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Colorado Rockies: Ian Desmond turning the corner?

Yes, I am talking about Ian Desmond.

The much-maligned Colorado Rockies’ first baseman, as Colorado’s TV play-by-play broadcaster Drew Goodman once referred to him, is starting to heat up, and that’s good news for a Rockies club currently sitting in dire straits with regards to its pitching staff.

Throughout the past month’s worth of games, Colorado is finally starting to see the offensive production that it envisioned when Desmond was signed to a five-year contract a little more than two years ago. After slashing .178/.229/.337 with an OPS of .566 and a wRC+ of just 35 in March and April, and .