The Cut List (Week 6): Time to Let Go?
Welcome to Week 6 of the Cut List. This week features standard league viable options who’ve been too cold for too long. All of these players are safe cuts in standard formats. Since I’m here to help, I want to introduce Baseball Savant’s hitting and expected stats leaderboards to those of you who haven’t seen […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 7
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 […]
Jacob deGrom On Track To Start Monday Against Cincinnati
New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway has confirmed that starting pitcher Jacob deGrom will make his scheduled start on Monday. After reportedly hyperextending his elbow on May 2, deGrom's availability for the near future had come into question. deGrom threw a bullpen session Saturday to test out his throwing elbow and everything seemed to be […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/5/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We've got a busy Saturday on tap for us on this Cinco de Mayo with four slates on DraftKings. All thirty teams are playing today, with the main slate starting at 7 pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/5/18. The lineup picks […]
Jay Bruce Starting At First Base Friday
New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce is switching over to a position he became familiar with in 2017 -- first base. Bruce has been taking repetitions at the position over the last few weeks, and even though it’s not his preferred position, he said he’ll do whatever the team asks of him. This move is […]
Matt Harvey Designated For Assignment
It feels crazy to even write this considering how good he was not all that long ago, but the New York Mets are designating pitcher Matt Harvey for assignment. The team asked him to accept an assignment to the minor leagues, which Harvey refused. It’s a tragic end to the former Dark Knight’s tenure in […]
Matt Harvey Gets Destroyed In Relief Again
New York Mets relief pitcher Matt Harvey was recently moved to the bullpen in an effort to help him find himself after consistently getting touched up as a starting pitcher, but this experiment is proving to be an equal failure. On Thursday against the Atlanta Braves, Harvey was rocked for five earned runs on three […]
Fantasy Reflections: To Stash A Prospect
Several of the game’s top prospects have already been called up, none met with more excitement than Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna. The consensus best player in the minors finally got promoted on April 25 and is hitting .382/.432/.706 through eight games, with two home runs and five doubles already. That kind of production is what inspired […]
Week 6 Waiver Wire - H2H Category Streamers
I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]
Jason Vargas Shelled Again
When the New York Mets signed starting pitcher Jason Vargas this offseason, the thought was he would be a solid innings-eater who gave them a decent, but not great, ERA. After two starts, he has done none of the above. Vargas was destroyed in his first start in San Diego for nine runs across 3 […]
Jacob deGrom Will Try To Start Monday
Updating a previous report, some New York Mets sources have been reporting that starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (elbow) is set to miss at least four starts after an MRI thankfully did not reveal any ligament damage in his hyperextended right elbow. However, other reports are coming in saying deGrom will play catch on Friday and […]
No Ligament Damage For Jacob deGrom
New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (elbow) received some great news: Thursday’s MRI did not reveal any ligament damage. deGrom is still expected to miss roughly four starts with a hyperextended right elbow, but this is probably the best news anyone could have hoped for given the injury. deGrom left Wednesday's start against the […]
Todd Frazier Sitting On Thursday
New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier will have the day off for Thursday’s matinee against the Atlanta Braves. Frazier has gotten off to a fantastic start in Queens, slashing .255/.385/.429 with four home runs, 17 runs scored, 17 RBI and two stolen bases across 122 plate appearances. The jump in batting average to pre-2017 […]
Mets Let Jacob deGrom Pitch After Reporting Pain
Death, taxes, and the New York Mets mishandling an injury. Some things never change. By now, the fantasy community is well aware of New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom’s hyperextended right elbow. We’re still awaiting MRI results in order to get an idea as to how much time he’ll miss. However, deGrom felt pain […]
Finding Value on the Fringes: Roster Flexibility and Late Picks
The key to winning any fantasy league is finding value where others have not. Either this means buying in on the Matt Kemps of the world early and getting value late in a draft or using roster construction to maximize stat collection. Where players play matters as much as when and how they play for […]
Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 5)
So much for a slow start for the rookies. For the first few weeks, it felt as though there was very little to write about in the rookie department but recently the youngsters have taken the league by storm. Particularly in this past week, guys like Ronald Acuna, Nick Kingham, Mike Soroka, and Fernando Romero […]
