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Eric Karabell looks at top 100 players he feels could disappoint fantasy owners, including Jacoby Ellsbury and Aroldis Chapman.

Blog | Conversation | February 28, 2013

Every fantasy baseball owner who fails to win his or her league can point to a player or two they feel doomed their chances. We've all done it. What's interesting is the disparity of those players. To some owners, choosing Matt Kemp third o...

Blog | September 13, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the players who disappointed fantasy owners the most in 2012, including Ricky Romero and Justin Upton, and then lays out his 2013 expectation for each of them.

Blog | Conversation | September 13, 2012

Eric Karabell examines Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Moore's skills, splits and recent trends to determine whether the young lefty will pitch better in the second half.

Blog | Conversation | July 02, 2012

Corey Patterson, Raul Ibanez, Nate Schierholtz and Emilio Bonifacio are all among the 50-plus outfielders performing better than St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Colby Rasmus on the ESPN Player Rater. No, it's actually true. Rasmus was a topic of ...

Blog | July 19, 2011

Eric Karabell looks at talented youngsters with bright futures who are struggling right now, such as Colby Rasmus, Jason Heyward and Pedro Alvarez.

Blog | Conversation | July 19, 2011

• Struggling pitchers Rick Porcello and Javier Vazquez met Wednesday, having allowed 50 earned runs in 53 innings. Then each fantasy disappointment turned in his best game of the season. Porcello tossed seven shutout innings and won, while Vazq...

Blog | May 13, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses the events from Wednesday's baseball games.

Blog | Conversation | May 13, 2010

Eric Karabell examines the catcher position in fantasy, noting the many disappointments, such as Geovany Soto and Mike Napoli.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2010

It's not that last weekend was a disappointment, but only one meaningful major league game was played, as the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees on Sunday Night Baseball. It was a fun way to spend seven-plus hours. OK, I jest; it didn&#039...

Blog | April 09, 2010

Eric Karabell lays out 10 things to watch in fantasy baseball this weekend, including a certain Chicago Cubs rookie.

Blog | Conversation | April 09, 2010

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

Biggest Disappointments

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2006