New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea was excellent again on Sunday, tossing seven scoreless frames and earning the win in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Manaea allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out five in this one. The lefty has now rolled together four consecutive quality starts and hasn't allowed more than three runs in eight starts. His overall numbers also look very good, with 11 wins, a 3.35 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 154 strikeouts over 150 IP. It's been a great year for the 32-year-old, and he will be tough to bench for fantasy owners as the playoffs arrive.

New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea turned in his second straight excellent start in Monday's 6-0 win over the Cardinals. Manaea pitched seven innings, allowing six hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts. It was the third time all season that Manaea has fanned at least 10 hitters and two of those outings were his most recent. The 32-year-old is having a surprisingly effective season, going 8-4 with a 3.30 ERA, a 9.15 K/9 rate, and a 3.45 BB/9 rate in 22 starts and 120 IP. He will have a decent chance to extend his strikeout streak in his next start at the Mariners, who have struck out the most of any team in baseball.

New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea hit his highest strikeout total of the season in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Twins. Manaea pitched seven innings, allowing just two hits and a walk with 11 strikeouts. The 32-year-old has had a strong season overall, going 7-4 with a 3.50 ERA, an 8.92 K/9 rate, and a 3.66 BB/9 rate in 21 starts and 113 IP. While his performance will sometimes oscillate, Manaea has proven to be a reliable middle-to-back fantasy rotation piece over the past couple of seasons. His next start is slated to be a middling matchup at the Cardinals. Fantasy managers should feel fine starting him in this one given his overall performance this season.

New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea bounced back from early trouble in Friday night's narrow victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies, striking out nine batters over seven strong innings. After serving up a two-run home run to Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia in the second inning, Manaea rebounded to produce his third consecutive quality start for the Mets with his sixth win of the year on five hits (two homers) and one walk alongside a season-high 107 pitches. The 32-year-old veteran left-hander is at risk of being traded away at the deadline later in July, but he's been quite dependable during his first season in Queens with a 3.46 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and 96:40 K:BB through 96 1/3 frames (18 starts) in New York's solid rotation. Fantasy managers should be rooting for Manaea to stay put at pitcher-friendly Citi Field.

New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea picked up the win in his team's 12-2 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Manaea threw five scoreless innings while allowing two hits, striking out three, and walking five in the outing. While the many walks are concerning from a fantasy perspective, fantasy managers will take the win from the lefty. Manaea now has a 5-3 record, 3.89 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, and 76 strikeouts over 76 1/3 innings of work this season.

New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea went five-and-two-thirds innings in Saturday's 10-5 loss to the Diamondbacks, striking out a season-high 10 batters but surrendering six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks. Manaea took the loss in the game and it ended a 7-game stretch in which he had allowed three earned runs or less. On the season, the lefty is now 3-2 with a 3.73 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, and a 57:24 K:BB over 57 innings pitched (11 starts). He'll likely face the Phillies in his next start during next weekend's London Series.

New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea suffered his first loss of the season in a horrific outing on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals. Manaea gave up eight runs (six earned) on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings, making this easily his worst start as a Met. The start raised the lefty's ERA from 0.82 to 4.30. These numbers more closely match was Manaea has traditionally been as he was likely over-achieving to start the season. Things won't get much easier for Manaea going forward as his next slated start will be in Los Angeles against the Dodgers on Friday, a team that has generally fared well against the lefty.

New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea has been refining his pitch arsenal during spring training. The 32-year-old lefty spent the 2021 and 2022 off-seasons at Driveline Baseball in Kent, WA to work on his velocity and pitch mix. The hard work during the offseason paid off as he put together a solid 4.44 ERA (3.90 FIP), 1.241 WHIP, and 128:42 K/BB ratio over 117 2/3 innings (37 appearances, 10 starts) with the San Francisco Giants. His sweeper and changeup were two of his best pitches last season and he's added a cutter to his arsenal as well. The Mets plan to have Manaea start the year in their rotation so their plan during spring training is to optimize and refine his pitches to give him a solid plan on how to deploy them all against batters. Given his recent resurgence, Manaea is worth a dart throw late in fantasy drafts this spring.

New York Mets left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea has officially signed a two-year, $28 million contract with the team. This deal was announced last week but now the team has made it official. Manaea was a free agent this offseason and coming off a 4.44 ERA (3.90 FIP), 1.241 WHIP, and 128:42 K/BB over 117 2/3 innings (37 appearances, 10 starts) with the San Francisco Giants. The deal also includes an opt-out after the 2024 season. This has been viewed as a solid move by the Mets as the veteran left-hander can work out of the bullpen and be used as a spot starter as well.

Free-agent left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea has signed a two-year, $28 million contract with the New York Mets. The deal includes an opt-out after the 2024 season as well. The 31-year-old lefty was solid with the San Francisco Giants last season, finishing with a 4.44 ERA (3.90 FIP), 1.241 WHIP, and 128:42 K/BB over 117 2/3 innings (37 appearances, 10 starts). The Mets will likely use him out of the bullpen and in spot-starting/opener situations. This is a pretty low-risk deal with New York that could end up paying off after Manaea showed significant improvement with his velocity after a down year in 2022 with the Padres.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Sean Manaea has decided to opt out of his $12.5 million deal with the team for the upcoming 2024 season. The left-hander would rather test his value on the open market. The 31-year-old was used in a swingman role for the Giants this past season. He posted a 4.44 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and a 128/42 K/BB ratio across 117 2/3 innings in his 37 appearances (10 starts) with the Giants. It's possible that Manaea declined because he wants to be a full-time starter elsewhere. Regardless, he should be able to land a multi-year deal in free agency.

