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Paul Swydan looks at five top picks from the 2008 draft and wonders if it's time to give up on them.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at five free agents who carry major red flags.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2012

Dan Szymborski looks at the playoff contenders with the biggest bust potential this September.

Story | Conversation | September 04, 2012

I went into the 2012 season thinking Tampa Bay Rays right-hander James Shields was about as safe as could be for fantasy owners and left-hander Matt Moore was a breakout star capable of taking home top rookie pitcher honors. Instead, these guys enter...

Blog | July 13, 2012

Eric Karabell seeks out some upcoming pitching sleepers and busts based on their projected schedule for the next four weeks.

Blog | Conversation | July 13, 2012

Eric Karabell offers his 2012 expectations for former studs turned 2011 busts Adam Dunn and Alex Rios and discusses a few other deep-league options on the White Sox.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 2012

With the Rookie of the Year awards about to be announced, Dave Cameron of FanGraphs looks back on recent history and writes that ROY "busts" tend to be the exception, not the rule.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2011

Adam Dunn is not going to hit 38 home runs this season. Heck, he probably won't even hit half that many, or bat .200, for that matter. But if you're in a deep keeper league, or already planning out your 2012 draft strategy, Dunn is a perfec...

Blog | August 11, 2011

Eric Karabell examines this season's biggest busts (including Adam Dunn and Carl Crawford) and comes up with at least five names he thinks will bounce back in 2012.

Blog | Conversation | August 11, 2011

We often hear that the MLB Rule 4 draft is "a crapshoot" because so many high picks turn out to be busts, even some players drafted first overall. I've occasionally propagated this idea, especially when talking about high-variance prep players w...

Blog | March 22, 2011

Because of the high volume of rounds, the reality of good but formerly overlooked players on MLB rosters and the international influence, there's a belief that the MLB draft is a lottery of sorts, or worse, a total crapshoot. Evidence says otherwise.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2011

Jason Grey lists 10 players who probably will not be worth the high draft pick it will take to acquire them this season.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2011

Matt Kemp was not at his best last season, but a closer look at his stat line shows he was subject to some bad luck. Fans should expect his numbers to improve in 2011.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2011

Keith Law breaks down the 3B market for 2010 free agency.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2010

Eric Karabell looks forward to Ricky Nolasco's value in 2011 and sees an overvalued tease.

Blog | Conversation | September 03, 2010

The fine month of August is coming to an end soon, so now is an opportune time to check out hitters with interesting career numbers in the season's final month. It's not a guarantee that if someone has thrived in previous Septembers that he...

Blog | August 26, 2010