Explore every episode of the podcast Wins Above Fantasy

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit their 2026 Chalkboard and Bold Predictions, breaking down what they got right and wrong and what they can learn from their process heading into 2027.

• Intro — 0:00
• Jackson Merrill — 5:42
• George Springer — 15:10
• Zack Wheeler — 20:35
• Cody Ponce — 25:25
• Isaac Paredes — 26:18
• Kevin McGonigle — 29:15
• Brice Turang — 34:25
• Cedanne Rafaela — 35:30
• Andy Pages — 35:30
• Cal Raleigh — 40:43
• Chandler Simpson — 40:43
• Trevor Rogers — 40:43
• Wyatt Langford — 48:45
• Matthew Liberatore — 48:50
• Jake Burger — 48:55
• Griffin Jax — 49:20
• Eury Perez — 49:31
• Parker Messick — 54:50
• Ben Rice — 54:57
• Jack Leiter — 55:30
• Kevin McGonigle — 55:45

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at some of the most surprising statistical performances of the 2026 season, highlighting players who have put up unexpected numbers across the fantasy landscape.

• Intro — 0:00
• Kazuma Okamoto — 4:30
• Miguel Vargas — 13:00
• Colson Montgomery — 14:30
• Luis Garcia Jr. — 10:00
• Chandler Simpson — 17:30
• Nick Gonzales — 21:00
• Otto Lopez — 22:30
• Gabriel Moreno — 23:00
• TJ Rumfield — 24:00
• Josh Naylor — 28:35
• José Ramírez — 31:30
• Jackson Merrill — 35:59
• Ty France — 43:28
• Javier Sanoja — 45:00
• Jake McCarthy — 47:20
• Gabriel Moreno — 47:20
• Reid Detmers — 51:00
• Taj Bradley — 56:00
• Bryan Baker — 59:30
• Riley O’Brien — 1:00:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look back at five early-season Wins Above Fantasy episodes to see which lessons, calls, and processes held up through the 2026 season.

• Intro — 0:00
• WAF 208 — Early-Season Observations — 6:00
• WAF 209 — Waiver Wire Adds/Watches — 16:20
• WAF 210 — Early-Season Hitter Changes That Matter — 24:50
• WAF 213 — Buy-Low Hitters — 35:45
• WAF 214 — Under-the-Radar Starting Pitchers — 49:30

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk hitters and pitchers who have quietly put together impressive August performances, exploring which breakouts are legitimate and which could be small-sample noise heading into the final month of 2026 and 2027.

• Intro — 0:00
• Jac Caglianone — 7:40
• Alec Burleson — 15:10
• Luke Keaschall — 21:16
• Chase DeLauter — 28:42
• Carson Benge — 35:50
• Liam Hicks — 40:40
• Ian Seymour — 44:30
• Jacob Lopez — 48:25
• Matthew Liberatore — 53:55
• Grayson Rodriguez — 58:30
• Tyler Mahle — 59:45
• Eduardo Rodriguez — 1:02:00
• Christian Scott — 1:07:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) highlight productive hitters and pitchers who have flown under their radar this season, exploring what has driven their success and which performances are worth believing in heading into 2027.

• Intro — 0:00
• Hunter Goodman — 4:30
• Sal Stewart — 14:40
• Jake McCarthy — 21:30
• Jake Bauers — 27:38
• Randy Arozarena — 33:07
• Brandon Lowe — 38:40
• Cristopher Sanchez — 44:00
• Chase Burns — 51:18
• Logan Gilbert — 56:08
• Gavin Williams — 59:13
• Payton Tolle — 1:04:05
• Bryan Woo — 1:10:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss players who have performed best since the All-Star break, identifying the underlying skill changes they believe are real and what those improvements could mean for the rest of the season.

• Intro —  0:00
• Jackson Merrill — 3:30
• Austin Riley — 12:23
• Ceddanne Rafaela — 18:00
• Fernando Tatis Jr. — 23:00
• Wilyer Abreu — 28:00
• Griffin Conine — 37:05
• Nolan McLean — 40:30
• David Peterson — 45:50
• Roki Sasaki — 49:55
• Troy Melton — 56:00
• Trevor Rogers — 58:34
• Brandon Pfaadt — 1:01:50
• Eury Pérez — 1:05:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) and special guest Dan Weber (@DTWeb313) look ahead to 2027 fantasy baseball drafts by conducting a 15-player mock first round, discussing where they believe the market will value players next spring while debating surprises, values, and notable omissions.

