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By the second inning of Thursday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies, the concerned, panicked and, let's face it, angry tweets about right-hander Matt Cain started flowing in consistently. Cain allowed three home runs e...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees got clubbed at home by the Houston Astros 9-1 Monday night, a reminder for many that spot-starting in fantasy even against the league's worst offenses can occasionally backfire (ask Brandon Maurer about fac...

Blog | April 30, 2013

Eric Karabell offers his thoughts, from a fantasy perspective, on hot-hitting Yankees outfielder Vernon Wells.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating examines how a team turns an injury-plagued starting pitcher into a top commodity. His answer? Give him a short-term deal

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2013

New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda turned 38 years old this past weekend, but you'd hardly know it by the way he pitched last season. In fact, the underrated Kuroda finished the 2012 season No. 19 on ESPN's Player Rater among start...

Blog | February 15, 2013

Eric Karabell highlights pitchers over the age of 35 who could be real bargains in fantasy drafts this season.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2013

The New York Yankees have been relatively inactive this offseason, but that doesn't mean general manager Brian Cashman hasn't been busy. Fans might wonder why their team, which has historically used free agency to fortify its roster, would limit ...

Blog | January 30, 2013

During my entire 15-year career in baseball as a GM and through today, commissioner Bud Selig has emphasized improving the game's competitive balance. He said his goal was for all 30 clubs' fan bases to have "hope and faith" on Opening Day that t...

Blog | January 24, 2013

Can't afford Greinke? Paul Swydan tells you who the next best option is on the free-agent pitching market.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2012

Dave Cameron of FanGraphs breaks fown the key players and matchups in the ALCS between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2012

The Orioles need a big series from Manny Machado against the Yankees and should consider carrying 13 pitchers, Dave Cameron writes in his in-depth preview.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2012

• New York Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte tossed six shutout innings at Minnesota on Monday, the second consecutive start in which he didn't allow a run. Pettitte allowed seven hits and a walk, and lowered his ERA over 11 starts to 2.71. He&#...

Blog | September 25, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Monday's games, including a big day by Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia and an interesting bullpen maneuver by Nationals manager Davey Johnson.

Blog | Conversation | September 25, 2012

• New York Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte made a triumphant return to the mound Wednesday with five scoreless innings, allowing four singles and striking out five. Pettitte hadn't pitched since June after suffering a broken ankle on a line dr...

Blog | September 20, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Wednesday's games, including good performances from old-timers Andy Pettitte and Ichiro Suzuki and one last hurrah for 2012 from Matt Harvey.

Blog | Conversation | September 20, 2012

Wednesday was quite the day in baseball to be a Murphy; New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy swatted his first two home runs of the season, knocking in four in a 17-1 win, while Texas Rangers outfielder David Murphy homered twice and batted in five....

Blog | June 28, 2012