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A year ago at this time, fantasy owners were clamoring for the San Diego Padres to promote enticing first base prospect Anthony Rizzo to the big leagues. The prize of the Adrian Gonzalez trade in December 2010, Rizzo had produced terrific numbers for...

A year ago at this time, fantasy owners were clamoring for the San Diego Padres to promote enticing first base prospect Anthony Rizzo to the big leagues. The prize of the Adrian Gonzalez trade in December 2010, Rizzo had produced terrific numbers for...

Blog | June 26, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy prospects of Anthony Rizzo in advance of his Chicago Cubs debut on Tuesday.

Blog | Conversation | June 26, 2012

On Thursday I wrote about a few top 50 Player Rater options that would not make for very good keeper choices, and you know what, that seemed a bit negative to me. So today, on a beautiful Friday full of promise I want to be as positive as I can be, p...

Blog | August 19, 2011

Eric Karabell lists some youngsters who could be intriguing for fantasy purposes late in the season and could thrive in 2012.

Blog | Conversation | August 19, 2011

Perhaps you're like me and can't wait to see what San Diego Padres outfielder Cameron Maybin is going to do next. When he plays well, like he and many of his teammates did in this week's sweep of the Florida Marlins, you think he'...

Blog | July 22, 2011

Eric Karabell assesses the San Diego Padres from a fantasy perspective, discussing such players as Cameron Maybin, Mike Adams and Cory Luebke.

Blog | Conversation | July 22, 2011

Looking around baseball it's not too difficult to figure out the faces of each franchise. It's not necessarily the best player, as is the case with the, um, New York Yankees and shortstop Derek Jeter. In some cases it's not an everyday player at all,...

&#8226 San Diego Padres first baseman Anthony Rizzo made his big league debut Thursday, hitting a rocket for a triple, scoring a run and drawing two walks. Rizzo, the top prize of the Adrian Gonzalez trade with Boston, hit .365 with 16 home runs ...

Blog | June 10, 2011

Eric Karabell highlights Thursday's notable fantasy performances, including Anthony Rizzo's sparkling debut and another pitching gem from Johnny Cueto.

Blog | Conversation | June 10, 2011