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Nobody should be terribly surprised that San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera is running wild, because this is what he did last season. Cabrera led the National League -- and all middle infielders -- in stolen bases last season, and all of baseb...

Blog | May 29, 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

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy smacked two home runs and knocked in four Monday, raising his surprising batting average to .328. Lucroy was hitting .345 when he broke his hand and missed nearly two months, and has slowed over the past thre...

Blog | August 21, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Monday, including a multi-homer game from top-10 catcher Jonathan Lucroy.

Blog | Conversation | August 21, 2012

Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford singled, walked and scored two runs in his season debut Monday, doing so while hitting second in the batting order. Crawford, who did not attempt a stolen base, is owned in roughly 90 percent of ESPN leagues. W...

Blog | July 17, 2012

Eric Karabell looks back at Monday's action, including a solid season debut for Carl Crawford.

Blog | Conversation | July 17, 2012

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard singled twice and walked twice for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday, then announced he'd start for the big league club Friday night. Howard, who hit .417 over four games for the IronPigs, hasn&#0...

Blog | July 06, 2012

Eric Karabell looks back at Thursday's action, including Ryan Howard's last rehab game in the minors and nice games from Michael Fiers and Jose Quintana.

Blog | Conversation | July 06, 2012

Oakland Athletics catcher Derek Norris smacked his first big league home run Sunday, a game-winning three-run blast off San Francisco Giants closer Santiago Casilla. Norris, one of the prizes from the Gio Gonzalez trade, brings power and plate discip...

Blog | June 25, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the most interesting fantasy tidbits from Sunday's action, including Derek Norris walking off with his first major league homer.

Blog | Conversation | June 25, 2012

Michael Pineda helped carry many owners to fantasy titles last season, including yours truly, but the minute he was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees, I was off the proverbial bandwagon. Everything changed with that deal. The m...

Blog | March 16, 2012

Eric Karabell lists several players he likely won't be ending up with in fantasy drafts this spring, including Michael Pineda and Matt Holliday, and explains why he doesn't like them as much as other fantasy owners.

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2012

Seattle Mariners right-hander Michael Pineda allowed seven runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings Sunday, continuing a rough three-start stretch that has ballooned the rookie's ERA from 2.58 to 3.64. Of course, all three outings were on the road;...

Blog | July 25, 2011

Eric Karabell reviews this weekend's action, which included another bad road outing from Michael Pineda, who's in the middle of a down stretch.

Blog | Conversation | July 25, 2011

One of my first thoughts while watching Minnesota Twins plodder Michael Cuddyer steal three bases on Wednesday night was, wow, could I have stolen those bases? OK, perhaps that's true fantasy, but if Cuddyer can do it ... I mean, this is a playe...

Blog | June 16, 2011