Wins Above Fantasy

By 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 Twit... more

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June 02, 2022WAF 58: Let's Make More Deals
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk all things trades: good trade etiquette, how to get deals done, and who to target.
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4:15 How to Make More Trades
6:45 Communication is Key
7:50 Know Your League Makeup
9:00 You Get Out What You Give
10:45 Look at Roto Stats & Needs
13:00 Roster Depth & 2-for-1s
15:30 Where to Start: Statcast vs. Team Needs
19:50 Tough to Part with Arms?
27:35 Willy Adames & Dansby Swanson
32:45 Difficulty of “Challenge Trades”
34:20 Steve’s a Trade Counselor
36:25 Buxton Trades
42:45 Gleyber Torres & Jake Cronenworth
45:30 Speed-for-Pop: Harrison Bader & Jorge Soler
48:00 Walker Buehler Buy Low
51:00 Considering Carlos Rodon
55:00 Top-End Talks for Vlad & Acuna
57:45 What to Think of Whit Merrifield
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May 26, 2022WAF 57: Prospect Promotions & Potential Stashes
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk prospects with a redraft league focus. They discuss the potential impact of recent call-ups and what players you should be stashing.
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Adley Rutschmann gets the call (4:15)
How good can Nolan Gorman be (11:00)
Alek Thomas flying under the radar in the desert (18:00)
Matthew Liberatore getting a shot with the Cards (21:00)
Get excited about Roansy Contreras (24:44)
Grayson Rodriguez: the best pitching prospect in baseball (33:10)
Bobby Miller is a name to watch in LA (36:40)
Could Brayan Bello get a shot with the Red Sox (39:40)
Royce Lewis learning new positions (43:15)
Oneil Cruz has nothing left to prove (47:10)
Getting hyped for Corbin Carroll (50:36)
Miguel Vargas putting up impressive numbers in AAA (53:50)
Michael Bush another awesome Dodger prospect (56:45)
All Vinny Pasquantino does is hit (59:00)
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1h 9min
May 19, 2022WAF 56: Breakout Pitchers Using Advanced Stats
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) follow up last week's hitter breakout episode and discuss pitchers who are taking or poised to take the next step by looking at some advanced metrics.
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The process of finding breakout pitchers and year-to-year leaderboards (5:30)
Say it with me now: Shane McClanahan is an ace (12:20)
Ohtani, yeah he's an ace too (19:00)
The maturation of Freddy Peralta (23:45)
Tarik Skubal is taking the next step (30:10)
Nasty Nestor Cortes is for real (37:20)
The time to buy Alex Cobb is now (43:20)
Steven Matz is better than the surface numbers indicate (47:1)
Justin Steele and Keegan Thompson are sleepers in Chicago (52:20)
Griffin Jax is an intriguing long reliever (57:25)
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May 12, 2022WAF 55: Statcast Breakouts w/ Grant Washburn
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Pitcher List's Grant Washburn (@throwing_gasse) to discuss his recent Going Deep Article on Pavin Smith and find other potential breakout hitters using Statcast data.
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Grant's article, analysis, and process (6:08)
Pavin Smith making improvements (11:05)
Christian Yelich: Back (18:30)
Buying low on Tyler O'Neill and his improved plate skills (25:35)
Jonah Heim could be valuable in 1C leagues (31:04)
Christian Walker a must add? (38:59)
Trey Mancini and the new Camden Yards (44:58)
Can Rowdy Tellez keep this up? (49:58)
Don't give up on Spencer Torkelson (54:49)
Gleyber Torres back to his old self and more? (58:46)
Jorge Mateo showing a solid bat (1:01:20)
Ryan McMahon should be a buy (1:05:38)
Jean Segura's impressive start (1:07:57)
Deep name to keep an eye on: Cooper Hummel (1:11:25)
Grant's Article on Pavin Smith
Grant's Article on Tyler O'Neill
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1h 16min
May 05, 2022WAF 54: Diagnosing Hot & Cold Starts
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about players off to hot and cold starts and how to handle them: who to sell high, buy low, and everything in between from April performances.
