RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 5/15/2015

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May 15, 2015

Episode 30 – I Understand Your Humor Now

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss not missing a podcast day, Bruce Chen’s legacy, the St. Louis Cardinals “Matt stacks,” defining “spackle,” heated opinions on Kolten Wong and his career splits, Dylan’s negative opinions about sports radio, R.A. Dickey’s decline, Dylan making hyperbolic claims about favorable stacks, Matt making jokes, Dylan’s groundbreaking analysis of the Dodgers offense, wondering if Ubaldo Jimenez likes to party, and Alfredo Simon’s voodoo magic.

Contest pick for Friday, May 15: Chase Anderson @ PHI (Dylan and Matt).

Contest picks for Saturday, May 16: Archie Bradley @ PHI (Dylan) and Alex Colome @ MIN (Matt).

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Contest picks for Sunday, May 17: Tom Koehler Henderson Alvarez vs. ATL (Dylan) and Chris Heston @ CIN (Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Friday, May 15: Yasmani Grandal, Brian McCann, Chris Davis, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Paul Goldschmidt, Lucas Duda, Matt Adams, Adrian Gonzalez, Joe Panik, Daniel Murphy, Robinson Cano, Dustin Pedroia, Kris Bryant, David Freese, Adrian Beltre, Luis Valbuena, Matt Carpenter, Kyle Seager, Starlin Castro, Elvis Andrus, Marcus Semien, Mike Trout, Nori Aoki, Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Colby Rasmus, Matt Holliday, Mookie Betts, Hanley Ramirez, Joc Pederson, Ender Inciarte, David Peralta, Andre Ethier, Denard Span, Bryce Harper, Chase Anderson, Bartolo Colon,  Jake Odorizzi and Carlos Rodon.

Suggested DFS stacks worth attention for Saturday, May 16: Marlins righties vs. Alex Wood, Rays hitters at Trevor May, Tigers hitters at Tyler Lyons, Angels hitters at Bud Norris, D-backs hitters at Jerome Williams, Royals hitters vs. CC Sabathia, Yankees hitters at Danny Duffy, Astros hitters vs. Marco Estrada, A’s righties vs. John Danks, Mariners lefties vs. Rick Porcello, and Dodgers hitters vs. Jorge De La Rosa.

Suggested DFS stacks worth attention for Sunday, May 17: Mets lefties vs. Wily Peralta, D-backs hitters at Sean O’Sullivan, Royals hitters vs. Nathan Eovaldi, Rays hitters at Kyle Gibson, Astros righties vs. Mark Buehrle, Indians hitters at Nick Martinez, Mariners hitters vs. Steven Wright, Red Sox righties at James Paxton, Dodgers hitters vs. Kyle Kendrick, and Rockies hitters at Mike Bolsinger.

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Approximately 43 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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dixond16
10 years ago

What is Troy Tulowitzki’s trade value?

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Dylan HigginsMember
10 years ago
Reply to  dixond16

I agree with Sancho that if you have Tulo, you kind of have to hold onto him right now. If somebody is thinking about selling him for 85 cents on the dollar, and you are a Tulo believer in general, I don’t think you would be crazy for buying.

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