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Wins Above Fantasy

Van Burnett, Steve Gesuele

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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Yesterday · 1 hr
WAF 227 - Labor Day Lessons Learned
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818 ) look back at five early-season Wins Above Fantasy episodes to see which lessons, calls, and processes held up through the 2026 season.
August 27 · 1 hr 12 min
WAF 226 - Under The Radar August Performances
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818 ) talk hitters and pitchers who have quietly put together impressive August performances, exploring which breakouts are legitimate and which could be small-sample noise heading into the final month of 2026 and 2027.
August 20 · 1 hr 16 min
WAF 225 - Guys We Haven’t Talked About
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818 ) highlight productive hitters and pitchers who have flown under their radar this season, exploring what has driven their success and which performances are worth believing in heading into 2027.
August 13 · 1 hr 11 min
WAF 224 - Post All-Star Break Skills We Believe In
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818 ) discuss players who have performed best since the All-Star break, identifying the underlying skill changes they believe are real and what those improvements could mean for the rest of the season.
August 6 · 1 hr 32 min
WAF 223 - Drafting the 2027 First Round w/ Dan Weber
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified), Steve Gesuele (@stav8818), and special guest Dan Weber (@DTWeb313) look ahead to 2027 fantasy baseball drafts by conducting a 15-player mock first round, discussing where they believe the market will value players next spring while debating surprises, values, and notable omissions.
July 30 · 58 min
WAF 222 - Draft Misses & Lessons Learned
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look back at the biggest players they missed during draft season, what changed, what they got right (or wrong) in the evaluation process, and the lessons they'll carry into 2027.
July 23 · 1 hr 18 min
WAF 221 - Finding Value in Rest of Season Strength of Schedule
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the rest-of-season strength of schedule landscape, highlighting the best team schedules to exploit for fantasy value and identifying hitters and pitchers worth targeting before the fantasy playoffs.
July 9 · 1 hr 12 min
WAF 220 - First-Half Pitching Risers
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down a group of pitchers who have made meaningful improvements over the course of the season, separating sustainable skill growth from surface-level results by examining changes in strikeout ability, Stuff+, velocity, pitch mix, and other underlying process metrics.
July 2 · 1 hr 19 min
WAF 219 - Rising Hitter Trends
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down a group of hitters who have made meaningful improvements from the first part of the season to the second, separating sustainable skill growth from surface-level production by digging into contact quality, plate discipline, and underlying process metrics.
June 25 · 1 hr 23 min
WAF 218 - Biggest First-Half Surprises
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss the biggest surprises of the 2026 fantasy baseball season so far. They break down unexpected risers on the player rater, emerging breakout performances, surprise contributors across the league, and which trends look sustainable heading into the second half of the season.
June 18 · 1 hr 13 min
WAF 217 - Buy, Sell, Hold
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss several notable first-half breakouts and disappointments, examining whether fantasy managers should buy, sell, or hold as the season approaches its midpoint
June 4 · 1 hr 5 min
WAF 216 - Preseason Prediction Check-In
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit their biggest preseason calls—bold predictions, Chalkboard bets, and SP sleepers—to see what’s aging well, what’s gone off the rails, and what’s still hanging in the balance.
May 28 · 1 hr 11 min
WAF 215 - Priority Stashes for Redraft Leagues
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the top priority hitting and pitching prospect stashes for the rest of the fantasy baseball season, highlighting fast-rising bats, potential impact call-ups, and longer-term dynasty arms to monitor. They also discuss several injured MLB names worth stashing before their returns.
May 21 · 1 hr 4 min
WAF 214 - Under The Radar SPs
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dig through the waiver wire pitching landscape, discussing several under-rostered starters showing intriguing skill changes, pitch mix adjustments, and recent signs of life. The episode focuses on identifying which breakouts might be real, which struggling arms deserve patience, and how fantasy managers should approach streaming and upside chasing in a difficult pitching environment.
May 14 · 1 hr 2 min
WAF 213 - Buy-Low Hitters
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss fantasy baseball buy-low hitters by focusing on expected stats, fastball performance, damage metrics, and other underlying indicators that suggest better production could be coming. They break down struggling stars, potential regression candidates, and a few hitters whose current production may not match the quality of their contact.
April 30 · 1 hr 14 min
WAF 212 - Barrel Rate Standouts & Surprises
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down early-season barrel rate trends now that batted ball data has begun to stabilize. They revisit last year’s approach—starting with barrel rate and layering in supporting metrics like pull air%, hard-hit rates, and plate skills—to identify 2026 standouts, underperformers, and year-to-year improvers. The episode focuses on hitters making meaningful skill changes (stance, swing decisions, contact quality), and
April 23 · 1 hr 2 min
WAF 211 - K-BB% Standouts with Dan Weber
Wins Above Fantasy – Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) and special guest Dan Weber (@DTWeb313) break down early-season K-BB% standouts, explaining why the metric becomes one of the most reliable indicators after a handful of starts. They highlight breakout arms, legit skill changes (arsenal tweaks, arm angle shifts), and a few buy-low opportunities—focusing on pitchers whose underlying performance suggests real growth rather than small-sample noise.
April 16 · 1 hr 4 min
WAF 210 - Early-Season Hitter Changes That Matter
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at early-season meaningful hitter changes, focusing on metrics that stabilize quickly like chase and swinging strike rate. They highlight hitters improving contact without sacrificing power, plus a second group showing bat speed gains with stable or improved swing decisions, identifying potential breakouts, buy-lows, and profile changes heading into the heart of the season.
April 9 · 1 hr 3 min
WAF 209 - Waiver Wire Watches and Adds
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the early-season waiver wire landscape, focusing on the tricky balance between patience and aggressiveness in early weeks. They highlight under-20% rostered players worth adding in 12–15 team leagues, while also flagging a handful of names to monitor as roles, skills, and small-sample breakouts begin to take shape.
April 2 · 1 hr 15 min
WAF 208 - Actionable Early Season Observations
Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) break down the first week of the MLB season, focusing on what actually matters in small samples. They highlight actionable early-season signals like bat speed gains, velocity jumps, and pitch mix changes.

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