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This year's All-Star Game might as well be Cubs vs. Red Sox
After topping the major leagues during the first half of the season as they seek their first title in more than a century, the Chicago Cubs dominated the rosters for...
Cano-to-Mariners fallout: Which 2nd base domino has been best?
Robinson Cano left the Yankees following the 2013 season, the first step in a second base carousel that is impacting the 2016 season. The Yankees did not attempt to solve...
Who's winning Mets-Pirates Neil Walker trade? Maybe a 3rd team
PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker slept in his own bed Sunday night, just a little north of this charming Midwestern burg, and Monday morning, he finally got to swim in the...
Why Mets are chasing Cubs -- at least for this chapter of rivalry
LAS VEGAS — The Mets and Cubs are similar and different. Big-market teams, check. Accepted losing for several seasons to get to an overall better place, check. Did that construction...
Loose Cubs raise MLB eyebrows, paint bull's-eye on their back
MESA, Ariz. — About 40 Cubs in uniform and two cubs in fur frolicked on an agility field not far from the team’s main spring stadium. The lowercase cubs will...
Fantasy baseball: Here's an often-overlooked winning strategy
If there were a fantasy baseball dictionary and you looked up the word “versatile,” you would likely see a picture of Ben Zobrist. Zobrist, who carries an average draft position...
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...
Which baseball stars get too much hate?
If the weather outside is frightful -- or if it’s late December but unseasonably warm, thanks to the climate-change phenomenon that ultimately will wipe out our species -- that must mean only...
Mets spending a legit question because of 1 free agent they let slip away
For the Mets, there are questions whether they could spend big money, and should they spend big money. These are distinct. To date, Mets ownership has insisted it is in...
Did Mets just let the aggressive Cubs claw past them in NL?
The Mets and Cubs have been on similar paths for years. They went into rebuild mode under Sandy Alderson and Theo Epstein (Sandy Alderson 2.0), respectively. They were big-market teams...
MLB waiting breathlessly to answer these 4 questions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Aroldis Chapman was traded – and then he wasn’t. Jose Fernandez was kind of available. The biggest deal of these Winter Meetings was made larger because it...
What's next for Mets after infield makeover?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Mets aren't finished yet. Before departing the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center on Thursday at the conclusion of the Winter Meetings, assistant general manager John...
Why the Mets' modest-spending Plan B may be the best strategy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Mets didn’t fight fire with finances. Instead, the defending National League champions responded to their Hot Stove disappointment with alacrity and diversification, leaving them room to...
Mets' $60M willingness on Ben Zobrist would've topped Cubs
NASHVILLE -- As the clock ticked toward Ben Zobrist’s big decision, the free agent’s representatives believed the Mets would go as high as $60 million over four years to secure their...
Yankees win first battle in bid to take back the town from Mets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — You know what they say in the Big Apple: If you can’t beat ’em, then indirectly sabotage ’em. Here at the Gaylord Opryland, a biosphere-esque resort that...
Ben Zobrist rejects Mets: Will they double back to Daniel Murphy?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ben Zobrist won’t be taking his talents to Howard Beach. In a punch to the gut for the Mets, the veteran utilityman Tuesday agreed to terms with...
Mets look like favorites to land Zobrist after missed meeting with Nationals
Ben Zobrist didn't meet with the Nationals after all on Tuesday, and he's huddling with his agents in his Franklin, Tenn. home (very close to these winter meetings) with a...
How Nationals are making Mets play 4-year poker on Ben Zobrist
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Of course, there is risk. This is free agency. If a team is willing to spend, it gets the player — and all that can go wrong. The...
Nabbing Zobrist would prove Mets haven't lost October magic
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — From July 31 through Oct. 21, the Mets went on an epic roll, perhaps the best one in franchise history. They nailed every move, caught every break...
All the signs Ben Zobrist is about to choose the Mets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Mets’ optimism is high they will be introducing Ben Zobrist as their new second baseman within a matter of days. With it becoming more evident a...