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Entering Wednesday, the No. 3 option on the Player Rater was none other than Oakland Athletics outfielder Coco Crisp, the same fellow who has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. This creates quite the trouble for f...

Blog | May 02, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the impact of Coco Crisp landing on the DL will have on his fantasy value, as well as the rest of the A's outfield.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2013

• Detroit Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer left Tuesday's outing after two innings with right shoulder fatigue. Scherzer, the major league strikeout leader and 19th among starting pitchers on the Player Rater, added four strikeouts to his ...

Blog | September 19, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Tuesday's games, including Max Scherzer's early exit due to shoulder fatigue.

Blog | Conversation | September 19, 2012

A 20-year-old infielder getting a surprise promotion was foremost on our minds as SweetSpot blogger Dave Schoenfield and I gathered to record Thursday's Baseball Today podcast. 1. Manny Machado is a big leaguer! Good for the Baltimore Orioles, we ...

Heading into this season, most fantasy owners regarded one obvious member of the Arizona Diamondbacks outfield as a top-10 guy or close to it and another as a reasonable 10th-round choice. Then there was Jason Kubel. Most of the discussion around him...

Blog | July 19, 2012

Eric Karabell offers his thoughts, from a fantasy perspective, about the Arizona Diamondbacks starting outfield trio, which includes one overachiever (Jason Kubel) and two underachievers (Justin Upton, Chris Young).

Blog | Conversation | July 19, 2012

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings singled in four at-bats Tuesday, his first start in a month after a disabled list stint for a knee injury. Jennings, who is just shy of being 100 percent owned in ESPN standard leagues, is safe for immediate...

Blog | June 06, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the most fantasy-relevant tidbits from Tuesday's games, including the return of Desmond Jennings from injury.

Blog | Conversation | June 06, 2012

At some point in the next week, the Arizona Diamondbacks are hoping to get a few key pieces of their offense back on the field, as outfielder Chris Young and shortstop Stephen Drew are both on rehab assignments. While Young has been on the disabled l...

Blog | May 17, 2012

Eric Karabell checks in on the fantasy status of Chris Young and Stephen Drew, who are expected to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks' lineup soon.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2012

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed outfielder Chris Young on the disabled list Wednesday, and it's certainly possible that Justin Upton will join him at some point. Young is an annual 20-homer/20-steal guy who was off to a very good start, and Upto...

Blog | April 19, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy impact of the injuries to Diamondbacks outfielders Chris Young and Justin Upton.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2012

Seattle Mariners left-hander Erik Bedard tossed six shutout innings at Target Field on Wednesday, allowing six hits and striking out four. Bedard has lowered his season ERA in seven consecutive starts and is now sitting at 3.48. Bedard walked 11 hitt...

Blog | May 26, 2011

Eric Karabell looks back at Wednesday's action, which included solid pitching peformances from Erik Bedard and Mat Latos.

Blog | Conversation | May 26, 2011

On Tuesday's Baseball Today podcast , Keith Law and myself ruminate about many splendored things, the highlights being: 1. Roy Halladay faces Josh Johnson on Tuesday. Who would you choose the rest of this season and for the next five years? I admi...