Draft Results

• Intro —  0:00
• Shohei Ohtani — 7:30
• Aaron Judge — 13:50
• Pete Crow-Armstrong — 18:30
• Bobby Witt Jr. — 25:45
• James Wood — 31:22
• Yordan Alvarez — 37:00
• Junior Caminero — 43:00
• Juan Soto — 48:00
• Jacob Misiorowski — 52:00
• Elly De La Cruz — 58:40
• Nick Kurtz — 1:03:50
• Ben Rice — 1:08:00
• CJ Abrams — 1:08:00
• Tarik Skubal — 1:14:00
• Mason Miller — 1:16:40

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look back at the biggest players they missed during draft season, what changed, what they got right (or wrong) in the evaluation process, and the lessons they'll carry into 2027. 

• Intro —  0:00
• Nick Kurtz — 5:42
• Pete Crow-Armstrong (PCA) — 13:18
• Yordan Alvarez — 21:10
• James Wood — 24:48
• CJ Abrams — 28:30
• Andy Pages — 36:39
• Munetaka Murakami — 37:30
• Jesús Luzardo — 40:10
• Dylan Cease — 40:10
• Sonny Gray — 46:50
• Justin Wrobleski — 50:30
• Foster Griffin — 53:17

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the rest-of-season strength of schedule landscape, highlighting the best team schedules to exploit for fantasy value and identifying hitters and pitchers worth targeting before the fantasy playoffs.

• Intro —  0:00
• Teams to Target —  3:00
• Cleveland Guardians — 15:00
• Houston Astros — 21:00
• Texas Rangers — 21:30
• Tampa Bay Rays — 37:20
• Minnesota Twins — 42:38
• Kansas City Royals — 48:07
• Los Angeles Dodgers — 1:00:00
• Athletics — 1:05:12
• Detroit Tigers — 1:08:42

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down a group of pitchers who have made meaningful improvements over the course of the season, separating sustainable skill growth from surface-level results by examining changes in strikeout ability, Stuff+, velocity, pitch mix, and other underlying process metrics.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Jack Flaherty — 6:21
• Dustin May — 17:00
• Justin Wrobleski — 22:02
• Sonny Gray — 30:05
• Eury Pérez — 36:00
• Foster Griffin, Sean Burke, Cade Cavalli — 44:22
• Emmet Sheehan — 52:10
• Roki Sasaki — 56:40
• Chad Patrick, Ryan Weathers — 1:05:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down a group of hitters who have made meaningful improvements from the first part of the season to the second, separating sustainable skill growth from surface-level production by digging into contact quality, plate discipline, and underlying process metrics.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Blaze Alexander — 11:53
• Bryce Eldridge — 17:40
• Spencer Horwitz — 21:40
• Victor Caratini — 24:30
• Fernando Tatis Jr. — 28:45
• Michael Busch — 33:45
• Carson Benge — 36:40
• Curtis Mead — 42:25
• Jacob Young — 42:25
• Brandon Nimmo — 42:25
• Adley Rutschman — 54:00
• Dominic Canzone — 55:15
• Jake Burger — 58:25
• Caleb Durbin — 1:02:14
• Sam Antonacci — 1:05:50
• Tristan Peters — 1:14:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the biggest surprises of the 2026 fantasy baseball season so far. They break down unexpected risers on the player rater, emerging breakout performances, surprise contributors across the league, and which trends look sustainable heading into the second half of the season.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Ben Rice — 7:50
• CJ Abrams — 12:45
• Jordan Walker — 21:54
• Jacob Misiorowski — 28:10
• Cam Schlittler — 28:10
• Munetaka Murakami — 38:10
• Miguel Vargas — 44:31
• Casey Schmitt — 50:10
• Otto Lopez — 56:30
• Dillon Dingler — 1:02:05
• Alec Burleson — 1:08:00
• TJ Rumfield — 1:13:45

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss several notable first-half breakouts and disappointments, examining whether fantasy managers should buy, sell, or hold as the season approaches its midpoint

• Intro -- 0:00
• Bryce Eldridge — 6:55
• Zack Gelof — 6:55
• Bryan Reynolds — 21:40
• Matt Chapman — 21:40
• George Springer — 32:33
• Jackson Merrill — 37:55
• Dylan Crews — 44:5
• Dustin May — 46:50
• Reid Detmers — 52:45
• Bryce Miller — 58:11
• Kyle Bradish — 1:02:40
• Jared Jones — 1:04:50
• Parker Messick — 1:09:22

