NL East: Tylor Megill should return to the rotation this week

New York Mets

The Mets are hoping they can get back to .500 as they kick off a three game series against those Marlins. New York continues to tinker with their starting rotation, and whenever teams are unsettled in who their five best starters are, opportunities arise for fantasy baseball players on the waiver wire.

In a slightly curious move, José Buttó was optioned to Triple-A. It's mostly curious because Buttó had been solid through seven starts this season throwing 38 innings to the tune of a 3.08 ERA. His 4.12 FIP indicates he may have been a bit lucky, but that FIP is only slightly above the MLB average of 3.94 and the Mets could do a lot worse with that fifth starting spot.

Buttó moving to Triple-A makes room for Tylor Megill to...

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