MARKET PULSE: Marcum while you got 'em
Jun 22 2013
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.
Let's face it: most free agents are unowned for a reason. It's not often that a clear-cut strong buy shows up on the radar, so we hunt for nuggets here and there that give us reason to expect some future growth (or at least a return to normalcy). There are several such nuggets this week, though as usual, accompanied by a fair share of fools' gold.
Shallow Leagues
Yasmani Grandal (C, SD) recently returned from a 50-game suspension which was likely PED-related. So the biggest question is whether his power will suffer after getting caught. In a...
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