MARKET PULSE: Break time

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.

The All-Star Break is upon us! An optimist would say that means the mistakes you make this week will only count half as much as any other week. Or is that a pessimist? And does it really matter? We'll let other columns answer those bigger questions. Here, we'll focus on the micro-level choices you make every week.

Shallow Leagues

About David Murphy (OF, TEX), the Baseball Forecaster said "No matter who TEX anoints to replace him, a lock for 400 AB every year." And lo, at about the halfway mark, he has 198 AB. Really, the only complaint...

Almost!

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