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Sometimes in baseball it's all about the asterisk, and I don't mean in regards to Roger Maris and Barry Bonds. As baseball begins its second half, I see many players with that annoying little symbol next to their names in fantasy leagues, w...

Blog | July 14, 2011

Eric Karabell forecasts the fantasy performance of a number of top players who are on the disabled list as the All-Star break ends.

Blog | Conversation | July 14, 2011

Early Friday afternoon, I replied to a tweet (I'm @karabellespn) about the viability of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder John Mayberry Jr. With Shane Victorino hitting the disabled list, Jayson Werth now hitting for the Washington Nationals (tho...

Blog | May 20, 2011

Eric Karabell examines Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown's return to the big leagues, from a fantasy perspective.

Blog | Conversation | May 20, 2011

Now that New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran has so graciously volunteered to move from center field to right field -- silly me, I thought it was up to the manager to tell players where to play! -- we have a bit more clarity about the center-fiel...

Blog | March 01, 2011

Eric Karabell takes stock of the center fielders in the NL East.

Blog | Conversation | March 01, 2011

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday until Shane Victorino lined a single. Kuroda went 7 2/3 shutout innings to outduel Roy Halladay, lowering his ERA to 3....

Blog | August 31, 2010

Eric Karabell reviews Monday night's action, including big performances from Hiroki Kuroda and Carlos Zambrano.

Blog | Conversation | August 31, 2010

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino was placed on the disabled list Wednesday. That is obviously a big story in itself, but since everyone loves the rookies, the pending call-up of top prospect Domonic Brown might be viewed as a bigger d...

Blog | July 28, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses Shane Victorino landing on the disabled list and the subsequent call-up of top prospect Domonic Brown.

Blog | Conversation | July 28, 2010

&#8226 New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey beat the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for his fifth win in six starts. Dickey, whose ERA sits at 2.82, allowed two earned runs in six innings. Most impressively, Dickey continues to keep his walks i...

Blog | June 18, 2010

Eric Karabell discusses the events from Thursday's games, including another solid outing from the surprising R.A. Dickey.

Blog | Conversation | June 18, 2010

With the Philadelphia Phillies about to welcome shortstop/leadoff hitter Jimmy Rollins back to the team, fantasy owners are about to find out what lineup positioning really means -- if anything -- for a veteran hitter. In the case of outfielder Shane...

Blog | May 17, 2010

Eric Karabell looks at red-hot outfielder Shane Victorino, who likely will drop to seventh in the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup once Jimmy Rollins returns.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2010