Josh Donaldson Getting The Night Off

The Toronto Blue Jays are giving third baseman Josh Donaldson the night off against starting pitcher Kevin Gausman and the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Infielder Yangervis Solarte will get the start in his place a day after starting as the designated hitter in place of the injured Kendrys Morales. It sounds like a routine day […]

Michael Conforto Sitting, Jay Bruce Back In

With the New York Mets facing their second left-hander in as many nights on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, outfielder Michael Conforto will get the night off after playing against a southpaw on Tuesday. Outfielder Jay Bruce will be back in the lineup to patrol right field, while Juan Lagares will make his second consecutive […]

Mets Recall Tomas Nido

In light of the injury news to catcher Travis d’Arnaud, the New York Mets have recalled catcher Tomas Nido from Double-A Binghamton. Nido will presumably back up starter Kevin Plawecki, although Plawecki and d’Arnaud were getting near-equal playing time prior to d’Arnaud’s injury. Nido had some buzz after a very good 2016 in Single-A, but […]

Travis d’Arnaud Has Partially Torn UCL

New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow and has been placed on the 10-day disabled list. There are no other updates at this time, but it seems entirely possible that d’Arnaud may end up undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery. It’s yet another bad injury […]

Jay Bruce Takes Reps At First Base

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce may have had the night off on Tuesday, but he did take repetitions at first base before the team's win over the Miami Marlins. The Mets have been looking to get him practice there since spring training, but a foot injury prevented it until now. Of course, Bruce spent […]

Roberto Osuna Has Been Near-Untouchable

Everyone knew Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna was among the best in baseball heading into the season, but in six appearances he’s been nearly untouchable thus far. He picked up his fifth save of the young campaign on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles without allowing a hit. For the season, Osuna has pitched 6 […]

Aaron Sanchez Nearly Pitches No-Hitter

After getting touched up by the New York Yankees in his first start of the year, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez has rebounded nicely with two solid outings in a row. In his latest on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, he carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning before third baseman Tim Beckham […]

Jacob DeGrom Gets A Hard-Luck No-Decision

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom was cruising with ease against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, until the fifth inning that is. Miami put up four runs that inning, capped by a two-run homer from first baseman Justin Bour. However, deGrom rebounded for a scoreless fifth inning before being lifted, and the fifth inning […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Stays Red-Hot

Much like the early stages of the 2017 season, New York Mets second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera has started off 2018 on a tear. In an 8-6 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, Cabrera finished 2-for-4 with two home runs. Even more impressive was the fact that he went deep from both sides of the […]

Jay Bruce, Adrian Gonzalez Sitting On Tuesday

The New York Mets are keeping a few left-handed hitters on the bench on Tuesday against Miami Marlins starting pitcher Caleb Smith. Both outfielder Jay Bruce and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will have the night off, but interestingly enough Michael Conforto, who normally sits against lefties, remains in the lineup playing in right field for […]

Kendrys Morales Placed On Disabled List

The Toronto Blue Jays placed designated hitter Kendrys Morales on the 10-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain. He suffered the injury on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles. Morales has struggled a bit to start the year, slashing .227/.280/.364 with one home run, two runs scored and six RBI across 25 plate appearances. Hamstring […]

Brandon Nimmo Demoted, Corey Oswalt Called Up

The New York Mets have called up right-handed pitcher Corey Oswalt to the majors, sending outfielder Brandon Nimmo To Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. Nimmo played very well to start the season by slashing .333/.600/.555 across 15 plate appearances, but his starting gig was quickly displaced when Michael Conforto returned much sooner than […]

Jay Bruce Crushes Grand Slam

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce was off to a slow start in 2018, until Thursday’s game against the Washington Nationals, that is. Bruce finished finished 2-for-4 with a grand slam, two runs scored and four RBI after starting the year 4-for-22 without any homers. The long ball in this one was particularly important, as […]

Jacob DeGrom Stymies Nationals In D.C.

