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Details of Phil Maton’s $14.5 million, 2-year contract with the Chicago Cubs
About 1 minute reading time. Details of right-hander Phil Maton’s $14.5 million, two-year contract with the Chicago Cubs: 2026 base salary: $5.5 million 2027 base salary: $6 million 2028 club option: $8.5 million, or $3 million buyout Performance bonuses: 2026 and 2027: $125,000 each for 40 and 50 games pitched 2028: $250,000 each for 40 and 50 games pitched Assignment bonus: $250,000, paid by acquiring team ___ AP MLB: Category: MLB Tags: Chicago Cubs, Phil Maton
Reliever Phil Maton Agrees to 1-Year Contract With Cardinals
About 1 minute reading time. JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Right-handed reliever Phil Maton and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a one-year contract, the team announced Thursday. Maton was traded from Tampa Bay to the Mets on July 9 and finished 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA in 71 appearances, including 2-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 31 games for New York. He appeared in six postseason games during the Mets’ run to the NL Championship Series.
Struggling NY Mets pitcher is feeling a little too much like a past trade addition
Phil Maton is mirroring what we saw from Addison Reed in 2015. Was Phil Maton the best New York Mets trade deadline addition? Acquired a little earlier than the end of July frenzy, he posted a 2-1 record and 2.51 ERA in 28.2 regular season innings. Acquired merely for cash from the Tampa Bay Rays, Maton was an awesome addition to a Mets bullpen in need of help.
Morning Briefing: Home Run Derby Field is Set
Good morning, Mets fans! The 2024 MLB Home Run Derby field was officially set Wednesday as the final two spots were filled for the eight-man event. Earlier in the day, MLB announced that Rangers slugger Adolis García would be participating in the derby for the second year in a row. Shortly after, during last night’s Phillies-Dodgers game on ESPN, while mic’d up, Teoscar Hernández told the broadcast booth that he would be the final participant in the Home Run Derby.
Iglesias' Clutch Hit Helps Lift Mets Above .500
Jose Iglesias hit a tie-breaking, two-run single, Brandon Nimmo homered for the third straight game for the first time in his career and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 Wednesday at Citi Field. The Mets (46-45) have won four of five and beaten the Nats (42-51) seven out of nine times this season. In his final start before the All-Star break, Luis Severino (6-3) went 6 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four.
Game Chat: Nationals vs Mets, 7:10 PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Patrick Corbin (1-8, 5.49) vs. RHP Luis Severino (5-3, 3.83) SNY The Mets took the first game of the series! It was way more stressful than it needed to be, with the Mets taking a 6-0 lead and Jose Quintana tossing seven scoreless innings to start the game. Ottavino and Garrett struggled in relief, allowing five runs, but the Mets were able to hold on. Now, they look for a much more straightforward victory tonight.
Reed Garrett Placed on IL Among Bullpen Moves
Reliever Reed Garrett was placed on the injured list as part of a flurry of bullpen transactions the Mets made on Wednesday. The Mets also activated right-hander Phil Maton, who they acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. They recalled left-hander Danny Young from Triple-A Syracuse, while optioning rookie Eric Orze back down. Garrett was placed on the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation, the Mets announced.
Analyzing Recent Adjustments Made By Phil Maton
On Tuesday, the Mets acquired relief pitcher Phil Maton from the Rays in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. The Mets will be responsible for the remainder of Maton’s $6.25M salary this season and his club option for $7.75M next season. If they opt to part ways with the Kentucky native after this season, they will be responsible for a $250,000 buyout. Overview Maton, 31, was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round of the 2015 MLB Draft.
College Basketball DFS Playbook February 3: Top DraftKings & FanDuel CBB DFS Picks
Welcome back FAmily we are now into February and March Madness is right around the corner. We have another huge day of DFS college basketball action on tap as we dive into the top CBB DFS picks for the Saturday main slate. Top-25 teams in action will be Tristen Newton and No. 1 Connecticut heading to Madison Square Garden to play Joel Soriano and St. John’s; Tyler Kolek and No. 9 Marquette heading to Capital One Arena to face Georgetown and No. 25 TCU hosting the Texas longhorns in Fort Worth, TX.
