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The New York Mets will trot out starter John Maine on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds from Great American Ballpark. Maine will face Reds starter Bronson Arroyo. In his last start, Maine gave up two hits, three earned runs and five walks with two wild pitches in 4 2/3 innings. An uneven performance to say the least. He hasn’t escaped the sixth inning in his last three starts. Still, in a short week for Fantasy week 16 (July 17-20), Maine’s stock is higher than normal. Go ahead and get him starting for the red-hot Mets. (CBS Sports)

RotoProfessor posted an article today to Buy Low on Maine:

Entering the season, there were a lot of people who were extremely high on John Maine. Last season it appeared like he emerged as a solis #3 fantasy option, at the worst, after going 15-10 with a 3.91 ERA. He struck out 180 batters in 191.0 innings and had people thinking that he had the potential to strikeout 200 batters this season. He walked 75 batters while giving up 168 hits.

Thus far, he certainly hasn’t taken the next step. In fact, you could say he’s stagnated, if not actually regressed a slight bit. He threw 108.1 innings in the first half, going 8-6 with a 3.99 ERA. He has struck out 93 while walking 49 and allowing 94 hits.

If he can just get the walks down and the strikeouts up, things should fall right into place for him. I’ve already acquired him in my keeper league and expect big things from him moving forward. I would recommend you do the same, especially if the owner in your league isn’t looking for a lot in return.

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