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 you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PITCHERLIST and get on your way to be...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 37
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 interesting arms 1:00:45 Graham Ashcraft 1:05:00 Justin Steele 1:08:15 Kodai Senga 1:10:25 Jack Flaherty &...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 36
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 Performance 35:20 Closer Watch: D-Backs, Dodgers, Cubs 41:00 What We’re Watching for SPs 47:43 Playe...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 35
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 Taylor Ward 31:54 Reid Detmers 34:10 Cristian Javier 36:36 Brendan Donovan 38:35 Randy Arozarena 41:1...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 34
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 Points King 21:18 Our Early Round Picks 33:20 Dansby Swanson 35:08 Kevin Gausman & Hunter Gre...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 33
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 Brendan Donovan 1:01:30 Oscar Colas “This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 32
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 Rescue 38:00 Van’s OF Shortage 41:25 Post-TGFBI Stress 42:15 Beware of Possible OF Tax 48:25 Did WAF ...
Mar 04, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 31
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 35:15 Kyle Tucker & Ronald Acuna 39:10 Bad Surprises: Michael Harris II 43:07 PLV’s Decision Valu...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 30
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 to Read the PLV Scales 30:30 What Makes PLV Different? 33:45 How Pitch Count Factors In 37:15 SP Typ...
Feb 18, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 29
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 Pasquantino? 25:35 - Taylor Ward’s Surging Price 29:30 - Ward vs. Jake McCarthy 32:58 - Charlie Morton Mor...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 28
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 Bat? 44:05 Ezequiel Tovar Rockies Riser 47:35 Matt Mervis Nervousness 50:30 Bo Naylor May Be a Bargai...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 27
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 Olson Value 30:00 2nd Base & Jose Altuve 34:00 Brandon Lowe & Vaughn Grissom 36:45 O...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 26
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 Assessing Fernando Tatis Jr. 37:05 Andrew Painter vs. TINSTAAPP 42:15 Paul Goldschmidt Gettin Slept...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 25
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 Looks at Zac Gallen & Blake Snell 21:50 The Blake Snell Dilemma 26:24 The Right Spots for Upside Pl...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 24
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 24:20 PitcherList Player Pages! 26:15 Watch for Pitchers 1 Pitch Away 28:30 How We Use ADP for Pr...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 23
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 Alek Manoah 59:26 Julio Urias 1:03:02 Joe Musgrove 1:07:24 Nick Lodolo Subscribe : Apple Podcasts | ...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 22
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 Shane McClanahan & Trevor Rogers 43:50 Blake Snell 46:55 Brendan Rogers & Ryan McMahon 50:19 Gia...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 21
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 49:59 Martin Perez 53:30 Luis Severino Subscribe : Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Goo...
Nov 03, 2022•57 min•Ep. 20
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 Bobby Witt Jr. a First-Rounder 23:45 The Hitting Depth of Round 2 26:45 Is Round 3 Pitcher-Palooza?...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 19
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 19:38 Dylan Cease 25:45 Joey Votto 31:00 Wander Franco 35:25 Yasmani Grandal 40:00 Shane McClanahan 4...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 18
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 51:38 Nick Castellanos 56:29 Brief Ronald Acuna Jr. Mention 57:13 Merrill Kelly 1:00:05 Adolis Garcia...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 17
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 Drew Rasmussen 50:02 Carlos Carrasco 54:45 Nick Lodolo 1:00:30 Justin Steele Subscribe : Apple Podcasts...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 16
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 11:33 Oscar Gonzales Power & Flyballs 15:00 Our March 17th Breakouts & Busts 17:53 Arozarena ...
Sep 15, 2022•57 min•Ep. 15
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 at the Right Cost 22:27 Still Wait with Steve on SPs 24:20 Van’s Out on Very Top of SPs 27:34 Draft ...
Sep 08, 2022•57 min•Ep. 14
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss recent and impending call-ups and determine who can have positive impacts in the month of September. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 4:30 Call-Up Considerations 11:05 Corbin Carroll 17:36 Gunnar Henderson 23:38 Hunter Brown 28:25 Triston Casas 32:07 Ken Waldichuk 36:09 Michael Toglia 39:26 Spencer Torkelson 42:10 Miguel Vargas 46:03 Garrett Mitchell 48:45 Sean Bou...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 13
Wins Above Fantasy – Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) is joined by Pitcher List's Christopher Weber ( @shwebsi ), who is filling in for the traveling Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ). They discuss interesting pitching performances that may have been flying under the radar recently. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 7:10 Does Shwebsi believe in the Mets? 12:00 Justin Steele and the model for finding under-the-radar pitchers 17:35 George Kirby's elite fastball and ...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 12
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss the breakout of Vinnie P and the underlying numbers that foreshadowed the results while trying to identify some hitters who can provide hidden value over the last two months of the season. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 1:30 The next Vinnie P Exercise 8:45 Vinnie Pasquantino 12:50 How Vinnie Scores on this Exercise 14:15 JJ Bleday 18:43 Trent Grisham 22:00 Lars N...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 11
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) talk about some big-name players who are struggling and finding their replacement on the wire as well as overall end-of-season strategies. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 2:00 Home Stretch Mentality 8:38 Sour Drop on Patrick Sandoval 12:41 Headache-Inducing Aaron Ashby 17:58 Mitch Keller 23:42 Justin Steele 28:00 Aaron Civale 31:00 Graham Ashcraft 34:44 Dane Dunning 39:55...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 10
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) talk about the trade deadline and the fantasy impact of a busy day of trades as well as the long-term upside of Gavin Lux. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 1:11 Steve’s Reaction to the Deadline 4:35 How Years of Control Impacts Trades 7:00 Van’s Homer Take on Cardinals Moves 10:00 Cardinals’ Confidence in Dylan Carlson 12:00 Jordan Montgomery & Harrison Bader 19:25 Lis...
Aug 04, 2022•58 min•Ep. 9
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) talk about some highly available players to add for the last two months of the season. Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist 1:15 Getting Through the Grind 6:15 Alec Bohm’s Batting Average 10:20 Bryson Stott’s Gettin Hot 14:05 Carson Kelly Bounceback Catcher 18:14 Cal Raleigh Can Offer Pop 22:25 Josh Naylor No Longer Ignored 25:17 Jeimer Candelario Flash or For Real? 30:59 Stev...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 8
