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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April 20, 2023WAF 96 - Assessing Hot-Start Hitters
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) take a deep dive look at the underlying numbers of hitters off to a hot start to try to validate their performances.
6:00 Matt Chapman Re-Breakout
12:58 Kerry Carpenter Incoming?
17:10 Yandy Diaz Finally Launching!
26:09 Jack Suwinski Deep League Pop
31:28 Jarred Kelenic Check-in
37:27 Jorge Soler Cleaning Up Ks
41:28 Patrick Wisdom Worth Gambling?
47:05 Ryan Mountcastle Rebound Ahead?
50:45 Brent Rooker Late Power Breakout
54:28 Andrew McCutchen Comeback Tour
59:43 Jorge Mateo Becoming a Star?

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1h 5min
April 13, 2023WAF 95 - Early Season Adds
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss early season add candidates.
5:20 - Orlando Arcia
10:51 - Isaac Paredes
15:17 - Jarred Kelenic
19:00 - Logan O’Hoppe
24:00 Austin Hays
31:58 Taj Bradley
35:38 - Jake Fraley
39:33 - Kris Bubic
47:30 - Chas McCormick
51:20 - Spencer Steer
56:05 - Edouard Julien
1:02:00 - Lenyn Sosa
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1h 5min
April 06, 2023WAF 94 - Opening Week Recap w/ Dan Weber
Wins Above Fantasy – Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) is joined by Dan Weber (@DTWeb313) to discuss interesting performances from Opening Week.
2:00 Meet Dan Weber
4:50 Early Strategies
6:30 Craig Kimbrel vs AJ Puk
11:00 Nolan Gorman
17:25 Brice Turang
24:10 Jake Fraley
29:19 Jose Siri
34:00 Jason Vosler
37:45 Josh Jung
43:45 Jorge Mateo
47:43 Joey Gallo
53:20 Logan O'Hoppe
56:51 Arizona's interesting arms
1:00:45 Graham Ashcraft
1:05:00 Justin Steele
1:08:15 Kodai Senga
1:10:25 Jack Flaherty & Kenta Maeda
1:15:35 Potential Fransisco Alvarez Call-up

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1h 19min
March 30, 2023WAF 93 - Opening Day! What to Watch Closely
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) get ready for Opening Day & discuss early watch-list candidates.
:25 Happy Opening Day!
4:00 Hear Now, Add Later
6:07 Useful Tools Early in the Year
10:45 Balancing Aggression vs. Overreaction
14:00 How We Approach Early FAB
21:52 How Long to Wait for Slow Starts
26:19 Watch for Lineup Cards
31:18 Watch Platoon Performance
35:20 Closer Watch: D-Backs, Dodgers, Cubs
41:00 What We’re Watching for SPs
47:43 Players We’re Watching
48:43 Elehuris Montero
51:45 David Hensley & Yainer Diaz
56:25 Darick Hall
58:00 Nolan Gorman
1:01:15 Joey Wiemer Watch List
1:03:20 Blake Sabol
1:05:27 Eduardo Escobar, Matt Carpenter & Nelson Cruz
1:10:10 Pitchers We’re Watching
1:10:45 Braves SPs: Jared Shuster, Dylan Dodd
1:13:28 Ryan Pepiot’s Dodger Opportunity
1:16:20 David Peterson & Kyle Bradish
1:17:55 Josiah Gray and Graham Ashcraft

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1h 21min
March 23, 2023WAF 92 - 2023 Bold Predictions & Chalkboard
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) give their bold predictions and chalkboard picks for the 2023 season.
1:30 Bold Predictions and Chalkboard Show
8:35 Shohei Ohtani
9:55 Vinnie Pasquantino
11:28 Aaron Judge
12:55 Nico Hoerner
14:59 Five 40-Steal Guys?
17:14 Max Muncy
19:35 Lars Nootbaar
21:20 Kevin Gausman vs. Gerrit Cole
23:55 Hunter Greene
26:00 Taylor Ward
31:54 Reid Detmers
34:10 Cristian Javier
36:36 Brendan Donovan
38:35 Randy Arozarena
41:10 Evan Phillips
43:00 Cardinal Sleepers
44:21 Ryan Noda
45:50 Oscar Colas
48:38 Jesse Winker
51:12 Kyle Tucker
54:25 The Chalkboard, Year 3
58:00 Matt Olson
59:45 Kevin Gausman Again
1:01:10 Bobby Witt Jr.
1:02:40 Ozzie Albie
1:06:15 Hunter Greene
1:08:20 Nico Hoerner Again
1:09:15 Jake McCarthy
1:12:10 Adley Rutschman

