Sherrill loses value; Johnson likely O's closer
Eric KarabellFantasy owners shouldn't be at all surprised that the Baltimore Orioles finally traded closer George Sherrill. We've been preparing people for this da...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009Rays full of fantasy-friendly stars
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell praises the Tampa Bay Rays players for all their home runs and stolen bases, things fantasy owners love.
Story | Conversation | June 29, 2009Are southpaws left behind as closers?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at why so few lefties occupy closer roles and speculates what other southpaws might be in contention for saves.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 2009Aardsma's the man in Seattle
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell takes a look at the latest bullpen news, including David Aardsma being named the closer in Seattle.
Story | Conversation | May 20, 2009Camp notes: Don't count Jones out just yet
Eric Karabell...have three, maybe four, starting spots filled. • Fantasy owners might not care about Benson, but Erik Bedard certainly interests them, and the strikeout lefty passed his first spring test when he faced live...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009Slam and be slammed
Eric Karabell...who are already sporting the worst record in baseball. Earlier in the evening it was announced Erik Bedard would miss his Wednesday start with back spasms, the same malady that forced him from Friday...
Story | June 24, 2008Man, the AL stinks for fantasy
Eric KarabellThe KaraBlog is back! And a lot has changed since the last time I wrote in this space. For instance Albert Pujols single-handedly put a few Pad...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2008
Believe In Bedard?
Eric KarabellWhich Erik Bedard performance do you want to believe: his two-hit outing over seven innings Wednesday night against...
Story | May 29, 2008Relief Efforts: Wild week in AL West bullpens
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell analyzes the situations in the Angels' and Mariners' bullpens and updates his reliever rankings.
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2008It's 'Crystal' clear old players help fantasy
Eric KarabellI say good for Billy Crystal! I'm glad he's going to play in an exhibition game for the Yankees on Thursday, and really, a lot of good things can come...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2008
My top 25, up Dunn, down Figgins
Eric KarabellThe rankings you see in that fabulous draft kit of ours were born from a one-day alliance of fantasy editors and writers. Of course, put a dozen peopl...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 22, 2008
Bad pitchers who bounce back
Eric KarabellNormally, Daniel Cabrera is someone I wouldn't even think about drafting, or more to the point, someone with his statistics. Dontrelle Willis? Sure, h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 19, 2008
Drafting Joba is quite a relief
Eric KarabellTwo springs ago, fantasy owners everywhere were tantalized by a potential front-line starting pitcher in a major market, a strikeout right-hander who ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2008
Musings from Arizona Fall League
Eric KarabellI did not attend the Arizona Fall League in 2006, so I missed my chance to see Ryan Braun, Hunter Pence, Troy Tulowitzki and some of baseball's best r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2007
Top 20s for '08 hitters, pitchers
Eric KarabellI miss fantasy baseball. I don't mind saying it. Yeah, that six-month season was a blast, but it's over now, and the real playoffs are going on. It's ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2007
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