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Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?

One month before pitchers and catchers report, we've still got several things to settle…

1. What's Up With Cespedes?

While Justin Upton has surfaced, it's seems Yoenis Cespedes is stuck somewhere on Mars with Matt Damon. Golfing, maybe.

What gives?

Five months ago, Cespedes was emerging as a last-minute National League MVP candidate. He joined the New York Mets at the trade deadline and immediately rocket-launched them toward the World Series.

Today, Cespedes is more invisible than Punxsutawney Phil.

Will he emerge this week? Next week? By, ahem, Groundhog Day (Feb.