Relief Efforts: Offseason bullpen roundup
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell takes stock of each team's closer situation heading into the 2009 season, which will be updated constantly through the winter.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008Relief Efforts: Ayala proves it's just about saves
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell says Luis Ayala's emergence as a closer is showing that the only stat that matters for fantasy relievers is saves.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2008Relief Efforts: How many closers are truly safe?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell places labels on the closers of all 30 teams, and states that only a small percentage are truly safe.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2008Relief Efforts: American League bullpen breakdowns
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at each American League bullpen situation to forecast which team will get the most saves and how many it'll rack up.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2008Relief Efforts: Do managerial changes affect closers?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the effect of managerial changes on closers, especially in the wake of Willie Randolph's firing and Billy Wagner's slump.
Story | Conversation | June 18, 2008Relief Efforts: Does the Player Rater work for closers?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the top closers on the Player Rater, but wonders if it's the perfect tool to analyze relievers' values.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2008Finding more No. 6 starters
Eric KarabellThe season-ending injuries suffered by Jeremy Bonderman and Jake Westbrook were bad things, of course. The Tigers and Indians relied on these pitchers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2008
Relief Efforts: Where do Braves go with Smoltz gone?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the Braves' bullpen situation now that John Smoltz is out for the year, as well as the Yankees' pen now that Joba Chamberlain is a starter.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2008Bad teams hurt fantasy players
Eric KarabellI can't figure out the Tigers. I know I've said and written this before, but Jim Leyland's reaction to a floundering two months of the season has been...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2008
Man, the AL stinks for fantasy
Eric Karabell...Rodriguez came off it … starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis became a relief pitcher and relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain is becoming a starting pitcher … and of course, colleague Matthew Berry is now wearing a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2008
Relief Efforts: Don't look for patterns in save chances
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell says it's fruitless to predict exactly how many saves any closer will get over the course of a season.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2008The rankings I stood alone on
Eric KarabellAre you all ranked out yet? This was rankings week at ESPN.com fantasy, and we hope you enjoyed it. In Thursday's column I wrote about my mindset in r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 09, 2008
Karabell: Updated rankings thought process
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell discusses his method in coming up with his updated rankings after a month of action.
Story | Conversation | May 08, 2008Only one home run, but zero worries
Eric KarabellPower isn't everything in fantasy baseball, but I can't say I've ever seen a team punt the power categories and win. If you know me at all or have eve...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2008
Why can't the DHs hit anymore?
Eric KarabellWhen an American League pitcher switches over to the National League, the prevailing opinion is that his ERA will drop quite a bit because he gets to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2008
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