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There are several risky picks in the early rounds of 2013 fantasy baseball drafts, but when it comes to Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria and Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista, the true ri...

Blog | February 28, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at top 100 players he feels could disappoint fantasy owners, including Jacoby Ellsbury and Aroldis Chapman.

Blog | Conversation | February 28, 2013

Every fantasy baseball owner who fails to win his or her league can point to a player or two they feel doomed their chances. We've all done it. What's interesting is the disparity of those players. To some owners, choosing Matt Kemp third o...

Blog | September 13, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the players who disappointed fantasy owners the most in 2012, including Ricky Romero and Justin Upton, and then lays out his 2013 expectation for each of them.

Blog | Conversation | September 13, 2012

Baltimore Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy slugged a pair of home runs, knocked in five runs Tuesday and scored three runs. It's been a relatively disappointing season for Hardy, who hit 30 home runs in 2011, and has lost power and 30 points of batt...

Blog | September 12, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Tuesday's games, including big nights for J.J. Hardy and Jacoby Ellsbury.

Blog | Conversation | September 12, 2012

If you had said a year ago that Matt Kemp and Jacoby Ellsbury would be fantasy's top two players, a pitcher would win MVP and Cy Young honors and Adam Dunn would hit .159 -- I still can't get over that -- I would have used a word to describ...

Blog | April 02, 2012

Eric Karabell reveals his bold projections for such players as Carlos Pena, Mike Napoli and Hanley Ramirez.

Blog | Conversation | April 02, 2012

Note: Each Friday until the end of the season, the SweetSpot blog will offer its take on the MVP and Cy Young races. We start with Eric Karabell's take on the MVP awards. What matters to you when choosing whom to honor with an MVP award? I analyze...

As a Philadelphia Phillies fan, I'll spend far too much time, if there is such a thing, watching the Phils play baseball this season. But when it comes to selecting a few of their players in fantasy drafts, let's just say I'll be turni...

Blog | March 09, 2011

Eric Karabell lists several players he won't be ending up with in fantasy drafts this spring, and explains why he doesn't like them as much as other fantasy owners.

Blog | Conversation | March 09, 2011