Wins Above Fantasy

By Van Burnett, Steve GesueleSports Fantasy Sports

Wins Above Fantasy episodes

April 09WAF 209 - Waiver Wire Watches and Adds
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the early-season waiver wire landscape, focusing on the tricky balance between patience and aggressiveness in early weeks. They highlight under-20% rostered players worth adding in 12–15 team leagues, while also flagging a handful of names to monitor as roles, skills, and small-sample breakouts begin to take shape.
Intro - 0:00

Jordan Walker — 3:00

TJ Rumfield — 9:25

Colt Keith — 14:43

Janson Junk — 20:15

Mickey Moniak — 24:30

Mark Vientos — 29:10

Cole Young — 35:00

Sean Burke — 38:13

Max Meyer — 47:00

Jonathan India, Kyle Isbel — 52:50

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1 hr 4 min
April 02WAF 208 - Actionable Early Season Observations
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the first week of the MLB season, focusing on what actually matters in small samples. They highlight actionable early-season signals like bat speed gains, velocity jumps, and pitch mix changes.
Intro - 0:00

ABS discussion — 5:00

Pete Crow-Armstrong, Liam Hicks, Matt McLain — 13:00

Isaac Collins, Cam Smith, Michael Harris II, Jackson Merrill — 20:00

J.T. Realmuto, Spencer Steer, Adley Rutschman — 32:25

Kodai Senga — 37:33

Dustin May — 41:27

Dylan Cease — 42:00

Janson Junk — 44:00

Randy Vazquez — 49:35

Shota Imanaga, Sandy Alcantara — 52:30

Mike Burrows, Kevin Gausman, Shota Imanaga, Eury Perez — 54:00

Dylan Cease, Shota Imanaga, Sandy Alcantara, Dustin May — 56:33

Jack Leiter, Roki Sasaki, Mike Soroka — 57:57

Joe Boyle, Sandy Alcantara, Jake Irvin — 1:04:40

Dylan Cease, Kyle Harrison — 1:12:30

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1 hr 16 min
March 26WAF 207 - 6th Annual Chalkboard Picks
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)roll out their 6th annual “Chalkboard Picks,” identifying three targets and three fades each for the 2026 fantasy season based on players finishing at least 20% above or below their ADP on the end-of-year Player Rater.
Intro - 0:00

George Springer - 5:45

Jackson Merrill - 13:18

Brice Turang - 20:00

Cal Raleigh - 26:50

Isaac Paredes - 31:40

Zack Wheeler - 38:45

Chandler Simpson - 50:25

Cody Ponce - 57:15

Ceddanne Rafaela - 55:00

Kevin McGonigle - 1:02:00

Trevor Rogers - 1:15:30

Andy Pages - 1:09:30

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1 hr 24 min
March 13WAF 206 - 2026 Bold Predictions
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) make their annual bold predictions for the 2026 fantasy season, focusing on low-probability outcomes that could happen if underlying skills, development, and health break right.
Intro - 0:00

Wyatt Langford reaches 70 combined home runs and steals - 6:51

Parker Messick finishes as a Top 30 SP - 14:30

Matthew Liberatore finishes as a Top 50 SP - 19:05

Ben Rice finishes as the Top 1B - 25:50

Jake Burger finishes as a Top 10 1B - 33:13

Jack Leiter finishes as a Top 20 SP - 40:15

Griffin Jax finishes as a Top 10 closer with 30+ saves - 45:58

Kevin McGonigle wins AL Rookie of the Year - 51:45

Eury Pérez wins the NL Cy Young Award - 58:12

Cincinnati Reds win the NL Central - 1:04:45

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1 hr 15 min
March 05WAF 205 - This Is March
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) get hyped for draft season and break down the start to TGFBI.
Intro - 0:00

Steve's TGFBI

Van’s TGFBI Board

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 13:00

Elly De La Cruz - 18:00

Mason Miller - 25:40

Junior Caminero - 33:15

Ketel Marte - 39:35

Hunter Brown - 42:15

Freddy Peralta - 47:40

Rafael Devers - 51:00

Mookie Betts - 54:18

Eury Perez 1:00:00

Cody Bellinger 1:09:15

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1 hr 13 min
February 26WAF 204 - SP Sleepers
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) highlight a group of late-round starting pitcher sleepers.
Intro - 0:00

Kris Bubic - 5:45

Logan Henderson - 11:15

Kodai Senga - 16:45

Parker Messick - 21:50

Cody Ponce - 25:25

Mike Burrows - 29:50

Max Meyer 37:00

Ryan Weiss 43:00

Carlos Lagrange 46:30

Ryan Weathers, Joe Musgrove - 50:10

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1 hr 11 min
February 12WAF 203 - Positional ADP Battles
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down a series of position-by-position ADP battles, debating which similarly drafted players at the same position offer the better profile based on skills, trends, and risk factors heading into 2026.
Intro
Ronald Acuña Jr. / Julio Rodríguez — 5:30
Kyle Tucker / Fernando Tatis Jr. — 14:00
Trea Turner / Zach Neto — 19:08
Matt Olson / Bryce Harper — 24:10
Josh Naylor / Freddie Freeman — 29:00
Byron Buxton / Riley Greene — 33:06
Drake Baldwin / Salvador Perez — 37:25
Bo Bichette / Corey Seager — 41:20
Michael Harris II / Oneil Cruz — 47:45
Eugenio Suárez / Jordan Westburg — 52:35
Jo Adell / Luis Robert — 57:08
Jakob Marsee / Lawrence Butler — 1:02:30
Jonathan Aranda / Royce Lewis — 1:06:30

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1 hr 15 min
January 30WAF 202 - Finding Profit in Projections
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) examine where projection systems diverge and how those gaps can create draft value, highlighting key hitting and pitching targets and fades.
Intro
Projection gaps = draft value
ATC strong for power, RBIs, Ks
ZiPS leads stolen bases
OOPSY highlights ERA/WHIP edges
Playing time assumptions matter

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1 hr 17 min
January 08WAF 201 - November to January ADP Risers
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down November–January NFBC ADP risers, examining why the market is moving and which changes are worth buying into.
Intro -- 0:00
Edward Cabrera to Cubs; Tatsuya Imaito Astros --7:17
Cody Ponce -- 17:35
Mike Burrows-- 22:35
Sean Manaea -- 28:15
Konnor Griffin -- 32:55
Jordan Walker -- 37:00
Riley O’Brien -- 42:00
Devin Williams -- 45:30
Tyler Glasnow -- 51:15
Jacob Misiorowski -- 54:00
Colson Montgomery -- 56:48

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1 hr 4 min
December 18, 2025WAF 200 - All WAF Wants for Christmas
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) celebrate Episode 200 with a Christmas wishlist of fantasy targets, highlighting mispriced upside across the draft board — from high-octane arms like Jacob Misiorowski, Trevor Rogers, and Jack Leiter to bats such as Yandy Díaz, Ben Rice, and Yordan Alvarez, plus bullpen upside in Abner Uribe and international intrigue with Tatsuya Imai as 2026 ADP continues to take shape.
Intro -- 0:00
Jacob Misiorowski — 8:50
Tatsuya Imai — 17:15
Yandy Díaz — 22:15
Ben Rice — 29:45
Trevor Rogers — 36:12
Yordan Alvarez — 43:59
Abner Uribe — 49:15
Jack Leiter — 56:32

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1 hr 7 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…