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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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