Jayson Stark

Jayson Stark

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Jayson Stark is a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com, writing several columns a week, including Friday's Week in Review and Saturday's Rumblings and Grumblings. He also appears as an analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight and ESPN Radio.

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Gonzalez, Blue Jays agree

ESPN.com news services

Free agent shortstop Alex Gonzalez has agreed to a one-year deal with the Blue Jays with a team option for 2011.

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2009

Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition

Jayson Stark

...m still getting thoughtful e-mail on that concept, like this note from loyal reader Brian Mills: Jayson, Your article is interesting. One minor tweak and I think you'd have it. The penalty for...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Three Strikes: Award-winning edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Albert's Eight-Ball Dept. As you contemplate the greatness of Albert Pujols, don't measure him just by the three MVP awards he's won. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Three Strikes -- Mailbag edition

Jayson Stark

Here's a confession I'm not proud of. I'm 8,800 e-mails behind in my uselessinfodept@yahoo.com inbox alone. And it sure isn't because I don't try. I'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Edgar's HOF chances

Jorge Arangure Jr.

Last weekend former Seattle Mariners slugger Edgar Martinez, in an interview with the Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora during an autograph session ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Back where I belong

Gordon Edes

...people who write and talk baseball with the best of them, including Buster Olney, Tim Kurkjian, Jayson Stark, Jerry Crasnick, Jim Caple, the Baseball Tonight crew and another New Englander of some renown, Howard...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Jayson Stark on Tim Lincecum Winning His 2nd Straight Cy Young

SportsCenter

Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson,...

Blog | November 19, 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

Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Last Shall Be First Dept. Greinke Zack Greinke won a Cy Young Award Tuesday. Excellent choice. And the correct choice. It even to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Can we replace Gold Gloves?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

In the wake of the latest round of atrocities, Friend of the Blog Rany Jazayerli shows up with a welcome and constructive idea: This annual trashi...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Three Strikes -- Deadlines and dollars edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Deal of the Year Dept. Was Cliff Lee the greatest trade-deadline starting-pitching acquisition ever? After considering the evidence, I'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Four remain pride of the Yankees

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The old faces of the Yankees -- Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte -- connect the last title team with the one that was crowned after knocking off the Phillies in six games.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Damon amazingly steals his way into history

Jayson Stark

Two stolen bases on one pitch. How does that happen? Damon Well, it happened Sunday night, in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the World Series -...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Phillies not ready to give up title yet

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Phillies aren't quite ready to hand over their championship belts, and in Game 5, they fought off the Yankees and forced this World Series back to New York.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009