RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 7/10/2015
Episode 70 – This Podcast Is Going To Come Crumbling Down
The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live!
In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Brayan Pena’s viability, admitting flaws in fantasy baseball knowledge, Matt’s avoidance of Wrigley Field, Erasmo the Enigma and more pitchers with many faces, being embarrassed by picking Clint Barmes, Andrelton Simmons’ mystery matchup, identifying “the trifecta,” looking for left-handed DFS options in the Twins lineup, considering time-of-day splits, struggling with a changing calendar, John Lackey versus A.J. Burnett, and crowdsourcing ideas for an All-Star break podcast episode.
Contest picks for Friday, July 10: Kyle Hendricks vs. CWS (Dylan) and Chase Anderson @ NYM (Matt).
Contest picks for Saturday, July 11: Kendall Graveman @ CLE (Dylan) and Patrick Corbin @ NYM (Matt).
Contest pick for Sunday, July 12: Andrew Heaney @ SEA (Dylan and Matt).
Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Friday, July 10: Matt Wieters, Derek Norris, Russell martin, Yasmani Grandal, Brayan Pena, Joey Votto, Prince Fielder, Mitch Moreland, Edwin Encarnacion, Albert Pujols, Adrian Gonzalez, Yonder Alonso, Devon Travis, Howie Kendrick, Daniel Murphy, Jason Kipnis, Rougned Odor, Kris Bryant, Todd Frazier, Josh Donaldson, Mike Moustakas, David Freese, Starlin Castro, Alcides Escobar, Marcus Semien, Clint Barmes, Andrelton Simmons, Dexter Fowler, Denard Span, Bryce Harper, Jay Bruce, Justin Upton, Nelson Cruz, Jose Bautista, Mike Trout, Dodgers outfielders, Indians outfielders, Chris Colabello, Lance Lynn, Noah Syndergaard, Collin McHugh, Hector Santiago, Madison Bumgarner, and Ervin Santana.
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Approximately 46 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.
Do I need to be talked out of Middlebrooks against a not-good-at-home Wandy Rodriguez?
Stacking he and Barmes could allow you to go big at the other spots.
Sorry for the late reply on this. You wouldn’t be crazy if you went with this. @ Wandy is an alright place to take a flier on power guys.