Underdog Fantasy MLB Picks August 27: Shohei Ohtani Continues To Rake For Los Angeles Angels
College football is back, NFL is almost here, and baseball is still on the TV everyday. What a time to be alive and dive into some MLB player props over at Underdog Fantasy! My best bets of the day on Underdog Fantasy feature Alec Marsh facing off against the streaking Seattle Mariners, and Shohei Ohtani taking on the New York Mets. Of course, don't forget to check out the latest MLB weather report and the confirmed MLB lineups when placing those MLB betting picks.
MLB DFS Playbook August 27: Top Plays for DraftKings and FanDuel
Hello and welcome to the MLB DFS Playbook for August 27! We have a big 11-game slate on DK and an even bigger 13-game slate FD on our hands today (including two 4:10 pm ET games, which is kind of silly if I’m being honest). We have a 1:35 pm ET start time, so plenty of time to get those lineups made! Make sure to check out all of our amazing MLB DFS tools as they are always worth going through before building your lineups as are the Vegas Odds.
Underdog Fantasy MLB Picks August 26: Kyle Bradish Racks up Strikeouts against Colorado Rockies
I don’t know about you, but we are entering into a great time to be a sports fan. We have college football on the screens today, along with Major League Baseball, and Week 1 of the NFL season is right around the corner. Before diverting your attention to your best college football bets of the day, let’s dive into some MLB player props over at Underdog Fantasy.
Fantasy Baseball June 5 Round Up: Big Day For Pete Alonso
Wishing a happy Sunday to everyone as another baseball week comes to a close. First, let’s take a look back at top fantasy baseball news and headlines from Saturday’s slate of games which included power displays by Pete Alonso and Juan Soto and dominant performances by rookies MacKenzie Gore and Brandan Donovan.
Fantasy Baseball May 28 Round Up: Joc Pederson & Tommy Pham Scuffle Over Fantasy Football Dispute
As we enter the final few days of Week 7 Your fantasy baseball season we should take a moment to recognize that to be successful you can't be complacent. If you find yourself sitting at the top of your fantasy baseball standings you should still always be looking to improve your roster. Finding the right opportunity to buy low or sell high, attacking the fantasy baseball waiver wire, and exploring fantasy baseball trades is all part of being a great fantasy baseball manager.
Quick Pitch MLB DFS Podcast: Freddy Peralta Draws The Reds & Rockies Stack vs Patrick Corbin
Today's MLB DFS main slate features seven games but MLB weather issues will likely be impacting some games on this slate which shrink the player pool options and effect our MLB DFS player rankings for today. When it comes to DFS player projections it is hard not to love Freddy Peralta in his home start today against the woeful Cincinnati Reds.
Fantasy Baseball Interleague Impact: May 24-30
Published: May 23, 2021 It’s Sunday, so you know what that means! It’s time to take a look at the interleague matchups for the upcoming week and determine how it will affect our fantasy lineups. Which players are gaining or losing fantasy value this week?
Buzz Cuts: April Showers Bring May Flowers
Published: May 18, 2021 Thinking back to when I first started in this business, particularly when I was writing for FanGraphs, it’s amazing how far statistical analysis of baseball has come. The debate over number-crunching versus “the eye test” is so far in our rearview mirror as more and more MLB teams create analysis divisions within their organizations and the number of widely accepted metrics continues to grow.
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Advice: M's & M's
Jarred Kelenic (SEA) – If you missed Sunday’s waiver wire article it featured an update Tuesday morning. Kelenic’s ownership is spiking so jump on board while you can. Jen Piacenti noted in this week’s All About The Curve how pitchers have been the bread & butter of the fantasy season so far and how a lot of elite hitters are struggling right now. I tend to agree with that sentiment (hard to argue with it, really) and because of that, Kelenic enters as a top 25-30 outfielder.
