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Royals' early glee quickly turned sour

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

The Royals were a first-place team in early May, but since then their season has gone horribly wrong.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Plate discipline so important nowadays

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

It's the old nature versus nurture debate. Is plate discipline a God-given skill, a learned behavior, or a combination of the two?

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2009

Grading last offseason's free agents

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

This week's edition of Starting 9 looks back at last winter's free agents, and assigns them grades from "A" through "F."

Story | Conversation | September 02, 2008

Surveying the offseason landscape

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Who'll sign A-Rod? What about Barry Bonds? We surveyed 15 GMs, assistants and other assorted personnel.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2007

It's good to be the king

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

With 97 mph fastballs, knee-buckling curves, tight sliders and baffling changeups, Felix Hernandez, at just 21 years old, is demoralizing hitters.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2007

Hernandez outshines Matsuzaka on Fenway stage

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Dice-K-Ichiro was Wednesday's main event at Fenway Park, but Felix Hernandez forcefully put his stamp on last night's game in a big way.

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2007

Several prominent sluggers struggling to produce

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Aramis Ramirez and Adrian Beltre lead a list of prominent sluggers who have struggled this season, writes Jerry Crasnick.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 30, 2006

The best and the worst of times

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Jerry Crasnick runs down the best-case and worst-case scenarios for each of the 30 teams heading into the 2006 season.

Story | Conversation | March 27, 2006

New faces at second base

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Jerry Crasnick says it appears the Padres and Rangers will start the season with rookies at second base. • Tim Kurkjian

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2006