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On occasion I'm certainly willing to give starting pitchers a break when poor April weather appears to be a factor, but in the case of Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Josh Johnson, even he admitted something is wrong. Johnson was awful Thursday i...

Blog | April 12, 2013

Eric Karabell offers notes from Thursday's games, including a rough afternoon outing for Josh Johnson in Detroit.

Blog | Conversation | April 12, 2013

As the saying goes, fantasy drafts aren't necessarily won in the first round -- or early rounds, for that matter -- but they can be lost. I don't buy that notion anymore. All the picks count, and team depth is critical, but many owners who...

Blog | February 13, 2013

In the fantasy baseball world, everyone wants to know if Mike Trout can repeat his amazing 2012 performance. It's not likely, certainly not to that level, in part because there's basically no precedent for what he did at his age. But when it comes to...

It's hardly practical to expect first-year players to perform as well as Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper did in 2012. For starters, no rookie had ever done quite what Trout did, while Har...

Blog | January 30, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out his 2013 expectations for Jurickson Profar, Shelby Miller and the remainder of his top 10 fantasy prospects for this season.

Blog | Conversation | January 30, 2013

The World Series is over, a little prematurely for some and with a surprise result, and it's officially the offseason. Free agents look for new homes, trades are discussed and perhaps completed, and fantasy owners count down the days until pitch...

Blog | November 08, 2012

Eric Karabell offers up a bold prediction for hitters on all 30 teams for the 2013 fantasy baseball season, discussing many key fantasy options.

Blog | Conversation | November 08, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at each American League team to find the top offensive player on the Player Rater as well as potential guys to pick up down the stretch.

Blog | Conversation | September 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

While Los Angeles Angels right-hander Ervin Santana deserves kudos for his first win of the season Wednesday, young outfielder Mike Trout certainly helped contribute. Trout had two doubles among his three hits, drove in two runs and scored two. Now h...

Blog | May 10, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the most fantasy-relevant tidbits from Wednesday's games, including Mike Trout's three-hit game.

Blog | Conversation | May 10, 2012

It might seem like I'm not a big baseball prospect guy, in part because I often speak glowingly of the older, somewhat forgotten players for fantasy purposes and rarely pay the high prices it takes to acquire the young studs, but I'm certai...

Blog | February 09, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses his 2012 expectations for Mike Trout and Bryce Harper and lays out his top five fantasy prospects for this season.

Blog | Conversation | February 09, 2012

The baseball winter meetings are clearly in the rearview mirror, but the offseason discussion never ends. We're still waiting to find out final destinations for first baseman Prince Fielder (I think he ends up with the Chicago Cubs), shortstop J...

Blog | December 16, 2011