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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 Pittsburgh Pirates will unleash one of baseball's most promising prospects as former No. 1 pick Gerrit Cole takes the mound on Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants. Here's a look at some of the key stats to know about tonight's match...

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Buster Posey capped a six-run fourth inning with a homer and had three RBIs, Madison Bumgarner pitched five effective innings and the San Francisco Giants pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5 Saturday night.

MIAMI FIRST PITCH: It's finally Matt Harvey Day again as the Mets look to avoid getting swept against the Miami Marlins. Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Matt Harvey Day has arrived. Harvey (5-0, 1.85 ERA) leads the majors in oppon...

Hunter Pence doubled twice and drove in four runs, Matt Cain pitched into the eighth inning for his first victory of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete a series sweep.

Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer in the first inning that held up, Buster Posey added a late RBI single and the San Francisco Giants snapped the Colorado Rockies' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Monday night.

Tim Lincecum walked seven, matching a career worst, yet still managed to get the win when Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence homered to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.

Paul Swydan of FanGraphs identifies a group of players due to slide in 2013 after strong 2012 campaigns.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2013

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--The Texas Rangers (9-9-2) saw their two-game winning streak come to an end with a 5-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants (8-9-3) on Friday at Scottsdale Stadium. What this means: Texas falls back to .500 after losing both games of...

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper forced his way into my overall top 20, and I've confidently penciled him in as National League MVP for 2013. It's safe to say I like him a bit more than most do, whether for fantasy baseball or o...

Blog | March 12, 2013

Eric Karabell lists players he likes more than most do in fantasy drafts this season, including Ryan Howard, Bryce Harper and Eric Hosmer.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2013

The list of players whose 2013 fantasy draft stock will look a whole lot different from a year ago is long, but in many cases way too reactionary. With San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence, a player I felt had been a bit overrated for fantasy...

Blog | February 08, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses players whose 2013 draft value seems to have fallen too far, making them potential bargain selections.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2013

2012 in review Record: 94-68 (88-74 Pythagorean) 718 runs scored (6th in NL) 649 runs allowed (6th in NL) Big Offseason Moves Re-signed Angel Pagan, Marco Scutaro and Jeremy Affeldt. Signed OF Andres Torres. Lost OF Melky Cabrera. GM Brian ...

Hunter Pence grins as he watches his cyber-self strut to the batter's box in "MLB 13: The Show." "They beasted me out," he tells me with a laugh, proud to see his character captured so accurately, from his high socks to his quirky batting stance. ...