Jacob deGrom’s Injury Happened While Swinging Bat
As we’ve all heard by now, New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom left Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Braves after only 46 pitches with what was eventually diagnosed as a hyperextended right elbow. After the 7-0 loss, Mets manager Mickey Callaway told the media that the injury occurred while deGrom was swinging the bat. […]
Robert Gsellman Gets Roughed Up By Braves
New York Mets pitcher Robert Gsellman started off the season hot in his newfound role in the bullpen, but as of late he’s cooled off a bit. Gsellman got rocked by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, allowing four earned runs on four hits (two of them being home runs). Gsellman hasn’t pitched a clean inning […]
Yoenis Cespedes Stays Hot In Loss
When you lose the game 7-0 and your ace starting pitcher departs early due to injury, you can safely say just about nothing went right. Unless you’re New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, of course. It may have been a depressing night overall for the Amazins, but Cespedes was the lone highlight by finishing 1-for-4 […]
Hyperextended Elbow for Jacob deGrom
When New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (elbow) left Wednesday’s start against the Atlanta Braves after only throwing 46 pitches, the fantasy community reasonably grew concerned. Those concerns were justified, as deGrom has been diagnosed with a hyperextended right elbow. DeGrom looked “upset,” according to multiple sources, when heading for the clubhouse. deGrom is […]
Asdrubal Cabrera Should Be In Your Lineup On Wednesday
If you own New York Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera, you’re probably starting him regardless, as he’s leading the National League in hits with 35. But you’ll especially want to make sure he’s in your lineup on Wednesday against Sean Newcomb and the Atlanta Braves. The sample size may be very, very small (nine at-bats), but […]
Jacob deGrom Looks To Dominate Braves Again
New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom has been a victim of some hard-luck, bullpen-blown no-decisions in 2018, and it’s only been six starts thus far. One of those outings came against the Braves in Atlanta on April 21 when deGrom was absolutely masterful and put on a show with 10 strikeouts across seven innings […]
Michael Conforto Sitting Against Braves
New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto will have the night off on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta is starting southpaw starting pitcher Sean Newcomb, and Conforto sits about half the time when the Amazins take on a left-hander. A breather here probably can’t hurt the 25-year-old. Conforto’s struggles have been well-publicized. He’s slashing a […]
Peter Alonso Has “Put Himself On The Map”
You may not have recognized the name of New York Mets prospect/first baseman Peter Alonso all that long ago, but you absolutely should be paying attention to him now. According to Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, Alonso has “put himself on the map” with a very strong start to the season after a productive 2017. […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are a plethora of games that are going to be played today, but they are broken down into two slates. The early slate is more than playable, but I'll be focusing on the later slate here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/2/18. […]
Two Straight Multi-Hit Games For Todd Frazier
New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier has quietly enjoyed a very productive start to his tenure in Queens, and despite a loss, that continued on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves. Frazier finished 2-for-4 with a run scored, giving him his second consecutive multi-hit game. He’s also picked up base knocks in six out […]
Noah Syndergaard Pitches Well, But Not Living Up To 2018 Hype
In most fantasy baseball drafts this past spring, New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard was drafted as either the fifth or sixth starting pitcher off the board, kicking off the second tier of pitchers after Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber. Thus far in 2018, it’s fair to say he’s been […]
Yoenis Cespedes Is Red-Hot
Less than 24 hours ago, fantasy owners of New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes were still worried about how much time the slugger would miss after injuring his thumb on Sunday in San Diego. Not only did the answer turn out to be no time at all, he’s still catching fire, even with the injury. […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 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. Even at this early juncture, there's value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest […]
Anthony Swarzak Not Nearing Return
New York Mets reliever Anthony Swarzak went down with a strained oblique during the second game of the season, and despite the long layoff, is not close to a return just yet, according to general manager Sandy Alderson. The exact quote here is that Swarzak is “still a awhile away." It's certainly not good news […]