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Eric Karabell lays out his notes from Monday's games, including his thoughts on the Tampa Bay Rays' offense and the St. Louis Cardinals' closer situation.

Blog | Conversation | April 16, 2013

For years, the St. Louis Cardinals have been open to creativity in the way they construct the roster. For example, the 2006 Cardinals won a World Series with unproven Adam Wainwright thriving at closer, and in 2011 slugger Allen Craig was used at sec...

Blog | March 19, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses two Cardinals worth late-round consideration in fantasy drafts because of greater opportunity in 2013.

Blog | Conversation | March 19, 2013

• St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Shelby Miller tossed two innings of scoreless relief in his big league debut Wednesday, allowing one hit and striking out four. Miller, 21, is one of the top pitching prospects in the game, and he had thrived ...

Blog | September 06, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Wednesday's games, including big games from Rickie Weeks and Mark Reynolds and a scary injury to pitcher Brandon McCarthy.

Blog | Conversation | September 06, 2012

St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia allowed two unearned runs in eight innings Sunday, a successful return to the mound after 10 weeks away with shoulder woes. He permitted five singles, fanned 10 and didn't walk anyone. Garcia, who is ...

Blog | August 20, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Sunday, including a strong return to action by Jaime Garcia.

Blog | Conversation | August 20, 2012

Give credit to St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Carlos Beltran. He seemed a bit unwanted this past offseason, ultimately signing a contract on the other side of the state of Missouri from where he started his career, and he's producing major numbe...

Blog | July 12, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses where he differs in his second-half rankings compared to the rest of the staff.

Blog | Conversation | July 12, 2012

• St. Louis Cardinals slugger Allen Craig made his season debut Tuesday, hitting a pair of singles in four at-bats, with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base. Craig missed all of April recovering from knee surgery but looks like the same guy ...

Blog | May 02, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the most fantasy-relevant tidbits from Tuesday's games, including Allen Craig's return from knee surgery and a respectable outing from Yankees starter Phil Hughes.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2012

It's a bit early to pay extra close attention to the ESPN Player Rater and decipher meaningful results, but certainly there are some surprises. Entering the weekend, the top pitcher is St. Louis Cardinals fill-in Lance Lynn, edging out Chicago W...

Blog | April 27, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at Jose Altuve's hot start and whether the young Astros second baseman can keep things up all season.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2012

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright threw six innings of one-run ball Tuesday, allowing six hits and striking out seven. Wainwright, who began the day with a 3.08 career ERA, was scaring his owners with a 9.88 ERA entering Tuesday, but s...

Blog | April 25, 2012

Eric Karabell recaps the highlights from Tuesday, including a positive outing from Adam Wainwright in his comeback from Tommy John surgery.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2012

It's of little surprise that St. Louis Cardinals rookie Matt Carpenter is among the top third basemen being added in ESPN standard mixed leagues, since his 10 RBIs (on only nine hits!) in five starts are rather impressive, and among the league l...

Blog | April 17, 2012