Wins Above Fantasy

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are back in the saddle to kick off the 2027 offseason with the annual PL Podcasts Mock Draft. They cover their biggest takeaways, some scary Halloween positional cliffs, and the team they built from the 1.1 slot.DraftboardIntro, World Series and the Mock Draft — 0:00Biggest Takeaways — 8:23Top-of-the-board eye poppers: Jacob Misiorowski, Pete Crow-Armstrong, CJ Abrams, Cam Schlittler, Brice Turang, Konnor Griffin, Miguel VargasBargain-bin veteran pitchersA disappointing first round and a shallow SS poolHappy Halloween: Scary Positional Cliffs (2B, OF, 3B, SP) — 18:13Our Draft: Drafting From 1.1 — 33:24Shohei Ohtani at 1.1Favorite values: Hunter Brown and Jake BauersLeast Favorite Aspect of Our Team — 43:05Full Board View: Value Picks — 49:00Max MeyerJackson JobeWalbert UreñaKaima TairaChase DeLauterMunetaka MurakamiEarly thoughts on the SP “honeypot” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit their 2026 Chalkboard and Bold Predictions, breaking down what they got right and wrong and what they can learn from their process heading into 2027.Intro — 0:00Jackson Merrill — 5:42George Springer — 15:10Zack Wheeler — 20:35Cody Ponce — 25:25Isaac Paredes — 26:18Kevin McGonigle — 29:15Brice Turang — 34:25Cedanne Rafaela — 35:30Andy Pages — 35:30Cal Raleigh — 40:43Chandler Simpson — 40:43Trevor Rogers — 40:43Wyatt Langford — 48:45Matthew Liberatore — 48:50Jake Burger — 48:55Griffin Jax — 49:20Eury Perez — 49:31Parker Messick — 54:50Ben Rice — 54:57Jack Leiter — 55:30Kevin McGonigle — 55:45 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) look at some of the most surprising statistical performances of the 2026 season, highlighting players who have put up unexpected numbers across the fantasy landscape.Intro — 0:00Kazuma Okamoto — 4:30Miguel Vargas — 13:00Colson Montgomery — 14:30Luis Garcia Jr. — 10:00Chandler Simpson — 17:30Nick Gonzales — 21:00Otto Lopez — 22:30Gabriel Moreno — 23:00TJ Rumfield — 24:00Josh Naylor — 28:35José Ramírez — 31:30Jackson Merrill — 35:59Ty France — 43:28Javier Sanoja — 45:00Jake McCarthy — 47:20Gabriel Moreno — 47:20Reid Detmers — 51:00Taj Bradley — 56:00Bryan Baker — 59:30Riley O’Brien — 1:00:00 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Intro — 0:00 WAF 208 — Early-Season Observations — 6:00 WAF 209 — Waiver Wire Adds/Watches — 16:20 WAF 210 — Early-Season Hitter Changes That Matter — 24:50 WAF 213 — Buy-Low Hitters — 35:45 WAF 214 — Under-the-Radar Starting Pitchers — 49:30 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Intro — 0:00 Jac Caglianone — 7:40 Alec Burleson — 15:10 Luke Keaschall — 21:16 Chase DeLauter — 28:42 Carson Benge — 35:50 Liam Hicks — 40:40 Ian Seymour — 44:30 Jacob Lopez — 48:25 Matthew Liberatore — 53:55 Grayson Rodriguez — 58:30 Tyler Mahle — 59:45 Eduardo Rodriguez — 1:02:00 Christian Scott — 1:07:00 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.

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. Intro —  0:00 Jackson Merrill — 3:30 Austin Riley — 12:23 Ceddanne Rafaela — 18:00 Fernando Tatis Jr. — 23:00 Wilyer Abreu — 28:00 Griffin Conine — 37:05 Nolan McLean — 40:30 David Peterson — 45:50 Roki Sasaki — 49:55 Troy Melton — 56:00 Trevor Rogers — 58:34 Brandon Pfaadt — 1:01:50 Eury Pérez — 1:05:00 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.

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.

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.