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MARKET PULSE: Semienal season
May 3 2014
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.
Seems there's some speculation going on as new players come up and the old players get old. It's okay to speculate, really, but let's send our money after players with upside when we do. And of course, speculation is best done in a reserve capacity, where the damage isn't quite as, well. damaging.
Shallow Leagues
CLOSER ALERT: Joe Smith (RHP, LAA) is now the closer in Los Angeles of Anaheim. Don't put too much faith in his 162 BPV; his history says his skills are more of the marginal variety—his best career BPV was 89 in 2007, and he hasn't been...
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