DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got four different slates on DraftKings today, which gives us tons of lineup combinations. Tonight's featured slate starts at 7pm eastern, and we've also got an early slate and two late slates. I'll be covering players throughout every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

Anthony Swarzak Shut Down

New York Mets reliever Anthony Swarzak was inching closer to a return after straining his left oblique, but he has been shut down due to lingering discomfort. Swarzak had been throwing off flat ground as recently as Monday, but that’s obviously no longer happening. He was originally scheduled to travel to Florida this week to […]

Mets Considering Six-Man Rotation

According to manager Mickey Callaway, the New York Mets are apparently considering a six-man rotation upon the return of starting pitcher Jason Vargas, which should happen within the next two weeks or so. Currently, starting pitchers Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler occupy the five slots, but it sounds as though […]

Adrian Gonzalez Returns To Mets lineup

New York Mets first baseman Adrian Gonzalez sat out Tuesday’s game due to southpaw starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez getting the nod for the Washington Nationals, but A-Gon is returning to the lineup on Wednesday with righty Tanner Roark on the mound. Gonzalez has probably been a bit better than expected so far, but that doesn’t […]

Michael Conforto Back In Lineup

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is back in the lineup for Wednesday’s series finale with the Washington Nationals. Conforto sat on Tuesday, as he so often does, against left-handed starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez. In a limited sample size against Wednesday’s starting pitcher Tanner Roark, Conforto is hitting .333 with one home run. After a […]

Zack Wheeler (SP) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 27% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After crushing the Marlins in his first Major League start of 2018, New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler was tasked with handling a much tougher Nationals lineup on Tuesday. While his overall line (6 IP, 7H, 3ER, 3BB, 2K) does count […]

Mets May Consider Replacing Matt Harvey

New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas is nearing his return (and Mets debut) from an injury to his non-pitching hand, which means someone from their current starting rotation needs to be bounced. The thought has been that Zack Wheeler would be the displaced pitcher, considering he only re-entered the rotation due to Vargas’ injury. […]

Zack Wheeler Can’t Replicate Dominance But Throws Quality Start

New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler had a fantastic 2018 debut last week that saw him allow one run and strike out seven Miami Marlins across seven innings. He couldn’t quite replicate that against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, but he still put forth a valiant effort. Wheeler pitched six innings, allowing three earned […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/18/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are a plethora of games today, but they are broken into two slates. We'll be focusing on the later slate, as that is labeled as the "featured" slate. Even focusing on one of the two slates, there will be more than enough options to focus around tonight. In this article, I will be providing […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

We’re over halfway through April and while nearly all data points are far from settled, they’re all we’ve got. Trends in plate discipline metrics can start to surface around this time, but please don’t go blindly extrapolating hot or cold starts into full-season lines. Let’s look at some arms performing well at various magnitudes throughout […]

Jason Vargas To Make Rehab Start In Five Days

New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas (hand) is set to make a minor league rehab start in five days and could be ready to go for the big league club after that. Of course, this comes after Vargas struck out 12 hitters over six hitless innings in an intrasquad game on Monday, so one would […]

Travis d’Arnaud Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud (elbow) successfully underwent Tommy John surgery on Tuesday morning, according to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. d’Arnaud will miss the rest of the 2018 season, though he should be fully healed up by the time 2019 rolls around. d’Arnaud’s platoon mate, Kevin Plawecki, is also out […]

Adrian Gonzalez Sitting, Wilmer Flores In

As usual when the New York Mets are facing a left-handed starting pitcher, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is out, and Wilmer Flores is in against Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals. Gonzalez has been solid overall but clearly doesn’t have a ton of pop left, as evidenced by his 30 percent fly-ball rate and 11.1 […]

Michael Conforto Sitting On Tuesday

With the Washington Nationals sending out left-handed starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez on Tuesday, the New York Mets are keeping outfielder Michael Conforto on the bench. Conforto has slowed down after a quick start upon his return from a devastating shoulder injury. He’s slashing .250/.415/.438 with one home run and three RBI across 41 plate appearances. […]

Yoenis Cespedes, Jay Bruce Back In Lineup

New York Mets outfielders Yoenis Cespedes (illness) and Jay Bruce (foot) are back in the lineup for the middle game of the Amazins three-game series with the Washington Nationals. Both pinch hit on Monday and both were retired. Cespedes returns to the lineup after feeling under the weather for a few days, while Bruce has been dealing […]

