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Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the Monday-through-Sunday schedule and offers helpful tips for Week 6 of the fantasy baseball season, noting that the schedule is surprisingly light in terms of number of games.

On Monday afternoon, colleague Tristan H. Cockcroft and I debated the relatively disappointing early-season numbers from Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, touching on his lack of wins, his lower strikeout rate and the fact that the...

Blog | April 30, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Monday, including Stephen Strasburg's forearm tightness and Giancarlo Stanton's placement on the DL because of a hamstring strain.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2013

Angels-Mariners Preview

CLEVELAND -- Can it be that the team whose rallying cry once was "25 players, 25 cabs" has morphed into a team that has adopted the motto, "22 players, 1 dinner reservation?" And does that 22:1 ratio have anything to do with this number: 10-4, the...

Tristan H. Cockcroft says not to panic too much over a number of top hitters getting off to slow starts.

Edwin Jackson and Michael Bowden tied a major league record by combining to throw five wild pitches in an inning, and the San Francisco Giants got another big assist from a Cubs pitcher in a three-run 10th in Sunday's 10-7 victory over Chicago.

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses what can be learned from early-season hitting stats.

Mariners 16, Reds 0

Dodgers 3, Mariners 2

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers head into the second game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels with a magic number of three to clinch the AL West. The number didn't move Friday after the Rangers lost and the Oakland A's won. A ...

The Texas Rangers have split the first two games of this series with the Oakland A's, meaning the magic number to clinch the AL West is still five (a Rangers win or an Oakland loss reduces it). Texas' magic number to clinch a playoff spot is at three...

David Aardsma had a locker at Target Field, Michael Pineda's old number on his back, and a big smile on his face, having returned to a big league clubhouse for the first time in two years. But he still does not have a spot on the Yankees' roster....

Buster Olney writes that with Josh Hamilton entering the free agent market, it's difficult to predict who'll be willing to invest long-term in the slugger. But, as we saw with Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols, Hamilton needs only one team to believe.

Blog | Conversation | September 17, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses pitchers and hitters with the best and worst September numbers in recent years, and what to expect from them this September.

Blog | Conversation | August 30, 2012

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses the Red Sox's and Dodgers' closer situations, examines strength of schedule for relievers and updates his relief pitcher rankings.