New York Mets DVOA, Stats, & MLB Rankings

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor had a big night in a 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. Lindor went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer to help power the Mets to the win. He blasted his seventh homer of the season in the seventh inning, a shot that traveled 415 feet with an exit velocity of 107 MPH. Lindor is now hitting .289 with 23 runs, 22 RBI, and three steals across 142 at-bats this season. He remains one of the better shortstops in all of fantasy.

The New York Mets announced on Monday that they placed outfielder Jesse Winker (oblique) on the 10-day injured list with a right-oblique strain and recalled infielder Brett Baty from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move. Winker injured his right oblique in Sunday's first game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals and was sent back to New York for additional testing. Sunday's contest was the first time that the 31-year-old veteran had started in the outfield this year, and he tweaked his oblique trying to throw out a runner at the plate on a sacrifice fly. With Winker out, the Mets are expected to lean more on veteran Starling Marte in the designated hitter spot. Marte is the DH and is batting cleanup for Monday's series opener against the hosting Arizona Diamondbacks. In 24 games, Winker was batting a very mediocre .239/.321/.418 with a homer, 10 RBI and eight runs scored in 78 trips to the plate.UPDATE: Winker was diagnosed with a Grade 2 oblique strain and will be out at least six to eight weeks.

The New York Mets are recalling infielder Brett Baty from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday before their series opener in the desert against the hosting Arizona Diamondbacks. The Mets optioned Baty to Syracuse on April 24, but only because of a roster crunch upon Jeff McNeil's return from the injured list. The 25-year-old had been dealing with a sore right toe in recent days, but it wasn't severe enough to prevent his call-up. Baty had three hits in his 10 at-bats with Syracuse and will return to a .204/.246/.352 slash line in the big leagues with a homer, four RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base. The former top prospect just hasn't been able to put it all together at the big-league level since debuting in 2022, and he'll serve as infield depth at both second and third base behind McNeill and Mark Vientos. Baty can be ignored in most mixed fantasy leagues.

New York Mets outfielder Jesse Winker (side) was taken out early during Sunday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Winker was pulled out in the fourth inning due to right side discomfort. The Mets moved players around and shifted Jeff McNeil out into left field to replace Winker. The left-handed slugger will almost certainly sit out the second game of the doubleheader. The expectation is that Winker will undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury. Fantasy managers should get another update on his status shortly.

New York Mets left-handed pitcher Danny Young (elbow) was shifted to the 60-day injured list and is set to undergo Tommy John surgery. Young was placed on the 15-day injured list at the end of April with a left elbow strain but will now miss the remainder of the 2025 and a majority of the 2026 campaign. Through eight 1/3 innings of work, Young held a 4.31 ERA with a 1.44 WHIP. He struck out 13 batters but held a modest 8.1 percent walk rate. Last season, the 30-year-old logged 37 2/3 innings with the Mets and held a similar 4.54 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. With Young set to miss the remainder of the campaign, fantasy managers should expect Ryne Stanek and Jose Butto to see more high-leverage opportunities alongside Reed Garrett.