Field of Streams: Episode 185 – An Embarrassment Of Options

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June 23, 2016

Episode 185 – An Embarrassment Of Options

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss the White Sox promotional calendar again, digging deep in a pair of small slates, David Ross being an unexpected DFS option, Max Kepler as the weird German friend, an update on Matt Kemp’s batting line against lefties this year, Zack Greinke’s history at Coors Field, digging extra deep for pitcher options, and Dylan not wanting to beat a dead horse on Matt’s new nick name.

Contest pick for Thursday, June 23: Jerad Eickhoff @ MIN (Dylan and Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Thursday, June 23: Buster Posey, Chris Iannetta, Cameron Rupp, David Ross, Stephen Vogt, Tucker Barnhart, Miguel Cabrera, Dae-Ho Lee, David Ortiz, Wil Myers, Paul Goldschmidt, Freddie Freeman, Ian Kinsler, Dustin Pedroia, Brandon Phillips, Ben Zobrist, Jean Segura, Nick Castellanos, Eugenio Suarez, Yangervis Solarte, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Jake Lamb, Xander Bogaerts, Tim Anderson, Zack Cozart, Alexei Ramirez, Gregory Polanco, Angel Pagan, Steven Moya, Nelson Cruz, Franklin Gutierrez, Odubel Herrera, the Red Sox outfielders, Matt Kemp, Melvin Upton Jr., Marcell Ozuna, Mike Trout, Kole Calhoun, the Rockies outfielders, Albert Almora, Adam Duvall, Jerad Eickhoff, Rick Porcello, Matt Harvey, Matt Wisler, and Jon Lester.

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Approximately 36 minutes of joyous analysis.

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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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