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If the season ended today …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

We already know who's going to win the NL MVP, but the other five races are still very much up for grabs.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Biggest myths about the trade deadline

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Think those deadline dealings will lead you to the parade floats in October? Think again.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 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

Familiar faces still chasing their dreams

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Though they never received the official paperwork in the mail, several veterans are in camps after getting "invited" to spring training.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 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

Arbitration madness about to begin

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Some big names -- Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Prince Fielder, Jonathan Papelbon -- are about to make this the wildest arbitration class ever.

Story | Conversation | January 15, 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

Year-end awards: MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks ...

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to bid farewell to another mesmerizing baseball season and hand out those annual Year in Review awards.

Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008

NL East race being decided by relief pitching

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The difference in the NL East race isn't the Mets' hangover from 2007. It's relief pitching, pure and simple.

Story | Conversation | September 22, 2008

Once-bubbly Brewers going flat fast

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

If the Brewers haven't taken a glance in the rearview mirror lately, the Phillies and the Astros are much closer than they appeared just a week ago.

Story | Conversation | September 12, 2008

Honoring the very best (and worst) of the first half

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From Most Valuable Players to Cy Youngs to Cy Yuks, Jayson Stark doles out his annual midseason awards.

Story | Conversation | July 11, 2008

Deadline deals don't match the hype

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The rumor mill cranks up in July. But do the trades ever live up to the hype? Jayson Stark offers five reasons the trade deadline is overrated.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2008

Reaching the unreachable could be possible this season

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Can Chipper Jones hit .400? Can Lance Berkman or Josh Hamilton win a Triple Crown? These are just two of the most fascinating questions surrounding the game.

Story | Conversation | May 29, 2008

April was a month that really defied logic

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Beware 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, 2008

Now favorites, Red Sox radically shift baseball's culture

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

No 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, 2008