Field of Streams: Episode 300 – Get All The Chacin Tips

Episode 300 – Get All The Chacin Tips

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss assuming Jhoulys Chacin’s interest in staying in San Diego, Reynaldo Lopez forgetting how to strike people out, Lucas Duda’s contributions to the contest, the path of Rocky Gale to the Majors, Brett Anderson’s dream destination (and getting tips from Chacin), Monday not being a strong streaming day, a Tigers lineup that continues to get worse, Jesse Winker, Deck McGuire, Brett Phillips, surprising Sean Newcomb and Brandon Woodruff picks, comparing Brandon Guyer to Enrique Hernandez, Luis Valbuena’s (rare) success against left-handed pitching, Matt’s review of American Vandal, and Dylan’s review of Fast 8.

Contest picks for Monday, September 25: Collin McHugh @ TEX and Luis Valbuena @ CWS (Dylan) and Collin McHugh @ TEX and Austin Barnes vs. SD (Matt).

Contest picks for Tuesday, September 26: Parker Bridwell @ CWS and Brett Phillips vs. CIN (Dylan) and Sam Gaviglio vs. DET and Brett Phillips vs. CIN (Matt).

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Contest picks for Wednesday, September 27: Brandon Woodruff vs. CIN and Freddy Galvis vs. WAS (Dylan) and Sean Newcomb @ NYM and Enrique Hernandez vs. SD (Matt).

Contest picks for Thursday, September 28: Brent Suter vs. CIN and Michael Taylor vs. PIT (Dylan) and Brent Suter vs. CIN and Luis Valbuena @ CWS (Matt).

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Approximately 52 minutes of joyous analysis.





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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