MARKET PULSE: Best laid plans and all

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.

Ah yes. The great Trade Deadline has come and gone. Last week, this spaced promised a thorough review of all those league-crossing studs that would turn your season around. After a week of less-than-frenzied trading, FAAB hoarders around the globe are lining up to bid on... Scott Downs?

So the trade deadline was a bust. That's further fodder for those who preach to spending FAAB, rather than hoarding it (this space has a large tent of its own in that camp). Luckily, we have plenty of less glorious options to write about, in place of the...

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