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 30, 2022WAF 62: Potential Second-Half Bouncebacks
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) take a look at some struggling players and assess their chances of bouncing back in the second half
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2:30 Freddie Freeman Agent Drama
5:30 Assessing 2nd Half Bouncebacks
9:39 Mailbag: Sell High Process / Charlie Morton
18:29 Max Muncy
25:15 Joey Votto
32:45 Jonathan India
38:40 Juan Soto
44:18 Nelson Cruz
49:18 Trevor Rogers
56:57 Lucas Giolito
1:02:48 Nick Castellanos
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June 23, 2022WAF 61: The Problem with xStats w/ Scott Chu
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Pitcher List's Scott Chu (@ifthechufits) to discuss xStats and their limitations as well as the interworkings Scott's Hitter List.
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:30 Welcome Scott Chu
2:15 Steve on Scott’s xStats take
7:13 How & why to be cautious
9:45 The Christian Walker Case Study
12:00 More context with xWoba
14:30 Pull rate factors & Juan Soto
18:10 xStats with “the new environment”
25:00 Using rolling charts
26:28 Inflated MLB-wide xBA
31:15 Cushion xStats analysis
33:40 xStats once “the shift” is banned
37:50 The Hitter List and how to use “lists”
42:30 How Scott makes “The Hitter List”
49:50 Balancing upside and track record
53:00 Understanding risers & fallers
57:00 Consider player “archetypes”
1:06:15 The List can help with trades
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1h 23min
June 16, 2022WAF 60: Mid-June Heat Checks
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss players who have gotten hot over the last few weeks and look back at some early-season recommendations.
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3:20 WAF Heat Checks with Nathaniel Lowe & Santiago Espinal
9:15 Cold Starts That Heated Up: Marcus Semien & Trevor Story
17:00 Kyle Farmer Deep League Stuff & Things
21:00 Adam Duvall Primed for Power Surge
25:50 Joey Votto Somehow Still Out There
29:48 Garrett Cooper Sleepy Floor & Ceiling
33:33 Christopher Morel Speed AND Plate Skills?
37:40 Brendan Donovan Cardinal Devil Magic
40:15 Michael Harris II
44:00 Gavin Lux Value Looks Different
47:40 Jon Berti Back at It
49:54 Graham Ashcraft Ks Should Come
52:45 Hunter Greene Has Leveled Up
55:18 Spencer Strider a Must Add SP
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June 09, 2022WAF 59: What We've Learned Since Draft Day
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look back at "draft day biases" to confirm or deny the market trends from the preseason and discuss what lessons have been learned so far in 2022.
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1:00 Papa Gesuele
4:00 Learning from 2022 Draft Trends
8:00 Assessing 1st Base Depth
14:25 Is 3rd Base a Wasteland?
21:40 Catcher Market Crash
29:50 Speed vs. Power Scarcity
40:40 Has SP Draft Advice Worked?
41:35 Top SP ROI Issues
44:19 Profit on Upper Middle-Class SPs
52:10 Dreams Coming True with SP “Darts”
57:30 Factoring Unexpected SP Breakouts
1:04:00 Was Closer Inflation Worth It?
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1h 13min
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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1h 4min
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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