Relief Efforts: Offseason bullpen roundup
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell takes stock of each team's closer situation heading into the 2009 season, which will be updated constantly through the winter.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008Relief Efforts: Five questions heading into 2009
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks ahead to the 2009 season with five questions about the always volatile closer position.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2008Relief Efforts: Under-the-radar saves guys for 2009
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at 10 guys who are not closing now but could be in line for saves come 2009.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008Hochevar, Reyes, finding the next Gavin Floyd
Eric KarabellI didn't really believe in Gavin Floyd, a fact I readily admit. It's not because I was angry with him for failing with my hometown Phillies after bein...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2008
Relief Efforts: How many closers are truly safe?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell places labels on the closers of all 30 teams, and states that only a small percentage are truly safe.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2008Ortiz, Chipper, Liriano, weekend watch
Eric KarabellToo many fantasy baseball owners figure they can pay attention to what's going on from Monday through Friday afternoon and be all caught up. It's the ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2008
Relief Efforts: Who could be closing next?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell highlights which current closers could be dealt, and discusses the pitchers next in line to assume those duties.
Story | Conversation | July 23, 2008Euphoric about Eugenio; closers, Bush, mail
Eric KarabellI'm catching up from a crazy week spent at the All-Star festivities and then in Los Angeles at the ESPYs, and let's just say I was in no position to r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2008
Relief Efforts: Forecasting second-half save leaders
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell takes a stab at predicting the second-half save leaders and provides the latest news from bullpens around baseball.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2008Harden, Drew, most untradable fantasy players
Eric KarabellRich Harden was downright filthy on Thursday. The Phillies had no chance. Even if Harden was facing a team that wasn't slumping, it wouldn't have matt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2008
Relief Efforts: National League bullpen breakdowns
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at each National League bullpen situation and forecasts who will get the most saves and how many they'll rack up.
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2008Relief Efforts: Do managerial changes affect closers?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the effect of managerial changes on closers, especially in the wake of Willie Randolph's firing and Billy Wagner's slump.
Story | Conversation | June 18, 2008Relief Efforts: Where do Braves go with Smoltz gone?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the Braves' bullpen situation now that John Smoltz is out for the year, as well as the Yankees' pen now that Joba Chamberlain is a starter.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2008Bad teams hurt fantasy players
Eric KarabellI can't figure out the Tigers. I know I've said and written this before, but Jim Leyland's reaction to a floundering two months of the season has been...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2008
The rankings I stood alone on
Eric KarabellAre you all ranked out yet? This was rankings week at ESPN.com fantasy, and we hope you enjoyed it. In Thursday's column I wrote about my mindset in r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 09, 2008
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