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For years, fantasy baseball owners old enough to have owned former Gold Glove third baseman Scott Rolen in his heyday have heard people compare Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman to him. Rolen was a terrific player at the plate and in ...

Blog | April 22, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy prospects of Anthony Rendon, who was called up to replace the injured Ryan Zimmerman.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2013

• Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Jim Thome was hitless in four at-bats in his Sunday debut with the team, doing so from the No. 5 lineup spot. Thome, acquired from the reeling Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, is expected to see regular at-b...

Blog | July 02, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses some fantasy baseball highlights from Sunday, including a good start from Travis Wood and Jim Thome's Orioles debut.

Blog | Conversation | July 02, 2012

A month ago the third-base position looked strong for fantasy baseball, perhaps to the level of the vaunted first-base spot, but injuries are clearly ruining the party. Evan Longoria and Kevin Youkilis joined Ryan Zimmerman on the disabled list this ...

Blog | May 03, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses Pablo Sandoval's injury and how it will be even tougher to replace him, given all the injuries at third base.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2012

For a few years now, I've judged Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman a bit harsher than most, wondering if injuries would eventually be his downfall and his destiny was to be known as this decade's version of Scott Rolen -- an...

Blog | May 02, 2012

Eric Karabell reacts to Evan Longoria's hamstring injury from a fantasy perspective, adjusting his 2012 projection for him and suggesting short-term replacement options.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2012

No National League team entered play Thursday with a better record than the upstart Washington Nationals. Manager Davey Johnson's team has been able to thrive due to terrific pitching (major league-leading 2.20 ERA), timely hitting, a whole lot ...

Blog | April 26, 2012

Eric Karabell examines a Washington Nationals offense that is currently missing Michael Morse and Ryan Zimmerman, and finds the new go-to option in Adam LaRoche.

Blog | Conversation | April 26, 2012

I'm not going to insult your intelligence when it comes to Tuesday's pending disabled list activations for prominent third basemen Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants panda Pablo Sandoval. Both are going to h...

Blog | June 14, 2011

Eric Karabell discusses third basemen who are potential candidates to cut, with Ryan Zimmerman and Pablo Sandoval set to return

Blog | Conversation | June 14, 2011

The weekend was not kind to third basemen around the fantasy baseball world, as bad news was delivered to those who own Ryan Zimmerman, Pablo Sandoval and David Freese, among others. Let's take a look at each of these situations and how fantasy ...

Blog | May 02, 2011

Eric Karabell discusses injury news surrounding third basemen Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Zimmerman and David Freese.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2011

When Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman burst onto the major league scene late in the 2005 season, only a few months after being the fourth pick of the amateur draft, people compared him to Scott Rolen because of his power potential, d...

Blog | April 12, 2011

Eric Karabell discusses Ryan Zimmerman's placement on the DL, from a fantasy perspective, questioning whether owners can trust Zimmerman to remain healthy.

Blog | Conversation | April 12, 2011