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Two Tampa Bay Rays hitters are featured among the top 10 hitters on ESPN's most added list, but only one of them is intriguing. That's second baseman/outfielder Kelly Johnson, who has fit in well in the team's No. 2 lineup slot while playing mainly l...

Blog | May 13, 2013

The cream of the 2013 free-agent crop was obvious and expensive. Teams entered the offseason flush with cash and spent prodigiously. Outfielder Josh Hamilton was the best position player, while B.J. Upton and Michael Bourn followed not far behind...

Blog | May 10, 2013

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The pool of potential high-end stolen base options slants a bit to the American League this season, with Mike Trout and Michael Bourn leading the way, but fantasy owners are always looking for sleeper steals options late in drafts....

Blog | March 22, 2013

Eric Karabell closes out his Sleeper Tour with a look at two talented young center fielders, Peter Bourjos and Leonys Martin.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2013

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is the consensus top guy at his position this season, a point I have no intention of arguing. Posey has proven himself to be a terrific, accomplished hitter -- and healer of injury -- and his performance in t...

Blog | March 15, 2013

Eric Karabell lists several players he probably won't be ending up with in fantasy drafts this spring, including Buster Posey, Michael Bourn and Craig Kimbrel, and explains why he doesn't like them as much as other owners.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 2013

The Indians didn't improve their rotation, but they will be better at preventing runs. Mike Petriello of FanGraphs explains.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2013

Todd Zola breaks down the stolen base category and determines the best approach to addressing it in rotisserie leagues, discussing such players as Michael Bourn and B.J. Upton.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2013

New Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Bourn is talented and valuable and probably helps old ladies cross the street, but to me he doesn't make for a great keeper or top-50 draft pick. My reasoning is simple: Early-round hitters must provide p...

Blog | March 07, 2013

Eric Karabell scours the less-heralded fantasy options to find reserve-round picks who have upside in the stolen base category.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2013

Buster Olney breaks down some options for the Yankees in light of Mark Teixeira's wrist injury.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at the most statistically divisive players in MLB, and tells us which metric is "right."

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2013

It was an active offseason that witnessed the trade of a Cy Young Award winner, several large, multiteam trades and an inflated free-agent market. So to evaluate and rank the offseason of all 30 teams, I took into account the following factors: &...

Blog | February 12, 2013

Kudos to the Cleveland Indians for Monday's splashy signing of free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn, as he'll surely help the squad as a leadoff hitter who steals bases and adds significant defensive value. Of course, it's interesting t...

Blog | February 12, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy fallout of Michael Bourn's signing with the Cleveland Indians and how it could hurt the value of a potential sleeper in Drew Stubbs.

Blog | Conversation | February 12, 2013

Buster Olney talks to Stephen Strasburg about his workload plans for 2013.

Blog | Conversation | February 12, 2013