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Tampa Bay Rays left-hander David Price left his Wednesday outing prematurely with a triceps injury. Of course it stinks, and of course we're all concerned about how much time he's going to miss, but then again, now a little adventure can commence, to...

Blog | May 16, 2013

Big league managers don't always make what others perceive as the best choices when deciding who should and who should not be the designated closer for their teams. In fact, one might argue, when faced with a less-than-obvious choice, they seem ...

Blog | May 09, 2013

Eric Karabell has the latest news on closers, including Heath Bell taking over in Arizona with J.J. Putz on the disabled list.

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

Eric Karabell recaps Monday's games from a fantasy perspective, offering his take on B.J. Upton, the Red Sox closer situation and more.

Blog | Conversation | May 07, 2013

There is certainly no shortage of disappointing Toronto Blue Jays players, as the team enters the first full week of May in last place in the American League East and with a mere 11 victories in 32 games. The lone team with a worse run differential i...

Blog | May 06, 2013

Eric Karabell looks back at Saturday's and Sunday's games, from a fantasy perspective, and offers his take on struggling Toronto Blue Jays options such as Melky Cabrera, R.A. Dickey and Emilio Bonifacio.

Blog | Conversation | May 06, 2013

Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton worried many a fantasy owner the first three weeks of this season; he entered last Wednesday hitting .176 with one lonely RBI in 14 games. But good things come to those who wait: Stanton launched his first h...

Blog | April 29, 2013

Eric Karabell looks back at the fantasy-relevant notes from this weekend, including big games from Giancarlo Stanton and Tony Cingrani.

Blog | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Judging by my Twitter feed, it sure seems like a whole lotta people are interested in what New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis does on a daily basis, desperately seeking signs on whether to be patient with him or simply cut him loose. When Davis ho...

Blog | April 26, 2013

Eric Karabell has the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Thursday and takes a closer look at a few New York Mets sluggers, Ike Davis and Lucas Duda.

Blog | Conversation | April 26, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out his 2013 expectations for Carlos Ruiz, who is expected to return Sunday, and updates his top-20 catcher rankings.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2013

Eric Karabell examines the fantasy-relevant notes from Monday's games, including another short and disappointing start from Dan Haren.

Blog | Conversation | April 23, 2013

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols, a first-rounder in many fantasy drafts for this season, has a respectable .317 batting average after hitting a double in four at-bats Sunday afternoon. But that's hardly the story. It also came out...

Blog | April 22, 2013