San Francisco Giants left-hander Sean Manaea is scheduled to make another start for the team this Sunday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Manaea made his first start since May this past Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians and allowed three runs (one earned) on two hits while walking two and striking out five in 5 2/3 innings of work for a loss. The 31-year-old could be settling into a starting-rotation spot or at least a bulk-relief role down the stretch for the Gigantes. The matchup against the Rockies this weekend is nice, but the fact that it's at Coors Field shouldn't have fantasy managers interested in the veteran southpaw as a streaming option. Overall in 2023, Manaea is 5-6 with a 4.80 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, one save and 115 K's in 99 1/3 innings over 34 appearances (seven starts).

San Francisco Giants left-hander Sean Manaea will serve as the starter for a matchup on Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians. It will be Manaea's seventh start of the year but just his first since May 10. Since then, the 31-year-old southpaw has been serving as a long man out of the bullpen, so he's not going to be a favorable fantasy play despite the above-average matchup. Manaea hasn't been very effective in his first year in the Bay Area, going 5-5 with a 5.00 ERA (4.08 FIP), 1.32 WHIP, one save, 40 walks and 110 strikeouts in 93 1/3 innings over 33 appearances (six starts) in 2023. Jakob Junis or Alex Wood could cover the bulk of the innings on Tuesday if Manaea doesn't make it very far in his start.

The San Francisco Giants used lefty Sean Manaea in relief during Monday's 12-3 blowout win over the Chicago White Sox. He came into the game in the seventh for his season debut and allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one over two innings of work. The Giants signed Manaea in the offseason to a one-year deal, hoping he would bounce back after producing a 4.96 ERA and 1.30 WHIP with 156 strikeouts across 158 innings with the San Diego Padres in 2022. It's unclear if the former Oakland Athletic will be part of a six-man rotation later in the season or if he'll remain in a long relief role until a spot opens up. Either way, Manaea can be dropped without a second thought in most formats unless there's room on the bench to stash him.

According to a tweet from The New York Post's Jon Heyman on Sunday, free-agent starting pitcher Sean Manaea is reportedly joining the San Francisco Giants. Heyman tweeted the following on Sunday: "Sean Manaea to Giants. $25M, 2 years. Opt out." The veteran made 30 appearances for the San Diego Padres last season, 28 of which were starts. He logged 158 innings for manager Bob Melvin's club, pitching to a 4.96 ERA, a 4.53 FIP, 156 strikeouts and 50 walks. He'll join a Giants rotation that features the likes of Logan Webb, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Anthony DeSclafaniand Jakob Junis.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Sean Manaea came on in relief in Saturday night's NLCS Game 4, his first appearance of this postseason, and he proceeded to allow five runs on four hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings. He struck out two batters and took the loss. Manaea does not appear likely to factor into Game 5. If this is his last appearance of the year, it would be a disappointing but fitting end to his year after he recorded a career-worst 4.96 ERA in 158 innings.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Sean Manaea struggled on Saturday night as his club was beaten by the Dodgers 12-1. His night couldn't have started much worse after Mookie Betts led off the first with a triple and then Trea Turner followed that up with a two-run shot before he could even record an out. Manaea would go on to allow two more homers in the ball game as he finished the night giving up eight runs on nine hits over 4 1/3 IP. The lefty walked one and struck out four as he now sits with a 140/46 K/BB and an underachieving 5.27 ERA and 1.36 WHIP through 138 1/3 IP. He'll get a rematch versus the Dodgers next weekend where managers may want to keep him benched since he's struggled to a 9.21 ERA over his last six starts.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Sean Manaea earned his seventh win of the season Sunday, throwing seven strong innings against the Washington Nationals. He allowed one run on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts. This is Manaea's first quality start in four August trips to the mound. Fantasy managers will be glad for the good outing after the left-hander has underwhelmed this year to the tune of a 4.64 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with 132 strikeouts in 130 innings. He'll look to keep this up in his next outing, expected to come next week against the Kansas City Royals.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Sean Manaea couldn't escape the fourth inning Monday, as he allowed nine runs (four earned) on eight hits and a walk in 3 1/3 innings. Manaea struck out four batters and took his fifth loss of the season against five wins, as the Padres fell to the Detroit Tigers 12-4. Manaea had recorded a quality start in seven of his previous nine starts, but this performance lifts his season ERA and WHIP to a somewhat pedestrian 4.33 and 1.28 with 104 strikeouts in 104 innings this season. He remains a solid fantasy starter despite this bump in the road.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Sean Manaea improved his record to 5-4 on the season as his club defeated the Diamondbacks 4-3 on Saturday. The southpaw allowed three runs over six innings, giving up seven hits while striking out three and walking two. Manaea threw 60 of his 94 pitches for strikes, but gave up five extra-base hits including a two-run homer off the bat of Carson Kelly in the fifth inning. He concludes the first half of the season with a 4.11 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with 100 K through 100 2/3 IP.