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit their biggest preseason calls—bold predictions, Chalkboard bets, and SP sleepers—to see what’s aging well, what’s gone off the rails, and what’s still hanging in the balance.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Parker Messick – 4:57
• Logan Henderson – 11:00
• Ben Rice – 13:50
• Kevin McGonigle – 18:25
• Wyatt Langford – 23:20
• Eury Pérez – 30:50
• Griffin Jax – 36:37
• Matthew Liberatore – 41:55
• Cal Raleigh – 43:50
• Zack Wheeler – 45:00
• Andy Pages – 50:00
• Brice Turang – 55:25
• Max Meyer – 58:36
• Kodai Senga – 1:00:25
• Ryan Weiss – 1:00:25
• Mike Burrows – 1:00:25

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the top priority hitting and pitching prospect stashes for the rest of the fantasy baseball season, highlighting fast-rising bats, potential impact call-ups, and longer-term dynasty arms to monitor. They also discuss several injured MLB names worth stashing before their returns.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Luis Lara — 5:34
• Edwin Arroyo — 11:00
• Charlie Condon — 21:45
• Cole Carrigg — 26:50
• Braden Montgomery — 30:13
• Hendry Mendez, Kaelen Culpepper — 34:15
• Kade Anderson — 43:30
• Ryan Sloan — 48:00
• Wei-En Lin — 52:00
• Jared Jones — 58:00
• Spencer Schwellenbach — 59:00
• Hunter Greene — 1:00:00
• Didier Fuentes, Ryan Waldschmidt — 1:01:50

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dig through the waiver wire pitching landscape, discussing several under-rostered starters showing intriguing skill changes, pitch mix adjustments, and recent signs of life. The episode focuses on identifying which breakouts might be real, which struggling arms deserve patience, and how fantasy managers should approach streaming and upside chasing in a difficult pitching environment.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Griffin Jax / Drew Rasmussen — 8:30
• Drew Anderson / Troy Melton — 17:45
• Ben Brown — 26:20
• Zac Gallen — 35:15
• Zebby Matthews — 39:22
• Brandon Sproat — 45:45
• Anthony Kay — 49:50
• Kumar Rocker — 57:20

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss fantasy baseball buy-low hitters by focusing on expected stats, fastball performance, damage metrics, and other underlying indicators that suggest better production could be coming. They break down struggling stars, potential regression candidates, and a few hitters whose current production may not match the quality of their contact.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Fernando Tatis Jr. — 12:55
• Gunnar Henderson — 19:10
• Cal Raleigh — 24:40
• Ketel Marte — 32:30
• Roman Anthony, Ronald Acuña Jr. — 37:05
• Pete Crow-Armstrong — 46:35
• Trent Grisham — 50:35
• Bo Bichette — 53:15
• Corey Seager — 56:45

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down early-season barrel rate trends now that batted ball data has begun to stabilize. They revisit last year’s approach—starting with barrel rate and layering in supporting metrics like pull air%, hard-hit rates, and plate skills—to identify 2026 standouts, underperformers, and year-to-year improvers. The episode focuses on hitters making meaningful skill changes (stance, swing decisions, contact quality), and what those changes might mean for fantasy value going forward.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Michael Harris II — 9:10
• Sal Stewart — 15:45
• Kevin McGonigle — 21:00
• Dillon Dingler — 27:20
• Carlos Cortes — 32:00
• Casey Schmitt — 41:35
• Christian Walker
• James Wood — 54:30
• Mike Trout — 58:32
• Spencer Steer — 59:50
• Heliot Ramos — 1:04:15
• Angel Martinez — 1:07:15

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Wins Above Fantasy – Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) and special guest Dan Weber (@DTWeb313) look at early-season meaningful hitter changes, focusing on metrics that stabilize quickly like chase and swinging strike rate. They highlight hitters improving contact without sacrificing power, plus a second group showing bat speed gains with stable or improved swing decisions, identifying potential breakouts, buy-lows, and profile changes heading into the heart of the season.

• Cam Schlittler — 3:45
• Jacob Misiorowski — 9:50
• Shota Imanaga — 14:45
• Jesus Luzardo — 20:52
• Reid Detmers — 26:35
• Emerson Hancock — 30:37
• Will Warren — 35:42
• Chase Dollander — 42:45
• Jack Leiter — 49:00
• Mystery Pitcher — 54:38

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at early-season meaningful hitter changes, focusing on metrics that stabilize quickly like chase and swinging strike rate. They highlight hitters improving contact without sacrificing power, plus a second group showing bat speed gains with stable or improved swing decisions, identifying potential breakouts, buy-lows, and profile changes heading into the heart of the season.

