Jonathon Niese continues to struggle
by James McGowan | Sun, May 24th 11:23pm EDT
On Sunday, Jon Niese struggles against the Pirates in the Mets 9-1 loss. Niese went 4 2/3 innings,striking out six and walking four. Niese gave up four runs on seven hits. (ESPN)
Fantasy Impact:
Niese has struggled in his last few outings, with three consecutive losses. In each of his loses he has given up four runs or more, while working less then seven innings. After the loss today, Niese is now 3-5, with a 4.08 ERA in 53 inning pitched this season. Niese's recent struggles are a huge concern for the Mets and fantasy owners, Niese had started the season hot and cold almost splitting the wins and loses every other game. But Niese has struggled recently getting hit around, and looking less and less like a starting Major League pitcher. For Niese to turn this around he needs to gain more confidence in his pitches. Right now if you own Niese i would bench him and hope that he can figure it out. Maybe even drop him and see what you can pick up, Matt Barnes could be a good Reliever option for a team, also so could Brian Matusz after he comes back. Niese has been a disappointment this season and we will have to wait and see if he can get his season back on track.
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