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob DeGrom didn’t start Thursday’s game against the Washington Nationals all that well, but he certainly rebounded strong. The first two batters of the game, outfielder Adam Eaton and third baseman Anthony Rendon, hit him hard and gave the Nats a 1-0 lead, but after that deGrom was mostly stellar. […]

Michael Conforto Homers In Debut

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto was activated off the disabled list Thursday and hit leadoff and showed why fantasy owners were clamoring for his return. Conforto finished 1-for-4 in his 2018 debut, hitting a home run, scoring two runs, knocking two more in and walking once. The home run was particularly notable, as the […]

Dominic Smith Begins Rehab Assignment

New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith is set to begin a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas after missing most of spring training with a quadriceps injury. He’ll likely be spending a fair portion of the season in Triple-A regardless, though, as the Mets didn't seem particularly high on him this offseason […]

Justin Smoak Stays Hot

After a massive breakout in 2017 at age 30, the fantasy community was wondering how much Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak could carry it over to 2018. After seven games, the answer seems to be a lot. In a 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, Smoak continued his hot start […]

Aaron Sanchez Pitches Well In Jays Loss

After a successful 2016 followed by an injury-plagued 2017, starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez is undoubtedly the most intriguing member of the Toronto Blue Jays rotation. His first start against the New York Yankees wasn’t so hot, but he rebounded nicely against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Sanchez picked up the quality start by pitching […]

Michael Conforto Hitting Leadoff On Thursday

Not only was New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) activated from the disabled list on Thursday, but he’s getting right back in the thick of things by starting right away. Conforto is hitting leadoff on Thursday for the opening game of the Mets showdown with the division-rival Washington Nationals. Conforto spent the majority of his […]

Michael Conforto Is Officially Back

The New York Mets have activated outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) from the 10-day disabled list. It’s a stunningly quick return for Conforto, who had been projected to be out until at least early May after undergoing shoulder surgery last summer. Conforto is coming off a massive breakout of a season in 2017, when he slashed .279/.384/.555 […]

Amed Rosario Back In Lineup

After sitting out Tuesday’s win over the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario is back in the lineup for Wednesday’s matinee. There was never much thought that Rosario had any sort of injury. It seemed as though the move was made simply to get infielder Jose Reyes some playing time. Rosario will be […]

Michael Conforto Traveling With Mets

This had already been strongly expected, but now we know for sure -- New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) is traveling with the team to Washington D.C. for the series against the Nationals. It sure sounds as if Conforto will be activated from the disabled list when first eligible on Thursday, but of course it’s […]

Aledmys Diaz Hits Homer, Leaves Game

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Aledmys Diaz has gotten off to a solid start with his new club, but unfortunately had to leave a 14-5 victory early on Tuesday due to back spasms. Diaz was 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI (plus a fielding error) prior to leaving the game against […]

Josh Donaldson Goes Deep Again

Any concerns over Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson’s shoulder/arm should be just about gone. At least when it comes to his ability to hit, anyway. After worrying fantasy owners with a slow start and not playing the field due to “dead arm,” Donaldson has come on strong the last two games with two […]

Matt Harvey Sharp In Debut

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey hasn’t had the easiest of roads, but after one start, so far so good in 2018. Harvey dominated the Philadelphia Phillies over five innings pitched on Tuesday, allowing just one hit with five strikeouts and zero walks across 86 pitches in a 2-0 win. Harvey’s velocity wasn’t quite […]

J.A. Happ Not Great, But Picks Up Win

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A. Happ was looking for a longer start after only throwing 4 2/3 innings on Opening Day, and he achieved that against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday…barely. This time around, Happ pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out nine […]

Jason Vargas Making Progress

New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas was never expected to be out long after undergoing surgery to remove the hamate bone in his non-throwing right hand, and it sounds as though he’s right on schedule. Vargas is set to throw a “controlled” simulated game on Saturday in Port St. Lucie. He “felt really good” […]

Michael Conforto Is “Ready To Go”

As if we needed any further confirmation that New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) is all but ready to play, according to manager Mickey Callaway, Conforto is “ready to go.” However, he didn’t quite say that Conforto would be activated when first eligible on Thursday, but it seems like a fair bet that he will […]

Josh Donaldson Back At Third Base

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson (arm) is back manning the hot corner after spending a few days as the team’s designated hitter. On Opening Day, Donaldson short-armed quite a few throws to first base, leading to the reveal of him dealing with a “dead arm.” It was never considered to be serious, but now […]

Anthony Swarzak Placed On Disabled List

New York Mets reliever Anthony Swarzak is dealing with a sore left oblique, and while all parties involved were hoping it was nothing, it ended up being serious enough to land him on the 10-day disabled list. Oblique injuries can be very, very tricky (and it’s the Mets we’re talking about here), so there remains […]