• Intro - 0:00
• Kyle Schwarber -- 8:00
• Brice Turang -- 13:45
• Riley Greene -- 17:45
• Luis Robert Jr. -- 23:10
• Taylor Ward -- 27:20
• Willy Adames, Matt McLain, Miguel Vargas -- 32:00
• Freddie Freeman -- 36:00
• Mike Trout -- 41:25
• Bryan Reynolds -- 44:50
• Francisco Lindor -- 47:16
• Junior Caminero -- 50:30
• Jackson Merrill -- 53:40
• Colt Keith -- 54:30
• Mark Vientos, Brenton Doyle, Cam Smith, Hunter Goodman -- 59:45

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dig into early NFBC ADP for 2026, breaking down which players the market is mispricing — from rebound stars like Kyle Tucker and Jackson Merrill to skill-backed arms such as Dylan Cease and Sandy Alcantara, plus deeper upside swings who could surge as draft season sharpens.

• 0:00 Intro
• Kyle Tucker — 4:20 
• Jackson Merrill — 12:00 
• Dylan Cease — 20:50 
• Cam Schlittler — 26:37 
• Trey Yesavage — 32:55 
• Sandy Alcantara — 37:15 
• Jac Caglianone — 43:15 
• Mickey Moniak — 48:00 
• Ryne Nelson — 52:40 
• JJ Weatherholt — 58:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit one of their favorite in-season edges — tracking year-over-year Statcast changes — but with an offseason lens to see which early-season signals actually held up. Using Fangraphs’ Season Stat Grid and Podhorzer’s retrospective articles as a guide, they break down the biggest movers in Max EV, bat speed, barrel rate, fastball velocity, Stuff+, and K–BB%.

Referenced Articles: Mike Podhorzer, Fangraphs

Early 2025 Starting Pitcher Velocity Changes — A Review
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-starting-pitcher-velocity-changes-a-review/

Starting Pitcher Stuff Risers & Fallers (Apr 28, 2025) — A Review
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/starting-pitcher-stuff-risers-fallers-apr-28-2025-a-review/

Early 2025 Hitter MaxEV Gainers — A Review
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-hitter-maxev-gainers-a-review/

Early 2025 Hitter Average Bat Speed Risers & Fallers — A Review
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-hitter-average-bat-speed-risers-and-fallers-a-review/

• 0:00 Intro
• Max EV — 6:51
• Corbin Carroll
• Trevor Story
• Brandon Lowe
• Bat Speed — 20:09
• Brice Turang
• Anthony Volpe
• Vinnie Pasquantino
• Barrel % — 30:00
• Dalton Varsho
• Corbin Carroll
• Anthony Volpe
• George Springer
• Michael Busch
• PCA
• Zach Neto
• Brice Turang
• FB Velo — 36:20
• Hunter Greene
• Hunter Brown
• Jesus Luzardo
• Jack Leiter
• Max Meyer
• Stuff+ — 42:45
• Hunter Greene
• Hunter Brown
• Cristopher Sánchez
• K–BB% — 50:00
• Cristopher Sánchez
• Hunter Brown
• MacKenzie Gore

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the second-half of the PL Podcasts Mock Draft as well as hand out their MVP awards for the fantasy baseball season.

Draftboard

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:00 Playoff and World Series Thoughts
• 10:00 – Trey Yesavage
• 22:20 – Jakob Marsee
• 23:40 – Troy Melton
• 30:30 – Roki Sasaki
• 33:50 – Colson Montgomery
• 36:00 – Drake Baldwin
• 40:25 – New Names to the Board
• Payton Tolle
• Tatsuya Imai
• Kevin McGonigle
• Bryce Eldridge
• 45:00 – Bounce-Back Arms Discussion
• 49:00 – Fantasy MVP Awards

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are back after a long break to officially turn the page to the offseason. They review their 2025 “Chalkboard” picks — two targets and two fades each — breaking down which calls hit, which missed, and what takeaways they’re carrying into 2026 fantasy draft season.

