Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIf the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009Phillies, Red Sox among trade winners
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhat happens when you acquire Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez? You're a trade deadline winner, as the Phillies and Red Sox are, respectively.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009Red Sox working on three-way deal
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians were talking about a three-way trade Thursday night that would send Victor Martinez to Boston, Clay Buchholz to Cleveland and prospects flying in all directions, according to clubs that spoke to both teams.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2009Players express interleague angst
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comInterleague play is here to stay, but a majority of today's players dislike it and believe the annual NL-AL schedule needs some serious modifications.
Story | Conversation | May 21, 2009Count on Red Sox Nation celebrating
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe consensus around baseball is that the three best teams reside in the AL East. And the last one standing will be the Red Sox.
Story | Conversation | April 02, 2009Boston's moves could pay big dividends
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comUnlike the Yankees, the Red Sox didn't have to spend $400 million on free agents to improve. Boston's free-agent signings are high on upside, low on risk.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009Identifying more young players who could cash in
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comMLB's hottest new trend -- signing young players to long-term contracts -- could include a few more names in the coming months if teams decide to pony up the money.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 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, 2008Now favorites, Red Sox radically shift baseball's culture
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comNo longer the accursed chokers of the past, these Red Sox have not only become favorites; they're also a larger-than-life phenomenon.
Story | Conversation | March 23, 2008At long last, spring training is upon us
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comOne of the strangest baseball offseasons of modern times is history now. And spring training is here. Finally.
Story | Conversation | February 12, 2008Mostly quiet on the player movement front in Nashville
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comLet's not make a deal. This year's winter meetings featured plenty of interesting chatter and speculation but very little action.
Story | Conversation | December 06, 2007Santana, Cabrera and more Opryland excitement
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWill Santana or Cabrera get traded? Which free agents will sign? Here are the biggest plot lines heading into the winter meetings.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2007Hooray! ... The good, old-fashioned trade is back
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comSeveral big names have already been traded, and a few more big ones could be moved this offseason. It's a beautiful thing.
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2007Very few quality starters will be available this winter
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comExpect the free-agent market of starting pitchers this upcoming offseason to be a rather dry one.
Story | Conversation | August 21, 2007October workload can take a toll on arms
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comNot every pitcher suffers an attack of World Series burnout. But it is a real phenomenon. Just look at the Tigers this season.
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