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It seems to me there has been quite a bit of inevitability with the Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation this season. For example, it was inevitable that lefty Clayton Kershaw would pitch well and that right-hander Josh Beckett, I'm sorry to sa...

Blog | April 24, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy value of Ted Lilly as well as other Dodgers starting pitchers.

Blog | Conversation | April 24, 2013

Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche is a steal of a 15th-round choice in ESPN average live drafts, but he started the season hitless in 13 at-bats, then missed a few games because of back stiffness, and that apparently was enough for a ha...

Blog | April 10, 2013

Eric Karabell has the fantasy-relevant notes from Tuesday's games, including a reminder of how good Adam LaRoche can be.

Blog | Conversation | April 10, 2013

Friends who play fantasy baseball ask me all the time about possible picks, and while I don't know about value relative to the rounds in a fantasy draft in the way Eric Karabell or Matthew Berry do, these are some of the names I've mentione...

Blog | March 29, 2013

Buster Olney gives his fantasy baseball recommendations for the 2013 season.

Blog | Conversation | March 29, 2013

Editor's note: Our fantasy staff has identified a dozen key questions that are on the minds of fantasy owners and asked Keith Law to provide his thoughts. The questions are in bold, and Law's answers follow. Ryan Howard: Do we throw ou...

Blog | March 22, 2013

Keith Law gives his thoughts on what to expect from divisive fantasy players such as Ryan Howard, Tim Lincecum and Bryce Harper.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2013

The good news for the Los Angeles Dodgers is that Zack Greinke's elbow ligaments and tendons are fine. The bad news is Greinke himself doesn't know when he'll be able to pitch again. The right-hander has been dealing with inflammation in his pitch...

Blog | March 15, 2013

Baseball's offseason is well under way, with trades, signings and much fun already, and there promises to be plenty more in the coming months. So, on the heels of last week's Bold hitter predictions blog, let's check out the players wh...

Blog | November 15, 2012

Eric Karabell offers up a bold prediction for pitchers on all 30 teams for the 2013 fantasy baseball season, including projections for Stephen Strasburg, Brian Wilson, Aroldis Chapman and many others.

Blog | Conversation | November 15, 2012

Josh Beckett is a pitcher in transition, no longer able to dial up his four-seam fastball to 97 mph and throw a wipeout curveball to miss bats. On Thursday night at Dodger Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals, he was fortunate to exit the game wit...

Blog | September 14, 2012

Keith Law writes that Josh Beckett is clearly trying to make a transition as a starting pitcher, but needs to focus his efforts on fewer pitches.

Blog | Conversation | September 14, 2012

Paul Swydan of FanGraphs says the Washington Nationals' difficult remaining schedule just got even tougher without Stephen Strasburg.

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2012

Todd Zola looks at the peripheral stats of 10 disappointing pitchers, including Dan Haren, Jon Lester and Tim Lincecum, to determine their chances of rebounding in 2013.

Story | Conversation | September 04, 2012

Ben Jedlovec shows that working slowly hurts a pitcher's stat line, which is bad news for Josh Beckett.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2012