RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 8/18/2015

Episode 93 – All BABIPs Are Not Created Equal

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson discuss Brad’s dog’s progress, a big hitting day, waiting for Kevin Gausman to live up to his potential, Trevor Bauer being familiar with his own struggles, utilizing Enrique Hernandez, the nuances of BABIP, the obvious advantages of under-the-radar picks, Chi Chi Gonzalez’s struggles in the Major Leagues, betting against the Cincinnati pitching staff, Clayton Kershaw being possibly too popular of an option, and considering multiple entries.

Contest pick for Tuesday, August 18: Chase Anderson @ PIT (Dylan and Matt).

Contest picks for Wednesday, August 19: Robbie Ray @ PIT (Dylan) and Daniel Norris @ CHC (Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Tuesday, August 18: Brian McCann, Kyle Schwarber, Jonathan Lucroy, Yan Gomes, Paul Goldschmidt, David Ortiz, Eric Hosmer, Anthony Rizzo, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Brian Dozier, Daniel Murphy, Robinson Cano, Dee Gordon, Derek Dietrich, Kolten Wong, Trevor Plouffe, Miguel Sano, Chris Johnson, Mike Moustakas, Kyle Seager, Matt Carpenter, Kelly Johnson, Kris Bryant, Brad Miller, Jean Segura, Jhonny Peralta, Enrique Hernandez, Jimmy Rollins, Troy Tulowitzki, Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Ryan Braun, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Nelson Cruz, Franklin Gutierrez, Kole Calhoun, Gregory Polanco, Red Sox outfielders, Will Venable, Chase Anderson, Jacob deGrom, Jason Hammel, Jake Odorizzi, Lance Lynn, Garrett Richards, James Shields, R.A. Dickey, and Clayton Kershaw.

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Approximately 36 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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