|
Roster Trends
35
|  | 8
| | 4
| | 12
| | -11
| | -10
| | 23
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | | 9 | | 10 | | 11 | | 12 | | 13 | | 14 | | 15 | | 16 | | 17 | | 18 | | 19 | | 20 | | 21 | | 22 | | 23 | | 24 | | 25 | | 26 | |
Fantasy Games
|
|
Bragging rights don't pay the bills, unless you play with us. Win up to $5,000 in every 10-team league.
|
| Projections | | Timeframe | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | K | BBI | | 2013 Season (CBSSports.com) | 200.00 | 12.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 3.56 | 1.22 | 167.00 | 56.00 |
| Key Stats |
| IP | W-L | SV | ERA | Ks | BB |
| 48.1 | 3-4 | 0 | 5.40 | 24 | 24 |
| Games Played By Position | | Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP | | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Situational Stats | | Situation | IP | W | L | ERA | SV | BB | SO | | vs LHB | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | vs RHB | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Recent Trades | | Date | Traded | Traded For | | 05/14/2013 | Jonathon Niese, SP NYM
Juan Pierre, LF MIA
| B.J. Upton, CF ATL
Mike Minor, SP ATL
| | 05/14/2013 | Danny Espinosa, 2B WAS
James McDonald, SP PIT
| Jonathon Niese, SP NYM
Jordy Mercer, SS PIT
| | 05/14/2013 | Carlos Martinez, RP STL
Eric Young, RF COL
Neil Walker, 2B PIT
Shelby Miller, SP STL
| Danny Espinosa, 2B WAS
Jonathon Niese, SP NYM
Matt Kemp, CF LAD
|
| Last 10 Games | | Date | Opp | W | L | SV | IP | HA | ER | BBA | Ks | | 4/1 | SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 4/6 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | | 4/12 | @MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 4/18 | @COL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | 4/23 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | 4/28 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 5/5 | @ATL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | 5/11 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 5/16 | @STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
|
|
Latest News
| Jonathon Niese not quite 'back' |
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer
(5/17/13) All of that practicing in front of a mirror must have paid off for Jonathon Niese because the Mets' left-hander rebounded from two abysmal starts with 7 1/3 strong innings at St. Louis Thursday. Well, isn't that swell? Guess he's useful Fantasy option after all, so if someone cut him loose in your league, go ahead and make a play for him.
But don't assume he's back to normal. There's still that messy issue of the Mets instructing him to pitch to contact.
I don't mean to keep harping on something I heard once on an opposing team's broadcast, but with only three strikeouts again Thursday, Niese has no more than three in any of his last seven starts. He's averaging 4.5 strikeouts per nine innings this year after averaging 7.3 per nine last year.
If that doesn't change, I don't see how he's anything more than a matchups type in mixed leagues.
|
| Jonathon Niese rebounds against the Cardinals |
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com
(5/16/13) Mets pitcher Jonathon Niese had a strong start against the Cardinals Thursday.
Niese (3-4) had been struggling this season, and had reportedly worked on his mechanics recently. Niese pitched into the eighth inning Thursday, giving up two runs. He went 7 1/3 innings, giving up six hits, two walks and struck out three for the win.
|
| Jonathon Niese is 'a mess' |
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com
(5/16/13) Mets pitcher Jonathon Niese has been working on his mechanics, but a person close to the team says he's a mess, according to Metsblog.com.
Niese hasn't been able to command his breaking pitches this season and is overcompensating by falling into predictable routines. Niese has been working on his mechanics in a mirror, and is trying to stay "tall and straight on the hill."
Niese will start Thursday against the Cardinals. He has a 5.93 ERA and a 5.34 FIP in 41 innings.
|
| Jon Niese uses mirror to remedy mechanics |
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com
(5/15/13) Mets starting pitcher Jonathon Niese has surrendered 15 earned runs in 8 1/3 innings over two starts in May, and he's taken interesting steps to get past his slow start. Niese has been working on his mechanics in front of a weight room mirror, MLB.com reports.
"Whenever I had free time, I just stepped in front of a mirror and went through my mechanics, and made sure everything's on line," Niese told MLB.com. "I can feel when it's right."
Niese added that he's over the back soreness that hampered him earlier this month. He'll try to turn his season around Thursday against the Cardinals.
|
| Picture becomes clearer for Jonathon Niese |
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer
(5/14/13) I get it. Jonathon Niese has been horrible. But the key for Fantasy owners is to figure out if he'll stay horrible, and to do that, it helps to know why.
Manager Terry Collins and others within the Mets' organization recently shed some light on the issue. To compensate for a stiff neck earlier in the season, Niese unknowingly changed his arm slot. It sounds reasonable enough. Poor mechanics lead to poor command, and poor command often leads to a shellacking.
Those earlier reports of the Mets encouraging Niese to pitch to contact still concern me a little, but seeing as he was the 30th-best pitcher in Head-to-Head leagues last year, he's worth stashing for now in the hope he irons out his mechanics in his next side session.
|
| Jonathon Niese had the breakout campaign in 2012 that owners had been waiting for, posting career highs in almost every statistical category. He went 13-9 with a 3.40 ERA in 30 starts and struck out 155 in 190 1/3 innings pitched while walking just 49. It was the first time he posted an ERA under 4.00 and he made 30 starts for the second time in the last three seasons. The left-hander dealt with a rapid heartbeat a couple of times during the season, but underwent a procedure during the offseason and should be fine going forward. At age 26, he could just be scratching the surface of his potential, but keep in mind the fences at Citi Field are being moved in before the season starts. Niese had a 3.74 ERA in his 15 starts at home in 2012. Still, he appears to be on the verge of becoming a solid option in Fantasy so target him in the middle-to-late rounds in most formats on Draft Day. (Updated 12/12/12) |
| Upcoming 7 Games | | Date | Opp | Time | Scheduled Starter | | 5/20/13 | CIN | 7:10 pm | Johnny Cueto | | 5/21/13 | CIN | 7:10 pm | Mike Leake | | 5/22/13 | CIN | 1:10 pm | Mat Latos | | 5/24/13 | ATL | 7:10 pm | Kris Medlen | | 5/25/13 | ATL | 7:15 pm | Mike Minor | | 5/26/13 | ATL | 8:05 pm | Julio Teheran | | 5/27/13 | NYY | 7:10 pm | Hiroki Kuroda |
 = probable start |
|
