Mets Designate Buddy Baumann For Assignment

In the wake of activating third baseman Todd Frazier from the disabled list, the New York Mets have designated reliever Buddy Baumann for assignment. Baumann, in his third year in the Major Leagues, did not impress whatsoever in his short tenure in Queens. He pitched to a 9.78 ERA in three innings pitched, and in […]

Mets Send Gerson Bautista To Triple-A

In a corresponding move with the activation of reliever Anthony Swarzak, the New York Mets have optioned reliever Gerson Bautista to Triple-A Las Vegas. Making his Major League debut this season, Bautista certainly did not endear himself to the organizations in his short stint. Across 4 1/3 innings pitched, the right-hander allowed six earned runs […]

Mets Officially Activate Todd Frazier, Anthony Swarzak

We told you earlier that the New York Mets were expected to activate third baseman Todd Frazier (hamstring) and reliever Anthony Swarzak (oblique) on Tuesday, and now it’s official. Both will be active and available for Tuesday night’s series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Frazier has been out for roughly a month due to a left hamstring […]

Todd Frazier Expected To Be Activated Tuesday

For both fantasy owners and the New York Mets, some reinforcements are on the way. Third baseman Todd Frazier (hamstring) is expected to be activated prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Frazier has been out since early May with a strained left hamstring and has looked good in his short rehab stint thus […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 6

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. 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 […]

Brandon Nimmo’s Last 13 Games Have Been Ridiculous

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, by now you know that New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo has been tearing baseballs apart whenever he’s had the chance in 2018. What you might not realize, though, is just how good he’s been over the previous two weeks. Across his last 13 games played, Nimmo is […]

Jason Vargas Looks For Second Straight Solid Outing

New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas has had an absolutely miserable season, but he has as good a chance as any to actually make it two solid starts in a row when he takes on the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. Vargas is coming off only his second non-disastrous outing in six starts this year, […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 10

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Launch Angle (Week 10)

Besides being a fancy analytics term that baseball broadcasters can spit out on a Sunday afternoon, launch angle plays a big part in determining how other advanced metrics play out, such as HR/FB, FB/LD, and Hard%. Launch angle doesn't dictate how good a player is hitting, but is meant to be more descriptive of the […]

Jerred Kelenic Selected Sixth Overall by Mets

The New York Mets have selected outfielder Jerred Kelenic sixth overall in the MLB amateur draft out of high school. Kelenic is just 18 years old but is extremely athletic. He needs to add some muscle, which will come as he continues to develop, but he has the speed to play center field and the […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 5

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. 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 […]

Trading Up - Paul Goldschmidt

Since 2013, Paul Goldschmidt has helped fantasy baseball owners win leagues in every format. This season I’ve been seeing posts for a month declaring Goldschmidt as “old-s**t.” It’s a steep fall. At the start of the season, Goldschmidt was a no-doubt first-round pick. Owners could take him number 3, and someone might grumble about Nolan […]

Champ or Chump: Niko Goodrum & Brandon Nimmo

There's a lot of fantasy analysis out there, and everybody has their own likes and dislikes when it comes to the numbers they look at. Personally, I can't stand Hard%. It was invented as a proxy to measure contact quality, but Statcast gives us specific numbers to measure the same thing much more precisely. It's […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 10: Buy or Sell?

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the […]

Week 10 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 10! 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 10, which […]

Devin Mesoraco (C, NYM) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Mets catcher Devin Mesoraco has found new life since being traded from the Reds. The new-ish Mets catcher has seen his ownership rise 20 percentage points in the last week and a half. Despite his continued hot hitting (5 HR, […]

Steven Matz Solid In Loss Sunday

New York Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz pitched well enough to win Sunday, but his offense didn't come through for him. Matz went seven innings giving up two runs on five hits and two walks Sunday against the Cubs. He also struck seven batters out. Matz has actually been a pretty solid pitcher over the […]

Waiver Wire Watch List - Week 10 Free Agents

It’s hard to believe we’re through two full calendar months of the season, but here we are. The contenders have begun to separate themselves from the pretenders in both real life and fantasy, but with two thirds of the season left to play there’s still time to make up ground. This week’s theme is certainly […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/3/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Sunday DFS players. Today's main slate is loaded with amazing matchups for high-priced superstars which makes finding value in cheap options more important than ever (see RotoBallers "Value Plays" article closer to game time). There are also quite a few solid options at starting pitcher in the FanDuel main slate such as Charlie Morton, […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Out Of Lineup Sunday

New York Mets second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera (rest) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs. The 32-year-old veteran has performed well this season (.294/.336/.509 slash line) but is hitting a mere .182 with eight strikeouts and just two walks in his last 33 at-bats. Hopefully, a day off will give him […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/2/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It’s the first Saturday in June and FanDuel brings us an eight game featured slate tonight. This slate has a pair of elite pitchers in tough matchups, some good pitchers in cake matchups, and another potential Coors Field slugfest. Vegas projects a low scoring slate, as the 10.5 O/U in the Coors Field game is […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 10

One man's trash is another man's treasure. This is what I tell myself when I'm bidding $6 for Ryan Braun in an Ottoneu league where I need OF help or adding Zack Godley to a pitching staff that has underperformed. These players aren't without warts and could never turn back to top form this season, […]

Ottoneu Waiver Wire Report - RotoBaller Staff League

Ottoneu leagues, available on Fangraphs, are a different beast, and for good reason. Most of the scoring formats are more advanced, there are intense roster requirements and it’s a year-round commitment. The RotoBaller staff's lack of experience with the format was borne out by how poorly many of us drafted, making in-season improvements via the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 3

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 […]

Noah Syndergaard Not Expected To Start On Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard was always expected to miss one or two starts due to a strained ligament in his right index finger, and it sounds like that number will be at least two. According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Mets are “leaning toward not pitching” Syndergaard in […]

Zack Wheeler Has Difficult Test Against Cubs

New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler has essentially been alternating good outings with bad ones this season. After allowing four runs in six innings against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, Friday’s start against the Chicago Cubs should line up as a good one. Something tells us that won’t exactly end up being the case. […]

Kevin Plawecki Will Play First Base On Saturday

On Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki will get a taste at a somewhat unfamiliar position -- first base. Apparently the reasoning is to try and pack more of a punch in their lineup against left-handed pitchers, and the Cubbies will be starting southpaw Mike Montgomery. The move makes some degree […]

Todd Frazier Begins Rehab Assignment

We haven’t heard much news lately on the status of New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier (hamstring),  but here’s a good update: Frazier had a successful debut in his rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday. He finished 1-for-3 with an RBI while also playing six innings at third base. After taking batting […]

Jay Bruce Could Be Slowly Waking Up

2018 has not been kind to New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce, likely due to the plantar fasciitis condition in his left foot, but over the last few days the season has been a little nicer to him. He may have had an essentially meaningless 1-for-3 finish in a 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs […]

Brandon Nimmo Does It All Again For Mets

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo is getting praise from just about everywhere as of late, and he’s doing absolutely nothing to derail that hype train. In a 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, Nimmo was once again the Amazins best source of offense. He finished 2-for-4 with a home run and a […]