Wins Above Fantasy

Van Burnett, Steve Gesuele•www.pitcherlist.com

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 Twitter @WinsAbovePod Email: winsabovefantasy@gmail.com

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WAF 65: Second-Half Schedules to Target

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) look at teams with advantageous second-half schedules and identify players to stream and target for the stretch run. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 4:05 Targeting Schedule Matchups 9:15 Matchups to Round Out Rotations 11:40 Fangraphs Tool on Strength of Schedule 14:04 Bonus Topic: Michael Harris II NL ROY? 16:00 Opportunity vs. Weakest Hitting Teams 20:15 Texas Strong Pi...

Jul 21, 2022•56 min•Ep. 7

WAF 64: Buying and Selling First-Half All-Stars

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) name their first-half fantasy All-Star, both overall and "all-value" teams, and provide insight into buying or selling their performances for the second half. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 2:35 Our Take on All-Star Break 7:30 All-Star Catchers: Willson Contreras 13:00 Alejandro Kirk 16:52 1st Base: Paul Goldschmidt 21:35 CJ Cron 25:45 2nd Base: Jose Altuve 29:44 Tommy E...

Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 6

WAF 63: Recent K-BB% and Barrel Rate Improvers

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) divide the first half of the season into "quarters" and look at pitchers who have improved their strikeout minus walk rate as well as barrel rate gainers to identify players with underlying skill gains. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist :55 Kyle Schwarber’s Killing Van 2:55 “Quarterly Splits” 5:20 Our Riser Spreadsheet List 10:40 Charlie Morton Again! 15:50 Logan Webb &...

Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 5

WAF 62: Potential Second-Half Bouncebacks

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) take a look at some struggling players and assess their chances of bouncing back in the second half Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 2:30 Freddie Freeman Agent Drama 5:30 Assessing 2nd Half Bouncebacks 9:39 Mailbag: Sell High Process / Charlie Morton 18:29 Max Muncy 25:15 Joey Votto 32:45 Jonathan India 38:40 Juan Soto 44:18 Nelson Cruz 49:18 Trevor Rogers 56:57 Lucas Giol...

Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 4

WAF 61: The Problem with xStats w/ Scott Chu

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) are joined by Pitcher List's Scott Chu ( @ifthechufits ) to discuss xStats and their limitations as well as the interworkings Scott's Hitter List . Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist :30 Welcome Scott Chu 2:15 Steve on Scott’s xStats take 7:13 How & why to be cautious 9:45 The Christian Walker Case Study 12:00 More context with xWoba 14:30 Pull rate factors & Juan So...

Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 3

WAF 60: Mid-June Heat Checks

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss players who have gotten hot over the last few weeks and look back at some early-season recommendations. Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. 3:20 WAF Heat Checks with Nathaniel Lowe & Santiago Espinal 9:15 Cold Starts That Heated Up: Marcus Semien & Trevor Story 17:00 Kyle Farmer Deep League Stuff & Things 21:00 Adam Duvall Primed ...

Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 2

WAF 59: What We've Learned Since Draft Day

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) look back at "draft day biases" to confirm or deny the market trends from the preseason and discuss what lessons have been learned so far in 2022. Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. 1:00 Papa Gesuele 4:00 Learning from 2022 Draft Trends 8:00 Assessing 1st Base Depth 14:25 Is 3rd Base a Wasteland? 21:40 Catcher Market Crash 29:50 Speed vs. Power Scar...

Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 1

WAF 58: Let's Make More Deals

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) talk all things trades: good trade etiquette, how to get deals done, and who to target. Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. 4:15 How to Make More Trades 6:45 Communication is Key 7:50 Know Your League Makeup 9:00 You Get Out What You Give 10:45 Look at Roto Stats & Needs 13:00 Roster Depth & 2-for-1s 15:30 Where to Start: Statcast vs. Team Ne...

Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min0

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