Field of Streams: Episode 207 – Very Whatever

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August 1, 2016

Episode 207 – Very Whatever

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss the mess that is the trade deadline, Matt not taking responsibility for Ryan Schimpf, Bryce Harper and the highest ceilings in DFS, a nickname for Travis Jankowski, how terrible baseball nicknames can be, Mike Trout’s Twitter handle, the return of Justin Ruggiano, a weird duality of pitching matchups, and Homer Bailey’s return.

Contest pick for Monday, August 1: Jimmy Nelson @ SD (Dylan and Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Monday, August 1: Brian McCann, Miguel Montero, Willson Contreras, Mike Zunino, Chris Iannetta, Jason Castro, Carlos Santana, Anthony Rizzo, Justin Smoak, Hanley Ramirez, Chris Carter, Steve Pearce, Neil Walker, Jason Kipnis, Logan Forsythe, Ben Zobrist, Ryan Schimpf, Daniel Murphy, Jose Ramirez, Evan Longoria, Kris Bryant, Wilmer Flores, Francisco Lindor, Addison Russell, Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts, Jonathan Villar, Wilmer Difo, Danny Espinosa, Tyler Naquin, Carlos Beltran, Brandon Guyer, Dexter Fowler, Michael Saunders, Bryce Harper, Ben Revere, Nelson Cruz, Franklin Gutierrez, Travis Jankowski, Justin Ruggiano, Jose Berrios, Danny Salazar, Chris Archer, Kyle Hendricks, Doug Fister, Stephen Strasburg, Archie Bradley, and Jimmy Nelson.

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Approximately 32 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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