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Ranting about the ball (2:00)
Joe Ryan is better than we thought (11:02)
Kyle Wright looks here to stay (20:58)
Buying Eric Lauer? (26:59)
Nolan Arenado back to his old self in STL (34:50)
Finding it hard to buy into Eric Hosmer (40:33)
Anthony Rizzo taking advantage of Yankee Stadium (47:10)
What to do with Tyler Mahle (53:30)
Where did Trevor Roger's whiffs go? (58:50)
Charlie Morton battling father time (1:04:02)
Marcus Semien is pressing (1:09:12)
Trevor Story's poor start in Boston (1:13:35)
Tyler O'Neill's improved plate skills (1:17:00)
Holding Joey Votto through the pain (1:20:35)
Jay Jaffe on Eric Hosmer
Randy Holt on Anthony Rizzo
Dan Szymborski on Joey Votto
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1h 28min
April 28, 2022WAF 53: April Adds Make May Rad
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about players they are looking to add and the potential for long-term value for lesser rostered players off to hot starts.
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Van is back from Portugal (0:30)
Live jinx of Aaron Ashby's no-hitter (2:30)
Daniel Vogelbach's hot start (9:40)
Eric Hosmer producing despite ground ball rate (13:52)
Nathaniel Lowe producing in Texas (17:24)
Bringing the Sheldon Neuse (19:35)
Josh Naylor hits the ball hard (24:42)
Jonah Heim emerging as a viable catcher option (29:38)
Jorge Mateo's league-winning speed (33:48)
Jurickson Profar post-post-post hype breakout (38:30)
Max Kepler: Statcast Darling (42:31)
Seth Beer's power and plate skills (46:48)
Once again asking you to add Santiago Espinal (49:59)
Chris Paddack: Back? (51:53)
Don't drop Aaron Ashby (56:39)
Michael King should provide values in all formats (1:02:18)
Glenn Otto has nasty stuff (1:05:40)
Daniel Lynch's solid start (1:08:00)
Humberto Castellanos: poor man's Nestor Cortes? (1:11:37)
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1h 17min
April 21, 2022WAF 52: Early FAAB Strategy w/ Adam Howe
Wins Above Fantasy – Adam Howe (@Eightygrade), filling in for Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) joins Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) to discuss early season FAAB takeaway and insights
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Adam has filled in for 3 WAF honeymoons (1:00)
General early FAAB strategy (2:10)
Streaming players vs big game hunting (7:00)
How to manage FAAB for multiple leagues (11:45)
What players to target early in the year (18:40)
Importance of "labeling" your bench (20:00)
How to determine who to bid on using metrics (26:30)
Importance of looking at schedules (28:20)
Streaming stolen bases (31:05)
Focusing on pitchers early (35:50)
Overpays and bargains from the first three FAAB periods (37:50)
Speculate but don't over speculate (54:00)
Always have backup bids (55:20)
There may not be "FAABapalooza" this year (59:30)
Who we are adding this week (1:03:40)
Razzball SB Streams
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1h 18min
April 14, 2022WAF 51: Meaningful Week One Takeaways
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the first week of action and take a look at meaningful stats in small samples to give insight on early-season moves.
