Chris Carpenter let the world know he’s probably the NL’s best pitcher with his gem in Game 3 of the World Series. In this weeks’ Offseason Lowdown, we take a closer look at the former Jay.

We also check in on the Winter League performances of some young players fighting for jobs and older players looking for a second chance.

Read all of this and plenty more fantasy baseball nuggets in this week’s Offseason Lowdown.

Arizona at Green Bay – How dare you, Arizona. Anquan Boldin is still a top wide out, and Bryant Johnson is a sleeper pick. You might have to start Edgerrin James, but he’s not a must-start. The Packers have some decent sneaky starts this week. Brett Favre, Ahman Green, Donald Driver and even Greg Jennings [...] more

You just finished the grind of a minor league season and your organization has informed you that it wants you to play winter ball. In war-torn Venezuela? Blazing hot Arizona? How about Hawaii, baby? What a sweet gig. The Hawaiian Winter Baseball League is back after a nine-year absence and the four-team circuit kicked off action a couple [...] more

A couple of days ago, we looked at the San Francisco managerial search, clouded by the Barry Bonds’ situation. Today, let’s turn our attention to the American League West, looking specifically at who is going to wind up in charge of the Texas Rangers. We have already discussed the fact that whoever gets the gig, inherets a [...] more

Oh sure, it’s just preseason, but the Raptors are 6-0 after yesterday evening’s 91-90 squeaker win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. What encouraged me the most was the fact that Toronto was without its top player (Chris Bosh, sore left heel), its point guard (T.J. Ford, sore left hammy) and its top rookie (Andreas Bargnani, sore left [...] more