2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 13)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. The injury bug continues to bite this year. It wasn’t enough that […]

Sandy Alderson Taking Leave Of Absence To Battle Cancer

In what can only be described as very sad news, New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is taking an immediate leave of absence due to a battle with cancer. Alderson was first diagnosed with the disease in December of 2015 and all seemed to be going well until a re-occurrence was detected in late-April/early-May. […]

Mets Demote Luis Guillorme, Promote Gerson Bautista

The New York Mets made a few transactions on Tuesday, sending down infielder Luis Guillorme to Triple-A Las Vegas and calling up reliever Gerson Bautista in a corresponding transaction. Guillorme heads back down after being a particularly large reason for the Mets latest loss, committing two errors that led to runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates […]

Brandon Nimmo Still Out On Tuesday

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo is listed as day-to-day with a finger injury, and he’s not quite ready to return just yet on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nimmo originally suffered the injury on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was hit by a pitch, but he avoided structural damage to his […]

Noah Syndergaard To Throw Off Mound Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (finger) will throw off the mound on Tuesday and if all goes well he will advance to a live batting practice session on Friday. Syndergaard has been out since May 25 due to a strained right index finger. He was originally slated to return from the disabled list on […]

Steven Matz Should Rebound From Bad Start In Colorado

New York Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz had arguably his worst start of the season on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies, but he should have an easier matchup on Tuesday when the Mets take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his last outing, Matz allowed five earned runs across only 5 2/3 innings pitched – he […]

Jay Bruce Won't Return When First Eligible

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce has been on the 10-day disabled list since June 18 due to a hip injury. He would be first eligible to come off the disabled list on Friday when the Mets take on the Miami Marlins, but he won’t be ready for activation yet. Frankly, the more time Bruce […]

Michael Conforto’s Hit Streak Snapped At Seven Games

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto may still not be hitting for any power, but his recent stretch of games was easily his best of 2018. An 0-for-3 finish on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped his seven-game hitting streak, but let’s not let that get in the way of the progress he's made. Over […]

Wilmer Flores Hits Fifth Dinger Of The Year

New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores has had a largely quiet 2018 season, but he made the most of his pinch-hit opportunity against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. Called upon to hit for reliever Tyler Bashlor, who was making his Major League debut, Flores crushed a three-run home run for his fifth long ball of […]

Seth Lugo Doomed By Errors In Loss To Pirates

New York Mets starting pitcher Seth Lugo has struggled as of late, and while he wasn’t bad on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he also wasn’t as great as we saw him look about three starts ago. Across five innings pitched in a 6-4 loss, Lugo allowed three runs (only one earned) on four hits […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - June FB/LD Exit Velocity (Week 13)

Welcome back to RotoBaller's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. We touched on the topic of Exit Velocity (EV) earlier this season, using the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 13)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. There weren't many hot young prospects to look at this week, at least none that hadn't already been covered in previous iterations […]

Streaming Wars -- Waiver Wire Targets For June 27

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Mets Promote Tyler Bashlor To Big Leagues

The New York Mets have promoted reliever Tyler Bashlor to the Major Leagues from Double-A Binghamton for Monday’s series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates, sending down pitcher Chris Flexen in a corresponding transaction. Bashlor has been excellent for Binghamton in 2018, pitching to a 2.63 ERA and 1.08 WHIP with 30 strikeouts against 12 walks […]

Todd Frazier Sitting Against Pirates On Monday

New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier will have the day off on Monday, with infielder Luis Guillorme getting the start in his place against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Although a day of rest could always be a good thing for the 32-year-old, the timing is a little peculiar. Frazier has largely struggled since coming off […]

Brandon Nimmo Day-To-Day After MRI

To update a previous item when it was reported that New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo “avoided significant injury” on his injured pinkie, we now know a bit more. Nimmo is only day-to-day after undergoing an MRI. That’s obviously great news for Nimmo, whom the Mets simply cannot afford to be without with the way […]

Seth Lugo Looks To Emerge Against Pirates Monday

On June 10, New York Mets starting pitcher Seth Lugo was looking like he was ready to take on the world after blanking the New York Yankees across six innings pitched with eight strikeouts. In his two starts since, however, he’s allowed five and six runs (three earned), on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks […]

Brandon Nimmo “Avoided Significant Injury”

Good news on New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo: he “avoided significant injury” according to Matt Ehalt of the Bergen Record. Nimmo was scheduled for an MRI on his injured pinkie finger on Monday after initial X-Rays came back negative, but as of now we’re not sure if he received it yet. We’re also not […]

Peter Alonso Hits Three Homers On Saturday

New York Mets prospect first baseman Peter Alonso has been shooting up dynasty league rankings this season, and it’s no secret why. After earning a promotion to Triple-A Las Vegas by slashing .314/.440/.573 (1.012 OPS) with 15 home runs, 42 runs scored, and 52 RBI across 65 games for Double-A Binghamton, Alonso seems to be […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/25/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a nice medium-sized slate Monday, featuring a number of interesting pitchers and highlighted by Justin Verlander, Blake Snell, and Mike Clevinger. This article will feature a few other options, but if you want to build a lineup around a premium pitcher, Verlander is the cash game play. Meanwhile, some standout stacks on the […]

Brandon Nimmo To Get MRI On Finger

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo left Sunday’s game after being hit by three pitches, but fortunately, X-rays on his injured right pinkie finger came back negative. However, we aren’t out of the woods quite yet. Nimmo is now set to receive an MRI, but hopefully it’s just precautionary. Nimmo is of course in the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 26

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Amed Rosario To Get “Couple Days” Off In Favor of Jose Reyes

New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario will sit at least a couple of games during the team's series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. According to manager Mickey Callaway, “This young kid’s still trying to develop at the major league level, and these couple days will allow him to get some work done in the cage, some […]

Week 13 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 13! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 13, which […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 25

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Brandon Nimmo Leaves Game With Finger Injury

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo left Sunday's game with a sore pinkie finger after a HBP. The Mets have already run X-rays on his right hand and they came back negative. Nimmo will be considered day-to-day for the time being, but should be fine to play soon. Michael Conforto replaced him in center field.

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/24/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There is a twelve game featured slate on DraftKings today, with a few high priced pitchers and high expected run totals among the slate of games. Predictably, MIA @ COL boasts the biggest total with an 11.5 O/U. DET @ CLE is next with a 9.5 O/U, and four other games have a 9 O/U. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got an 11 game slate on FanDuel this Sunday. This slate omits the Coors Field game, which allows for more flexibility and strategies. DET @ CLE and BAL @ ATL have the two biggest expected totals with a 9.5 O/U each. Four other games have a 9.0 O/U, and everywhere else is at 8.5 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/23/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games which is normal for a Saturday and gives us 10 games in the early slate which starts at 2 pm and a four-game night slate. Solid options across the board, so I'll try to hit on a few from each slate. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Yoenis Cespedes May Ramp Up Activity Next Week

New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has been out since the middle of May with hip and quadriceps injuries, and though his rehab hasn’t been entirely successful thus far, it’s now going well enough that he may ramp up baseball activities next week. As of now, though, Cespedes still isn’t doing anything after the setback […]