Field of Streams: Episode 143 – Break Up The White Sox

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April 26, 2016

Episode 143 – Break Up The White Sox

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss the weird end to the White Sox game on Monday, the dominance of the Chicago teams so far, Tyler Collins flippin’ the bird, Rick Porcello and Kevin Gausman looking good, remembering John Rodriguez and other ‘Rods, trying to believe in Edinson Volquez, trying harder to believe in Yonder Alonso, and a very controversial discussion on Rich Hill. Again.

Contest picks for Tuesday, April 26: Nate Karns vs. HOU (Dylan) and Brandon Finnegan @ NYM (Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Tuesday, April 26: Stephen Vogt, Brian McCann, Miguel Montero, Francisco Cervelli, Salvador Perez, Joey Votto, Miguel Cabrera, Mark Teixeira, Anthony Rizzo, Eric Hosmer, Adrian Gonzalez, Yonder Alonso, Daniel Murphy, Ian Kinsler, Jonathan Schoop, Jason Kipnis, Sean Rodriguez, Chris Coghlan, Travis Shaw, David Wright, David Freese, Matt Carpenter, Manny Machado, Mike Moustakas, Tommy La Stella, Addison Russell, Francisco Lindor, Aledmys Diaz, Corey Seager, Brandon Crawford, Adam Eaton, J.D. Martinez, Justin Upton, Josh Reddick, Jackie Bradley Jr., Corey Dickerson, the Yankees outfielders, Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyward, Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, Colby Rasmus, Kevin Kiermaier, Vince Velasquez, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale, David Price, Luis Severino, Carlos Martinez, Edinson Volquez, Dallas Keuchel, Nate Karns, Clayton Kershaw, and Johnny Cueto.

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Approximately 38 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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Oliver
9 years ago

hey guys love the podcast. what do you guys think of Yonder Alonso?

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Dylan HigginsMember
9 years ago
Reply to  Oliver

Thanks! Today is the first time we discuss him. He has been pretty darn cold, but in the right matchup he can probably deliver a bit. I personally don’t like going cheaper at first base but there are definitely times where that will fit your lineup.

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