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It's unsafe around closing time

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

There's only one Rivera, but reliable closers are becoming hard to find. Jayson Stark looks at five contenders with closer concerns.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2009

June leaders (Pujols) and trailers (everyone else)

Jayson Stark

...283; AL leader: Adam Lind 1.084 (with David Ortiz right behind at 1.062). Worst OPS (90...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009

'Most likely to get traded' nominees

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Who are the sellers most likely to sell? Here are the top candidates buyers should include on their trade-deadline shopping list.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009

Managing with a human touch

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

What do you do with a player whose presence not so long ago was larger than his numbers? Managers Terry Francona and Charlie Manuel are pondering that very question right now.

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Players express interleague angst

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Interleague 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, 2009

Three Strikes: Hungry Cub claims Sandwich Award

Jayson Stark

If it's Friday, it must be time once again to grab a plate and a bag of chips as we present our weekly Generic Sandwich Awards. But before we rip open...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009

Sizing up A-Rod's 'historic' contract

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

How "historic" a player is Alex Rodriguez now? The Yankees could determine that in the money they'll pay him in the future.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 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

Count on Red Sox Nation celebrating

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The 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, 2009

Welcome to the new Moneyball

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Everyone 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, 2009

Boston's moves could pay big dividends

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Unlike 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, 2009

If you thought winter was weird ...

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It sure has been one weird winter, which can mean only one thing: It's going to be one weird spring.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009

Many ways for Series to become Super

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Explaining 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, 2009

Supply outweighs demand when it comes to closers market

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Believe it or not, there are actually more closers available than teams chasing them this offseason.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2008

Little moves prove big for Phillies

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Phillies are in the World Series for the first time since 1993 not because of a few major moves but largely because of a host of smaller, less-noticeable moves.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2008