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Boston Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz, owner of a no-hitter from his second big league start way back in 2007, nearly matched the feat Sunday when he held the beleaguered Tampa Bay Rays -- yes, them again -- hitless for seven innings. Buchholz is...

Blog | April 15, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy highlights from the weekend games, which included another Clay Buchholz pitching gem and another key pitcher injury (Johnny Cueto).

Blog | Conversation | April 15, 2013

The good news on Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver hitting the disabled list Tuesday is that the elbow he fractured Sunday night was his left one, and he doesn't rely on that one to throw baseballs. Sure, Weaver will miss a month ...

Blog | April 10, 2013

Eric Karabell assesses the Angels rotation absent Jered Weaver, who is recovering from a fracture to his non-pitching arm.

Blog | Conversation | April 10, 2013

Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire might not want to admit it, but rookie outfielder Aaron Hicks is clearly overmatched at the plate. I caught a few of Hicks' at-bats over the weekend and again Monday, with each of them ending in strikeouts,...

Blog | April 09, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy highlights from Monday's games, including rookie Aaron Hicks' continued struggles and Wei-Yin Chen's outing versus the Red Sox.

Blog | Conversation | April 09, 2013

Eric Karabell recaps Wednesday's games from a fantasy perspective, offering his thoughts on Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum and others.

Blog | Conversation | April 04, 2013

Friends who play fantasy baseball ask me all the time about possible picks, and while I don't know about value relative to the rounds in a fantasy draft in the way Eric Karabell or Matthew Berry do, these are some of the names I've mentione...

Blog | March 29, 2013

Buster Olney gives his fantasy baseball recommendations for the 2013 season.

Blog | Conversation | March 29, 2013

New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda turned 38 years old this past weekend, but you'd hardly know it by the way he pitched last season. In fact, the underrated Kuroda finished the 2012 season No. 19 on ESPN's Player Rater among start...

Blog | February 15, 2013

Eric Karabell highlights pitchers over the age of 35 who could be real bargains in fantasy drafts this season.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2013

One of the myriad players whose inclusion in my top 100 overall rankings this week generated buzz was Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz. I used to argue that "clogging" a DH/utility spot in the first half of a normal fantasy draft was poor...

Blog | February 14, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out the hitters on the wrong side of 35 years old whom he still believes in, such as David Ortiz, Paul Konerko and Carlos Beltran.

Blog | Conversation | February 14, 2013

As the saying goes, fantasy drafts aren't necessarily won in the first round -- or early rounds, for that matter -- but they can be lost. I don't buy that notion anymore. All the picks count, and team depth is critical, but many owners who...

Blog | February 13, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out his top 100 fantasy options for 2013, taking into account upside, position scarcity, the depth of starting pitching and more.

Blog | Conversation | February 13, 2013

Wise fantasy baseball owners know that spring training statistics usually don't tell us a whole lot, as those surprising Jake Fox performances usually don't lead to much regular-season success. But there's still plenty to watch. It&#03...

Blog | February 11, 2013