Faithful Mets Fans Rewarded With Good Christian Value

Great Scott! Christian prayers may have been answered as Mets fans might finally have some hope with rookie starting pitcher slash heartthrob Christian Scott pitching five solid innings of three hit baseball Friday night, allowing just two earned runs and striking out eight Angels. He gave up a home run to Jorge Soler in the first inning, but settled in nicely after the mistake, even retiring the last 13 of the last 14 batters he faced. The fastball looks great, and he has a nasty sweeper along with a cutter, and kept the Angels off balance through his 74 pitches. Grey talked about him a  few weeks ago when he was called up, and after a dud first outing (1.1 IP, ER, 5 BB), he’s back for another chance, and with the injuries to the Mets rotation, he’s likely to get a prolonged look. Look, I don’t love it either, but I’m trying to throw you a bone here Mets fans. Outside of the fastball, he has some trouble locating his other pitches, but when the fastball is on, it sets everything else up. Watch him strikeout Mike Trout on this pitch and tell me there’s not something here to be excited about? That thing was nowhere near the zone, and he fooled him good. Christian’s got some devil in him, mayhaps? Based on the upside alone, Scott looks to belong in the rotation, he’s got to be better than David Peterson or Kodai Senga, right? And after his shaky start to 2026, he seems to have settled into being the pitcher we all thought he could be. He gets a scarier matchup at Coors next week, but he’s worth watching closely right now, unlike this Mets team who have been mostly hard to watch. Still, here’s hoping with a little faith, this good Christian can be the king needed for these dark days in Queens.

Here’s what else I saw in fantasy baseball Friday night:

Devin Williams – 1.0 IP, 2 K, SV (2). Luke Weaver had an identical stat line pitching the eighth, and hey, maybe this bullpen isn’t as awful as it looked, and they just needed to create a protectable lead, which apparently has only happened one time since April 5th.

Jorge Soler – 1-for-3, HR (7), 2 RBI. Soler power! You should see what he does when it’s *me doing the worst Justin Timberlake impression you’ve ever heard* “gonnaaa-beee-Juuuune.”

Ildemaro Vargas – 4-for-4, RBI. Here today, gone Ildemaro! He was a BUY, and if he’s somehow available in your league, I wouldn’t add him because you are sure to jinx or ruin what’s happening right now with your pick up. He’s now hit safely in 27, yes TWENTY SEVEN, spelled it out, straight games dating back to last season. He’s hitting .542 over the past week, .426 over the past two weeks, and a .404/.429/.702 slash for the season. Ildemaro “Ted” Vargas seems more appropriate. It’s the longest streak since 2022 (Trea), and his .404 average is good for first, the 1.131 OPS is third, as is his .702 SLG%. The 34 year old journeyman is just finally hitting his potential, I guess! Check out the .384 BABIP and 199WRC+. How about a 1.6 WAR? That’s top 10 in the league in case you care. Is this sustainable? What do you think? I mean Lebron is doing it, and he’s like a decade older. I always tell myself I can still play in the NBA because Lebron does it. As for Vargas, ride him like there’s no Ildemaro Vargas, and let’s all hope Ildemaro never comes. The kid is a gonna be a star! Ha-cha-cha! Viva Venezuela!

Colin Rea – 5.1 IP, 8 hits, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 4th win. A Rea sunshine for a Cubs starting rotation that’s been decimated by injuries. The ratios (4.41 ERA, 1.32 WHIP) aren’t pretty, much like his profile pic, but the Dodgers start is the only one he’s really hurt you, and he gets the Reds at Wrigley next week. The Cubbies have won nine in a row at home, by the dubs, something about that radioactive relish! I wish my team was good like them!

Zac Gallen – 3.2 IP, 7 hits 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2nd L. I liked Gallen going into the season, mostly because everyone was so down on him, but Mexico seemed to ruin him, much like the Hangover movie franchise. Also, the strikeouts aren’t there. He gets the Pirates next week, and Pirates know nothing of hangovers, so I’d probably avoid that start.

Shane McClanahan – 6.0 IP, 5 hits, 0 ER, 5 K, 3rd win. The Rays are doing their DRays thing, and McLanahanahanahanahan has really only struggled in one start all year, in Pittsburgh. Again with Pittsburgh. The ratios are mid, but they could get better as he goes deeper into games. Friday was his first time going six innings this year. Time to take the leash off this puppy. Let him loose, Cash!

