Ian Desmond

On July 11th, baseball's best will come together under the bright lights for the 88th time in Major League history. A game that historically held more meaning than the rest of the sports world's All-Star games has lost some of its luster following new rules.

http://gty.im/495488772 Since the 2012 adoption of the new wildcard system, ten teams make the playoffs on a yearly basis. The St. Louis Cardinals are the only team to have made the playoffs in each of these four years, and it seems fitting that the Cardinals played in the inaugural National League single game wildcard playoff game. In those four…

The San Francisco Giants have advanced to the NLCS, beating the Washington Nationals in four games on Tuesday night by the score of 3-2. This is their third trip in five years, having won the World Series in both 2010 and 2012. They will now face the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis on Saturday in a best of seven series for the National League…

Article Written By: Manny Alcala Washington Nationals 2013 Record: 86-76 (2nd place in NL East) Key additions: Doug Fister, Nate McLouth. Key losses: Dan Haren, Steve Lombardozzi, Chad Tracy. Most important players for 2014: Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Ian Desmond, Jordan Zimmerman, Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman. The Washington…