Field of Streams: Episode 196 – Live With Brad Johnson

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July 8, 2016

Episode 196 – Live With Brad Johnson

In this live broadcast, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson do a live recording to discuss their upcoming vacations, discussing pitcher options first for once due to a day full of aces, the Padres hitting very well against lefties, Josh Bell’s Major League arrival, the campaign for Jake Lamb as an All Star, not being able to truly believe in Eduardo Nunez, a crazy price on Carlos Correa, Brad Miller being too expensive for once, being too picky to go with Rockies options, and The Daily Grind Invitational.

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Friday, July 8: James McCann, J.T. Realmuto, Stephen Vogt, Derek Norris, Buster Posey, Miguel Cabrera, Edwin Encarnacion, Dae-Ho Lee, Wil Myers, David Ortiz, Tommy Joseph, Ben Zobrist, Ian Kinsler, Rougned Odor, Brian Dozier, Yangervis Solarte, Devon Travis, Derek Dietrich, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Evan Longoria, Miguel Sano, Pedro Alvarez, Adrian Beltre, Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor, Eduardo Nunez, Corey Seager, Mike Trout, Kole Calhoun, Michael Saunders, Cameron Maybin, the Rays outfielders, George Springer, Christian Yelich, the Rangers outfielders, the Phillies outfielders, Robbie Grossman, Matt Kemp, Melvin Upton Jr., Khris Davis, Jake Arrieta, Matt Shoemaker, Corey Kluber, Stephen Strasburg, Noah Syndergaard, Jose Fernandez, Cole Hamels, Matt Wisler, Chris Sale, Daniel Mengden, and Jeff Samardzija.

Contest picks for Friday, July 8: Matt Shoemaker @ BAL (Dylan) and Matt Wisler @ CWS (Matt).

Contest picks for Saturday, July 9: Adam Conley vs. CIN (Dylan) and Brandon McCarthy vs. SD (Matt).

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Contest picks for Sunday, July 10: Mike Montgomery @ KC (Dylan) and Tom Koehler vs. CIN (Matt).

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Approximately 55 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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