Robbie Ray – 6.1 IP, 4 hits, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. Solid start, no run support again, but I ain’t mad at cha. He’s been boringly reliable, exactly what I drafted. I thought for sure after seeing this fit we might get a win, but alas. Also, baggy pants! Look at you serving airport looks!

Rafael Devers – 1-for-3. Hey, speaking of no offense, no offense, Raffy, cause I know you take offense to pretty much any criticism of your surpreme talent, but that .530 OPS (good for last in the league, yes last) is not worth $30 million dollars a year. He’s also striking out almost 30% of the time. It’s early, and Devers is a notoriously slow starter, but if you just peak at that baseball savant page…did the Red Sox win a trade? Naaah.

Junior Caminero – 1-for-3, HR (9). Absolute tank! Piss missile leaving the building. I remember when Devers homers used to look like this. The 430 foot shotski, Jimmy Fallon, had 113 mph EV, and 81.5 bat speed. Clobbered. Mollywhopped. Sayonara’d as Ohtani would say. Goodbye beisbol. It has been really real. In two months, you can watch the Netflix documentary on how he murdered that baseball.

Jarren Duran – 1-for-4, HR (2), 3 RBI. Duranimal dinger in the Fenway Greenies! His first home run since April 13. Man, it’s been a rough few weeks.

Roman Anthony – 3-for-4. His side profile is so handsome, I think we should at least take a mold of his face so we can recreate it as a bust I will keep in my foyer, just mold all this clay on his face, and I’ll start grinding his body into bits an–wait, Anthony moved! He’s alive!

Carlos Correa – 3-for-5, HR (3). Hitting .350 in the past week with two homers. Most people attribute the Stros offensive success so far this year compared to last to Yordan being healthy. But, ignore Alvarez’s 1.153 OPS, or his 12 home runs and 1.9 WAR, and how’s this for a hot take: It’s Carlos Correa. What? I thought that would get more of a reaction. It works on First Take.

Jake Bennett – 5.0 IP, 5 hits, ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1st win. Towering 6’6 lefty with pinpoint command and a nasty splitter changeup combo. Think Cliff Lee. Yeah, remember the Adverb! The AAA stats are real purdy too, 0.86 ERA, 0.71 WHIP 16/3 K/BB. Watch him strike out Yordy here. Now you have my attention, sir. Turns out the Crochet injury may not be as serious as originally thought, but Bello’s been bad, and the Sawx need all the help they can get. If allowed another turn, Jake would get the Tigers next week, and I could see considering the prospect of maybe thinking about mulling over the possibility of contemplating whether or not I should review the option of potentially picking him up. I still don’t know for sure, though!

MacKenzie Gore – 3.2 IP, 4 hits, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K. I can deal with 94 pitches in three innings if it comes with 10 Ks, but this is not acceptable. The 18 walks is more of a red flag than his constant mansplaining and his “I don’t even know what gaslighting is” comment, and I’m not sure how you could confidently start him versus the Yankees next week.

Jacob Latz – 1.0 IP, K, SV (3). That’s the same number of saves Jacob Junis got before Mr. Manager gave Latz the next three chances! He was a BUY, and could be might be probably is the closer but beware!

Jack Flaherty – 3.2 IP, 5 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K. The Tigers actually traded players FOR Jack Flaherty. To the Dodgers. If the Dodgers don’t want you, that should be a red flag to other teams, cause they can basically afford to pay everyone.

Jacob Misiorowski – 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 2nd win. We should be talking about his no-hitter, but instead, we’re all scared to death he left the game with hamstring tightness. He sure is entertaining to watch but darn he doesn’t have the Skenes’ lumberjack frame, so watching him throw like this he just looks like his arm is going to snap at any moment. He threw a pitch at 98 mph and immediately called for a trainer. Lol. Velo down. Alert. Alert! Brewers say cramps, and I’m going to happily believe he just had cramps. Please be cramps.

William Contreras – 4-for-5, run, 3 RBI. Two straight four hit games and he raised his average from .262 to .302 in that stretch. That’s all it takes!! Looking at you, Jazz!