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Metrics that matter early in the season (8:00)
Plate discipline and Steven Kwan's historic start (11:45)
Seiya Suzuki's plate discipline is legit (20:40)
Ian Happ's hot start (23:25)
Go grab Connor Joe (26:04)
Giancarlo Stanton is reaching more (31:00)
Concerned about Bobby Dalbec (34:08)
Jorge Soler struggling to make contact in Miami (37:22)
Not concerned about Jo Adell...yet (39:45)
Max Exit velocity standouts (43:15)
Keep an eye on Nate Lowe and Santiago Espinal (47:50)
Fastball velocity gainers (49:45)
Tylor Megill's impressive two starts (51:20)
Logan Gilbert's velo bump (52:30)
Velocity decliners and concern about Bieber and Urias (53:15)
Pitch mix changers and interest in Kyle Wright (1:02:30)
Justin Steele as a potential streamer (1:04:25)
Is a Merrill Kelly breakout incoming? (1:06:00)
Corbin Martin's increased slider usage (1:09:00)
Bailey Ober threw more siders, too (1:10:25)
Shane McClanahan looks great (1:12:40)
Closer speculation (1:13:32)
Max Freeze Small Sample Size Stabilization
Mike Podhorzer Velocity Gainers Article
JonPGH SubStack
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1h 21min
April 07, 2022WAF 50: Early Season Primer
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) celebrate Opening Day by updating you on everything you need to know for the start of the 2022 season. The guys talk about spring training standouts, prospect call ups, closer battles, and under-the-radar names to keep an eye on for the early waiver wire.
How to approach early-season moves (3:28)
Spring Training standouts (8:40)
Kevin Smith, Keston Hiura, Bobby Dalbec, and Paul DeJong's hot springs (8:57)
Obligatory Steven Kwan talk (17:15)
Impressive pitching performances from the spring (19:45)
MacKenzie Gore is back? (20:05)
Nick Lodolo to make his debut after a good spring (22:40)
Jordan Montgomery's improved stuff (23:45)
How long of a leash for Cody Bellinger? (27:36)
Willy Adames' and Nelson Cruz's slow spring (32:15)
Prospects getting the call (36:45)
Matt Brash was the hot item on waiver wires (37:40)
Bryson Stott has an opportunity in Philly (40:50)
Mickey Moniak is a name to add to watch lists (43:00)
Cautiously optimistic about Hunter Green (44:15)
Add Jhoan Duran and Diego Castillo to watch lists (45:52)
Closer jobs to keep an eye on (50:30)
Robert Suarez has the job in SD? (51:00)
Art Warren and Anthony Bender have the skills (52:00)
Why hasn't Texas named Joe Barlow the closer? (53:15)
The fallout from the Dodgers-White Sox trade (53:45)
Gavin Lux to see increased playing time? (54:45)
Miguel Vargas is a prospect to watch (56:45)
6-man rotation watch: hold Aaron Ashby (59:00)
Back-end Braves starters to watch: Davidson, Strider (1:00:00)
High-volume plays to start the season (1:03:30)
Dave Swan's SP schedule article (1:06:00)
Carlos Hernandez, Eric Lauer, Tylor Megill matchups (1:07:00)
Nestor Cortes' scheule post- Blue Jays (1:10:00)
Justin Dunbar's pitchers to target early in the season (1:11:50)
Zack Greinke a good Opening Week stream (1:12:30)
Listener question on late-round picks (1:14:40)
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1h 20min
March 31, 2022WAF 49: Chalkboard Picks & Bold Predictions
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) make their picks for their "chalkboard": players they are picking to be 20% better or worse than their ADPs at year-end. They also review their bold predictions for the 2022 season.
Steve's Love for Dylan Cease (8:00)
Van Votes for Votto (12:15)
Concerns with Bieber Goes Beyond his Shoulder (18:00)
Randy Arrozarena's Trouble With Offspeed (23:57)
Wander Franco Breakout Incoming (28:00)
Yasmani Grandal's Important Swing Change (34:30)
Sal Perez Can't Possibly Repeat, Right? (42:35)
Mitch Haniger's Downside (46:13)
Shane McClanahan Ready for Acedom (51:00)
Blake Snell's Encouraging Second Half (54:26)
A Lot Has to go Right for Jazz Chisholm Jr. (58:00)
Concerns about DJ LeMahieu (1:00:50)
Steve's Crush on Steven Kwan (1:05:05)
Blake Treinen's Nasty Stuff (1:10:00)
Myles Straw's Playing Time Risk (1:15:05)
Jake Cronenworth Might Not be Worth It (1:19:30)
Bold Predictions review (1:24:25)
Steve's Bold Predictions
Van's Bold Predictions
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