Max Scherzer Gives Up Two Runs In Rehab Start

New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer (oblique) allowed two earned runs on four hits while walking one and striking out eight in 4 2/3 innings pitched in his second minor league rehab start for Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday. Most importantly, Scherzer was stretched out to 80 pitches. The 37-year-old right-hander is extremely close to […]

Eduardo Escobar Out Against Astros

New York Mets third baseman Eduardo Escobar is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Houston Astros. Escobar is hitting just .114 (4-for-35) with a homer and five RBI in 10 games over the last two weeks, so it's a good time for him to take a seat. Overall, he's slashing just .222/.283/.376 […]

Jacob deGrom Nearing Rehab Assignment

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (shoulder) threw 27 pitches on Wednesday in his third live batting practice session, and skipper Buck Showalter said the team will discuss his next steps on Thursday. A minor league rehab assignment for deGrom could be close. "All these things he's doing are setting him up to pitch […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/29/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions […]

Nothing Wrong With Max Scherzer

New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer's (oblique) minor league rehab start for Double-A Binghamton on Tuesday has been pushed back to Wednesday, but the move is simply precautionary due to the nature of the injury. "Listening to Max and watching him and everything, just felt like we had the benefit of an extra day... […]

Ender Inciarte Activated By Mets

The New York Mets activated outfielder Ender Inciarte from Triple-A on Tuesday. In a pair of corresponding moves, the team optioned Nick Plummer to Triple-A and designated pitcher Locke St. John for assignment. Inciarte signed a minor league deal with the Mets about a week ago. He's played in a total of 38 games at […]

Max Scherzer's Rehab Start Pushed Back To Wednesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer's (oblique) minor league rehab start for Double-A Binghamton on Tuesday has been postponed and pushed back to Wednesday. No reason has been given for the decision to push him back, but the fact that he's going to throw a day later likely means it's not injury-related. As long […]

Jeff McNeil Returns Against Astros

New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil (hamstring) is back at second base and is batting eighth on Tuesday against Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez. McNeil has been out over a week with right hamstring tightness, but he'll be back in there on Tuesday for fantasy managers. Before his injury, the 30-year-old was carrying an […]

Starling Marte Enjoying Quality Season With Mets

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte has provided the team with some quality production in his first season with the National League East club. Marte is batting .276 with a .326 on-base percentage in 276 plate appearances entering play on Tuesday. And while his batting average isn't as high as the .310 number it was […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 12

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. We only had space for two pitchers this week, but we were able to go […]

Astros vs. Mets Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (6/28)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Houston Astros vs. New York Mets, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Tuesday June 28th, 2022. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/28/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back! It's a Tuesday with no other major sports going on, which means it's a perfect day for MLB DFS! There are some great pitchers going on the mound today like Clayton Kershaw, Zack Wheeler, Carlos Rodon, Tarik Skubal, Brandon Woodruff, and Frankie Montas. It is going to be a lot of fun following […]

Tylor Megill Transferred To 60-Day Injured List

New York Mets right-hander Tylor Megill (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Monday. Megill was placed on the 10-day IL in mid-June after coming down with discomfort in his pitching shoulder, prompting the team to shut him down from throwing for four weeks. The move means that Megill won't be back until […]

Max Scherzer To Make His Second Double-A Start Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer (oblique) is set to make his second rehab start at Double-A Binghamton on Tuesday. The 37-year-old made his first rehab outing last Tuesday at Double-A. He pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing three hits, one walk and two earned runs while striking out six. Scherzer stated that his oblique […]

Mining the Minors for Hot Prospect Hitters and Call-Ups - Francisco Alvarez, Vinnie Pasquantino, Mark Vientos, and more

When we ran the first installment of this piece back in April, we were hoping to identify some hot-hitting minor leagues who may not be on our radars. Yes, we had some big names like Nolan Gorman and former trendy prospects like Luis Garcia, but the first installment also pointed us to Jack Suwinski and […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 12

