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See the end of the article for an explanation of the ratings used here. And a thousand thanks to the folks at OnRoto.com for providing the oh-so-important league ownership data for this article.

At this point in the season, even a huge free agent pickup is going to have limited impact on the standings. That doesn't mean we should stop trying, though. Especially valuable are free agents in keeper leagues who could turn into valuable keepers, and that's what we'll focus on this week. All of the players here are available in at least half of fantasy leagues, and may have value (either real or perceived) as keepers for 2013.

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