The Dodgers open up a brutal home-stand tonight with a four game set against the Mets. New York will send out left-handed pitcher Steven Matz, and in response Dave Roberts has answered with an all right-handed lineup. This includes left fielder Enrique Hernandez, center fielder Trayce Thompson, and [...]

So it wasn't a great start, but Steven Matz continues to improve. Matz gave up seven hits and walked three batters, but he did not allow a run. He only struck out four, and his [...]

Matz looks to be settling into a bit of a groove. His start on Saturday wasn't as dominant as last time, but he was still pretty good. He struck out eight and allowed only two runs in 6.2 innings of work. He gave up nine hits, but was able to limit the damage. The hits are a bit concerning because a[...]

After getting wrecked by the Marlins his last time out, Steven Matz got things moving back in the right direction. The talented lefty took advantage of a weak Indians lineup and cruised through seven innings of shut out baseball. Matz racked up a career high nine strikeouts, while only allowing thre[...]

After 10 days of rest, New York Mets Steven Matz was rocked for seven runs before taken out after only 1.2 innings pitched. Last year, he allowed only six runs in the entire season. It was the shortest outing by a Mets pitcher since Jon Niese on July 4th, 2014 against Texas. All seven runs aga[...]

This article references Ben Revere, Billy Burns, Chris Sale, Delino DeShields, Jose Berrios, Max Scherzer, Steven Matz and more! Hi, all. New guy here. Well, kind of -- new to RotoBaller, not new to fantasy baseball analysis. Maybe you have read my stuff at RotoGraphs (of the FanGraphs.com family). Maybe you haven't. It's all good either way. The RotoBaller staff has charitably offered me a slot on their MLB writing staff, which I graciously accepted. I look forward to writing here every now and then about this and that, with a loose focus on player (e)valuation. With that said: we're in the thick of it. It, being draf[...]Keep on reading: Finding Cheaper, Better Alternatives by ADP

This article references Andrew McCutchen, Aroldis Chapman, Buster Posey, Byron Buxton, Carlos Gomez, Christian Yelich, Devon Travis, Felix Hernandez, Jose Fernandez, Jose Reyes, Kyle Schwarber, Lorenzo Cain, Michael Brantley, Stephen Strasburg, Steven Matz, Xander Bogaerts, Zack Greinke, Zack Wheeler and more! Now we find ourselves with the final question to be answered regarding the industry mock draft that we hosted last Thursday. Now we’re looking at those go-go-gadget picks, asking everyone who they thought the reach of the draft was. As is tradition, I’ll be following everyone’s thoughts with a brief commentary of my own because it’s my article and I can. Here’s the lineup: Kyle Bishop (RotoBaller), Alex Chamberlain (RotoGraphs/RotoBaller), Brad Johnson (RotoBaller), Joe Gallina (Rot[...]Keep on reading: Industry Mock Draft Reactions: Reaches of the Draft

This article references Steven Matz and more! BALLER MOVE: Target ~120 CURRENT ADP: 131 ANALYSIS: Steven Matz started 14 games at the Triple-A level in 2015, recording a 2.19 ERA, racking up 94 strike outs and yielded just six home runs in 90.1 innings pitched. The Long Island native showed no signs of growing pains upon reaching the majors last year. In six starts near the end of the season for the Mets (after missing a few months with a lat injury), the 24 year-old maintained a steady 2.27 ERA en route to a 4-0 record, not to mentio[...]Keep on reading: Steven Matz (SP, NYM) - 2016 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

This article references 1B, 2B, 3B, Billy Hamilton, Bryce Harper, Byron Buxton, C, Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Cristhian Adames, Danny Espinosa, Delino DeShields, Didi Gregorius, Erasmo Ramirez, Gary Sanchez, Jean Segura, Jeff Locke, Joey Gallo, John Jaso, John Lamb, Jon Gray, Jonathan Villar, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Berrios, Jose Peraza, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Josh Bell, JP Crawford, Kris Bryant, Lewis Brinson, Lucas Giolito, Matt Moore, Michael Morse, Mitch Moreland, Nomar Mazara, OF, Orlando Arcia, Reed, Rob Refsnyder, Robert Stephenson, Ryan Vogelson, Ryan Vogelsong, Sean Rodriguez, Shin-soo Choo, SP, SS, Starlin Castro, Steven Matz, Trea Turner, Tyler Wilson and more! As we get closer to pitchers and catchers reporting, things become increasingly clear as to which prospects will have major impacts in 2016. Sure there are the household names like Corey Seager, Byron Buxton, and Steven Matz who will obviously play major roles for their teams and for fantasy owners. But now with trades and free agent acquisitions starting to wrap up, an image of what the starters for each team will become clearer. This is the second to last iteration of the monthly version [...]Keep on reading: MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for 2016 Fantasy Drafts (February)

This article references Bartolo Colon, Jacob deGrom, Jon Niese, Matt Harvey, Neil Walker, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Zack Wheeler and more! The New York Mets are stepping up their efforts to re-sign starting pitcher Bartolo Colon, according to Newsday. This pursuit comes moments after the Mets traded away Jon Niese to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Neil Walker. There’s an opening in the rotation as Zack Wheeler returns from Tommy John surgery. Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz will be the young stars to get the ball every fifth day in New York. Colon would be the ultimate veteran presence for another seaso[...]Keep on reading: Mets Pursuing Colon For New Contract