Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss pitchers who have been on the rise in the second half and look to identify the reasons for their breakouts. Spencer Arrighetti Bowden Francis Spencer Schwellenbach Bryce Miller Yusei Kikuchi Ryne Nelson
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) look to the waiver wire to see low-rostered players who can help fantasy teams during the season's final month. Eugenio Suarez MJ Melendez Matt Wallner Kerry Carpenter Andrew Vaughn Jesus Sanchez Pete Crow-Armstrong Jose Caballero Victor Robles Josh Lowe Dylan Crews Parker Meadows Masataka Yoshida Geraldo Perdomo Masyn Winn Ben Lively David Festa Osvaldo Bido DJ Herz Mitchell Parker Joe Boyle Manuel Rodriguez Tyler...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss end-game strategy for the last few weeks of the 2024 fantasy baseball season. Bowden Francis Bobby Miller Javier Assad Ben Lively Jameson Taillon Jeffrey Springs Hayden Birdsong Spencer Torkelson Jake McCarthy Eugenio Suárez Whit Merrifield Brendan Rodgers Michael Toglia...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) take their first look to 2025 as they give their picks for 2025 first rounders. Shohei Ohtani Bobby Witt Jr. Aaron Judge Gunnar Henderson Jose Ramirez Kyle Tucker Juan Soto Mookie Betts Ronald Acuna Jr. Julio Rodriguez Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Tarik Skubal...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) look for rest-of-season waiver wire heroes with a head-to-head matchup twist. Matt Wallner Nolan Schanuel Dylan Moore David Festa Hayden Birdsong Grant Holmes Ty France Xaiver Edwards Josh Lowe Ryne Nelson DJ Herz Spencer Schwellenbach...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) breakdown the rest of season strength of schedule and look for favorable fantasy matchups. Favorable schedules: Cubs, Yankees, Giants, Braves, Tigers, Padres, Rangers Ben Brown Dansby Swanson Matt Shaw Gleyber Torres Clarke Schmidt Tyler Fitzgerald Jorge Soler Nacho Alvarez Jarred Kelenic Eddie Rosario Justyn-Henry Malloy Randy Vasquez Tyler Mahle Michael Lorenzen Jon Gray...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) give bold predictions for the second half as well as check in on their pre-season "chalkboard" picks as the All-Star Break winds down. Nick Pivetta Paul Skenes Ben Rice Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Oneil Cruz Pablo Lopez AJ Puk Jung-Ho Lee Marcell Ozuna Bobby Miller Francisco Alvarez Lane Thomas Hunter Greene Esteury Ruiz Adley Rutschman Framber Valdez...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss the biggest surprises from the first half, as decided by the Pitcher List Discord. Rockies OF to Own: Brenton Doyle Seth Lugo Surprise Ace of 1H Steven Kwan and the Guardians Surprise Power More Surprise Pitchers: Cole Irvin, Tanner Houck Breakout Hitters: Alec Burleson, CJ Abrams Wyatt Langford and Jackson Holliday's Rollercoaster Seasons Will we Buy Back in on Spencer Torkelson? Still Want to Buy Low on P...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) talk about pitchers who have the potential for big second halves. Grayson Rodriguez can become an ace Ben Brown a pitcher to watch Stash Jeffrey Springs Can Taj Bradley continue his dominance? Shane Baz finally back Brandon Pfaadt has figured out lefties? Eric Samulski's article on topic . Ryan Pepiot is worth holding on to...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss impressive first-half hitting performances relative to ADP. Gunnar Henderson Marcell Ozuna Jarren Duran Jurickson Profar Brice Turang William Contreras Alec Bohm Josh Naylor Heliot Ramos
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss pitchers to target in trades. RIP Willie Mays Foolish Baseball Video on "The Catch" Pablo Lopez Jordan Montgomery Jesus Luzardo Framber Valdez Joe Musgrove Bailey Ober Kevin Gausman Carlos Rodon Reynaldo Lopez Hunter Brown Miles Mikolas...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss hitters to target in trades plus answer your mailbag questions. Trade season is here Sky Kalkman's Article on Trading Techniques Eno Sarris' "Secret Sauce" to find hitters to buy WAF's own "Secret Sauce" Jurickson Profar Ezequiel Tovar Christian Walker Matt Olson Corbin Carroll Cubs Hitters Mail Bag Questions! Little Piranha: When to use limited add resources @PeepMySlashLine: Where to find Wins & Ryan ...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss players who have improved over the course of April to May. Month-over-month improvers Steve's Spreadsheet K-BB% improvers Seth Lugo Michael King Stuff+ Improvers Brandon Pfaadt Carlos Rodon wRC+ Improvers Barrel% Improvers JJ Bleday Nolan Gorman Ty France...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) are joined by Kyle Bland ( @blandalytics ) to discuss the new bat tracking metrics as well as some struggling hitters and believing in the process and underlying data. What Kyle is working on at Pitcher List Kyle's Bat Tracking App Importance of Bat Acceleration Wyatt Langford intrigue The State of Offense in 2024 Steve's offensive struggles Christopher Morel: Trust The Process Will Fernando Tatis Jr. Return to Fir...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) are joined by Lance Brozdowski ( @LanceBroz ) to talk pitching Lance's background Lance's Substack Lance's most recent YouTube Video: The Dodgers & High Fastballs Breaking down pitchers with Lance Tarik Skubal Garrett Crochet Kevin Gausman David Festa Quick Hits for Lance...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) dissect the new Bat Tracking Leaderboard on Baseball Savant. Bat Tracking Overview Navigating signal and noise with new metrics Fast Swing Rate Squared Up Rate Blasts Custom Charts Bat Speed Distribution Comparisons
