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Wow, Tuesday was a big day for the New York Mets. After all, how else can one describe the emotion that comes with trading for outfielder Eric Young Jr.? [+] Enlarge Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Zack Wheeler pitched six shutout innings against t...

Blog | June 19, 2013

Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz fell to the 13th round, on average, in ESPN live drafts prior to this season, which seemed a bit strange, but it made him a nice bargain. Sure, there's outfield depth this season and Cruz has had trouble staying o...

Blog | June 18, 2013

Todd Zola looks at players who have performed above expectations this season and should continue to, such as Carlos Gomez, Hunter Pence and Jeff Samardzija.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

The seemingly brittle NL West teams just can't seem to catch a break when it comes to key injuries. The Los Angeles Dodgers haven't had their optimal lineup all year, and two outfielders are still out. The San Diego Padres got center fielder Cameron ...

Blog | June 14, 2013

The first Oakland Athletics pitcher chosen in ESPN average live drafts prior to this season was not one of the current members of the stellar rotation or closer Grant Balfour. It was brittle left-hander Brett Anderson, who is trying to recover from h...

Blog | June 13, 2013

All the games count equally, so let's not shortchange Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo for Monday's excellent performance as he tossed eight innings of four-hit, shutout ball against the lowly Miami Marlins. After all, Miami's lineup di...

Blog | June 11, 2013

Kansas City Royals first baseman/designated hitter Billy Butler remains 100 percent owned in ESPN standard leagues, but, judging by my Twitter feed, patience is apparently running thin. Butler might have quieted the critics with Wednesday's three-hit...

Blog | June 06, 2013

Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera left Monday's game at Yankee Stadium with a strained right quadriceps, and by the time you read this he might already have been placed on the 15-day disabled list. Cabrera wasn't off to a terrific start at...

Blog | June 04, 2013

A week ago, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown was really just a guy hitting for modest power, doing little else to notably ingratiate himself to fantasy owners. He was owned in roughly half of ESPN's standard mixed leagues, and got some ...

Blog | June 03, 2013

Nobody should be terribly surprised that San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera is running wild, because this is what he did last season. Cabrera led the National League -- and all middle infielders -- in stolen bases last season, and all of baseb...

Blog | May 29, 2013

It might seem crazy to bet against Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera leading the majors in pretty much whatever he wants to, but when predicting the final home run leaders for 2013, based on what we know so far and what I think will happen, I'm g...

Blog | May 28, 2013

Relying on batting average drains such as Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam Dunn and Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla can be painful for any fantasy owner, but when they're hitting for power -- like they were Monday night -- they can still ...

Blog | May 22, 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

The Cleveland Indians are on quite a roll. Their 1-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night gave them wins in eight of nine games, and starting pitching has fueled the streak. This was the Tribe's fifth shutout of the season; last year&...

Blog | May 08, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the news and notes from Tuesday, which included a near no-hitter from Trevor Bauer at the minor league level and a near perfect game in the majors from Matt Harvey.

Blog | Conversation | May 08, 2013

While many eyes in Monday's Atlanta Braves win over the Cincinnati Reds were on rookie catcher Evan Gattis making his debut in left field, the guy to his left handling center field continued to struggle and anger fantasy owners. B.J. Upton struc...

Blog | May 07, 2013