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How Jacob deGrom went from baseball misery to the game's top pitcher
He looked at two batters. For the first time in a year and a half, Jacob deGrom had to delve into video to watch what he did not want to...
Daniel Murphy's Rockies career off to frustrating start
Former Mets infielder Daniel Murphy isn't getting the Rocky Mountain high he expected when he signed in Colorado as a free agent this offseason. The 34-year-old will miss at least...
Sandy Alderson's biggest Mets regret won't surprise fans
Sandy Alderson has a new job, joining his protégé Billy Beane in Oakland this week as the Athletics’ senior adviser to baseball operations, but there’s a decision during his tenure...
Rockies add ex-Met and Mets killer Daniel Murphy
Mets fans can breathe a small sigh of relief – Daniel Murphy is staying out of the NL East. The former Mets infielder turned Mets killer with the Nationals agreed...
How a Robinson Cano New York encore could (and couldn't) work
For this two-borough baseball issue, let’s start with the easy one: The Mets would be out of their minds to invest in Robinson Cano. A left-handed bat for a roster...
Filling Mets' holes may not be biggest challenge for new GM
And now begins the annual game of wondering if the Mets will spend on free agents. The Mets took a relatively conservative approach last winter, spreading moderate sums over several...
The Didi Gregorius replacements who aren't Manny Machado
The injury to Didi Gregorius presents the obvious problem for the Yankees: How do you replace a player this vital on both sides of the ball and also in the...
Greinke? Corbin? Arenado? The ideal Yankees offseason of reloading
The Braves reached the playoffs 14 straight times and captured a single title. The Bills made four Super Bowls in a row, won none of them. They are symbols of...
Mets rookie embraces the comparisons to Daniel Murphy
SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff McNeil openly embraces the comparison to another sweet-swinging second baseman. The Mets rookie realizes he has much to prove before he belongs in the same sentence...
Why gay Cubs co-owner approved Daniel Murphy trade
Daniel Murphy's controversial presence on the Cubs had to be approved from the very top. Murphy, who said in 2015 he disagrees with MLB ambassador Billy Bean's gay "lifestyle," was...
Daniel Murphy's new home has a lot for fantasy owners to like
The following is Roto Rage’s (unmailed) fantasy love letter to new Cub Daniel Murphy. Dear Daniel: It’s been a while. How are you? How are the kids? I am writing...
Daniel Murphy's gay 'lifestyle' comments follow him to Cubs
Daniel Murphy has walked away from his old teams, but not his past comments that spurred controversy. Murphy, traded on Tuesday from the Nationals to the Cubs, was asked Thursday...
Mets may have just discovered their next Daniel Murphy
Now that the 2019 schedule is out, the Mets may also have found their 2019 second baseman in Jeff McNeil. In this launch-angle age, McNeil is a path-to-ball hitter. You...
Nationals trade Daniel Murphy, and the fire sale is on
The Nationals have entered the final stage of grief for their dead season. Accepting the turnaround they kept waiting for isn’t going to happen, the back-to-back NL East champs began...
Mets pounded 25-4 for worst loss in franchise history
WASHINGTON — This is the vaunted pitching on which the Mets’ 2019 fortunes rest? Only hours after assistant general manager John Ricco stood pat with his best pitchers at the...
Mets fittingly collapse to finish miserable first half
The Mets head to the All-Star break with their most losses in a quarter-century, but at least one piece of good news: The misery is actually more than halfway done....
What Sandy Alderson got right and wrong in complicated tenure
The hits and misses of Sandy Alderson's Mets regime, which may be over. Hits Trading for Noah Syndergaard: Alderson turned the Cy Young season of 37-year-old R.A. Dickey into one...
Aaron Boone's dad wants Yankees to lose for a few days
Money isn’t thicker than blood in the Boone household in Southern California. While Bob Boone says being employed and paid by the Nationals led him to pull for them Tuesday...
Daniel Murphy's return comes at bad time for Yankees
Daniel Murphy's long-awaited return is coming in New York. The former Mets second baseman was activated by the Nationals before Tuesday's series opener in The Bronx and could make his...
Homer decline, baseball's worst contract: Early MLB takeaways
Have you noticed: 1. Homers are down. To 1.1 per team per game after a record 1.26 last year. The Athletic reported there is greater drag on the ball, suggesting...