52 Results for hideki matsui

Rays full of fantasy-friendly stars

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell praises the Tampa Bay Rays players for all their home runs and stolen bases, things fantasy owners love.

Story | Conversation | June 29, 2009

Ramirez leaves with wrist injury

Eric Karabell

Eric Karabell recaps Monday's wild action on the diamond, and also discusses the possibilities after Hanley Ramirez is hit on the wrist.

Story | April 28, 2009

Leading off: Determining value based on eligibility

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at Mark Teahen's position change and examines how position eligibility can impact fantasy value.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 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

Spring position battles to watch

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell takes a look at each position's top spring battle to watch, highlighted by the Indians' catcher/first base situation.

Story | Conversation | February 26, 2009

The Yankees' MASH unit

Eric Karabell

...regular leadoff role, but Jorge Posada went back on the shelf with more left shoulder problems. Hideki Matsui was expected to announce Monday he was headed for season-ending surgery, but he did an...

Story | July 22, 2008

OPS stories, surprises, projected leaders

Eric Karabell

Littered amongst the thousands of questions I received in Thursday morning's chat session was one -- well, really, about a dozen -- from a guy in Oreg...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 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

Relief Efforts: Good relief pitching can be contagious

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell says you can find some relief gems from the back-end guys on the best bullpens.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2008

Why can't the DHs hit anymore?

Eric Karabell

When an American League pitcher switches over to the National League, the prevailing opinion is that his ERA will drop quite a bit because he gets to ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2008

Out of the Box: Pedro party ends early

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks back at Tuesday with an eye focused on the fantasy slant, including Pedro Martinez's 2008 debut.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2008

Rauch the story from Nats-Braves

Eric Karabell

Maybe it's nothing. Maybe Chad Cordero will be just fine, after all, throw 70 good innings and save 35 games this season. Who knows. The fact that he ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 31, 2008

Projecting homer tandems, 40 to 10

Eric Karabell

Apparently not everyone digs the long ball. I was talking with an ESPN anchor on Monday and he said his strategy for his head-to-head league was to se...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2008

Judging Jeter, overrated or under?

Eric Karabell

I've had Derek Jeter for so long in my oldest league that I think he might have still been in high school when I signed him as a free agent. Or Little...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 17, 2008

Kemp, outfielders who need to play

Eric Karabell

Pitchers and catchers will report to spring training sites in less than a month, and soon after that the rest of the players will be there to soak in ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 18, 2008