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Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWill Roy Halladay be traded? Will Bay, Holliday or Lackey sign? Those are among the top five plotlines heading into next week's winter meetings.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Phillies have 'game plan' against Rivera
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFacing Mariano Rivera is usually a helpless situation for most hitters, but Jimmy Rollins says the Phillies may now know the key to the closers' success.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009Phillies wind their way back to NLCS
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comDENVER -- The champs have been here before, riding down this same October highway. They know where it leads. They know each twist in the...
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009Moyer out through postseason
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comJamie Moyer needs surgery to repair three torn muscles in his groin and lower abdomen and will miss the rest of the season and postseason.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009Best (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, 2009It's a weak class of free-agent starters
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe offseason free-agent starting pitching market will soon be filled with a lot of low-impact names.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009Mets in impossible spot going forward
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009If the season ended today …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWe 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, 2009It's unsafe around closing time
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThere'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, 2009Tigers get a taste of Cintron
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comAlex Cintron has left his mark on a Tigers-White Sox pennant race that not many people saw coming, writes Jayson Stark.
Story | Conversation | June 06, 2006Three Strikes: Cy-onara Edition
Jayson Stark...special case unto himself. He won the Cy for the '94 Royals, then got traded during spring training of '95 to the Blue Jays, who then traded him in July to the Yankees. At...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009
Pressure building on Amaro, Ricciardi
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWith the fate of Roy Halladay hanging in the balance, Ruben Amaro Jr. and J.P. Ricciardi are facing insane pressure. But which general manager is under more pressure to make this potentially monumental trade?
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009Biggest myths about the trade deadline
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThink those deadline dealings will lead you to the parade floats in October? Think again.
Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009History forgets some of the 'winners'
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Home Run Derby crowns a champion every year, but often a different player steals the show and is remembered instead.
Story | Conversation | July 12, 2009Focusing on baseball's many mysteries
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWhy 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.
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