MARKET PULSE: The Moreland the merrier

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.

Sorry, but the buys are a bit sparse this week. Quite a few players returned from injuries, and several top prospects found themselves in major league garb. John Lennon may have said "Nobody told me there'd be weeks like these," but in fact, they did. So we soldier on. Grab the players you need if you need them and hold your FAAB for when the better opportunities arise.

Shallow leagues

If you look at Mitch Moreland's (1B, TEX) skills, you'll see they've been pretty darn consistent, aside from a dip in PX in 2014. His xPX followed the trend,...

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