Welcome to the new Moneyball
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comEveryone knows the economy could have a profound impact on baseball. But the more important question is this: Who'll be money on the field in 2009?
Story | Conversation | March 29, 2009Familiar faces still chasing their dreams
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThough they never received the official paperwork in the mail, several veterans are in camps after getting "invited" to spring training.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009If you thought winter was weird ...
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt sure has been one weird winter, which can mean only one thing: It's going to be one weird spring.
Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009It's been an offseason like never before
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhile this offseason might be called the strangest one in modern baseball history, it certainly can't be labeled an accident.
Story | Conversation | February 06, 2009Many ways for Series to become Super
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comExplaining the many ways baseball can learn to better market the World Series in the same way the NFL expertly markets the Super Bowl.
Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009Provisional WBC rosters are loaded
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe WBC rosters are only "provisional" for now, but several are shaping up to be potential juggernauts, including Team USA.
Story | Conversation | January 19, 2009Arbitration madness about to begin
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comSome big names -- Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Prince Fielder, Jonathan Papelbon -- are about to make this the wildest arbitration class ever.
Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009Strange But True year in review
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comBaseball provided some odd moments in 2008, but really, did all this stuff actually happen? You can't make it up.
Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008Braves appear to be front-runner for Burnett
Jayson StarkThe 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, 2008Year-end awards: MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks ...
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another mesmerizing baseball season and hand out those annual Year in Review awards.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008Stark Market: Manny trade not so ridiculous anymore
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comCould Manny Ramirez be on the move? He's among the five prominent players who could be traded before the July 31 deadline.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2008Honoring the very best (and worst) of the first half
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFrom Most Valuable Players to Cy Youngs to Cy Yuks, Jayson Stark doles out his annual midseason awards.
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2008April was a month that really defied logic
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comBeware of everything and anything essentially wraps up what went on during the first month of the season. You can't trust a darned thing that goes on in April.
Story | Conversation | April 30, 2008Identifying the most feared hitter in the bigs
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFrom Albert Pujols to Vladimir Guerrero to Manny Ramirez, all 30 big league managers weigh in on who they believe is the most feared hitter in baseball.
Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008Unsung Braves built for October glory
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhile the Mets and Phillies have engaged in a war of words, the Braves have quietly built a team with a mind-set to win it all in 2008.
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