Ian Desmond (SS)
Washington Nationals
Ian Desmond News & Advice
CBS Sports | May 19th, 7:00pm
After starting the first 43 games, Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond finally received a breather Sunday at San Diego, replaced in the starting lineup by Danny Espinosa. Since homering in back-to-back games May 10-11, Desmond is in a 2-for-24 slump (.083) in his last seven games.
Desmond's batting average has declined from .300 to .268.
Beast Dome | Mar 31st, 1:28pm
“Desmond is a very underrated 20/20 SS with the potential to continue to improve every season. One of the most impressive parts of Desmond is the fact he will do all of his intangible Fantasy numbers while hitting near .300. It does not get much better than that for SS's in Fantasy Baseball.”
The New York Times | Mar 26th, 12:23pm
“If you?re into sabermetrics, then his .332 batting average on balls in play in 2012 should be a red flag. But even if he dies regress, another 20-20 season is not a stretch by any means. ”
MLB Soup | Mar 21st, 4:24pm
“A repeat of .292 AVG and 25 HR is probably too good to be true. But given the scarcity of shortstops, he's worth taking a chance on.”