Draftboard

• Intro / Draft Landscape Takeaways – 0:00
• Judge & Ohtani - 5:10
• Junior Caminero Rising to Pick 6 – 7:00
• Early Pitching Landscape – 10:20
• “Who Is Your SP1?” Discussion – ~12:00
• Cal Raleigh & The State of Catchers – 25:00
• Nick Kurtz  The New 1B One?– 30:45
• Early OFs – 37:25
• Pitcher-Heavy Middle Rounds – ~40:00
• Reliever Runs– 43:00
• 2B: Always Thin – 48:13
• How Do We Feel About Our Squad? – 53:42

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are back after a long break to officially turn the page to the offseason. They review their 2025 “Chalkboard” picks — two targets and two fades each — breaking down which calls hit, which missed, and what takeaways they’re carrying into 2026 fantasy draft season.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Isaac Paredes — 5:30
• Ian Happ — 15:27
• Mike Trout — 9:20
• Austin Riley — 19:08
• Luis Castillo — 25:45
• CJ Abrams — 34:00
• Ketel Marte — 28:00
• Roki Sasaki — 39:32
• Jonathan India — 44:45
• Reynaldo López — 46:50
• Willy Adames — 48:28
• Logan Webb — 51:56

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) continue their year-end audit, revisiting buy lows and breakouts to see which calls hit, missed, or fizzled out down the stretch.

• Intro -- 0:00
• Tyler Soderstrom — 5:00
• Jonathan Aranda — 10:00
• Ben Rice — 14:30
• Luke Keaschall — 20:15
• Noelvi Marte — 22:55
• Matthew Liberatore — 26:30
• Jake Irvin — 26:30
• Landen Roupp — 30:00
• Kris Bubic — 33:45
• Max Meyer — 37:51
• Salvador Perez — 44:50
• Dansby Swanson — 47:00
• Gunnar Henderson — 48:00
• Rafael Devers — 55:00
• Austin Riley — 55:00
• Kyle Manzardo — 58:00
• George Springer — 1:01:15
• Fernando Tatis Jr. — 1:08:00
• Riley Greene — 1:10:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit their early-season calls, reviewing buy-lows and breakouts with lessons learned from hitter adjustments and pitcher changes.

• Intro 0:00
• Jordan Walker – 5:00
• Ke’Bryan Hayes – 9:02
• Brendan Rodgers – 12:30
• Kyle Schwarber – 14:50
• Maikel Garcia – 19:03
• Nick Castellanos – 23:50
• Cody Bellinger – 26:57
• Spencer Torkelson – 30:34
• Chris Bassitt – 35:43
• Tyler Mahle – 40:07
• Bryan Woo – 43:40
• Andre Pallante – 48:50
• Edward Cabrera – 49:41

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) spotlight 2026 SP risers — young arms flashing upside, veterans bouncing back, and the names poised to climb draft boards.

• Intro 0:00
• Jonah Tong 6:00
• Nolan McLean 13:41
• Trevor Rogers 22:56
• Brayan Bello 27:54
• Sandy Alcantara 31:34
• Quinn Priester 38:00
• Cade Horton 46:15
• Brandon Woodruff 51:58
• Jack Leiter 58:40

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down August’s fantasy standouts — unexpected stars, sneaky trends, and late-season risers.

• Intro 0:00
• Trevor Rogers 5:00
• Jurickson Profar 16:37
• Brice Turang 24:15
• Geraldo Perdomo 33:17
• Jakob Marsee 42:05
• Hurston Waldrep 49:58
• Michael Harris II 59:01

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)  talk about their favorite tips and tricks for H2H playoff matchups.

• Intro - 0:00
• Tips and Tricks to Win your H2H playoff matchups
• Favorite strategies
• Matchups to take advantage of
• Importance of the schedule
• Who's Droppable
• Favorite tools

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) project the 2026 fantasy baseball first round — breakouts, surprises, and the stars making the leap.

• Intro - 0:00
• 2025’s First Rounders – 5:17
• Bobby Witt Jr – 5:39
• Aaron Judge – 9:09
• Elly De La Cruz and Jose Ramirez – 12:17  
• Is Jose Ramirez a HOFer? – 20:17
• Juan Soto – 25:26
• Carroll, Tucker, Henderson, Tatis,  – 30:31
• Mookie Betts – 36:42
• Julio Rodriguez – 40:27
• Previewing 2026 – Cal Raliegh – 43:16
• Pete Crow Armstrong – 52:19
• Kyle Schwarber – 57:32
• James Wood – 1:02:56
• Junior Caminero – 1:06:10
• Van’s Crystal Ball First Round – 1:10:34
• Steve’s Crystal Ball First Round – 1:12:34

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss August fantasy baseball adds: Deep league gems, breakout arms, and trade deadline stashes you need to know.

