Field of Streams: Episode 246 – Thoughts And Prayers

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September 26, 2016

Episode 246 – Thoughts And Prayers

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss the tragic news of Jose Fernandez’s passing, being wary of the Cubs in September, picking from the Angels lineup against lefties again, Dylan reaching on a comparison between Hisashi Iwakuma and Bartolo Colon, trusting Alex Cobb after getting burned last time, a good matchup for Archie Bradley, and the unfortunate San Francisco Giants tweet last week.

Contest picks for Monday, September 26: Alex Cobb @ CWS Sean Manaea @ LAA (Dylan) and Archie Bradley @ WAS (Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Monday, September 26: Jonathan Lucroy, Jason Castro, Jose Lobaton, Russell Martin, Edwin Encarnacion, Carlos Santana, Matt Adams, Brandon Moss, Albert Pujols, Chris Carter, Josh Bell, Devon Travis, Jason Kipnis, Rougned Odor, Logan Forsythe, Robinson Cano, Brandon Phillips, Josh Donaldson, Jose Ramirez, Jonathan Villar, Evan Longoria, Kyle Seager, Eugenio Suarez, Yunel Escobar, Francisco Lindor, Orlando Arcia, Brad Miller, Jose Peraza, Aledmys Diaz, Andrelton Simmons, Bryce Harper, Dexter Fowler, Christian Yelich, the Rangers outfielders, the Mariners outfielders, the Brewers outfielders, Corey Dickerson, Mike Trout, Khris Davis, Jose Bautista, Tanner Roark, Corey Kluber, J.A. Happ, Bartolo Colon, Alex Cobb, Kyle Hendricks, and Archie Bradley.

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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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candyman500Member since 2019
9 years ago

drew smyly same expectations as alex cobb??

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Dylan HigginsMember
9 years ago
Reply to  candyman500

Not for me, no. Smyly has been so bad 🙁

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