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Nelson Cruz, Ian Kennedy announce their retirements from MLB
Former top Yankees prospect Ian Kennedy is hanging up his cleats after 17 seasons in the majors that culminated in the veteran hurler winning the 2023 World Series with the...
Closer's emergence comes with fantasy baseball concern
After a 2019 season in which he recorded 30 saves in 34 opportunities, Kennedy was 0-2 with no saves and an ugly 9.00 ERA over 15 appearances for the Royals...
Crowded NL could blow up MLB's trade market
The National League is what we thought it would be. The weekend began with 14 teams either in a playoff position or within 4 ¹/₂ games of one. Wither the Marlins,...
Yankees' mini-streak goes up in smoke after listless loss to Royals
In a time when repurposing is hip, the Yankees attempted to use rolled-up wet copies of The Post as bats Thursday night against the Royals’ Homer Bailey. All that did...
Hasty waiver moves can doom your fantasy baseball season
There is nothing more frustrating in fantasy baseball than when your team gets off to an ice-cold start. You spent countless hours researching players, analyzing statistics and studying the positions...
A guide to the fantasy baseball aces hiding on the waiver wire
Finding an ace on the waiver wire at this point in the season would be like winning a free trip around the world after winning Mega Millions and later finding...
The best time to grab pitchers in fantasy drafts revealed
The debate about whether or not you need to draft an ace early is a time-honored tradition in the fantasy world. Many experts will tell you to grab a top-tier...
Verlander deal? Astros all-in? Why MLB hot stove could be trade-heavy
There is a growing sense among executives that the trade market is going to be active this offseason fueled by these factors: 1. Arguably the worst free-agent starting-pitching class ever...
Fantasy baseball: Check out these starters for stretch run
Unless you’re 35 games behind the first-place team in your league, there is still time to make up ground. This is the beginning of the final push. The final countdown,...
The very pricey anchor tied to Dodgers' attempt for Wade Davis
Earlier this week, Royals GM Dayton Moore told me, “Ian Kennedy has been exactly what we thought.” The former Yankees right-hander has missed a bunch of bats (9.2 strikeouts per...
Yankees’ last 10 top draft picks is a litany of disaster
The Yankees have the No. 18 pick in the MLB Draft, which begins Thursday night. Here’s an (unsightly) glimpse at how the Yankees’ top picks the past 10 years have...
How the Yankees' last great draft (before years of failure) came together
The Yankees have not drafted well. There is pretty much no way to sugarcoat that. But if you care for some perspective: Aside from the Red Sox, no other AL...
Padres slink away from spotlight after high-profile disaster
PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres have reentered baseball’s witness protection program. For a few heady months last year, San Diego went from non-contending and nondescript to the most talked about...
Big spenders line up for MLB's largest arms race ever
BOCA RATON, Fla. — This projects as the offseason to address rotation shortcomings. There has arguably never been a deeper pool of free-agent starters, plus next year’s crop is essentially...
Padres pump brakes on shopping Ian Kennedy
The Padres, an aggressive early seller, have slowed down and might merely make a small deal sending away outfielder Chris Denorfia and holding onto starter Ian Kennedy. Kennedy had been...
Yankees scouting Ian Kennedy for possible trade reunion
Having already completed a deal with the Padres for third baseman Chase Headley, the Yankees are monitoring what the NL West club is going to do with right-hander Ian Kennedy...
Four pitching trade targets that make sense for Yankees
Let’s play junior detective and see if we can figure out what the Yankees might be trying to do in the trade market. First, you do not have to be...
Former Yanks, Mets finding fantasy love
For some players, being out of the bright, shiny New York spotlight is all it takes to make things click. For some, going to a smaller market is all it...
With Sabathia out until summer, Yankees eye pitching market
Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija are the Yankees’ opponents for their two-game series at Wrigley Field. They also are auditioning. Because if it wasn’t obvious before, the Yankees are clearly...
Wily Tigers got best of Curtis Granderson trade
Not long ago, it would not have been at all wishy-washy to see the trade that brought Curtis Granderson to the Yankees as a three-way tie. After all, as recently...