• Intro 0:00
• Troy Melton 4:00
• Ramon Laureano 10:45
• Michael Soroka 16:00
• J.T. Ginn 19:40
• Chris Paddack 26:44
• Kyle Manzardo 32:00
• Tommy Pham 38:00
• Jordan Walker 41:05
• Brandon Marsh 49:40
• Dennis Santana, Griffin Jax, Randy Rodriguez & Potential Closers 54:31

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down how to leverage the second-half MLB schedule to your fantasy advantage — especially for head-to-head leagues where matchups are everything.

• Intro 0:00
• Offenses to target based on handedness 6:00
• Pitching staffs to target based on handedness 12:40
• Best schedules per Tankathon.com 15:00
• Astros 15:30
• Guardians 27:15
• Dodgers 38:06
• Cubs 46:05
• Padres 52:45

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)  give their picks for breakout players in the second half.

• Intro 
• Yainer Diaz
• Wyatt Langford
• Matt Olson
• Mike Trout
• Jasson Dominguez
• Ben Rice
• Zebby Matthews
• Sandy Alcantara
• Eury Perez
• Michael Soroka
• Cam Schlittler
• Ben Casparius

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)  spotlight the hitters and pitchers carrying fantasy squads in 2025 — from early-round stars like Judge and Ohtani to breakouts like Busch, PCA, and Hunter Brown.

• Intro 0:00
• Cal Raleigh, Will Smith 3:37
• Pete Alonso, Michael Busch 11:50
• Maikel Garcia, Ketel Marte, Brandon Lowe 23:45
• Elly De La Cruz, Jeremy Pena 30:27
• Manny Machado, Eugenio Suarez 38:39
• Pete Crow-Armstrong, Aaron Judge, James Wood 42:30
• Shohei Ohtani 48:20
• Zack Wheeler, Hunter Brown, Tarik Skubal, Nathan Eovaldi 55:13
• Andres Munoz, Josh Hader 1:00:14

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)  discuss their favorite storylines of the first half, including their favorite breakouts, bounce-backs, and surprising performers.

• Intro 0:00
• Home Run Race (Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh, Shohei Ohtani) 1:00
• "Coming Out of Nowhere" Pete Crow-Armstrong, Jacob Wilson, James Wood 16:55
• "He's Finally Doing It" Kyle Tucker, Hunter Brown, Junior Caminero, Riley Greene, Jo Adell 27:00
• Bouncing Back Jacob deGrom, Byron Buxton, George Springer 43:00

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)  spotlight underrated arms with rising K-BB rates, improved stuff, and pitch mix tweaks — plus why now might be the perfect time to pounce on names like Soroka, Patrick, and Baz.

• Intro 0:00
• Will Warren 8:02
• Ben Brown 15:09
• Mike Soroka 22:08
• Eury Perez 32:10
• Chad Patrick 38:23
• Ryan Pepiot 45:03
• Brayan Bello 48:33
• Shane Baz 55:25
• Brandon Pfaadt 58:56

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)  discuss underperforming hitters to buy low on.

• Intro 0:00
• How to Find Buy Lows 5:00
• Luis Garcia Jr. 9:36
• Ben Rice 16:51
• Brenton Doyle 23:30
• Dylan Crews 29:14
• Mike Trout 37:00
• Gunnar Henderson 46:18
• Julio Rodriguez 56:04
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1:03:52

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dive in to K-BB% leaderboards from March/April and May/June and discuss risers and fallers.

• Intro 0:00
• Bryce Elder 6:07
• Mathew Boyd 13:55
• Grant Holmes 16:30
• Merrill Kelly 23:45
• Ben Brown 29:40
• Robbie Ray 37:21
• Kevin Gausman 43:40
• Shane Baz 51:39
• Max Meyer 58:02
• Brandon Pfaadt 1:01:25
• Chris Bassitt & Matthew Liberatore 1:05:45

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at hitters who's barrel rates have drastically changed from April to May.

• Intro 0:00
• Rafael Devers 4:00
• Austin Riley 11:00
• Fernando Tatis Jr. 14:00
• Salvador Perez 22:25
• Kyle Manzardo 26:11
• Riley Greene 32:55
• George Springer 38:43
• Miguel Vargas 44:55
• Taylor Ward 54:40
• Gavin Sheets 1:02:00

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