2021 MLB ADP Trends: The Spring Hype Train
Spring Training games began in earnest on March 1 and we’ve seen some players jump out to hot starts. How has it affected their ADP and is the rise or fall something you should be buying into? When does an established player’s hot spring warrant a rise in AD or is it a trap and making his cost go up? The spring training hype train has begun. All aboard! ADP data is from the NFBC with the sets being from January 1st to March 1st and then from March 1st to March 11th.
Indians Trade Francisco Lindor & Carlos Carrasco to NY Mets
Steve Cohen, new owner of the Mets, has been promising some big moves were coming for his team this offseason and they just made a splash of a move in the trade market to acquire All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco from the Indians for three prospects.
Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: July 30
Published: Jul 30, 2020 What a disaster! We knew the 2020 fantasy baseball season was going to be one like no other, and it certainly has lived up to that billing after just a week. It is also little surprise that managers are using bullpens a little bit differently than they would in a normal 162 game schedule. There have been some situations that have gone as planned, but many more have us scratching our heads and wondering how much patience to have in such a sprint of a season.
MLB Injury Report: July 20
We fantasy baseball players are used to dealing with injuries to players on our rosters. We expect a few pitchers to hit the IL with the typical sore shoulder or maybe some inflammation. Having one of our offensive players pull a hamstring while running down the first base line is simply par for the course. However, managing injuries on our fantasy baseball teams is going to be a whole lot tougher this season, thanks to the impact of the COVID-19 virus.
Fantasy Hockey: The Top Eight
Eastern Conference Line Combinations Line 1: Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – David Pastrnak This is the best line in hockey, and the Bruins ability to make a long playoff run will be largely dependant on how well they play. The combination of Marchand, Bergeron, and Pastrnak combined for the highest goals of any line this year, and they also function as the shutdown line for the Bruins.
2019 Fantasy Hockey Injury Report: November 6
Welcome back to the Fantasy Hockey Injury Report. Hockey is back, which means injuries are back too. You can’t avoid them, but we can get a head start and plan around them. The injury report will be out every Tuesday to help you plan the rest of your fantasy hockey week. Let’s take a look at which key players are dealing with injuries. John Klingberg - Dallas Stars - Defence Injury: lower-body, minimum two weeks.
Fantasy Baseball Category Impact: Strikeouts
Published: Sep 06, 2019 Holy crap, it’s September already! Hopefully, your fantasy baseball teams are enjoying great success and you’re ready to bring home some league titles! Strikeouts across the league are at an all-time high, but our pitching staffs could surely use some more down the stretch! Below are a few players that are widely available in many leagues and can make a positive impact for your fantasy team! Without further ado…..
Fantasy Baseball Daily Round Up: August 17
Vlad Jr. swinging like Sr. pic.twitter.com/Xtvzwg99W7 — MLB (@MLB) August 17, 2019 Over his last 25 games, Guerrero Jr.’s hitting .367 with nine doubles, six home runs and 28 RBI.
Fantasy Baseball Daily Round Up: July 8
Patrick Corbin takes home spotlight honors, making it two straight days that a Nationals pitcher has done so (Scherzer the day before). Corbin left with a lead, but was stuck with a no-decision after the bullpen blew the save. He finished the afternoon with seven shutout innings. He gave up five hits and zero walks while matching a season high by striking out 11. He ends the first half on fire, giving up just three runs across his last 28 innings (four starts).
2019 Tout Wars AL Only: CTW Title Defense
Tout Wars AL Only Title Defense On Saturday, Rick Wolf and I sat down at the auction table and set about to defend our Tout Wars AL title. It is an honor to draft with and compete against the likes of Jeff Erickson, Chris Liss, Howard Bender, Doug Dennis, Nando DiFino and more. It is even a greater honor to call these and all the Touts friends.
2019 MLB Draft Guide: Hitting Category Targets
Earlier in this series of strategy articles for the living Draft Guide, I was tasked with writing an article entitled “Targeting Multi-Category Contributors” in which the benefits of drafting players with across-the-board production were extolled. That makes it somewhat ironic that I have also been tasked with writing this article that is designed to highlight hitters who can contribute in specific categories. It’s what they call a paradox.
