Desmond using recovery time to study 1B

Ian Desmond talks about the recent surgery on his left hand and his hopes to return as soon as possibleSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After undergoing surgery to repair his broken left hand, Ian Desmond has found a positive in his expected absence of four to six weeks. Call it a first-base study program.

Veteran Mark Reynolds, who will move into the position, is one of the examples for Desmond, who agreed to learn the position when he signed with Colorado for five years and $70 million.

"As a position player, I never really sat and evaluated first basemen," Desmond said. "So now I can go in the dugout and watch how Mark does it. Mark is a great first baseman; he had a great year last year. I can watch…