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Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper forced his way into my overall top 20, and I've confidently penciled him in as National League MVP for 2013. It's safe to say I like him a bit more than most do, whether for fantasy baseball or o...

Blog | March 12, 2013

Eric Karabell lists players he likes more than most do in fantasy drafts this season, including Ryan Howard, Bryce Harper and Eric Hosmer.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2013

The big-league leader in stolen bases last season was Mike Trout with 49, which was basically six weeks for Billy Hamilton. I was at the Futures Game in Kansas City, Mo., last summer, and in the clubhouse prior to the game, Hamilton was being mobbed ...

Blog | March 08, 2013

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

Blog | Conversation | March 08, 2013

As the saying goes, fantasy drafts aren't necessarily won in the first round -- or early rounds, for that matter -- but they can be lost. I don't buy that notion anymore. All the picks count, and team depth is critical, but many owners who...

Blog | February 13, 2013

It started Tuesday morning with much debate about the great -- or perhaps merely very good -- Mike Trout and ended during the evening Wednesday with closers and Cabreras (Melky and Asdrubal) sliding into our Top 100. In between, the ESPN Fantasy team...

Blog | January 31, 2013

Eric Karabell offers a brief summary of some of the players (including Mike Trout and Buster Posey) and topics (starting pitching depth) that were discussed at the 2013 ESPN Fantasy baseball rankings summit.

Blog | Conversation | January 31, 2013

It's hardly practical to expect first-year players to perform as well as Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper did in 2012. For starters, no rookie had ever done quite what Trout did, while Har...

Blog | January 30, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out his 2013 expectations for Jurickson Profar, Shelby Miller and the remainder of his top 10 fantasy prospects for this season.

Blog | Conversation | January 30, 2013

The World Series is over, a little prematurely for some and with a surprise result, and it's officially the offseason. Free agents look for new homes, trades are discussed and perhaps completed, and fantasy owners count down the days until pitch...

Blog | November 08, 2012

Eric Karabell offers up a bold prediction for hitters on all 30 teams for the 2013 fantasy baseball season, discussing many key fantasy options.

Blog | Conversation | November 08, 2012

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Torii Hunter stroked seven hits in nine at-bats in a doubleheader Sunday, knocked in three and scored three, and raised his batting average to .313. While Mike Trout and Albert Pujols attract team headlines, Hunter might...

Blog | October 01, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Sunday's games, including a seven-hit day for Torii Hunter.

Blog | Conversation | October 01, 2012

Colorado Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario stroked three hits Sunday, the fourth consecutive game in as many days the rookie has done so. Rosario, 12-for-17 since Thursday, has hit 26 home runs this season, second to Mike Trout among rookies, but has als...

Blog | September 24, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Sunday, including Wilin Rosario's hot streak and Dylan Bundy's debut.

Blog | Conversation | September 24, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at each American League team to find the top offensive player on the Player Rater as well as potential guys to pick up down the stretch.

Blog | Conversation | September 20, 2012