Fantasy Baseball Daily Round Up: September 4
Amidst Christian Yelich ’s white hot home run stretch and the hot button topic of the National League Cy Young race, Trevor Story continues to produce for the Rockies. He launched two more home runs on Sunday, setting a career high of 28 in the process, driving in five runs and moving Colorado into first place by a half-game. After a hot rookie season, like many strikeout prone hitters, Story disappointed in his second season follow-up.
2018 MLB Prospect Report: Recent and Near Call-Ups
This week has seen several key prospects get called up to the big club and a few that are going to be up in the next few days or near future. Clearly at the end of this month there are going to be a bevy of guys get the call as September rosters expand and contenders and those out of it alike will be wanting to see their futures at the big league level. Danny Jansen (C TOR) - Jansen was a product of the 2013 draft class out of the Wisconsin prep ranks and taken in the 16th round.
MLB Closing Bell: July 28
The Royals defeated the Yankees 10-5: Kansas City had no issue with superstar pitcher Luis Severino as they were able to tag him for eight hits and six earned runs en route to the win. Whit Merrifield picked up a hit and also stole a base. It was his fifth steal in the last five games and he now has 22 on the season. Lucas Duda hit his ninth home run and drove in three on the afternoon. New Royal Brian Goodwin hit his first home run as a member of KC and, like Duda, drove in three.
2018 MLB Week That Was: Week 12
Nicholas Castellanos: Nick Castellanos had himself a day Saturday going 3-5 with two runs, five RBI and two dingers. Through Saturday, the Tigers OF is hitting .310 with a .351 OBP but only eight dingers. The HR will come and when they do, any chance of acquiring Castellanos for below value will evaporate. Now is the time to harp about the lack of power and the Miggy-less Tigers offensive woes and buy a budding superstar. Castellanos hits the ball VERY hard.
2018 MLB Injury Report: May 11
Another ace pitcher is down this week following the losses of Clayton Kershaw , Jacob deGrom and Johnny Cueto . You can never have too much pitching in real baseball or on fantasy rosters, so do not ever get complacent with your staff. So, without further ado, here is the next edition of the fantasy baseball emergency room. Carlos Martínez (SP-STL) Cardinals ace pitcher Carlos Martínez has been placed on the disabled list with a strained right lat muscle.
MLB Closing Bell: Grimm Outlook
As frustrated as Danny Duffy can be after watching the bullpen implode during Game 2 of Tuesday’s doubleheader, Justin Grimm outdid himself on Wednesday. It’s not all his fault, pretty positive he did not ask into a game with a decided deficit. On Tuesday, Grimm walked all three hitters he faced in relief following Duffy’s six shutout innings. All three runners scored resulting in a Blue Jays lead and taking the chance of a win away from Duffy in the process.
2018 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Report: March 15
Each week of the National Hockey League regular season, we will take a look at some of the most interesting names that may appear on the waiver wire in various fantasy leagues. It may be NHL players whose situation has improved because of injury, minor-league players recently recalled (or on the verge of a recall) or off to fast starts in the AHL. Here is this week's batch: 1.
MLB Spring Training Rotation Battles: Los Angeles Angels
Published: Mar 13, 2018 When the Angels won the bidding war for two-way weapon Shohei Ohtani this past winter, speculation began as to how they would set up their pitching rotation heading into 2018. Manager Mike Scioscia has settled that confusion for now, by announcing that the team intends to employ six starters in its rotation this coming season.
2018 MLB Draft Guide: The Importance of Middle Relievers
The role of middle relievers has been increasing in recent years, both in “real” baseball played between the foul lines on the diamond and also in the realm of fantasy. Those pitchers that step in when the team’s chosen starter for a game has run into a bad patch, allowing too many baserunners and/or runs, fulfill a needed function, jumping in and working to shut down the opponent’s hitters and hopefully keeping his team in a position to come back and scratch out a victory.
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