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) are joined by Thomas Nestico ( @TJStats ) to discuss under-valued and under rostered starting pitchers. Paul Skenes Christian Scott Reese Olson JP Sears Hayden Wesneski Jack Leiter Taj Bradley Erik Fedde Chris Paddack Thomas' favorite under-the-radar pitchers...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) use rest-of-season projections and underlying process stats to find buy-low hitters. Process to find buy lows: projections and underlying stats Link to Google Sheet Check in on the Offensive Environment Randy Arozarena Corey Seager Alex Bregman Bo Bichette Spencer Torkelson Gleyber Torres Xander Bogaerts...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) look at year-over-year improvers in Statcast and batted ball metrics. Importance of stabilization rates ( Russell Carleton Article ) Year-over-year Barrel % improvers Elly De La Cruz Salvador Perez Maikel Garcia Jake Cronenworth Riley Greene Amed Rosario Bryan De La Cruz Barrel per PA standouts Ryan O'Hearn Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Tyler O'Neill Brenton Doyle Ty France...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss hitters off to slow starts and analyze why they could be good buy-low options. Francisco Lindor Julio Rodriguez Corbin Carroll Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Paul Goldschmidt Cody Bellinger Nolan Jones Nick Castellanos Jordan Walker Christian Encarnacion-Strand...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) look for interesting low-rostered pitchers to replace high-end starters who recently went down with injuries. Keaton Winn Jordan Hicks Spencer Turnbull Nick Martinez Michael Wacha Ranger Suarez Luis Severino Zack Littell Ryne Nelson Clarke Schmidt Steven Matz Cody Bradford...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) react to interesting performances from the first week of baseball games. Maikel Garcia Christopher Morel Will Benson Brendan Donovan Jung Hoo Lee Jose Siri Taylor Ward Jared Jones Jason Foley & Abner Uribe Nick Pivetta Garrett Crochet...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) give their "chalkboard" picks -- 3 targets and 3 fades -- for the 2024 season and welcome on PitchCon Prize winner James Geary. Marcell Ozuna Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Bobby Miller Esteury Ruiz Jung Hoo Lee Adley Rutschman Lane Thomas A.J. Puk Francisco Alvarez Shota Imanaga Framber Valdez Hunter Greene Christopher Morel Dylan Cease Cedric Mullins C.J. Abrams Gunnar Henderson Adley Rutschman...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) review the players they have drafted the most heading into the 2024 season. Assessing the Risk of Mike Trout We Love Yoshinobu Yamamoto A.J. Puk's Spring Dominance as a Starter Willi Castro Late Speed Option Kerry Carpenter Paul Goldschmidt & Brendan Donovan Rebounds Van is still in on Nick Pivetta Francisco Alvarez's Upside Joe Boyle's Exciting Stuff Xander Bogaerts and Masataka Yoshida good, "boring" picks...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about their favorite sleepers post-pick 200. Dylan Cease to San Diego Luis Gil Brayan Bello Jack Suwinski Jackson Merrill Nestor Cortes Jack Flaherty Triston McKenzie Austin Wells Reese Olson Victor Scott Miguel Andujar
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) buy or sell players based on their new March ADP. James Wood Wyatt Langford Yoshinobu Yamamoto Shota Imanaga Cole Ragans Tarik Skubal AJ Puk Jackson Merrill Chris Sale Miguel Andujar
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) recap the WAFxOTW listener league and review their favorite picks from the draft. 4:30 Listener League Draft Takeaways 10:08 A Team Build We Loved 17:09 Van's Team Breakdown 19:03 Steve's Team Breakdown 25:30 Nolan Gorman 31:48 Elly De La Cruz 37:08 Tyler Wells 42:22 Jorge Soler & Masataka Yoshida 49:05 Josh Naylor 55:41 Alex Verdugo...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) talk 2024 first-rounders and the pros and cons of each player taken there by ADP. 5:33 - 1st Round Thoughts 12:01 - Ronald Acuna 15:22 - Bobby Witt Jr. & Julio Rodriguez 22:59 - Mookie Betts 32:25 Corbin Carroll 39:37 Kyle Tucker 42:51 Freddie Freeman 53:00 Fernando Tatis Jr. 58:08 Spencer Strider 1:02:15 Aaron Judge, Juan Soto & Yordan Alvarez 1:09:40 Trea Turner 1:17:10 Shohei Ohtani...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) discuss the starting pitcher market and pick their favorite targets in each ADP range Yoshinobu Yamamoto Spencer Strider Zach Eflin Eury Perez Nick Pivetta Shane Baz Michael King Hunter Brown Ryan Pepiot Emmet Sheehan Shota Imanaga Mason Miller James Paxton Hurston Waldrep...
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett ( @Van_Verified ) and Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818) look at ADP risers and fallers from November to December. 6:35 - Jung Hoo Lee 14:55 Jackson Chourio 20:37 Jeimer Candelario 26:44 Yoshinobu Yamamoto 33:12 Shota Imanaga 39:11 Corbin Carroll 47:43 Pablo Lopez 52:55 Bobby Miller 57:28 Sonny Gray 1:01:45 Bryan Woo 1:05:57 Other Notables...
