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• Oakland Athletics right-hander A.J. Griffin tossed eight shutout innings at the Angels Wednesday, allowing six hits while fanning six. Griffin joins Jered Weaver as the only pitchers in history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, to go und...

Blog | September 13, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Wednesday's games, including another great start from A.J. Griffin.

Blog | Conversation | September 13, 2012

• Oakland Athletics right-hander Dan Straily struggled in his second big league start Wednesday, allowing four home runs among eight hits and five runs over 4 2/3 innings. Straily, the minor league strikeout king who pitched well against Toront...

Blog | August 09, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Wednesday, including the poor outings from starting pitchers Dan Straily and Josh Beckett and the big night from Marco Scutaro.

Blog | Conversation | August 09, 2012

SweetSpot blogger Dave Schoenfield and I met in the bucolic Bristol studios to discuss the great game of baseball, with many ranging topics for Tuesday's Baseball Today podcast , including: 1. After hitting Marco Scutaro in the head with a pitch, ...

A year ago, St. Louis Cardinals free-agent addition Lance Berkman was one of the bigger names preparing for an offseason position change, and most observers, from both a real and fantasy baseball sense, had reason to be skeptical. An aging and seemin...

Blog | February 06, 2012

Eric Karabell examines the increased fantasy value of players who are expected to change positions this season, including Miguel Cabrera, Hanley Ramirez and Marco Scutaro.

Blog | Conversation | February 06, 2012

It was a very special Monday edition of the Baseball Today podcast as Keith Law and I tackled numerous subjects delving into our great game, including: 1. Ryan Braun speaks and accepts his MVP award. What should Braun have done and is there a good...

There was nary a cat sound on Friday's Baseball Today podcast with Mark Simon and myself, but there was some new, fun music introduced to the show. Here are some of the topics discussed: 1. Score Game 1 for the Rays against the Red Sox, but lookin...

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon hit four singles and stole his 17th base in 37 games Thursday. Gordon, who has four games with three or more hits in the past week, last drew a walk in June, but he's getting hits and running wild. He&#03...

Blog | September 09, 2011

Eric Karabell recaps some of the more notable events from Thursday's game, leading with Dee Gordon's four hits and another steal.

Blog | Conversation | September 09, 2011

&#8226 Cincinnati Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez returned from his minor league stint and allowed only one run in seven strong innings Tuesday. Volquez fanned five and walked two. Through 10 starts, his problems were walks and first-inning run...

Blog | June 08, 2011

Eric Karabell recaps Tuesday's most notable fantasy performances, including the return of Edinson Volquez.

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 2011

The sky is falling for Boston Red Sox fans, as the team most people had pegged as the best in baseball is off to an 0-4 start, with equal parts hitting and pitching holding the team back. Fantasy baseball owners -- like Red Sox Nation -- are never th...

Blog | April 06, 2011

Eric Karabell discusses the issues with the Red Sox and which players might actually be worth buying low on right now.

Blog | Conversation | April 06, 2011