This article has gotten hard to write. The baseball and/or the league's hitters have adjusted back from what we were seeing early on, and now the league's offensive numbers are more or less what we expected at the beginning of the year. This has made it tough to capitalize on cheap pitchers. The other thing […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 12

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Mets Confident Jeff McNeil Will Return Tuesday

New York Mets skipper Buck Showalter said he's very confident that infielder Jeff McNeil (hamstring) will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Houston Astros after an off day on Monday. McNeil will miss his fifth straight game on Sunday against the Miami Marlins due to right hamstring tightness, but it sounds like fantasy […]

Brandon Nimmo Collects Three Hits Saturday

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo had three hits in five at-bats during Saturday's 5-3 win over the Miami Marlins. The 29-year-old's having a productive season at the top of the Mets lineup, slashing .275/.364/.414 with four home runs, 23 RBI, and 41 runs. Nimmo will never hit for much power but will continue scoring […]

1B/3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 12

Welcome back RotoBallers to Week 12! We're inching closer and closer to the trading deadline. It’s almost time to make some big decisions about your fantasy teams. If you’re struggling, hopefully some of these additions can help turn your season around. Today, we're back with another edition of our first base and third base fantasy […]

Jacob deGrom Throws 20 Pitches Saturday

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (shoulder) threw 20 pitches in one inning of live batting practice on Saturday. He will throw at least one more live batting practice session in the coming days before he's evaluated for a possible minor league rehab assignment. deGrom faced live hitters for the first time on Tuesday, […]

Max Scherzer Likely To Make His Next Rehab Start Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer (oblique) will be making at least one more rehab start before returning to the majors. On Saturday, Scherzer told reporters that his next rehab start will likely be on Tuesday. However, he doesn't know which minor league affiliate he'll be pitching for yet. The 37-year-old, who has been […]

Jeff McNeil To Miss His Fourth Straight Game Saturday

New York Mets second baseman/outfielder Jeff McNeil (hamstring) will remain on the bench for Saturday's game against the Miami Marlins. Luis Guillorme will be manning the keystone for the contest. This will be McNeil's fourth straight missed game due to right hamstring tightness. He suffered the injury during this past Monday's game. McNeil is still […]

James McCann Returns To The Lineup On Saturday

New York Mets catcher James McCann (wrist) is making his return to the starting lineup for Saturday's game against left-hander Trevor Rogers and the Miami Marlins. McCann was activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday. However, he was held out of Friday's game as Tomas Nido served as the team's catcher for the contest. […]

Week 12 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates

June is coming to a close already and July starts at the end of this coming week.  The baseball season is now picking up speed. Division races are starting to take shape and so are the races in our fantasy leagues. Offenses continue to surge with the warm weather. Also with the warm weather comes […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Changing Bullpens and Gearing Up for Trade Deadline

There is no more time to keep a close eye on bullpens than right now. We are just a little over a month away from the trade deadline and this is around the time we start to see some trades being made. I have emphasized this weekly for well over the last month, but no […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/25/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It was a mixed bag of results for me yesterday, but I had enough Aaron Nola and Jeffrey Springs on the hill to offset some terrible performances by the White Sox and Cardinals. You only needed a few Dodgers, but cash lines were low enough that you also didn't need full stacks of any team […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/25/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/25/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Taijuan Walker Wins Friday's Game

New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker was the winning pitcher Friday night when he faced Sandy Alcantara and the Miami Marlins. He allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks, and he also struck out five across six innings. Walker now has six victories on the season, and he's in the midst of […]

Max Scherzer Might Make Rehab Start Sunday

New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer (back) could possibly make an additional rehab start on Sunday. Earlier in the day the Mets stated that Scherzer would not take the mound as a starter for the Mets on Sunday with David Peterson instead expected to take the mound. Scherzer has made one previous rehab start, going […]