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New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda turned 38 years old this past weekend, but you'd hardly know it by the way he pitched last season. In fact, the underrated Kuroda finished the 2012 season No. 19 on ESPN's Player Rater among start...

Blog | February 15, 2013

Eric Karabell highlights pitchers over the age of 35 who could be real bargains in fantasy drafts this season.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2013

I went into the 2012 season thinking Tampa Bay Rays right-hander James Shields was about as safe as could be for fantasy owners and left-hander Matt Moore was a breakout star capable of taking home top rookie pitcher honors. Instead, these guys enter...

Blog | July 13, 2012

Eric Karabell seeks out some upcoming pitching sleepers and busts based on their projected schedule for the next four weeks.

Blog | Conversation | July 13, 2012

The plot thickened for the Atlanta Braves rotation Tuesday, leaving fantasy owners to wonder which members of this pitching-rich organization can really be counted on the final few months. Left-hander Mike Minor seemed ticketed for the minors, but he...

Blog | June 13, 2012

Eric Karabell breaks down a Braves rotation that is difficult to assess, including such enigmatic options as Mike Minor and Tim Hudson, and sleepers such as Julio Teheran and Kris Medlen.

Blog | Conversation | June 13, 2012

Detroit Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer fanned 15 Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, winning his third game in nine starts. Scherzer allowed two runs in seven innings and lowered his ERA to a still-unsightly 5.73. Scherzer, who had given up six runs (fiv...

Blog | May 21, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the most fantasy-relevant tidbits from Sunday's games, including Max Scherzer's huge strikeout performance.

Blog | Conversation | May 21, 2012

• Atlanta Braves right-hander Tim Hudson tossed five innings of two-run ball Sunday in his first start of the season. Hudson missed essentially four April starts recovering from back (herniated disk) surgery and performed well in his rehab star...

Blog | April 30, 2012

Eric Karabell recaps the highlights from the weekend, which included Tim Hudson's return and a Nick Swisher injury.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2012

&#8226 Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Luke Scott clubbed his third home run in five games Wednesday, a ninth-inning grand slam, and now has 12 RBIs in nine games. Scott, owned in a mere 3.5 percent of ESPN standard leagues, has had legit power for yea...

Blog | April 19, 2012

Eric Karabell recaps Wednesday's action, including a grand night for Luke Scott and the opposite for Brandon Morrow.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2012

Look, if you're reading the SweetSpot blog then you, like all of us, probably love the work of David Schoenfield. Guess what, Schoenfield drove today's Baseball Today podcast with me, so you probably don't even need five other reasons why you should...

Top five reasons to listen to Wednesday's Baseball Today podcast with myself and Keith Law: 1. Good for Francisco Liriano tossing his no-hitter, but did it really change much in the big picture? 2. Baseball has myriad off-field issues, but why...

I drafted Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer in a deep fantasy league last March -- a really deep league -- not only because I expected him to win double-digit games with passable peripherals, but also to make a point to naysayers that I p...

Blog | February 22, 2011

Eric Karabell lays out the pitchers on the wrong side of 35 years old that he still believes in, such as Chris Carpenter, Tim Hudson and Hiroki Kuroda.

Blog | Conversation | February 22, 2011