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Keith Law redrafts the 2003 draft with the benefit of hindsight, to see how different it would look.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2013

Buster Olney takes a look at the would-be free-agent market for starting pitchers and realizes he's essentially sifting through the infirmary. Everyone who could be a free agent is hurt. So who takes their place?

Blog | Conversation | May 07, 2013

Let's be clear right off the top: It's not outrageous that Milwaukee Brewers infielder Yuniesky Betancourt is one of the most added players in ESPN leagues, as he is improbably mashing one home run after another and stunning the fantasy wor...

Blog | May 02, 2013

Eric Karabell offers his perspective on the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Wednesday, which included another big game from Yuniesky Betancourt and a rare high-strikeout gem from pitcher Scott Feldman.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2013

Can't afford Greinke? Paul Swydan tells you who the next best option is on the free-agent pitching market.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2012

Though St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has never unequivocally stated that young Jason Motte is his closer, the hard-throwing Motte certainly has taken it upon himself to act like one. Until he stumbled in the ninth inning of Thursday's Gam...

Blog | October 22, 2011

One of the charms of Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington is his rapport with his players and his ability to stay loose, even under extreme pressure. He always seems to be smiling, shaking hands or laughing. Reds manager Dusty Baker is much the same ...

Blog | October 13, 2011

The Texas Rangers have roughly half their remaining games at home, where they play at a .631 pace. To make it even sweeter, their final 43 games are against teams that, on average, play .484 ball. The AL West may be locked up, as FanGraphs explains.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2010

Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge had his hand broken by a Scott Feldman pitch Monday night, which will put him on the shelf for the next month or more. Inge isn't having a great season, and he's owned in only 7.6 percent of ESPN st...

Blog | July 20, 2010

Eric Karabell spins the fantasy repercussions of Brandon Inge's hand fracture, wondering aloud whether Scott Sizemore will be called up.

Blog | Conversation | July 20, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses the news from Sunday's box scores.

Blog | Conversation | April 12, 2010

Jason Grey points out some guys he likes this year who have positive scouting reports but relatively negative numbers.

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 2010

I spent Tuesday afternoon on the back fields at Surprise Stadium, watching the Texas Rangers' best prospect throw two innings in low-A Hickory's game while the Rangers' beat guys watched Scott Feldman make his scheduled start on an adj...

Blog | March 24, 2010

Keith Law hit up Rangers camp this week and saw Martin Perez -- No. 7 on his list of the top 100 prospects in baseball this winter -- first-hand. There's good (Johan Santana II?) and bad to Mr. Perez, who could be a MLB fixture by 2011.

Blog | Conversation | March 24, 2010

Baseball Prospectus projects 2010 in the AL West. For each team, you get a projected record, why they might win, why they won't win, one player who could surprise (stat projections) and one who might flop. Dive in.

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2010

ESPN The Magazine's September 7 issue profiles the Texas Rangers under the guide of president Nolan Ryan, who have abandoned the thinking on pitch counts and, in the process, developed a muscle on the mound that is guiding them towards the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009