Wins Above Fantasy

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

Wins Above Fantasy is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Wins Above Fantasy

  WAF 225 - Guys We Haven’t Talked About

  Aug 20, 20261h 16m

  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. Intro — 0:00 Hunter Goodman — 4:30 Sal Stewart — 14:40 Jake McCarthy — 21:30 Jake Bauers — 27:38 Randy Arozarena — 33:07 Brandon Lowe — 38:40 Cristopher Sanchez — 44:00 Chase Burns — 51:18 Logan Gilbert — 56:08 Gavin Williams — 59:13 Payton Tolle — 1:04:05 Bryan Woo — 1:10:00 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  WAF 223 - Drafting the 2027 First Round w/ Dan Weber

  Aug 6, 20261h 33m

  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. Draft Results Intro — 0:00 Shohei Ohtani — 7:30 Aaron Judge — 13:50 Pete Crow-Armstrong — 18:30 Bobby Witt Jr. — 25:45 James Wood — 31:22 Yordan Alvarez — 37:00 Junior Caminero — 43:00 Juan Soto — 48:00 Jacob Misiorowski — 52:00 Elly De La Cruz — 58:40 Nick Kurtz — 1:03:50 Ben Rice — 1:08:00 CJ Abrams — 1:08:00 Tarik Skubal — 1:14:00 Mason Miller — 1:16:40 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  WAF 222 - Draft Misses & Lessons Learned

  Jul 30, 202658 min

  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. Intro — 0:00 Nick Kurtz — 5:42 Pete Crow-Armstrong (PCA) — 13:18 Yordan Alvarez — 21:10 James Wood — 24:48 CJ Abrams — 28:30 Andy Pages — 36:39 Munetaka Murakami — 37:30 Jesús Luzardo — 40:10 Dylan Cease — 40:10 Sonny Gray — 46:50 Justin Wrobleski — 50:30 Foster Griffin — 53:17 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  WAF 221 - Finding Value in Rest of Season Strength of Schedule

  Jul 23, 20261h 18m

  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. Intro — 0:00 Teams to Target — 3:00 Cleveland Guardians — 15:00 Houston Astros — 21:00 Texas Rangers — 21:30 Tampa Bay Rays — 37:20 Minnesota Twins — 42:38 Kansas City Royals — 48:07 Los Angeles Dodgers — 1:00:00 Athletics — 1:05:12 Detroit Tigers — 1:08:42 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  WAF 219 - Rising Hitter Trends

  Jul 2, 20261h 19m

  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. Intro -- 0:00 Blaze Alexander — 11:53 Bryce Eldridge — 17:40 Spencer Horwitz — 21:40 Victor Caratini — 24:30 Fernando Tatis Jr. — 28:45 Michael Busch — 33:45 Carson Benge — 36:40 Curtis Mead — 42:25 Jacob Young — 42:25 Brandon Nimmo — 42:25 Adley Rutschman — 54:00 Dominic Canzone — 55:15 Jake Burger — 58:25 Caleb Durbin — 1:02:14 Sam Antonacci — 1:05:50 Tristan Peters — 1:14:00 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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