Field of Streams: Episode 158 – Writing on Both Ends of the Spectrum

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May 17, 2016

Episode 158 – Writing on Both Ends of the Spectrum

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson discuss the big baseball brawl, Francisco Cervelli taking an unfortunate foul tip, Chad Bettis being an option at times away from Coors Field, not being excited about Colin Moran, Brad barely missing Danny Valencia’s big game, sadly picking against Chase Anderson again, what to do with a slate full of aces, the Phillies not being as good as their record indicates, trying to figure out Chris Archer’s struggles, and Carlos Rodon’s very volatile matchup.

Contest picks for Tuesday, May 17: Juan Nicasio vs. ATL (Dylan and Brad) and Jesse Hahn vs. TEX (Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Tuesday, May 17: Miguel Montero, Yasmani Grandal, Buster Posey, Brian McCann, Carlos Ruiz, Francisco Cervelli, John Jaso, Miguel Cabrera, Anthony Rizzo, Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon Belt, Paul Goldschmidt, Joe Mauer, Jason Kipnis, Jonathan Schoop, Robinson Cano, Derek Dietrich, Jose Altuve, Jean Segura, Joe Panik, Manny Machado, Kyle Seager, Maikel Franco, Todd Frazier, Kris Bryant, Travis Shaw, Matt Carpenter, Jake Lamb, Danny Valencia, Francisco Lindor, Eduardo Nunez, Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts, Corey Seager, Brandon Crawford, Trevor Story, Mark Trumbo, Seth Smith, Christian Yelich, Gregory Polanco, J.D. Martinez, Dexter Fowler, George Springer, Jackie Bradley Jr., Ryan Raburn, Brandon Drury, Joc Pederson, Denard Span, Khris Davis, Danny Salazar, Wei-Yin Chen, Max Scherzer, Noah Syndergaard, Carlos Rodon, Rick Porcello, Jaime Garcia, Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner, and Juan Nicasio.

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Dylan assists in producingFanGraphs Audio, Effectively Wild, and the FanGraphs Live Twitch channel. He also enjoys the Waxahachie Swap (RIP), the Air Bud principle, and the Oxford comma. You can Tweet him about any of those things @dhhiggins.

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