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Whole lot of talking, and very little action

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Few moves happened at the winter meetings, leaving a lot of action to come in the weeks ahead.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2009

Source: Figgins, Mariners near deal

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Seattle appears close to a deal with free agent third baseman Chone Figgins, a source familiar with the team's thinking confirmed to ESPN.com Friday.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Phillies get new third baseman

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Only a physical stands in the way of Placido Polanco becoming the Phillies' next third baseman.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Source: Phils pursue Polanco

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Phillies are targeting Placido Polanco to play third, according to a source.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009

Pushing for a minimum payroll threshold

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Cries for a salary cap were sparked by the Yankees' winning the World Series, but what baseball really needs is a minimum payroll threshold.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Mets in impossible spot going forward

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Focusing on baseball's many mysteries

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Why are the Cubs struggling to score runs? Why do the Phillies have such a bad home record? What happened to the vaunted Angels bullpen? A snippet of baseball's mysteries.

Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009

The good, the bad and the ugly

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Is the Marlins' fast start a realistic view of how their season will go? And is Derrek Lee's slow start an illusion? Jayson Stark wonders.

Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009

Strange But True year in review

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Baseball provided some odd moments in 2008, but really, did all this stuff actually happen? You can't make it up.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008

Source: Dodgers contact Dunn

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Apparently, the Dodgers aren't going to sit around all winter, waiting for Manny Ramirez to beg to come back. They now have Adam Dunn on their shopping list.

Story | Conversation | December 29, 2008

Braves appear to be front-runner for Burnett

Jayson Stark

The hot topic in baseball Thursday was which initial-laden free-agent starter will be the first to sign -- A.J. Burnett or CC Sabathia? For weeks now...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2008

Ready to roll the dice in Las Vegas

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to roll the dice, go for broke. The baseball world is preparing for what could be a wild week at the winter meetings in Las Vegas.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2008

Time to check the shopping lists

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Free agency begins Friday, so it's a good time to take a team-by-team look at who will be shopping for what this offseason, writes Jayson Stark.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008

After further review, why stop with HR calls?

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Instant replay is now officially in effect, but why stop with just home run calls? Check out other calls on which replay should be used in the future.

Story | Conversation | September 04, 2008

Buy or sell? Highlighting four teams still on the fence

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

To buy or sell? Jayson Stark looks at four teams that could decide to go one way or the other in the final week before the trade deadline.

Story | Conversation | July 24, 2008