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Heading into this season, most fantasy owners regarded one obvious member of the Arizona Diamondbacks outfield as a top-10 guy or close to it and another as a reasonable 10th-round choice. Then there was Jason Kubel. Most of the discussion around him...

Blog | July 19, 2012

Eric Karabell offers his thoughts, from a fantasy perspective, about the Arizona Diamondbacks starting outfield trio, which includes one overachiever (Jason Kubel) and two underachievers (Justin Upton, Chris Young).

Blog | Conversation | July 19, 2012

Baltimore Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz tossed seven shutout innings in Tampa on Monday, allowing three singles and two walks and fanning eight to win for the ninth time. Matusz has pitched well in the second half, winning his past five decisions,...

Blog | September 28, 2010

Eric Karabell recaps Monday in the major leagues, headlined by another win by Brian Matusz.

Blog | Conversation | September 28, 2010

&#8226 Arizona Diamondbacks ace Dan Haren was torched for seven runs, six of them earned, in 4 1/3 messy innings of a Sunday loss to the Atlanta Braves. Haren's ERA sits at 4.83, well above what fantasy owners have come to expect from the re...

Blog | May 17, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses the events from Sunday's baseball games.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2010

• This is why we preach patience. San Diego Padres outfielder Kyle Blanks entered Monday's game against Jair Jurrjens and the Atlanta Braves hitting .158 with one RBI. Then he homered among three hits and knocked in five runs, raising his ...

Blog | April 13, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses the Monday results from baseball.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses the Jim Thome signing in Minnesota, predicting the veteran slugger will be more valuable than fantasy owners expect.

Blog | Conversation | January 28, 2010

Eric Karabell takes a look at each position's top spring battle to watch, highlighted by the Indians' catcher/first base situation.

Eric Karabell goes over a number of outfielders he doesn't believe will rebound from a slow start or keep up the pace from a hot start.