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.

• Intro - 0:00
• Jordan Walker — 3:00
• TJ Rumfield — 9:25
• Colt Keith — 14:43
• Janson Junk — 20:15
• Mickey Moniak — 24:30
• Mark Vientos — 29:10
• Cole Young — 35:00
• Sean Burke — 38:13
• Max Meyer — 47:00
• Jonathan India, Kyle Isbel — 52:50

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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.

• Intro - 0:00
• ABS discussion — 5:00
• Pete Crow-Armstrong, Liam Hicks, Matt McLain — 13:00
• Isaac Collins, Cam Smith, Michael Harris II, Jackson Merrill — 20:00
• J.T. Realmuto, Spencer Steer, Adley Rutschman — 32:25
• Kodai Senga — 37:33
• Dustin May — 41:27
• Dylan Cease — 42:00
• Janson Junk — 44:00
• Randy Vazquez — 49:35
• Shota Imanaga, Sandy Alcantara — 52:30
• Mike Burrows, Kevin Gausman, Shota Imanaga, Eury Perez — 54:00
• Dylan Cease, Shota Imanaga, Sandy Alcantara, Dustin May — 56:33
• Jack Leiter, Roki Sasaki, Mike Soroka — 57:57
• Joe Boyle, Sandy Alcantara, Jake Irvin — 1:04:40
• Dylan Cease, Kyle Harrison — 1:12:30

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818)roll out their 6th annual “Chalkboard Picks,” identifying three targets and three fades each for the 2026 fantasy season based on players finishing at least 20% above or below their ADP on the end-of-year Player Rater.

• Intro - 0:00
• George Springer - 5:45
• Jackson Merrill - 13:18
• Brice Turang - 20:00
• Cal Raleigh - 26:50
• Isaac Paredes - 31:40
• Zack Wheeler - 38:45
• Chandler Simpson - 50:25
• Cody Ponce - 57:15
• Ceddanne Rafaela - 55:00
• Kevin McGonigle - 1:02:00
• Trevor Rogers - 1:15:30
• Andy Pages - 1:09:30

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