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Monday was a big night for a potential future stud Chicago Cubs shortstop, as top prospect Javier Baez bashed four home runs in a 9-6 win for Class A Daytona over Fort Myers, becoming only the second Florida State League player in 94 years to hit fou...

Blog | June 11, 2013

The final weekend of April is upon us and while it's still too early for most teams struggling in the standings to panic, that doesn't mean there won't be some panicking anyway. For example, big things were expected from the Toronto Blue Jays and Los...

• Baltimore Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel allowed one run in five innings against the New York Yankees on Thursday, striking out six in his first outing since mid-July. Hammel, recovered from knee surgery, is a worthy fantasy option and is ...

Blog | September 07, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Thursday's games, including fine pitching performances from Jason Hammel and Josh Johnson.

Blog | Conversation | September 07, 2012

Chicago Cubs outfielder Brett Jackson singled twice and scored a run in his big league debut Sunday. Jackson, called up from Triple-A Iowa earlier in the day, was hitting .256 with a ton of strikeouts but also 15 home runs and 27 stolen bases. He sho...

Blog | August 06, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Sunday, including Brett Jackson's debut with the Chicago Cubs.

Blog | Conversation | August 06, 2012

With numerous trades to discuss and Power Rankings to reveal, Mark Simon and I gathered for Tuesday's Baseball Today podcast , and, yes, we also got a little bit ridiculous! 1. Mark likes the Ichiro Suzuki trade and I think he's pretty much shot a...

With a Monday night full of injuries for us to discuss, a seemingly healthy Keith Law and myself were eager to discuss the greatest game on Tuesday's Baseball Today podcast ! 1. Losing Joey Votto for a month shouldn't cripple the Cincinnati Reds, ...

Keith Law and I returned from a brief Independence Day hiatus to discuss many pertinent matters on Thursday's Baseball Today podcast, including ... 1. Carlos Lee is now a Miami Marlin, but will he really make much of an impact on his new team? And...

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija fanned a career-best 11 Atlanta Braves on Monday, allowing one run over seven innings. Samardzija hadn't won since May, and it wasn't Cliff Lee-type bad luck, either. Samardzija's June ERA was ...

Blog | July 03, 2012

Eric Karabell recaps some of the fantasy highlights from Monday's games, including Jeff Samardzija's 11 strikeouts.

Blog | Conversation | July 03, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses some fantasy baseball highlights from Sunday, including a good start from Travis Wood and Jim Thome's Orioles debut.

Blog | Conversation | July 02, 2012

A fun time was had by all on Wednesday's Baseball Today podcast, as SweetSpot blogger Dave Schoenfield and I talked umpires (always a fun topic), no-hitters, All-Star voting and much more! 1. Why do people get so worked up about an umpire's mistak...

Eric Karabell discusses the most interesting fantasy tidbits from Tuesday's action, including Daniel Hudson's injury-shortened outing and Anthony Rizzo's Cubs debut

Blog | Conversation | June 27, 2012

A year ago at this time, fantasy owners were clamoring for the San Diego Padres to promote enticing first base prospect Anthony Rizzo to the big leagues. The prize of the Adrian Gonzalez trade in December 2010, Rizzo had produced terrific numbers for...

SweetSpot blogger Dave Schoenfield and I met in the bucolic Bristol studios to discuss the great game of baseball, with many ranging topics for Tuesday's Baseball Today podcast , including: 1. After hitting Marco Scutaro in the head with a pitch, ...