Field of Streams: Episode 178 – The Cookie Man Himself

Episode 178 – The Cookie Man Himself

The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live!

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss many emotions about James Shields’ second start for the White Sox, somehow missing Mat Latos, some potential Miggy on Miggy crime, the return of the best Chase Utley nickname, Tyler Naquin’s viability and pronunciation, John Lackey being really good, and the return of Matt Garza.

Contest picks for Tuesday, June 14: Brandon Finnegan @ ATL (Dylan) and Tom Koehler @ SD (Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Tuesday, June 14: Victor Martinez, James McCann, Evan Gattis, Austin Romine, Buster Posey, Joey Votto, Miguel Cabrera, Carlos Santana, Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon Belt, David Ortiz, Matt Adams, Robinson Cano, Ian Kinsler, Jason Kipnis, Matt Carpenter, Jose Altuve, Chase Utley, Logan Forsythe, Starlin Castro, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Kyle Seager, Nick Castellanos, Jose Ramirez, Danny Valencia, Jhonny Peralta, Francisco Lindor, Aledmys Diaz, Trevor Story, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Brandon Crawford, Mark Trumbo, Jay Bruce, J.D. Martinez, George Springer, the Rockies outfielders, Carlos Beltran, Robbie Grossman, Khris Davis, Ian Desmond, Jeff Francoeur, Tyler Naquin, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Joc Pederson, John Lackey, Brandon Finnegan, Jacob deGrom, Taijuan Walker, Josh Tomlin, Kenta Maeda, Jhoulys Chacin, Tom Koehler, Drew Pomeranz, and Madison Bumgarner.

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Approximately 30 minutes of joyous analysis.





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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