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Dan Rafael is ESPN.com's boxing writer. Rafael began writing for ESPN.com in March 2005 after working for 5 years as the boxing writer for USA Today.

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Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

2009 Fantasy Baseball Awards

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey bestows some special awards for the 2009 fantasy baseball season.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Be wary of rain altering rotations

Adam Madison, ESPN.com

Adam Madison previews Tuesday's MLB action but warns that rain could affect games across the country.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Diamondbacks shuffle closers

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell takes a look at the closer situation in Arizona after a freak season-ending injury to Chad Qualls.

Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009

Wagner still has fantasy value

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell is taking a closer look at Billy Wagner's fantasy value in Boston, which could still be relatively high in the near future.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Lee, Haren, Carpenter start Wednesday

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews Wednesday's games, including a bunch of aces taking the mound in the National League.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009

Closer Chart

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell's updated closer depth chart displays the four top closing options for each team.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2009

Bad ERAs won't hurt some closers

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at a handful of closers who will keep their jobs and pile up saves despite awful ERAs.

Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009

Monthly rankings comparison

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell compares the fantasy staff composite rankings of relief pitchers from April to May to now and, as always, provides his own.

Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009

Reviewing All-Star relievers

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell reviews the relief pitchers selected to the All-Star Game and wonders why there aren't more effective set-up men taken.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009

Perez's cloudy future as a closer

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at the fortunes of Chris Perez, who was dealt to Cleveland over the weekend.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009

Ryan the odd man out in Toronto

James Quintong, ESPN.com

James Quintong breaks down the Toronto Blue Jays' bullpen and notes that Jason Frasor, not B.J. Ryan, is getting the call for saves.

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009

Interleague play affects DHs

Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.com

Adam Madison looks at Friday's slate of games for fantasy purposes. With the return of interleague play, it's important to know which DHs will find themselves on the bench.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009

Valverde returning, Francisco hurting

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at the current fates of closers in the state of Texas, as Jose Valverde is about to come off the DL, while Frank Francisco could be returning there.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009