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The last time Los Angeles Angels right-hander Ryan Madson threw a pitch in a big league regular season game was the last Wednesday of September 2011, in the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves. Madson retired Chipper Jones, Dan Uggla and Freddie...

Blog | May 17, 2013

While rehabbing Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke gets the headlines for the possibility he will come off the disabled list and pitch Wednesday, the relatively unknown shortstop prospect acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Los Ange...

Blog | May 14, 2013

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay began Sunday owned in 100 percent of ESPN standard leagues, but that number is going to drop precipitously in the coming days. Halladay owners trusted him Sunday against the awful Miami Marlins, despite...

Blog | May 06, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses Roy Halladay's value now that he's admitted to shoulder woes, and ranks the top players currently on the disabled list.

Blog | Conversation | May 06, 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

While one of the best shortstops in baseball was still out of the lineup nursing a shoulder injury Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, another top shortstop made his first start of the season. Ultimately, it was no big deal that Colorado Rockies slugger...

Blog | May 01, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Tuesday, which included a fine lineup return from Dodgers infielder Hanley Ramirez and another solid outing from Marlins starter Kevin Slowey.

Blog | Conversation | May 01, 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

Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz smacked a three-run home run and walked twice for Class A Clearwater on Wednesday night, a reminder that his season-opening suspension is nearing its end and fantasy owners will soon enjoy another productive ...

Blog | April 25, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out his 2013 expectations for Carlos Ruiz, who is expected to return Sunday, and updates his top-20 catcher rankings.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2013

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

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

Major league managers sure seem to love their closers being old and experienced as opposed to being young and, well, good. The past few weeks is a clear reminder of this, with recycled closers again being all the rage. A few weeks ago, the Detroit T...

Blog | April 18, 2013

Eric Karabell attempts to sort out the messy closer situations in Detroit, Milwaukee and the north side of Chicago and passes along other fantasy-relevant bullpen notes.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 2013