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Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the Monday-through-Sunday schedule and offers helpful tips for Week 8 of the fantasy baseball season, noting that Johnny Cueto and Matt Garza are both returning from the DL in time for two-start weeks.

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

The San Diego Padres organization as a whole had a pretty decent Wednesday, as third baseman Chase Headley came off the disabled list after recovering from a small fracture in his left thumb, and the team blasted three home runs off the usually invin...

Blog | April 18, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out the fantasy-relevant notes from Wednesday's games, including his thoughts on Chase Headley, A.J. Burnett, Wade Davis and others.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 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

The list of players whose 2013 fantasy draft stock will look a whole lot different from a year ago is long, but in many cases way too reactionary. With San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence, a player I felt had been a bit overrated for fantasy...

Blog | February 08, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses players whose 2013 draft value seems to have fallen too far, making them potential bargain selections.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2013

Tristan H. Cockcroft lists his top 75 starting pitchers for next season and previews other potential options for 2013.

Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the schedule for Week 24 (Sept. 24-Oct. 3) for the best hitter matchups, two-start pitchers and streaming opportunities for the final scoring period of the fantasy season.

Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the schedule for Week 22 (Sept. 10-16) for the best hitter matchups, two-start pitchers and streaming opportunities.

Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his top 100 starting pitcher rankings and looks at potential September pitching stars among lesser-owned names.

Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his top 100 starting pitcher rankings and breaks down the stats to find which teams have the best and worst pitching matchups down the stretch.

• Atlanta Braves right-hander Kris Medlen spun a nifty five-hit shutout against the San Diego Padreson Thursday, lowering his ERA to 2.03 and likely securing his rotation spot. Medlen was a candidate to be pushed back to the bullpen, as right-h...

Blog | August 17, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Thursday, including fine performances from Braves teammates Kris Medlen and Chipper Jones.

Blog | Conversation | August 17, 2012