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Todd Zola looks at players who have performed above expectations this season and should continue to, such as Carlos Gomez, Hunter Pence and Jeff Samardzija.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

Mike Petriello writes that while Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers intended to build a "gritty" team with the club's many offseason moves, Arizona's 2013 success has been driven by the team's stars.

Story | Conversation | June 13, 2013

Sparky Anderson once told me he didn't believe in anything he saw on the field until June 1. Only after two months of baseball could he have confidence a player or team's performance was legitimate. With June just around the corner, there are seve...

Blog | May 24, 2013

Paul Goldschmidt's improved plate discipline, line-drive ability and superb defense have him playing at an MVP-like level for the Diamondbacks, writes Scott Spratt.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2013

Jason Martinez looks at the Diamondbacks' talent, payroll situation and competition to determine their optimal year for contention in the next half-decade.

Story | Conversation | January 14, 2013

• St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Shelby Miller tossed two innings of scoreless relief in his big league debut Wednesday, allowing one hit and striking out four. Miller, 21, is one of the top pitching prospects in the game, and he had thrived ...

Blog | September 06, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Wednesday's games, including big games from Rickie Weeks and Mark Reynolds and a scary injury to pitcher Brandon McCarthy.

Blog | Conversation | September 06, 2012

Buster Olney is on vacation this week, so guest columnists are writing the lead of his column. So far this week, A.J. Ellis wrote about life at the trade deadline, Ryan Flaherty talked about adjusting to the major leagues, and A.J. Pierzynski showed ...

Blog | August 23, 2012

Paul Goldschmidt of the Arizona Diamondbacks is Buster Olney's guest columnist today, and he writes about the experience of playing in the postseason as a rookie and his first full season in the big leagues.

Blog | Conversation | August 23, 2012

New York Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova hurled eight strong innings against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, allowing one run in his best performance of the season. Nova has induced 13 ground ball outs in each of his past two starts and permitted only o...

Blog | June 07, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the most fantasy-relevant tidbits from Wednesday's games, including another win for Ivan Nova of the Yankees.

Blog | Conversation | June 07, 2012

Injuries are the great equalizer in fantasy sports. You're cruising along in your head-to-head baseball keeper league with Matt Kemp, Troy Tulowitzki, Roy Halladay, Dustin Pedroia and Nick Markakis -- OK, so that would be a really good team! -- ...

Blog | June 01, 2012

Eric Karabell lists a number of players available in more than half of ESPN's standard leagues who could be good fill-ins after injuries to major stars.

Blog | Conversation | June 01, 2012

Here's what I'm looking for in Game 4 of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals, as well as Game 4 of the NLDS between the Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks Phillies and Cardinals • Philadelphia starter R...

Blog | October 05, 2011

On Thursday I wrote about a few top 50 Player Rater options that would not make for very good keeper choices, and you know what, that seemed a bit negative to me. So today, on a beautiful Friday full of promise I want to be as positive as I can be, p...

Blog | August 19, 2011

Eric Karabell lists some youngsters who could be intriguing for fantasy purposes late in the season and could thrive in 2012.

Blog | Conversation | August 19, 2011