MARKET PULSE: The end is nigh

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.

This will be the final Market Pulse of 2013, as there are precious few free agent signing periods remaining. As always, it has been a pleasure.

This week, we'll look at players who have the skills to potentially finish the season with a surge. Mind you, many of these players are risky, but all have some potential to put up numbers in bunches. Given the point in the season, players with high or low BA and non-closer relief pitchers aren't likely to have much impact (unless you have some incredibly tight standings), so we'll ignore that aspect of...

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