Taking on another ace in Max Scherzer, New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom allowed just one run during his start [...]

New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom will look to rebound after a poor start in his last outing. DeGrom will face the Washington Nationals at Citi Field tonight in a marquee matchup against ace Max Scherzer. Run support issues aside, deGrom has performed well against the Nationals in the last few years. The righty pitched six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in a start earlier this season on March 28. Expect a solid outing tonight from the Mets ace.

Braves rookie Austin Riley is the most recent of the Uber-Prospects to make their way to Atlanta this season and he's already off to a fast start.Riley joins Ronald Acuna, Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson to form a young core of players to fill out the Braves lineup, along with franchise cornerstone Freddie Freeman. Pairing this lineup with a young pitching rotation featuring Mike Soroka, Max Fried and 2018 all-star Mike Foltynewicz, the Braves present and future have fans optimistic of a run sim[...]

New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom was pounded by the Miami Marlins on Friday night in a loss. DeGrom allowed six earned runs on nine hits through five innings of work. He struck out only three. The Marlins were the last opponent one would expect deGrom to struggle with. He had dominated Miami in two previous outings this season. DeGrom will take a disappointing 3.98 ERA into his next start against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.

New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom will look to replicate his performance from last start on Friday against the Miami Marlins. DeGrom dominated Miami in his last outing, tossing seven innings of one-run ball to go along with eight strikeouts. In two starts against Miami this year, the righty is 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 14 innings. You can't ask for a better matchup for deGrom, so roll him out with complete confidence on Friday night.

Mid-May marks the fantasy baseball season's quarter pole, which can be exciting as data becomes robust, but also frightful for pitching as warmer air leads to long flies. Are you keeping tabs of park factors, team stats and pitchers tweaking with their repertoire? [...]

New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom continued his hot stretch on the mound with a dominant victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. deGrom tossed seven innings of one-run ball, allowing just five hits while striking out eight. The ace lowered his ERA to 3.26 in the process. deGrom got off to a great start this year, then faltered, but he now looks like himself again coming off a 2018 Cy Young season. The righty will toe the rubber against the Marlins again on Friday.

We're about a quarter of the way through the 2019 season. That means that while there's a lot of time for things to change, outlooks are beginning to come into greater focus.Do you like what you see? If not, perhaps it's time to call in some reinforcements from the waiver wire. That's precisely what this column is designed to help you do. [...]

The calendar's turned to May and we're heading out to the mound for a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings can't end on draft day. Check out our fantasy baseball rankingsdashboard for the latest and greatest ranks at any time.Starting pitching is necessary to claim a title in most leagues, but you can take many routes to get there. Those who investe[...]

On Saturday night at Citi Field, Noah Syndergaard was not ready for the bright spotlight. It was Game of Thrones Syndergaard Bobblehead Night, and Met fans lined up deep outside the ballpark for their unique souvenir of the hard-throwing fifth-year starter. But as has been the custom so far this year. Syndergaard disappointed. He allowed five runs in five innings as the Mets lost to the Brewers, 8-6.Everyone seemingly wants Syndergaard to succeed. He is not arrogant and often comes across as hum[...]