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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

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

Surely the most critical adjustment to the top of the fantasy baseball rankings in the past few months had nothing to do with trades or free agent signings. It's about a top player allegedly testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. Li...

Blog | January 12, 2012

Eric Karabell lays out his top 10 fantasy baseball rankings for 2012, explaining why Troy Tulowitzki and Evan Longoria make it in but Adrian Gonzalez and Justin Verlander don't.

Blog | Conversation | January 12, 2012

&#8226 Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury smacked three home runs Sunday, giving him 31 on the season to go with 103 RBIs and 38 stolen bases. He's the first 30-30 player in Red Sox history, and ranks second on ESPN's Player Rate...

Blog | September 26, 2011

Eric Karabell recaps the biggest fantasy news from Sunday's games, including Jacoby Ellsbury becoming the first 30-30 player in Red Sox history.

Blog | Conversation | September 26, 2011

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...

Trusted colleague Tristan H. Cockcroft and I had an interesting debate on Friday's Fantasy Focus 06010 podcast, as an emailer wanted to know whether Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury had impressed us enough to warrant top-10 overall stat...

Blog | July 22, 2011

Eric Karabell lays out his rest-of-2011 expectations -- and 2012 rank -- for Jacoby Ellsbury, and posts his preliminary top 10 for 2012.

Blog | Conversation | July 22, 2011