Roto Riteup May 28, 2017

The New York Mets have turned into the poster child of bad luck this season. I wish I had good news for you Mets fans, but when it comes to La Potencia, he’s facing yet another setback.

Yoenis Cespedes felt some soreness in his right quad while running the bases during his rehab assignment in Class-A and he was removed from the lineup. He hasn’t played on the active roster since the end of April.

On the Agenda

1. News and Notes
2. Adjusting Astros
3. Moose
4. Fare thee well

News and Notes

–Corey Kluber will be coming back to the Cleveland Indians Thursday after being sidelined since the beginning of May with a lower back strain. There could be a change in the pitching situation with Danny Salazar heading to the bullpen with the return of the former Cy Young Award winner.

–Brandon McCarthy exited the game Saturday with knee tendinitis and is receiving an MRI.

–Dallas Keuchel improves to 8-0 following a neck irritation that required a minimum DL stay. He fared well against the Orioles striking out eight over six innings.

–Huston Street threw a scoreless inning in his Triple-A rehab assignment tallying up two strikeouts.

Astros Adjustments

It looks likes the Indians aren’t the only team making some adjustments in their rotation. The Houston Astros are making some changes in Mike Fiers (don’t worry it’s nothing physical…or personal.) He was supposed to get the go ahead on Monday in Minnesota, but he will be heading to the bullpen while Brad Peacock takes over starting responsibilities.

Peacock isn’t a stranger to the starting role, but he’s been tremendous coming out of the bullpen this season hosting a 0.87 ERA with a 13.05 K/9 rating and he’s given up just eight hits facing 82 batters.

The 29-year-old started against Detroit Monday where he threw 4.1 scoreless innings.

Moose

Mike Moustakas continues to hit the ball following a 3-for-4 night against the Indians Saturday which assisted in the win.

He’s also now hit a ball over the fence three out of his last four games. He’s holding on to a .260/.297/.526 line with 13 home runs and 26 RBI. His strikeout rate has raised slightly from last season, but he’s on his way to matching his career-high ISO he left behind him in 2016.

He suffered a torn ACL last season and only appeared in 27 games, but after coming back slowly, he managed to continuously show signs of improvement as the season progresses. Despite having a lot of digressing offense surrounding him, he still remains a top bat on the Royals.

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Fare Thee Well

Well, folks, this is it. This is my final Roto Riteup. After this, you’ll have to read my Ryan Goins #hottakes elsewhere (but since we are on the subject and you more than likely benefit from the heads up, you can now drop him if you want.) The people at FanGraphs have been wonderful and I have learned a lot and am so grateful for the opportunity.