Field of Streams: Episode 220 – Aggressively Adequate

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August 18, 2016

Episode 220 – Aggressively Adequate

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt’s new favorite wrestling entry music, Stephen Strasburg’s unfortunate outing in Colorado, a stretch of a comparison between Ryan Schimpf and Jonathan Schoop, Mitch Haniger the caddy manager, Joe Musgrove’s viability against the Orioles, Travis Jankowski’s actual baseball talent, Dan Straily’s recent string of being competent, some pitcher options when hunting for wins, getting confused on the handedness of some Phillies hitters, and Madison Bumgarner’s fantastic matchup.

Contest picks for Thursday, August 18: Dan Straily vs. MIA (Dylan) and Ross Stripling @ PHI (Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Thursday, August 18: Yasmani Grandal, Wilson Ramos, Salvador Perez, Cameron Rupp, Mike Zunino, Adrian Gonzalez, Joe Mauer, Paul Goldschmidt, Mike Napoli, Chris Davis, Chase Utley, Daniel Murphy, Jean Segura, Jose Altuve, Ryan Schimpf, Jose Ramirez, Jake Lamb, Anthony Rendon, Yangervis Solarte, Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Francisco Lindor, George Springer, Jose Reddick, Joc Pederson, Rajai Davis, Brandon Guyer, Travis Jankowski, Alex Dickerson, the Twins outfielders, Nelson Cruz, Mike Trout, Joe Musgrove, Danny Salazar, Reynaldo Lopez, Ross Stripling, Jose Fernandez, Dan Straily, Matt Shoemaker, Jacob deGrom, and Madison Bumgarner.

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Approximately 34 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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