Roberts graduated from Grossmont High School in El Cajon, California. He was selected by the Mets in the 11th round of the Major League Baseball Draft and the 17-year-old signed on June 1, 1995. Roberts pitched mostly out of the bullpen in 1995, but was a starting pitcher in 1996, posting a 9-1 record and 2.10 earned run average.\n', '

With the Single-A Capital City Bombers, Roberts again pitched well and played in the 1997 South Atlantic League All-star game. After an 11-3 record, 2.36 ERA and 8.47 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched, Roberts was named the league\'s Most Outstanding Pitcher. In 1998, Roberts\' numbers declined with the St. Lucie Mets and he had elbow surgery in November. He returned from surgery with mediocre numbers in 1999 for both the Double-A Binghamton Mets and Triple-A Norfolk Tides.\n', '

In 2000, Roberts\' pitching improved for Norfolk and he was selected to the All-Star Futures Game. On July 27, 2000, with the Mets holding a slight lead in the National League wild card race, Roberts made his major league debut with a terrible start against the Montreal Expos, getting knocked out in the second inning. After what turned out to be the only start of his major league career, Roberts was sent back to the minors until September. When he returned, the Mets were comfortably in the wild card lead and Roberts was in the bullpen for three appearances, highlighted by a four-inning one-hit performance on the last day of the season. Roberts did not pitch in the postseason.\n', '

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