MARKET PULSE: The players you need
Sep 15 2012
A thousand thanks to the folks at OnRoto.com for providing the oh-so-important league ownership data for this article.
It's coming down to the final, final stretch. At this point, few players stand head and shoulders above the rest; the differences are marginal. Still, there are guys to target and guys to avoid. Here, we present both, with recommendations based both on recent performance and projected balance. Players are listed in general order of preference, with a bit of commentary for each. All players listed here should be available in roughly half of shallow leagues.
Hitters
Domonic Brown (OF, PHI): Hitting his stride lately. Should help in BA, HR, and RBI, with a small chance of a couple of steals.
Raul Ibanez (DH,...
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