Wins Above Fantasy

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:...

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 “This episode is brought to...

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 interestin...

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 Perf...

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 T...

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 P...

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 Br...

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 R...

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 3...

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...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @Stav8818 ) discuss players who have risen month-over-month and decide if they are still buying at the new price. 2:20 - Steve = Mikey Brett Thomas 3:15 - How to React to ADP Risers 7:56 - Cristian Javier Not High Enough? 11:25 - Javier vs. …Kevin Gausman? 16:05 - Jose Abreu Bigger Cost in Texas 21:40 - Abreu vs. …Vinnie Pasqua...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @Stav8818 ) are joined by Shelly Verougstrate ( @Shelly_V643 ) to talk all things prospects for redraft leagues. 13:35 PitchCon! 11:00 Corbin Carroll at Cost? 16:30 Gunnar Henderson Young Floor 24:50 Vaughn Grissom Worth the Gamble? 30:25 Tristan Casas Time is Here 35:32 Logan O’Hoppe Catcher Pop? 40:15 Gabriel Moreno Catcher B...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @Stav8818 ) officially kick off WAF draft season by discussing their first drafts for the 2023 season. 1:00 Welcome to Draft Season, WAF! 6:14 Pros and Cons of Early Drafts 9:10 Our 1st Drafts: OTW & NFBC 50s 17:20 The Hitter Pit from Pick 50-80 21:50 3rd Base Scarcity 22:30 Eugenio Suarez Power Parachute 26:39 1st Base & Matt...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @Stav8818 ) take a look at early NFBC ADP data and discuss market trends as well as how to properly consume draft data for specific leagues. 5:15 Draft Makeup of NFBC ADP 8:55 Gladiator Draft Formats 12:53 Ideal ADP Filter for General Leagues 15:45 Thoughts on Closer Tax 22:25 SP Starter Run 27:25 Beware of Bobby Witt Jr. 31:00...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @Stav8818 ) discuss their fantasy "New Year's Resolutions" for the upcoming draft season. 6:35 Resolutions Rundown 7:40 Strategies Can Stay Open-Minded 8:45 Balancing Draft Value vs. Get Your Guys 13:00 Hedge Tactics with Backup Plans 14:30 Reasons Behind 2nd Half “Breakouts” 15:23 Anthony Santander vs. Hunter Renfroe 16:35 Loo...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and David Mendelson ( @DMendy02) discuss how they begin their prep for 2023 plus look at some pitchers they are already targeting. 3:00 Van & Mendy’s Origin Story 5:45 What Mendy’s Been Up To 13:35 How to Offseason Prep 15:00 Mendy’s Key Resources 17:25 Some Tips for Casual Players 19:30 Some of Our Favorite SP Stats 20:27 Monitor Pitch Movement 2...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) begin to prep for 2023 by discussing some eye-opening steamer projections. 4:57 Overviewing Projections 8:12 Trea Turner 13:30 Michael Harris II 19:55 Gunnar Henderson 24:30 Oneil Cruz 31:18 Vinnie Pasquantino 36:10 Ozzie Albies 41:00 Christian Walker 45:33 Shohei Ohtani 50:34 Hunter Greene vs. Cristian Javier 54:57...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) review their bold predictions and the process behind them from the 2022 season. 3:25 Getting Burnt on Bold Predictions 6:00 PL Mock Pods with Nick Pollack 12:00 Level-Set on Bold Predictions 14:00 Byron Buxton 19:55 Joey Votto 22:10 Dylan Cease 27:40 Yasmani Grandal 30:30 Francisco Lindor 36:06 Jorge Soler 40:35 Shan...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) assess whether strong 2022 performances will be "tricks or treats" in 2023. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 6:00 Nathaniel Lowe 12:10 Dansby Swanson 16:15 Brandon Drury 20:20 Christian Walker 26:00 Andres Gimenez 34:20 Framber Valdez 39:30 Tyler Anderson 45:25 Alek Manoah 4...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) start prep for 2023 by discussing the #PLmock2023. 1:00 2023's First PL Mock Draft 3:20 The Hot Seat with Nick Pollack 4:56 Steve & Van’s Draft Slot 8:15 Listing Off 2023 First Rounders 11:00 Let’s Talk Mike Trout at 9 13:00 Van Likes Jose Ramirez 1.1 15:45 Juan Soto at 10 19:00 Pay For Power at the Corners 20:40 Bob...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) wrap up the 2022 fantasy season by reviewing their chalkboard picks and taking a deep dive on a listener question regarding defining a good process. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 3:00 Magic of Fall Baseball 8:08 Listener Q: Process vs. Results 17:15 The Chalkboard Intro 1...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) talk about the biggest surprises, both negative and positive, from the 2022 season. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 5:08 - Surprises of the Season 7:27 Brady Singer 17:00 Triston McKenzie 22:25 Lucas Giolito 31:18 J.D. Martinez 39:35 Andres Gimenez 45:15 Anthony Santander 5...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss some impressive second-half performances with an eye on the impact on 2023 drafts. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 7:52 Michael Harris II 17:15 Eugenio Suarez 22:45 Daulton Varsho 26:35 Willy Adames 31:22 Jake McCarthy 36:50 Brayan Bello 40:53 George Kirby 43:43 Dre...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) look back at previous episodes from 2022 to review some of their advice and processes throughout the year. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 2:36 Steve’s Wife Loves This Topic 3:17 The WAF Accountability 4:30 Bo Bichette Turning It Around 7:33 Spencer Torkelson Worth an Add 1...

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) start to reflect on the 2022 season and give their biggest lessons learned from the year. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 3:47 Steve’s Overall Hindsight 6:38 Van’s Big Picture Review 8:40 Don’t Overreact to 2nd Halves 12:57 Play Early Draft Rounds Safer 18:18 Go with Youth...