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Wins Above FantasyWAF 98 - April Showers Bring May Buy-LowsWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss players off to slow starts as buy-low candidates.
2:00 Steve recovering from Devils victory over Rangers
4:18 Thinking Patience vs. Panic
5:15 Struggling Stars & Juan Soto Dilemma
23:20 Alex Bregman
27:00 Ryan Mountcastle
32:15 Eloy Jimenez
35:25 Vinnie Pasquantino
38:25 Paul Goldschmidt
43:35 Nathaniel Lowe
47:08 Sandy Alcantara
54:17 Julio Urias
57:33 Joe Musgrove
2:02:25 Logan Gilbert
1:05:20 Nick Lodolo
2:12:30 Nathan Eovaldi
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Wins Above FantasyWAF 97 - Early Pitching StandoutsWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) discuss pitchers off to hot starts as well as some buy low arms and impact rookies.
4:20 Joe Ryan
11:25 Pablo Lopez
16:13 Sonny Gray
21:20 Drew Rasmussen
26:46 Graham Ashcraft
33:50 Josiah Gray
38:30 Jose Berrios
42:30 Roansy Contreras
48:03 Nick Lodolo
52:38 Logan Webb
55:47 Nathan Eovaldi
59:50 Dean Kremer
1:03:35 Taj Bradley
1:06:50 Logan Allen & Tanner Bibee
1:11:10 Brandon Pfaadt
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Wins Above FantasyWAF 87 - PLV w/ Nick Pollack: What It Is & How to Use ItWins 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 Types PLV Dislikes
41:10 PLV’s best use now? Maybe Hit Luck!
53:25 What’s Available for Browsing?
54:45 PLV May Be Even Better for Batters
57:25 The Brid...2023-02-181h 29
Wins Above FantasyWAF 84 - Targets & Tactics: Our First 2023 DraftsWins 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 Outfield Depth Needed!
39:20 Nick Castellanos Comeback?
45:50 Corey Seager Shares Ahead
48:45 More on Altuve
54:00 Miguel Vargas & Hunter Brown
58:25 Evan Phillips Sleeper for Saves
1:01:40 Lars Nootbaar’s Bat Speed
1:06:25 Draft 1 Strategy Wins & Loss...2023-01-131h 15
Wins Above Fantasy80: Projected for What?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
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Wins Above Fantasy79: Bold Predictions in ReviewWins 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 Giancarlo Stanton
54:50 Andrew Vaughn
57:20 Connor Joe
58:24 Steven Kwan
1:00:12 Gerrit Cole
1:02:35 Jordan Montgomery
1:05:18 Hunter Renfroe
1:06:58 Trea Turner
1:08:35 Aaron Civale & Jack Flaherty
1:11:52 Robbie Ray
1:13:20 Steve Wins the Bet!
1:17:00 Steve in ’23: Nick Lodolo
1:18:30 Van in ’23: Lars Nootbaar
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Wins Above FantasyWAF 77: 2023 PL Mock DraftWins 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?
29:25 Steve’s Early 2023 Draft Approach
3...2022-10-211h 16
Wins Above FantasyWAF 75: The Biggest Surprises of 2022Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) talk about the biggest surprises, both negative and positive, from the 2022 season.
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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
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Wins Above FantasyWAF 74: Second-Half StandoutsWins 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.
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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
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Wins Above FantasyWAF 68: Dropping Struggling Stars and Who to Add to Replace ThemWins 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.
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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 Kyle Gibson
45:20 Matt Manning
48:10 Jose Suarez
51:15 Struggles for Tyler O’Neill & JD Martinez
53:45 Nick Gordon
56:35 Thairo Estrada
58:30 Jake McCarthy
59:55 Lars Nootbaar
1:04:50 Michael Massey
1:06:44 Elehuris Montero
1:09:17 Josh Donaldson
1:11:29 Paul Dejong
1:15:53 Felix Baut...2022-08-111h 21
Wins Above FantasyWAF 62: Potential Second-Half BouncebacksWins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) take a look at some struggling players and assess their chances of bouncing back in the second half
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2:30 Freddie Freeman Agent Drama
5:30 Assessing 2nd Half Bouncebacks
9:39 Mailbag: Sell High Process / Charlie Morton
18:29 Max Muncy
25:15 Joey Votto
32:45 Jonathan India
38:40 Juan Soto
44:18 Nelson Cruz
49:18 Trevor Rogers
56:57 Lucas Giolito
1:02:48 Nick Castellanos
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