84 Results for gary sheffield

An early Top 10 for 2010

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell lays out his early top 10 rankings for 2010, noting that David Wright still makes the list while Carl Crawford does not.

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009

Leading off: The All-Give-Up-On team

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell breaks down his All-Give-Up-On team, highlighted by such guys as David Ortiz and Hideki Matsui, and offers other helpful tidbits.

Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009

Ortiz, Chipper, Liriano, weekend watch

Eric Karabell

Too many fantasy baseball owners figure they can pay attention to what's going on from Monday through Friday afternoon and be all caught up. It's the ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2008

Bad teams hurt fantasy players

Eric Karabell

...has been to make some very interesting moves. Let's platoon our ace/fifth starters! Leave Gary Sheffield in the three-spot as long as we can! Let Carlos Guillen play every position on...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2008

Man, the AL stinks for fantasy

Eric Karabell

The 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2008

Karabell: How is Lofton still a free agent?

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell wonders aloud why Kenny Lofton is still out of work and then examines several teams who could use his services.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2008

Only one home run, but zero worries

Eric Karabell

...I didn't know Jack. Once he cleared waivers, Cust was back on my team. Now Gary Sheffield is gone. Guess we'll see what he does as Jim Leyland hums the words to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2008

Why can't the DHs hit anymore?

Eric Karabell

...still showing a .196 batting average. Frank Thomas got released by his first team this season. Gary Sheffield hasn't been able to shoulder the load. Jose Vidro might lose his starting role with...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2008

Watching Quentin, other OPS high-risers

Eric Karabell

Sometimes we do have to give the managers some credit. The Dodgers' Joe Torre hasn't been popular with fantasy owners for the way he's handled his out...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 28, 2008

Tigers infield, Pujols at second, eligibility talk

Eric Karabell

...won't hurt their numbers. We should finally see the change take effect this weekend, when Gary Sheffield assumes the designated hitter role, and Guillen's balky knee is healthy enough to allow him...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 25, 2008

Granderson sparks Tigers' outburst

Eric Karabell

...the pitching-thin Texas Rangers Wednesday. Carlos Guillen and Miguel Cabrera, expected to switch positions when Gary Sheffield is ready to resume designated hitter duties, combined for eight RBIs, and Jacque Jones delivered his...

Story | April 24, 2008

Big Hurt not done yet in fantasy

Eric Karabell

It's never wise for a real major league general manager to run his team like a fantasy outfit, but that's what the Toronto Blue Jays seemed to do over...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 21, 2008

How to fix each MLB team for fantasy purposes

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell has suggestions for all 30 MLB teams on how to maximize their players for fantasy purposes.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2008

Young worth it for 'Zona, fantasy owners

Eric Karabell

We were in Las Vegas a month ago Monday, Matthew Berry, Stephania Bell and myself, up on the stage at the ESPN Zone discussing fantasy baseball. Yeah,...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 08, 2008

Buying, selling struggling Tigers bats

Eric Karabell

The winless Tigers are in trouble, but I don't think it's for the reasons most people think. They're not scoring. They're not preventing scoring. They...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2008