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One of the annual components of my fantasy baseball draft preparation for any league is to take a look not just at current results from average live drafts but at what occurred in drafts a year ago. Fantasy owners are a reactive bunch, regardless of ...

Blog | January 25, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the players he'd still draft in 2013 even though their fantasy value has fallen greatly since this point a year ago.

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 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

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

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

I can't wait for spring training. I know, I know, it gets boring in the beginning watching grown men simply play catch, but hey, at least they're on the field again. But I'd rather have that kind of catching over catching a cold joggin...

Blog | February 11, 2011

Eric Karabell reveals his checklist of hitters he'll be watching closely in spring training and discusses a few key players on it, including Domonic Brown and Jacoby Ellsbury.

Blog | Conversation | February 11, 2011

Eric Karabell looks at Daniel Nava's short- and long-term upside to determine whether the Red Sox rookie is worth a fantasy pickup.

Blog | Conversation | June 14, 2010