David Hamilton – 2-for-4, run, 2 SB (7). Hamilton! And there’s a million steals he hasn’t run, juuuust you wait!

Will Warren – 6.1 IP, 3 hits, ER, BB, 9 K, 4th win, ERA at 2.39. I Will Warren you my love for him is growing into an unhealthy obsession. The 46/8 K/BB also makes me lovesick like an Olivia Rodrigo single. We should literally just draft Yankees and Dodgers pitchers

Ben Rice – 2-for-5, HR (11), 3 RBI. Another homer off a lefty, you say? Ben Rice bowled this one. Like white on! He’s now hitting .380 with five home runs off left handed pitching this year. Five of his 11 (ELEVEN) home runs! That’s like half! If Mr. Manager Boone wasn’t already such a big idiot I’m sure he’d feel like one right now. Or maybe he’ll take credit for creating a monster. Ben is slashing .330/.444/.740, he also leads the league in SLG% (.740), OPS (1.184) and wRC+ with 216. He’s more or less one of the best hitters in the league. Rice is nice! Told ya so!

Pete Alonso – 1-for-2, 2 runs, HR (5). Albombso! All the Polar Bear needed was to make his way back to NYC City. Sure, the Bronx is slightly dirtier than Queens, and the schools aren’t as good, but it’ll do!

Ryan Helsley – To the IL with elbow inflammation. Sounds like a short term thing. To Helsley and back. If you’re speculating for saves, I’d probably go Andrew Kittredge, Rico Garcia, and Anthony Nunez in that order. But I’m no Mr. Manager.

Zack Wheeler – 6.0 IP, 3 hits, ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1st win. The Wheeler in the sky keeps on turning! Seems like the Phils found their stride as soon as their Ace got healthy. Or maybe it was firing Topper? I do like me some Mattingly. Still, I think the importance of an Ace can’t be overstated, especially when your team be reeling. Less so for fantasy I guess. Anyway, he gave up a homer, then a few extra base hits, then retired the next 16 of 19. Yup. Not quite as sharp as last week but he’s back, baby. Must be Mattingly’s Mr. Managing.

Eury Perez – 5.0 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 3rd L. Eury-Ka! Was throwing some of the filthiest stuff of the day Friday, but unfortunately, it didn’t translate to a win.

Brad Keller – 1.0 IP, 1 hit, ER, BB 2 K, SV (1). It was shaky, but he seems to be the preferred closer option at the moment. Sounds like Duran is close to a rehab assignment, so we won’t have to speculate much longer. Still, even if you’re blind and deaf, Keller is the obvious add for saves in Philly.

Bryson Stott – 1-for-3, 2 runs, HR (1), 3 RBI. Stott potato! He’s got some Bryson Stott DeChambreau in him? If this guy and that bum Bohm can get it going, then we know Mattingly is getting to them.

Otto Lopez – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI. His name is Otto! He likes to get blotto! He sort of got robbed of his homer here? Or did he it’s hard to say? If I were rule maker supreme, also known as commission, if a ball bounces off a player’s head and into the stands not only is it hilarious it’s also a home run. 3 points!

Patrick Corbin – 5.1 IP, 6 hits, 2 ER, BB 4 K, 1st win. When did Toronto accumulate all these aging pitchers? It’s amazing how thin the line between experienced and old is P-Cors is straddling that masterfully. Corbin is the active leader in losses, games started, home runs allowed, hits allowed, runs allowed, I can keep going…He also has a 3.65 ERA this year and gets the Rays next week. I can’t believe I’m saying this but I could see it!

Kazuma Okamoto – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 2 HR (7), 3 RBI. Jays got the Kazoomies, y’all! Well, it didn’t take him long to figure things out? Maybe he’s been watching Mune? And the next call I’ll take on Ka-zoom-a! Cameras on, please! He’s hitting .265 with five Kazums in the past two weeks, and he’s upped his OPS almost 200 points in that stretch to .743! And wouldn’t you know, the Blue Jays have won five of their last seven! Domo arrigato, Mr. Okamoto!

Yohendrick Piñango – 3-for-4, 2 RBI. In all honesty, I just really wanted to type out this guy’s name. Piñanngoooooooo! You gotta love it!

