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The San Diego Padres organization as a whole had a pretty decent Wednesday, as third baseman Chase Headley came off the disabled list after recovering from a small fracture in his left thumb, and the team blasted three home runs off the usually invin...

Blog | April 18, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out the fantasy-relevant notes from Wednesday's games, including his thoughts on Chase Headley, A.J. Burnett, Wade Davis and others.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 2013

Last week, I unveiled my top 25 players under the age of 25. Previously, I had ranked the top big leaguers "25 and under," and the change in age cutoff generated a lot of questions from readers about where certain 25-year-old players would rank if I ...

Blog | January 16, 2013

As a follow-up to his top 25 under 25, Keith Law ranks the top five 25-year-olds in MLB.

Blog | Conversation | January 16, 2013

Dave Cameron says a strong second half means little in assuring a team will be successful the next season.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2012

• San Diego Padres outfielder Cameron Maybin homered among his three hits Monday and scored three runs. It has been a disappointing season for Maybin, who is 65th among outfielders on the Player Rater and owned in roughly 40 percent of ESPN sta...

Blog | September 11, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Monday's games, including good performances from Cameron Maybin, Ryan Doumit and A.J. Pierzynski.

Blog | Conversation | September 11, 2012

Keith Law breaks down six disappointing former top prospects who he still believes will turn into productive major leaguers.

Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2012

&#8226 On a memorable final night of the regular season Wednesday, abound with wild-card implications, Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg quietly gave everyone another harbinger of his bright future, fanning 10 Florida Marlins ov...

Blog | September 29, 2011

Eric Karabell recaps an eventful final day of the regular season, including Stephen Strasburg finishing with a dominant outing.

Blog | Conversation | September 29, 2011

Jim Bowden, Baseball Prospectus and Dan Szymborski have combined for the Kiss 'Em Goodbye series, a look at every team's 2011 fate -- once it's eliminated -- with a look ahead to 2012 and beyond. This is the entry for the San Diego Padres.

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2011

Jason Grey checks in on the progression of three young players -- Gio Gonzalez, Cameron Maybin and Josh Reddick -- from a scouting and fantasy perspective.

Blog | Conversation | August 02, 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

&#8226 The first save of the post-Francisco Rodriguez era for the New York Mets went to right-hander Jason Isringhausen, who needed only 11 pitches to retire Matt Holliday, Lance Berkman and David Freese Tuesday. This doesn't mean Isringhaus...

Blog | July 20, 2011

Eric Karabell reviews Tuesday's fantasy-worthy performances, including Jason Isringhausen converting his first save since 2008.

Blog | Conversation | July 20, 2011