53 Results for rafael furcal

Leading off: Determining value based on eligibility

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at Mark Teahen's position change and examines how position eligibility can impact fantasy value.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009

Fantasy predictions 2009: Brady won't be ready

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell discusses what he expects in 2009 in the world of sports.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008

Furcal can be top-five shortstop again

Eric Karabell

...a very messy set of negotiations where it appeared he might be headed back to Atlanta, Rafael Furcal appears to be returning to the Dodgers after all. And thus opens up a very interesting...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008

Juan tough guy to replace

Eric Karabell

...center field and lead off Monday. Andruw Jones will be back soon, along with leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal, so this injury shouldn't ruin the season for Dodgers fans. Fantasy owners, however, know how...

Story | July 01, 2008

Finding more No. 6 starters

Eric Karabell

The season-ending injuries suffered by Jeremy Bonderman and Jake Westbrook were bad things, of course. The Tigers and Indians relied on these pitchers...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2008

Karabell: Reacting to latest player rankings

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at the latest top 340, pointing out 10 players he's highest on and 10 he's lowest on.

Story | Conversation | June 05, 2008

The rankings I stood alone on

Eric Karabell

Are you all ranked out yet? This was rankings week at ESPN.com fantasy, and we hope you enjoyed it. In Thursday's column I wrote about my mindset in r...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 09, 2008

Tigers infield, Pujols at second, eligibility talk

Eric Karabell

...percentage), he wasn't getting to grounders. Let's just say he wasn't pulling a Rafael Furcal and getting to more grounders than most, which makes Furcal's error totals acceptable. That's...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 25, 2008

Buying, selling struggling Tigers bats

Eric Karabell

The winless Tigers are in trouble, but I don't think it's for the reasons most people think. They're not scoring. They're not preventing scoring. They...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2008

Predicting the top 10 for stolen bases

Eric Karabell

I can't say I'm surprised by anything Carlos Gomez or Michael Bourn did in their first few games with new teams. They are fast. They will get on base ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2008

Judging Jeter, overrated or under?

Eric Karabell

I've had Derek Jeter for so long in my oldest league that I think he might have still been in high school when I signed him as a free agent. Or Little...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 17, 2008

Patterson, finding cheap steals

Eric Karabell

A few years ago, I was in Las Vegas, as I am on this fine Friday, and I found myself drafting an NL-only fantasy baseball team with others in the indu...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2008

Los Angeles Dodgers fantasy team preview

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell previews the Los Angeles Dodgers from a fantasy perspective. An aging team that is stuck between rebuilding and retooling is creating some confusing fantasy situations.

Story | Conversation | February 21, 2008

Enjoying one-game eligibility perks

Eric Karabell

Kirby Puckett played second base four times in his career, and three other times he appeared at shortstop. Roger Cedeno, when he was stealing bases an...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 05, 2008

L.A. fantasy baseball stories

Eric Karabell

The Los Angeles baseball teams are two of the most interesting ones for fantasy, because there are more unanswered questions there than in most places...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2008