What's Wrong with the Mets?

Fred Zinkie asks "What's Wrong with the Mets?" He and Jeff Erickson discuss five struggling offenses since the All-Star Break.---00:00 Fred Pod 8-12-2500:20 Welcome01:00 Main Topic - What’s wrong with these teams?01:47 These five teams have all ranked among the bottom-10 in OPS, runs scored and wRC+. Should we bench some of their hitters, because we don’t have time to wait for them to turn things around? And should we stream pitchers against them?03:15 Mets08:30 Rays13:25 Cardinals19:15 Nationals23:30 Rangers26:45 Chalkboard27:45 News. Plenty of it today.28:00 Jose Hader is getting tests done on his shoulder. Uh oh.30:30 Cristian Javier earned a win in his return. Is he ready to join fantasy lineups?32:10 Shane McClanahan is done for the season, proving once again that injury optimism is not your friend. Grayson Rodriguez also underwent elbow surgery.33:10 Cole Ragans threw a bullpen session. He’s sitting on waivers in some leagues and could be back in early September. Worth a stash?35:45 Chase Burns is facing an innings limit and the Reds are getting two starters back. Drop him?38:50 Devin Williams pitched the sixth inning and is an easy drop. I’m interested to see if he gets a closer’s job in free agency.41:00 Corbin Carroll set a career high in homers last night. He has really shifted his fantasy profile and may not steal 20 bases this year. He still has 98th percentile sprint speed.43:20 The Tigers just won’t let us have a closer. Kyle Finnegan earned the win and Will Vest picked up the save.44:30 Will Warren picked up a win. Take out a couple disasters, and he has been excellent this summer.46:20 Kyle Schwarber homered. He’s second in HR and RBI. Sixth in runs. Has 10 steals. Will only be 32 next year. Why can’t he be a first round pick?54:00 NFFC54:31 BlueWire55:0. FLEX Leagues Recap---Chalkboard (primary sponsor) Download Chalkboard today and use promo code ROTOMLB to get $20 free with no deposit required!(hyperlink: https://streaks.chalkboard.io/cUPZ/cyy58i88)NFFCPlay against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (hyperlink: http://rotowire.com/highstakes) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.