Mets Recall Gerson Bautista, Demote Hansel Robles

The New York Mets have called up right-handed reliever Gerson Bautista from Double-A Binghamton, demoting reliever Hansel Robles to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room. The Mets bullpen has been gassed, as evidenced by their disastrous showing against the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Now, at least for the time being, they'll have a fresh […]

Dominic Smith Is Red-Hot At Triple-A

New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith had a tumultuous offseason that saw him start off seemingly as the favorite for the big league gig come Opening Day, to falling behind the acquired Adrian Gonzalez on the depth chart, to suffering a quadriceps injury that kept him on the shelf throughout spring training and the […]

Jason Vargas Strikes Out 12 In Intrasquad Game

New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas is nearing closer to his return from a fracture in his non-throwing right hand, and if Monday’s intrasquad game was any indication, he’s more than ready to do so. Vargas struck out 12 hitters across six hitless innings, throwing a total of 82 pitches. He’ll likely get a […]

Jacob DeGrom Strikes Out 12

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is off to a great start this season but had perhaps his best outing yet on Monday against the Washington Nationals. deGrom allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk across 7 1/3 innings pitched, striking out a season high of 12 in the process. As […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Has 1.192 OPS Over The Last Week

New York Mets second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera has been crushing it this year, but you might not have realized just how good he’s been. He owns a .356/.397/.644 slash line, which includes a .385/.385/.808 (1.192 OPS) line over the past week. Accompanied by three home runs, two doubles, eight runs scored and four RBI thus […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 3)

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. This week we'll be going over a couple good starts from Padres hurlers Joey Lucchesi and Tyson Ross, as well as a […]

Updated Week 3 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers (4/16 - 4/22)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, hopefully all your teams are off to roaring starts! Either way we're here to try and help with your daily/weekly lineups. I'm filling in for the regular @Roto_Dubs this week, as he doesn't feel like dealing with any messy rotation changes after six (!) postponed games on Sunday. Ouch. Below are the projected starting […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 18

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a […]

Mets Haven’t Spoken To Boston Or Tampa Bay About Catchers

With news emerging that the New York Mets may be speaking to the Miami Marlins about catcher J.T. Realmuto, we now know who they aren’t talking to. According to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News, the Amazins haven’t reached out to the Boston Red Sox or Tampa Bay Rays about catchers Blake Swihart or […]

Mets May Revisit Talks For J.T. Realmuto

The New York Mets are down a few catchers, and so it only makes sense they would explore the trade market for what could be the best available option. After discussing J.T. Realmuto with the Miami Marlins during the offseason, it was reported earlier on Monday that they will try to revisit talks with their […]

Jay Bruce Available To Pinch-Hit

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce is sitting out the team’s opening game of their series against the Washington Nationals on Monday due to plantar fasciitis, but he’ll be available to pinch-hit if needed. This lines up with our expectations after Bruce said he should play on Tuesday. There shouldn’t be much long-term worry here, […]

Anthony Swarzak Increasing Throwing Program

After suffering an oblique injury just 2 1/3 innings into his tenure with the Mets, relief pitcher Anthony Swarzak has spent most of the season on the DL. However, according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, the relief pitcher has begun ramping up his throwing program in an effort to get back on the mound. DiComo does […]

Yoenis Cespedes Out, Juan Lagares In On Monday

New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has been feeling under the weather as of late and will be sitting out Monday’s series opener against the Washington Nationals. As seems to be a common trend with the Mets, he was urged to sit out a few days ago to rest up, but refused. Juan Lagares will […]

Jay Bruce Dealing With Plantar Fasciitis; Sitting On Monday

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce isn’t in the lineup for the series opener against the Washington Nationals on Monday as he’s dealing with a case of plantar fasciitis. For those keeping score at home, Bruce also dealt with the injury throughout spring training but it never seemed to be a big issue. While this […]

Brandon Nimmo Draws Another Start

The New York Mets may not have much room for outfielder Brandon Nimmo to find a ton of playing time, but he sure is forcing their hand. Nimmo is the odd man out in an outfield featuring regular starters Yoenis Cespedes, Michael Conforto, and Jay Bruce, but he’s certainly earned more playing time with his […]