Beware V-Mart in Boston; LaRoche wins in Atlanta
Eric KarabellIt's not surprising that Victor Martinez was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox, as it was being talked...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2009Lee should improve in Philly; Tribe get younger
Eric Karabell...but he's nothing to get too excited about. Marson should play over Kelly Shoppach, though. Victor Martinez might be the next player to be traded, what with the Tribe getting a major league...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009Don't worry about Howard's whiffs
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell says that focusing on the strikeout numbers of big-time power hitters is a silly idea, but it's worth watching if guys don't bring anything else to the table.
Story | Conversation | June 01, 2009Lee outpitches Sabathia in Yankee Stadium opener
Eric KarabellEric Karabell looks back at Thursday's action, highlighted by the Cliff Lee-CC Sabathia matchup in the opener at the new Yankee Stadium.
Story | April 17, 2009Karabell: Alfonso Soriano off to hot start, Alexei Ramirez not
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell uses the opening week to project Alfonso Soriano and Alexei Ramirez and offers other useful tidbits.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009Spring position battles to watch
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell takes a look at each position's top spring battle to watch, highlighted by the Indians' catcher/first base situation.
Story | Conversation | February 26, 2009NL Rookie of the Year: Soto shined at dark position
Eric Karabell...of fantasy busts behind the plate this season. I mean, the first catcher off the board (Victor Martinez) dropped from 25 home runs … to two! Fantasy owners got a taste of what Soto...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2008NL Rookie of the Year: Soto shined at dark position
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the fantasy value of National League Rookie of the Year Geovany Soto.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2008Shoppach, Tatis, those other 2008 fantasy heroes
Eric Karabell...hit for power, but didn't at all think he'd get the opportunity. Even when Victor Martinez did get hurt, I thought Shoppach would pop a few homers, but hit about .210, be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008
Letting go of Chipper, McLouth, Tejada
Eric KarabellI knew as well as anyone that the joyous campaigns of Chipper Jones and Lance Berkman wouldn't continue at quite the same rate. One of my fantasy base...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2008
Hamilton, Howard should both be coveted
Eric KarabellWay back in the day, before I knew what Sabermetrics was -- or shaving, driving, ESPN and Reaganomics, for that matter -- I thought the baseball stati...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 11, 2008
Ten fantasy reasons why Tribe got terrible
Eric KarabellCongrats to the Milwaukee Brewers for winning the CC Sabathia sweepstakes. Of course, acquiring the portly southpaw doesn't guarantee a playoff berth,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 07, 2008
Finding more No. 6 starters
Eric KarabellThe season-ending injuries suffered by Jeremy Bonderman and Jake Westbrook were bad things, of course. The Tigers and Indians relied on these pitchers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2008
Karabell: Reacting to latest player rankings
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the latest top 340, pointing out 10 players he's highest on and 10 he's lowest on.
Story | Conversation | June 05, 2008Man, the AL stinks for fantasy
Eric KarabellThe KaraBlog is back! And a lot has changed since the last time I wrote in this space. For instance … Albert Pujols single-handedly put a few Pad...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2008
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