AJ Puk
• Jung-Ho Lee
• Marcell Ozuna
• Bobby Miller
• Francisco Alvarez
• Lane Thomas
• Hunter Greene
• Esteury Ruiz
• Adley Rutschman
• Framber Valdez

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the biggest surprises from the first half, as decided by the Pitcher List Discord.

• Rockies OF to Own: Brenton Doyle
• Seth Lugo Surprise Ace of 1H
• Steven Kwan and the Guardians Surprise Power
• More Surprise Pitchers: Cole Irvin, Tanner Houck
• Breakout Hitters: Alec Burleson, CJ Abrams
• Wyatt Langford and Jackson Holliday's Rollercoaster Seasons
• Will we Buy Back in on Spencer Torkelson?
• Still Want to Buy Low on Pablo Lopez?
• What the Discord Missed: Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Judge, Elly De La Cruz

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about pitchers who have the potential for big second halves.

• Grayson Rodriguez can become an ace
• Ben Brown a pitcher to watch
• Stash Jeffrey Springs
• Can Taj Bradley continue his dominance?
• Shane Baz finally back
• Brandon Pfaadt has figured out lefties? Eric Samulski's article on topic.
• Ryan Pepiot is worth holding on to