New York Mets reliever David Robertson allowed one hit while striking out one across a scoreless inning to earn the save during Thursday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. He entered the game in the ninth inning to protect a one-run lead. The 38-year-old needed 11 pitches to make quick work of the Rays to secure his eighth save of the season. Robertson is a perfect 8-for-8 in save opportunities with a 0.95 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, and a 25: 7 K: BB across 19 innings in 2023. Fantasy managers should ...

New York Mets right-hander David Robertson picked up his seventh save of the season after tossing a scoreless ninth to close out the Reds 2-1 on Wednesday. Robertson has inarguably been the most effective Mets' reliever after signing a one-year $10 million deal over the offseason. He owns a 0.59 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, with 20 strikeouts and five walks across 15 1/3 innings. He also displays a 32.7% strikeout rate, a 9.1% walk rate, and a .163 opponent average. With star closer Edwin Diaz expected to ...

New York Mets right-handed pitcher David Robertson tossed a perfect ninth inning to pick up his fifth save of the season, preserving a 9-8 lead over the Washington Nationals. Robertson picked up two strikeouts and didn't allow a baserunner in his inning of work. The 38-year-old veteran has thrown it back to his prime this season, posting an impeccable 0.79 ERA and 0.71 WHIP while racking up 14 K over 11 IP. He continues to split the closer role with Adam Ottavino, who has been good as well, ...

New York Mets right-hander David Robertson allowed one hit while striking out one across a scoreless inning to earn the save during Saturday's 3-2 win over the A's. He entered the game in the ninth inning to protect a one-run lead. The 38-year-old allowed a leadoff single but bounced back to retire the next three batters to earn his third save. Robertson has yet to allow a run and owns a 0.55 WHIP over 7 1/3 innings in 2023. Fantasy managers should continue to roll with Robertson in all league ...

New York Mets right-hander David Robertson struck out one over a perfect inning to pick up the save during Saturday's 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins. The 38-year-old entered the ninth inning to protect a three-run lead. Robertson retired all three batters he faced to earn his second save of the season. The veteran right-hander has yet to allow a run over four appearances in 2023. He owns a 0.25 WHIP and four strikeouts over four innings. Robertson is the Mets' primary closer and should be ...

New York Mets right-hander David Robertson threw a scoreless eighth inning in a 7-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Robertson did not allow a baserunner and needed just 12 pitches to get through the inning. The appearance is notable because the Mets chose not to deploy Robertson for a potential save situation in the ninth inning, instead turning to Adam Ottavino, who promptly blew the save by serving up a walk-off solo homer. Robertson has been the Mets' best reliever in the early ...

New York Mets relief pitcher David Robertson closed out the team's Opening Day game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, throwing a perfect inning and recording two punchouts while picking up the save. This is a relieving development for those that drafted Robertson expecting him to take over Edwin Diaz's closing role, as manager Buck Showalter had recently stated he wasn't sure who the closer would be. It appears Robertson will at least get the first crack at it, and if the 37-year-old can ...

The New York Mets are not naming a closer in Edwin Diaz's (knee) absence to open the 2023 regular season. Manager Buck Showalter said he can see one pitcher getting the bulk of the save chances, and "obviously David Robertson has probably the strongest background" with 157 career saves. However, Adam Ottavino, Brooks Raley and even Drew Smith could also see time pitching in the ninth inning for the Mets this year. The best bet for saves in this bullpen is clearly Robertson, given his ...

The closer role can be tricky at times for MLB teams that aren't as resourceful or can't afford higher-end relievers, but the Philadelphia Phillies are not one of those teams. Despite the subtractions of Corey Knebel, who remains on the market, and David Robertson, who joined the Mets' bullpen over the offseason, the Phillies have a barrage of internal options to fill the closing role.For a team like the Phillies, which loads up overpowering relievers, it isn't too difficult of a task to plug in...

With New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz (knee) likely to miss all of the 2023 season, reliever David Robertson will likely serve as the fill-in closer this year. It's also possible that the Mets look to trade for another closer-worthy reliever, but big trades are rare this time of year and the Mets guard their prospects like gold -- they do not want to trade Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty or Ronny Mauricio. The New York Post's Jon Heyman thinks a trade for Diaz's brother, Cincinnati Reds ...