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1h 13min
March 16, 2023WAF 91 - Draft Review & Best Ball Tips
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss their recent best ball draft.
1:30 Why We Love Best Ball Drafts
7:40 Best Ball NFBC Format
10:05 Understanding the Point System
13:20 Streaky Guys Can Be a Strength
16:40 Focus On Your Position Depth
18:50 Focus on Hitters Over Pitchers Early
21:03 Multi-Eligible Guys & Oatmeal Volume
26:00 Aaron Judge the Points King
21:18 Our Early Round Picks
33:20 Dansby Swanson
35:08 Kevin Gausman & Hunter Greene
39:30 The New Old Christian Yelich?
43:55 How We Filled Roster Gaps
45:20 Dual-Eligible Joey Meneses
49:45 Lars Nootbaar
51:45 Charlie Morton
53:02 It’s a Brendan Donovan Podcast
55:18 Jesse Winker in the Deep OF
56:40 Sprinkling in Saves for Hot Weeks
59:05 Deep Helpers: Role Over Upside

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1h 8min
March 09, 2023WAF 90 - ADP Values We Love
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the draft values they love at every spot on the draft board.
5:00 Outlook on ADP Value
8:12 Rafael Devers
13:40 Matt Olson
21:35 George Kirby
26:20 Vinnie Pasquantino
32:15 Lance Lynn
36:20 Is Lars Nootbaar Too Pricey?
40:25 Jeffrey Springs
46:10 Jesse Winker
52:30 Andrew Heaney
56:50 Andrew Painter
59:40 Brendan Donovan
1:01:30 Oscar Colas

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1h 3min
March 04, 2023WAF 89 - March Madness: TGFBI & Spring Training News
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) jump right into proper draft season to discuss the early takeaways from TGFBI and Spring Training news and notes.
4:00 TGFBI Draft Format
8:15 Gets Shallow Fast
10:30 Steve’s Start: Soto, Goldie, Arenado
16:45 Van’s Infield: J-Ram, Semien, Olson
23:45 Steve’s SP Approach
30:22 Van’s SP Approach
36:00 Steve’s Speed Rescue
38:00 Van’s OF Shortage
41:25 Post-TGFBI Stress
42:15 Beware of Possible OF Tax
48:25 Did WAF Listen to Lessons Learned?
54:02 Spring Training Disclaimers
57:15 Spring Training Resources Out There
59:30 Some Position Battles
1:02:29 Brendan Donovan Devil Magic?
1:06:25 Andrew Painter’s ADP (Minus the Elbow)
1:08:45 Other SP Rotation Battles
1:14:50 Plate Discipline Watch List

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1h 16min
February 24, 2023WAF 88 - PLV Hitter Metrics w/Kyle Bland
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) to discuss PLV hitting metrics.
3:00 Welcome Kyle Bland @Blandalytics
10:25 PLV Takeaways from the PLV Expert
13:00 The True Shape of the Strikezone
16:19 Using PLV for Fantasy
22:00 “Hit Luck” Best for SPs
28:07 PLV’s Strikezone Judgment
33:00 Good Surprises for Judgment
35:15 Kyle Tucker & Ronald Acuna
39:10 Bad Surprises: Michael Harris II
43:07 PLV’s Decision Value
45:05 Top Decision Value Players
51:50 Balance of Contact vs. Decisions
59:42 PLV’s Contact
1:03:13 Top Contact & Good Surprises
1:07:15 Contact Low Scorers & Why
1:11:49 PLV’s Power Top Players
1:19:00 PLV’s Power Low Scorers & Why
1:22:46 PLV’s Hitter Performance
1:28:45 Top Hitter Performance Names

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1h 39min
February 18, 2023WAF 87 - PLV w/ Nick Pollack: What It Is & How to Use It
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) to discuss the recently-launched PLV and how to use it to gain an edge for fantasy.
2:30 WAF Welcomes Nick Pollack
5:55 Fantasy Life for Nick
9:30 Steve’s Drumroll for PLV
13:25 What is PLV?
17:55 PLV over pVAL!
19:30 The Origin Story
20:30 How the Formula Works
24:18 How to Read the PLV Scales
30:30 What Makes PLV Different?
33:45 How Pitch Count Factors In
37:15 SP Types PLV Dislikes
41:10 PLV’s best use now? Maybe Hit Luck!
53:25 What’s Available for Browsing?
54:45 PLV May Be Even Better for Batters
57:25 The Bridge of Quantifying What You See
1:01:45 What’s Ahead for PLV This Season
1:08:00 Pitchers PLV Loves
1:24:15 Steven Matz? And PLV?
1:28:00 PLV and Outlier Pitchers

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1h 30min

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