Louis Varland –  1.0 IP, 1 hit, 2 K. Louis Louis! Oh nooo, you take me to where ya gotta go! I haven’t seen a coup like this for a closer job in quite a while. This is how you steal someone’s job if you’re watching at home Fernando Mendoza. Varland was a BUY, and it wasn’t a save opp yesterday but he’s run away with the job.

Byron Buxton – 2-for-4, HR (9), 2 RBI. Hotter than Bux in a tux! That’s my new expression, I’m trying to make it a thing! Remember on Wednesday when he didn’t hit a home run? Lol, pathetic. He’s got nine homers in his past 16 games after hitting none the first two weeks. He’s hitting .423 with four bombs in the past week. Slugging over .700 in the past two weeks, this is Lord Byron when he’s hot, tux’d up and Bux’d up! How about that one? No? I’ll keep trying!

Mitch Keller – 7.0 IP, 3 hits, ER, BB 6 K, 3rd win. He was a BUY too, and I’d love to be in a league where Mitch Keller is on waivers. I’d also love it if I didn’t own Tatis, Jazz, and Rooker in that league. Mitch is rocking a 2.85 ERA and 1.05 WHIP, and him and his sweeper owned the Brewers on Friday.

Bryan Reynolds – 2-for-4, HR (4), 2 RBI. Bryan el Rey! King ’em! That’s gotta be 450 feet! I know it’s May, and it feels like I drafted a lot of stinkers so far, but I love that I own B-Rey everywhere. #humblebrag

Marcell Ozuna – 1-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI. It feels like the Bucs have played really well to date, but they are very much in last. It’s super close, but it’s still super last.

Henry Davis – 2-for-3, 3 runs, 2 HR (2), 3 RBI. Oh, Henry! I remember you from my 2022, 2023, and 2024 fantasy teams. You sure did let me down all those years, but look at this! It’s all water under Pittsburgh’s 446 bridges. With Skenesy in the chat, too! And how about this one! I can see what I saw it you! I’m going to need to see more before making a move those.

Emmet Sheehan – 4.2 IP, 8 hits, 4 ER, 0 BB, 8 K. He led the majors in whiffs Friday,  which gives you an idea of his potential. Unfortunately, he does stuff like this sometimes. Is it the homers? He looks like a buy low to me, but chat says velo is down? ERA is 5+, and batters tee off on him. I don’t know what to think!

Matthew Liberatore – 5.2 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1st win. Against the Dodgers. If you streamed this one you a big brute man and I must sub to your dom.

Alec Burleson – 1-for-3, HR (5). Nolan Gorman also homered (5). I always want to write Norman Gorman. Burly Burleson has a nice five game hitting streak with three multi-hit games in that stretch and two home runs. Is this what it’s like hitting around the fearsome Jordan Walker?

Jordan Walker – 4-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, SB (6). Oh, hey, we were just talking about you. Nothing weird. Well, not really. Smirking emoji. Just dom and sub stuff. Even when he’s not going Air Jordan on all the baseball, he’s providing value doing stuff like this. Homer shy of the cycle. In case you care. He might be one of the best value fantasy adds I’ve seen in years. And the steals! *swooons* Also, even with Michael Liberatore as their Ace, St Louis has one less win than the Dodgers. Are the Cardinals a wagon, y’all?

Jose Quintana – 6.0 IP, 5 hits, ER, 0 BB, 3 K. Pitched admirably at Coors, but his bullpen blew a five run lead. If there’s any player in the world that misses being on the Mets its Quintana.

Matt Olson – 1-for-3, HR (10). Allahson! Three homers batting .350 in the past week! I drafted you everywhere last year. Don’t forget about me!

Mickey Moniak – 2-for-5, HR (9). He’s a Moniak, Moniak that’s for suuuuure, and he’s hitting like he always hits at Cooooors! Apparently, he sits against lefties, and is pretty mid away from home, but to be honest, you could barely tell by his stats.

Noah Schultz – 6.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2nd win. If we throw out his debut he’s gone 17 IP, allowing just 7 hits with a 16/8 K/BB, and 1.59 ERA. I just can’t get over how big he looks on the hill. He makes Paul Skenes look like Jose Altuve!

