Field of Streams: Episode 255 – Rough Sleddin’

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April 17, 2017

Episode 255 – Rough Sleddin’

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt teaching Dylan about Passover, Tyler Chatwood’s shutout, if Mat Latos is fat or not, predicting the worst offenses in baseball, Dylan copying Matt’s Matt Joyce pick, Matt getting revenge on Jason Hammel by picking opposite him, continuing to chase the first stolen base, Jason Vargas’ good start to the year, the return of Joe Ross, picking on bad Reds pitchers while they’re still in the league, Patrick Corbin’s siqqqq stat line, reading a listener review, and Matt’s upcoming softball game.

Contest picks for Monday, April 17: Charlie Morton vs. LAA and Marcell Ozuna @ SEA (Dylan) and Jaime Garcia vs. SD and Chris Carter vs. CWS (Matt).

Contest picks for Tuesday, April 18: Andrew Triggs vs. TEX and Billy Hamilton vs. BAL (Dylan) and Matt Cain @ KC and Travis Jankowski vs. ARI (Matt).

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Contest picks for Wednesday, April 19: Joe Ross @ ATL and Seth Smith @ CIN (Dylan) and Trevor Bauer @ MIN and Jeremy Hazelbaker @ SD (Matt).

Contest picks for Thursday, April 20: Daniel Norris @ TB and Zack Cozart vs. BAL (Dylan) and Daniel Norris @ TB and Brandon Moss @ TEX (Matt).

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Approximately 35 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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