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Four of the AL East teams will be facing off head-to-head this mid-May weekend, with the Tampa Bay Rays traveling to Baltimore and the mighty Vernon Wells-led New York Yankees hosting the last-place-but-hot Toronto Blue Jays. The other team is the Bo...

A month ago, the focus on Texas Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland was on how he was the weak link in a strong lineup and should be replaced in the lineup by hotshot prospect Jurickson Profar. Ian Kinsler would slide from second base to first base ...

Blog | May 15, 2013

I'm not quite sure how San Francisco Giants left-hander Barry Zito does it, since his stuff seems pretty average -- OK, perhaps below average -- but there he was on center stage Wednesday afternoon mowing down the Philadelphia Phillies at AT&amp...

Blog | May 09, 2013

Eric Karabell recaps the news and notes from Wednesday, including Barry Zito's pitching gem, Dan Uggla's power display and more.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2013

There is certainly no shortage of disappointing Toronto Blue Jays players, as the team enters the first full week of May in last place in the American League East and with a mere 11 victories in 32 games. The lone team with a worse run differential i...

Blog | May 06, 2013

Eric Karabell looks back at Saturday's and Sunday's games, from a fantasy perspective, and offers his take on struggling Toronto Blue Jays options such as Melky Cabrera, R.A. Dickey and Emilio Bonifacio.

Blog | Conversation | May 06, 2013

With so many interesting first-year players to watch this season, it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the top rookies for the month of April, as chosen by MLB, would be Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis and Texas Rangers right-hande...

Blog | May 03, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the long-term value of April's surprise rookies of the month Evan Gattis and Justin Grimm.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2013

Let's be clear right off the top: It's not outrageous that Milwaukee Brewers infielder Yuniesky Betancourt is one of the most added players in ESPN leagues, as he is improbably mashing one home run after another and stunning the fantasy wor...

Blog | May 02, 2013

Eric Karabell offers his perspective on the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Wednesday, which included another big game from Yuniesky Betancourt and a rare high-strikeout gem from pitcher Scott Feldman.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2013

On Monday afternoon, colleague Tristan H. Cockcroft and I debated the relatively disappointing early-season numbers from Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, touching on his lack of wins, his lower strikeout rate and the fact that the...

Blog | April 30, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Monday, including Stephen Strasburg's forearm tightness and Giancarlo Stanton's placement on the DL because of a hamstring strain.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2013

Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton worried many a fantasy owner the first three weeks of this season; he entered last Wednesday hitting .176 with one lonely RBI in 14 games. But good things come to those who wait: Stanton launched his first h...

Blog | April 29, 2013

Eric Karabell looks back at the fantasy-relevant notes from this weekend, including big games from Giancarlo Stanton and Tony Cingrani.

Blog | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton hit the disabled list Thursday with a wrist injury, and while this is no longer a big deal in fantasy because he's not productive and is owned in less than 1 percent of ESPN standard mixed leagues, I&#0...

Blog | April 26, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy potential of Eric Young Jr., specifically in the steals department, as well other potential speedsters on the waiver wire.

Blog | Conversation | April 26, 2013