Wins Above Fantasy

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 Mi...

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 — 30:0...

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 Torkel...

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 Hosted b...

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

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:...

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, Gri...

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 Guardian...

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our col...

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...

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, Hu...

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 Shan...

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...

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 Liberator...

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) discuss impact prospects who could be called up to the big leagues soon while having an impact on the fantasy season. Intro 0:00 Bubba Chandler 8:41 Jac Caglianone 17:30 Roman Anthony 24:37 Andrew Painter 31:45 Jacob Misiorowski 39:25 Quinn Matthews 47:05 Miguel Vargas 55:33 Miguel Andujar 1:01:50 Ryan Yarbrough 1:05...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) discuss interesting young hitters and pitchers and their outlook for the rest of the fantasy baseball season. Intro 0:00  Pete Crow-Armstrong 6:00  Matt Shaw 13:40  Jacob Wilson 19:28  Chase Meidroth 25:03  Drake Baldwin 29:55  Junior Caminero 37:15  Logan Henderson 43:48  Mick Abel 46:00  Will Warren 56:06  Jack Lei...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) take a look at hitters that are off to slow starts this season, but underlying numbers suggest they could be good buy-low targets. Intro 0:00 Christian Walker 8:00 Brandon Nimmo 16:50 Salvador Perez 23:19 Dansby Swanson 30:00 Mike Trout 37:11 Jake Burger 44:54 Alec Bohm 50:22 Ryan McMahon 56:08 Bryan Reynolds 1:00:11...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) discuss early season breakouts and determine if they are legit or simply hot stretches.  Intro 0:00  Tyler Soderstrom 4:00  Jonathan Aranda 15:09  Ben Rice 21:55  Luke Keaschall 27:23  Noelvi Marte 32:25 Matthew Liberatore 43:12  Jake Irvin 50:00  Landen Roupp 56:00  Kris Bubic 1:01:02  Max Meyer 1:07:32 Hosted by Si...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) look for valuable changes in pitchers' approaches early in the season. Intro 0:00 Chris Bassitt 5:40 Tyler Mahle 16:25 Luis L. Ortiz 23:46 Bryan Woo 30:35 Andre Pallante 31:31 Edward Cabrera 35:50 Hayden Wesneski 42:19 Max Meyer 49:02 Joe Boyle 54:06 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) look for valuable changes in hitters' approaches early in the season. 0:00 Intro Starts 6:17 Jordan Walker 15:35 Ke'Bryan Hayes 22:28 Brendan Rodgers 29:26 Kyle Schwarber 39:28 Maikel Garcia 45:28 Nick Castellanos 49:28 Cody Bellinger 56:33 Spencer Torkelson 1:01:00 Kyren Paris 1:09:04 Jorge Polanco Hosted by Simplec...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) discuss the major takeaways from the first week of the fantasy baseball season. Wilyer Abreu Kyle Manzardo Tyler Soderstrom Spencer Torkelson Lars Nootbaar Isaiah Kiner-Falefa Rafael Devers MacKenzie Gore Jeffery Springs Jesus Luzardo Brady Singer Kris Bubic Jordan Hicks Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) Van and Steve give their annual "chalkboard" picks-- two targets and two fades that will over or under perform ADP by 20%. Special guest- PitchCon Winner John Doering also joins to give his picks.  Isaac Parades Mike Trout Ian Happ Austin Riley Luis Castillo Ketel Marte CJ Abrams Roki Sasaki Jonathan India Willy Adam...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ) review their most rostered players for the 2025 season. Sean Burke Landen Roupp Jordan Westburg Cristopher Sanchez DJ Herz Matt Olson Austin Riley Hunter Brown Yordan Alvarez Junior Caminero Riley Greene Tommy Edman Justin Martinez Gavin Williams Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for infor...