Field of Streams: Episode 276 – A Perfectly Cromulent Outfielder

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June 30, 2017

Episode 276 – A Perfectly Cromulent Outfielder

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Albert Almora’s finger scandal, Miguel Montero’s history of drama, Ben Lively’s complete lack of strikeouts (and upside), confusing Anthony Recker and Matt den Dekker, Chris Tillman continuing to be remarkably bad, a cursory look at Felix Jorge, Rich Hill being disappointing, Jordan Zimmermann being in “the Nolasco zone,” Jhoulys Chacin’s continued remarkable home/road splits, Mallex Smith being Matt’s favorite player, and Matt’s heartbreaking softball loss.

Contest picks for Friday, June 30: Mike Montgomery @ CIN and Shane Peterson @ BAL (Dylan) and Mike Montgomery @ CIN and Enrique Hernandez @ SD (Matt).

Contest picks for Saturday, July 1: Sam Gaviglio @ LAA and Sam Travis @ TOR (Dylan) and Sam Gaviglio @ LAA and Brandon Guyer @ DET (Matt).

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Contest picks for Sunday, July 2: Mike Clevinger @ DET and Matt Joyce vs. ATL (Dylan) and Hector Santiago @ KC and Matt Joyce vs. ATL (Matt).

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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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