SPECULATOR: May buy-high candidates
May 18 2017
With six weeks of data under our belts, this is a popular time to stop practicing excruciating patience, and hit the trade market to try and improve your team. But in a world where everyone is trying to "buy low, sell high," it can be difficult to find common ground to strike a deal. So, for several years running in this space, we like to put together "buy high, sell low" lists.
This week, we tackle the "buy high" list. These are the players who, if you can find his current owner wants to bank his profit and "sell high," you can muster some reasonable confidence that the hot start can sustain over the rest of the season. That doesn't mean that you should pay an exorbitant markup for the hot start, but if you can buy at a reasonable...
Almost!
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