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Every year there's always a group of players who reward their general managers' or signing scouts' belief in them. Struggling and failure is a fact of life in baseball, but for the players who fight through it, redemption is that much sweeter. Th...

Blog | May 29, 2013

Sparky Anderson once told me he didn't believe in anything he saw on the field until June 1. Only after two months of baseball could he have confidence a player or team's performance was legitimate. With June just around the corner, there are seve...

Blog | May 24, 2013

Ben Lindbergh provides reasoning for why the Baltimore Orioles, despite a worse record, are a better team than last season.

Story | Conversation | May 22, 2013

Todd Zola explains why he ranked Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Chris Davis and others much higher than the aggregate in ESPN's mid-May rankings, and why he ranked players like Jay Bruce and Stephen Strasburg worse.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2013

Before every huddle breaks, Ricky Powers has his Akron (Ohio) Buchtel football team yell the same phrase. "Play fast," the Griffins scream. Chris Davis and Ali Gross plan on doing just that, but it's not just limited to the high school level as...

Blog | May 14, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at a handful of players whose projections have already changed significantly since the preseason.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013

Chris Davis had 1,005 plate appearances in his first four seasons in the big leagues, and so he was at a crossroads in his career in 2012. He had just turned 26 years old and had 441 strikeouts and 253 hits, and if he had struggled again, he may have...

Blog | January 28, 2013

Buster Olney looks at nine players facing make-or-break seasons in 2013.

Blog | Conversation | January 28, 2013

• Tampa Bay Rays right-hander James Shields finished his season with a dominating effort against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, striking out 15 in a complete game, though he lost. Shields allowed only two hits, but one was a Chris Davis home...

Blog | October 03, 2012

The secret to the Baltimore Orioles' extra-inning success is their late-game defense.

Story | Conversation | September 22, 2012

San Diego Padres right-hander Edinson Volquez tossed a one-hit shutout against the woeful Houston Astros Thursday. Volquez walked three and struck out five, lowering his ERA to 3.34. He's owned in 37 percent of ESPN leagues, and while it's ...

Blog | July 20, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Thursday, including Edinson Volquez's dominance of the Astros.

Blog | Conversation | July 20, 2012

• Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Doumit homered and drove in four runs Thursday, easily his best game of the season. Sure, Doumit's performance fell short of what New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson (3 home runs, 4 RBIs) accomplish...

Blog | April 20, 2012

Eric Karabell recaps Thursday's action, including a big night for little-owned catcher-eligible Ryan Doumit.

Blog | Conversation | April 20, 2012

Twins Christopher and Demitrious Davis spoke with new Pitt coach Paul Chryst last night, and as of now they will be sticking with the Panthers, their father, Chris Sr., said. "We talked for about 15 minutes," Chris Sr. said. "As of now the boys ar...

Blog | December 31, 2011

The emotions of a devastating loss to UCF in last season's Liberty Bowl, which cemented UGA's first losing season in 15 years and ushered off the team's seniors with a wimper, are still fresh for the Bulldogs, and they want to avoid a repeat.

Story | Conversation | December 30, 2011