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So many eyes in the real and fantasy baseball world were on young Baltimore Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman Thursday night as he made his much-awaited big league debut in Canada against the Toronto Blue Jays. Gausman, the team's No. 2 preseason pi...

Blog | May 24, 2013

The final weekend of April is upon us and while it's still too early for most teams struggling in the standings to panic, that doesn't mean there won't be some panicking anyway. For example, big things were expected from the Toronto Blue Jays and Los...

Struggling starting pitchers will certainly be on display this weekend as teams -- both real and fantasy -- wonder if their aces will deliver. Of course, it's not even Tax Day yet, so in general it's wise to be patient. By the way, don't forget to pa...

The second half of the baseball season is upon us, and while a weekend game in July still counts the same as one in April, the stakes are clearly becoming greater now. More than half the games are done. Pennant races are getting intense. The pending ...

It was about a week ago that an American League team made an under-the-radar signing that struck me as rather smart and certainly relevant for those in deeper fantasy leagues. In other words, I'm not talking about the Prince Fielder deal with th...

Blog | February 02, 2012

Eric Karabell breaks down the Baltimore Orioles' offense and finds a few players, Wilson Betemit among them, who he likes more than most fantasy owners.

Blog | Conversation | February 02, 2012

Baltimore Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta permitted one run in six innings Monday, striking out three in beating the Detroit Tigers. Arrieta struggled as a rookie, with a high ERA and WHIP and low strikeout rate, and like teammates Zach Britton and...

Blog | April 05, 2011

Eric Karabell looks back at Monday's action, including a solid start from Jake Arrieta, yet another good game from an Orioles pitcher.

Blog | Conversation | April 05, 2011

New York Yankees right-hander Javier Vazquez entered Tuesday's start against the Baltimore Orioles with a 6.86 ERA, and available in nearly 40 percent of ESPN leagues, quite a change since he was a seventh-round pick in ESPN average live drafts....

Blog | June 02, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses the events from Tuesday's baseball games, including strong outings from Javier Vazquez and Jeremy Bonderman

Blog | Conversation | June 02, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses the news from Tuesday's baseball games.

Blog | Conversation | April 28, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses what to watch in fantasy baseball this weekend, including a certain hot St. Louis Cardinals starter and a cold Texas Rangers starter.

Blog | Conversation | April 23, 2010

Eric Karabell looks back at Monday's action as well as the trade that sent Aubrey Huff to the Detroit Tigers.

The season-ending injuries suffered by Jeremy Bonderman and Jake Westbrook were bad things, of course. The Tigers and Indians relied on these pitchers, paid a great deal of money expecting good numbers, and now they have to dig up replacements for th...

Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2008

Good for Eric Gagne, I say, in convincing a major league baseball team that he's worth $10 million for a season, but I'm not going to fall for this in fantasy. I don't care how well Gagne throws in March, I'm not buying. He can't stay healthy and eff...

Blog | Conversation | December 12, 2007

Eric Karabell goes inside fantasy baseball in his weekly column.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2005