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Bet on ageless starter in this AL Central showdown
Johnny Cueto provides a surprising advantage for the White Sox in this key bet.
Giants veteran will shut down Diamondbacks
Reader Don Reed after watching the Mets on Saturday: “Steve Cohen just called. Bid decreased by $100 million.” With the trade deadline approaching, Johnny Cueto (2-0) will look to impress...
Exiled Indians ace among intriguing Yankees trade possibilities: Sherman
Since the beginning of last season — since the Yankees moved on from them — Lance Lynn leads major league pitchers in Wins Above Replacement (Baseball Reference), ahead of Jacob...
Where Yankees could turn if they don't land Gerrit Cole
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Yankees should sign Gerrit Cole. That is the easiest sentence I will write this offseason. He is exactly what they need -- an ace, in his...
Giants' Johnny Cueto will strong-arm Braves
It’s the end of the road for Mayor Bill de Blasio and Antonio Brown. De Blasio announced his presidential campaign is over while the Patriots cut ties with the troubled...
Have these megadeals scared MLB into hot-stove freeze?
The favorite pastime involving the national pastime has become examining why the free-agent market has moved so slowly. Early this offseason the traffic jam was often blamed on so many...
Trades the Yankees, Mets and Jeter could make this week
I believe the Mets and Yankees will make trades and — if recent history matters at all — the Yanks will make one in the next week or so. I...
Inside the millions at stake on baseball's pitching mysteries
Johnny Cueto and Masahiro Tanaka are hurting the coming free-agent starting-pitching market. They have pitched poorly enough that they may not opt out of their contracts or – if they...
The deadline blockbusters that Yankees copycats could offer
Theo Epstein exclaimed, “If not now, when?”, and the mindset/motto for last year’s trade deadline was formed. The Cubs’ president of baseball operations was explaining why he gave up an...
So many of MLB’s 2015-16 megadeals are in deep trouble
David Price’s elbow has ached, Zack Greinke’s fastball has diminished, and Jason Heyward’s swing has remained out of sync. Price, Greinke and Heyward represent the three largest free-agent contracts awarded...
Young stud? Yu Darvish? Who will be Yankees' 2018 ace?
Two years ago, we at The Post developed an annual parlor game called “Guess the Yankees’ Ace!” and it really took off. Melissa McCarthy will play the role of me...
How failed trade for star opened door for Indians revelation
So much attention has been rightfully paid to the big trade the Indians pulled off at the deadline for Andrew Miller that it has faded somewhat that they had agreed to...
Cubs offense needs to pick it up or heartbreak just around corner
LOS ANGELES — As dominant as they were during the regular season, winning 103 games, there are too many potential October pitfalls to consider the World Series a given for...
The Cubs were feeling every single demon before 'lightning strike'
SAN FRANCISCO — The innings ticked by and with each out the Cubs ebbed closer to Thursday, to the game they desperately did not want to play, to the history...
Cubs pass first adversity test with flying colors
CHICAGO — Jon Lester was throwing zeros, and so was Johnny Cueto. This was reminiscent of Noah Syndergaard and Madison Bumgarner on Wednesday night in Queens. Cubs catcher David Ross...
Cubs get late home run to sink Giants in epic pitchers duel
CHICAGO — Runs were so hard to come by on Friday night at Wrigley Field — heck, hits were difficult enough — that Javier Baez actually thought of laying down...
Yankees offense faces huge test against trio of Giants aces
Joe Girardi has talked about the Yankees being in “playoff mode” for a while now, with his team treading water around .500 and on the verge of falling out of...
Early returns of stunning Greinke domino that rippled through NL West
On the morning of Friday, Dec. 4, the Diamondbacks were not in on free agent Zack Greinke. By nightfall, they had the parameters in place for the largest per-annum contract...
Even Nationals, Mets can't touch MLB's best co-aces
On Tuesday, the Nationals officially announced their $175 million extension with Stephen Strasburg. On Wednesday, Max Scherzer tied the major league nine-inning record with 20 strikeouts. Yet upon waking Thursday,...
Hondo banks on Giant performance
Hondo, a loser Tuesday with the Twins, bounced back with the resilient Rangers on Wednesday to raise the earnings back up to a robust 485 kneppers. Thursday night: Mr. Aitch...