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How Chris Davis megadeal affects 5 top Cespedes suitors

Think of the Mets as the person who buys one lonely Powerball ticket, just for sport, and goes on without giving it a second thought as scores of others obsess over the drawing. Now think of Yoenis...

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What separated baseball’s winners from losers this offseason

Ian Desmond is the biggest loser of this offseason — and a front-runner for next year already. First some facts: He turned down a seven-year, $107 million overture from the Nationals before the 2014...

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Rangers’ Ian Desmond has gone from disappointment to All-Star

Ian Desmond is in another walk year. This time with a different team, at a different position and with widely different results — from among the game’s most disappointing players to an All-Star. “If I...

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Why Yoenis Cespedes isn’t such a free-agent outlier

Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 40th homer Sunday, and my first thought watching it leave Yankee Stadium was: This is not going to be nearly as awful a free-agent class as anticipated. Oh, it...

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Hanley Ramirez’s bounce shows how MLB’s best have prospered

Hanley Ramirez’s wrecking-ball weekend against the Yankees just might have sealed him the award for Most Valuable Play-Doh. You know, take a player and successfully mold him from one thing into...

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Studs and duds: All the best and worst of fantasy baseball 2016

There are no more trades, waiver-wire pickups or tweaks to your roster that can be made. There is no more time to find the red-hot, record-setting rookie who will carry your offense, or time to throw...

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5 Mets options to replace Cespedes: Trade for McCutchen?

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Yoenis Cespedes’ opt out from his contract was a formality Mets officials expected. Now comes the awkward part of the process. Re-signing the 31-year-old Cespedes to carry the...

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How outfield flux could sway Yankees to give up Brett Gardner

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Remember the wave of second basemen who switched teams last offseason, via either trades or free agency? Starlin Castro. Daniel Murphy. Neil Walker. Ben Zobrist. This winter’s...

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Watch out for the Rockies after ambitious Ian Desmond deal

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – In a free-agent signing likely to reverberate in the trade market, the Rockies agreed to terms with Ian Desmond on Wednesday on a five-year, $70 million deal. Desmond could play...

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Don’t rush for speed in fantasy drafts

The lack of stolen bases has been a hot-button topic throughout the spring. Fantasy owners, as they often tend to do, are overreacting to the apparent drought. Jose Altuve is a top-five pick in most...

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How to make up for fantasy baseball loss of Ian Desmond

Injuries are a part of the game. Everyone knows that. Fantasy baseball owners are trained to roll with the punches by stocking their bench with quality depth and having a strong knowledge of who is...

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Fantasy baseball trades: The fear factor and Ian Desmond

Fear is something we are faced with every day. Fear of making a mistake, fear of saying the wrong thing, fear of the unknown. Sometimes it keeps us safe, but it is also something that can hold us back...

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Clint Frazier tells all, including the girlfriend who changed his life

Yankees rookie outfielder Clint Frazier takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby before his game-winning home run Saturday. Q: How is Aaron Judge going to do in the Home Run Derby?...

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The veteran trade that would solve a lot of Yankees’ issues

No roster can be made bulletproof — after all, the long season will expose every weakness and create new ones via injury and/or under-performance. That does not deter clubs from trying to address...

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Creative Jay Bruce trades that could solve multiple Mets problems

Part of the Mets’ many tasks to gain credibility and perhaps contention is to unclutter their corner-outfield glut, so among other things Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo cease playing center field....

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Rockies trying their best to accept Drew Gagnon’s ‘accident’

The pitch was a 1-1 fastball, all of 91 mph, and it landed square between the numbers on Ian Desmond’s back. The Rockies center fielder stopped on his way to first base, staring at Mets reliever Drew...

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Rockies’ Ian Desmond opts out of season, addresses MLB’s social injustice

Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond used a long, heartfelt Instagram post to announce he was opting out of MLB’s restart. The outfielder who became the fourth MLB player to skip the 2020 season on Monday,...

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Reggie Jackson seeing hope for change in baseball

Reggie Jackson has renewed hope he’ll see meaningful change in baseball his lifetime. Following Ian Desmond’s thoughtful and emotional announcement that he won’t play during the shortened 2020 season —...

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Rockies GM supports Ian Desmond’s choice to sit out 2020 season

DENVER — Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich says he supports Ian Desmond’s decision to sit out the 2020 season to focus on his young family and help rejuvenate youth baseball in his hometown...

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Rockies’ Ian Desmond opts out of second straight MLB season

Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond announced he is opting out of a second consecutive MLB season amid the coronavirus pandemic, bringing his salary total to $13.56 million that he’s walked away from. “For...

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