About this episode

The hosts discuss impressive August performances by hitters and pitchers, evaluating the legitimacy of these breakouts.

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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Van Burnett, Steve Gesuele

Topics covered

• fantasy baseball
• player performances
• breakout players
• August analysis
• pitchers
• hitters

Keywords

• fantasy sports
• baseball
• August performances
• breakouts
• pitchers
• hitters

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• WAF 223 - Drafting the 2027 First Round w/ Dan Weber · August 6, 2026 · 1h 33m
• WAF 222 - Draft Misses & Lessons Learned · July 30, 2026 · 58 min
• WAF 221 - Finding Value in Rest of Season Strength of Schedule · July 23, 2026 · 1h 18m

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