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Mike Sheets offers up the best options for Week 6 of the season for Baseball Challenge.

The past two times the Sox sported MLB's best April record? 2004 and 2007.

As a reminder: Odds to win AL East, March 25 (Bovada.lv) Blue Jays +160 Rays +250 Yankees +350 Red Sox +550 Orioles +750 AL East projected standings, March 26 (Dan Szymborski's ZiPS system) Blue Jays -- 94-68 Rays -- 88-74 Red Sox -- 84...

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz seems pretty confident that he's ready for the big leagues again, even smacking a home run for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday, and I certainly believe him. Ortiz fell out of my top 100 in mid-March on...

Blog | April 19, 2013

Mike Sheets offers up the best options for Week 4 of the season for Baseball Challenge.

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Thursday, including his thoughts on David Ortiz's expected return, Hisashi Iwakuma's fine pitching and Brandon Crawford's hot start.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2013

On occasion I'm certainly willing to give starting pitchers a break when poor April weather appears to be a factor, but in the case of Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Josh Johnson, even he admitted something is wrong. Johnson was awful Thursday i...

Blog | April 12, 2013

Eric Karabell offers notes from Thursday's games, including a rough afternoon outing for Josh Johnson in Detroit.

Blog | Conversation | April 12, 2013

Stephania Bell has quick hits on a number of injured players heading into the start of the season.

When it comes to dealing with injured players in fantasy drafts, it's safe to assume no two situations are exactly the same. Even with New York Yankees sluggers Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson expected to miss roughly the same amount of time...

Blog | March 26, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the plethora of injured star players to start the season, and how some of them could be fantasy bargains because of their DL status.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2013

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Here are some notables from Red Sox manager John Farrell's morning get-together with the media before Boston's Grapefruit League contest against the Toronto Blue Jays: * Stephen Drew will continue his regimen of baseball-related a...

Buster Olney says the Kansas City Royals have the toughest schedule in the American League.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2013

The World Series is over, a little prematurely for some and with a surprise result, and it's officially the offseason. Free agents look for new homes, trades are discussed and perhaps completed, and fantasy owners count down the days until pitch...

Blog | November 08, 2012

Eric Karabell offers up a bold prediction for hitters on all 30 teams for the 2013 fantasy baseball season, discussing many key fantasy options.

Blog | Conversation | November 08, 2012

Tim Bogar, former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine's bench coach, shot back Wednesday at Valentine's contention that he felt undermined by his coaching staff, and Bogar offered his perspective on the dismal 2012 season.