Munetaka Murakami – 1-for-3, HR (13), 3 RBI. His league leading 13th homer. He has the POWER! He makes Mune moves! Give me a fantasy ‘pert who saw Mune leading the league coming into 2026. I love that his .967 OPS is more than 700 points higher than his batting average. Batting average is for boomers anyway. Can you even think of a time a player has come on the scene to dominate like this? Who? Ow-toni? Never heard of him.

Colson Montgomery – 1-for-3, 2 runs, HR (9). CoMo, arrigato, Mash Bros! Colson and Mune are becoming a full on bestie tandem. They eat sushi together, they have secret handshakes, and they go back to back like Jordan in 97. I love sushi, where’s my invite? They’ve now homered in the same game seven times, and are second only to Judge and Rice as home run duo per team with 22 combined homers. This just proves power of friendship equals the power of bat, friends.

Sam Antonacci – 2-for-4, run, RBI. In case you want in on some of the SouthSide Sox bandwagon, can confirm Sam is both batting .300 over the past week and he was present at sushi. Also, can I take back the Cards one and ask, “are the White Sox maybe, possibly, potentially, hopefully, god-willing, perchance, a wagon, y’all!?”

Fernando Tatis Jr. – 3-for-3, run, SB (9). Whenever Grey posts a SELL blurb that player always has a day. It’s like you’re last chance to unload, and it still wasn’t enough to get him that home run.

Bryan Woo – 6.0 IP, 7 hits, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K versus Cole Ragans – 5.1 IP, 4 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 8 K. Pick your poison I guess. Woo has been hit really hard lately, but the velo is there, and he’s not walking anyone. Maybe he needs to walk more people? I mean, it’s cool you throw strikes, but do you have to throw so many? I don’t know! Maybe 99 mph fastballs down the pipe are gonna get hit over fences sometimes? Those Italians love meatball, everyone knows that! Six home runs in two games is rough but the metrics still say he’s a buy low. All I know is I need Woo more than ever right now.

Vinnie Pasquantino – 2-for-5, HR (4) and Jac Caglianone – 1-for-3, HR (3). Grazie my paisanos, take a look at these meatballs absolute *pinched fingers* cinema. And that celly! Fuggedaboudid! I haven’t been this proud of my motherland since March. Real Sunday gravy simmering at Nona’s feels, gabagools out the fridge. Wine flowing. Ciao bella! We’ve been waiting for this, up until now the brothers have been stoogatz, real stoonads, but mingya if they didn’t find a way and that deserves and espresso and a cannoli, maybe a negroni or lemoncello if you can do it again tomorrow. Marone! For italia!

Chase DeLauter – 4-for-4, run, 2 RBI. It’s almost like baseball players don’t hit .500 all year round and go in and out of slumps! Weird! Chase ran up his score right out the gate, then experienced one of these slumps, but now he’s right back to where he was slashing .286/.372/.524 with a six game hitting streak.

Brent Rooker – 2-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBI. There are very few people who needed this more than Brent Rooker.  Maybe me? Probably Tatis. People were ready to drop this dime store Rooker! He was my third pick! It’s April! Err, May! We can overreact in June, but okay I lowkey thought Carlos Cortes was going to take his job for a sec. Thankfully, he did this, and he also had three hard hit balls, so the EV is still there people. Don’t drop him yet. Also, the A’s are literally in first place.

Nick Kurtz – 0-for-4, BB. His 20th consecutive game with a walk! The sweetest of sassy molassys and a bow, golf clap and Kurtzy for Nick. And you’re darn right I’m gonna link it for you. That might be the first walk I’ve ever linked to. Nick now ties Barry Bonds (2002-2003) streak, and is two games from the all time record of 22 set by Roy Cullenbine in 1947. This is exactly what baseball needs in spring to energize it’s fanbase, folks, the consecutive base on balls streak record! People called me crazy for drafting Kurtz so high, and look at him now, on the cusp of history *dodges tomato*. Kurtz has a staggering 34 walks in just 31 games, which may not help your fantasy team like the ColsoMune Mash Bros party, but it’s just as impressive and even more historic. Let’s make history in Sacramento this weekend, MLB!

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