Wins Below Replacement Podcast

It's 2026, and what a welcome back the boys at WBR have for you all. We talk through the big hotstove movements and signings, but the real treat is starting off 2026 with the first of our Primer Series - Catcher Edition! Wrap your ears around Shano, Matty, and Coops' rankings of the Top 12 at the Backstop for the upcoming fantasy season. There's no better time than right now to start prepping your...

This week the hot stove is roasting, as we have a number of big moves to announce from the Winter Meetings! Not to be outdone by bear sightings in Baltimore, Matty does his best to squeeze the fantasy juices from the bodies of Coops and Shano as he treats the Winners to a Confounding Outfielders fantasy proposal segment. It's the offseason, but the boys are certainly on in this episode!

This week the boys from WBR tackle the news head on, with a number of interesting trades and acquisitions across the last 7 days of the offseason. Matty P takes us on a much needed veterans affair with some interesting questions on some of our fantasy darlings (and the likelihood of them producing again in 2026), and Shano tests the Brains Trust and Winners playing along at home with another class...

Let's wrap up the 2025 award session with a typical WBR-esque recap on who took out the MVP and Kim Kardashian Comeback Player of the Year silverware! The boys keep the hot stove on a rolling boil with some player movement news, and they wrap up this week with a look into Cooperstown with the 2026 HOF nominees. 

You get a trophy, you get a trophy... nah, you miss out! It's Award Season, baby! This week the WBR lads take you through who won the bulk of the MLB awards for 2025. They also talk through the massive names to hit Free Agency as well as likely landing spots, and some of the crazy scenes that have embroiled a few Guardians in relation to sports betting. Who says that the Offseason has to be boring...

Get your tissues ready, as the WBR look to put a big blue bow on the 2025 season. This week it's all about the 7 epic games of the World Series, as your three favourites take you through what made this World Series possibly the greatest they've ever seen! Plenty of highlights, questionable decisions, and laughs along the way (and that's before they even start talking about the games!) Strap in and...

Who are the Champions of their respective Leagues? Tune into this weeks episode as Shano and your two favourite Matt's recap both the NL and AL Championship Series. The lads also take you through their projections for the World Series, and sprinkle in a bit of league adjacent news to round out an action-packed session! Postseason is the best season!

In this episode of the WBR podcast, the lads break down the thrilling Division Series matchups in MLB, including the intense series between the Phillies and Dodgers, the competitive clash between the Brewers and Cubs, and the dramatic Game 5 showdown between the Tigers and Mariners. The boys cover key moments, player performances, and the emotional rollercoaster of postseason baseball. We love Pos...

Episode 74 - it sure was a Wild ride over the last week! The WBR Boys give you their signature wrap on the Wild Card Series and the first few games of the Divisional Series, as the playoffs are truly in full swing! Who progresses? Who goes fishing? Where did Coops go that Matty wants to visit? And what will Shano never eat again? You’ll have to tune in to find out!

The three Amigos reunited! This week the boys take you through the wild ride that was the final week of the regular season. Seriously, if you haven't been keeping up to date with the wild scenes across the hunt for Red October then give this a listen! We also give you our take on the first round of the playoffs, what to watch out for in the awesome pitching matchups, and we finish the episode with...

With our fearless leader being called up to the bigs, it's the two Matt's taking you through the latest in baseball news, a very  exciting playoff and wildcard race and some darts in the wind projections for some of baseball's more intriguing players as the curtain closes on the regular season.

Tonight the boys take you through the home stretch, the final month of MLB games for 2025! We take a look at who has the potential to shake up the rankings, and who we feel potentially misses out on a playoff birth! We take a Ballbag question from an OG listener, and Shano tries to stump the boys with some electric National League Trivia!

With more news than you can poke a fungo at, this week the WBR boys take you through some pretty entertaining news from in and around the ballpark! From Karens to Bana Ball, and possibly the best MLB Trivia dished up this season, this is one podcast that will get you up to speed on everything that's happened this week in baseball!

In a very sultry episode, Coops, Matty, and Shano take you on a journey of baseball news, prospect promotions, and who you should be buying and selling in fantasy this week. Here's to the jersey number that no one's game enough to wear!

This week the boys tackle the big hitting stories, namely the potential for an expansion and realignment talk that has been swirling around baseball the past week! There's plenty of awesome Big Dumper news, not so great injury updates, and a Brain Strain to finish off the episode. Do your baseball ears a favour, and give this episode a listen!

This week the WBR Boys tap into the fountain of Youth! We're taking rookie prospect call-ups, Fantasy Swap Meet Rookies to stash, and Little League World Series! We're feeling younger already! Plus we look to cover an extensive week of injuries, Player News, and Shano delivers with some analysis on the Rockies hopes of beating the White Sox 2024 win total! It's podcasting at it's finest!

Get your kicks! This week the WBR boys take you through their projections on the finishing positions across the league as we head down the stretch. Matty tests his Spanish, Coops talks about Phil Collins' son, and Shano speaks like a pirate.  There's also a heap of MLB news, injuries, and local baseball updates to take you through this week. You don't want to miss it!

This week is an absolute monster! It's the recap from the MLB Trade Deadline, and my goodness do we have a heap to take you through! Who were the Winners? Who got the better end of the trades? And just who do we think got the deal of the year? You'll have to tune in to find out! This is one episode you don't want to miss!

This week the boys talk you through the lead up to the trade deadline. They talk about mammoth games from one of MLB's brightest young guns, and also injuries to one of the games greats. Coops gives us some insight into the state of the ABL, and Matty tries his hand at stumping the lads with some trivia of his own. It's another belter of an episode by the WBR boys. Available now on Spotify & A...

This week might have only produced a handful of games post the All Star Break, but that hasn't stopped the WBR lads from putting together an MVP-type podcast this Monday evening! We've got the Home Run Derby, The All Star Game, rest of season projections for all 30 teams, trade deadline rumors, and to top it all off, a nice hypothetical on who you'd have in your starting 5 if you had to pick betwe...

This week is all about celebrating the All-Stars of baseball.. no, not Coops, Matty and Shano! It's All Star Weekend! Which means the boys are taking you through the lineup for the ASG, The Home Run Derby, The MLB Player Draft, and who they think are worthy of a shout out for the first half of the 2025 season. Shane tries his best to stump the Brains Trust with another bumper Brain Strain, and the...

After a short turn around in episode 60, the boy took a well deserved weeks break and are back with all the breaking news, All Star Game selections, injuries, and fantasy recommendations that they could fit into an hour and twenty minutes! Plenty of laughs and a Brain Strain to wrap things up this week. It's must-listen baseball!

A short turn around for the boys this week, but there's been an extra-innings worth of news to report on! From ejections, to Rookie-lookies, and some seriously impressive trades in fantasy baseball to dissect, this is a stellar way for our listeners to celebrate with us as we chalk up episode #60!

It’s all happening on episode 59 as we bring you the latest and greatest breaking news fresh from The Bay Area! Matty takes us through MLB News, Coops gives us a Rookie Lookie Recap, and Shano tries his best to stump the brains trust with some more baseball trivia. 

Matty P gets recalled from the minors this week as we also talk about other big name prospects to get the call up to The Bigs! The boys take you through the week in MLB as well as who you should be looking to buy/swap/sell in your fantasy circles to improve your chances for the coming matchups. Could there also be a Tamworth rumbling? You'll have to listen to find out!