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MLB All-Star opts out again
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...
MLB GM supports veteran's decision 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...
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 —...
Rockies star opts out of season, sheds light on social injustice in MLB
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...