Title: Yunel Escobar and the Value Gap
Date: August 20, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at Yunel Escobar, who was having one heck of a month that somehow didn’t register for fantasy players at all.
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Title: Do pitchers get more efficient with experience?
Date: August 14, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article examined whether starting pitchers get more efficient with their pitches as they age, thought the results were relatively inconclusive.
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Title: How to allocate late-season starts for the Blue Jays
Date: August 12, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article took a look at who the Blue Jays should give starts to late in the season, with postseason dreams all but a memory.
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Title: Giving some love to under the radar 2013 rookie hitters
Date: August 7, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article took a look at some of the top hitting rookies who were getting overshadowed by the Yasiel Puigs and Wil Myers of the world.
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Title: Can Nick Franklin Remain Top-10 at Second and Short?
Date: August 6, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the Seattle Mariners’ quietly developing multi-position, multi-category performer in Nick Franklin, and attempted to get a handle on his future fantasy value.
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Title: Inside Josh Johnson’s Struggles from the Stretch
Date: August 2, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article put Josh Johnson’s struggles from the stretch in perspective, suggesting he’d actually, mathematically, be better off allowing stolen bases and just pitching from the wind-up.
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Title: Francisco Liriano and the Rare “Third Peak”
Date: July 31, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article examined Francisco Liriano’s third career peak and explored other pitchers who have been as up-and-down as Liriano..
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Title: A More Detailed Look at Jonathan Villar’s Fantasy Potential
Date: July 30, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the fantasy potential of rookie shortstop Jonathan Villar (pretty well-titled article, right?).
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Title: Edwin Encarnacion Is Not Your Typical Slugger
Date: July 29, 2013
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: This article looked at how rare it is for a player to produce major power numbers with few strikeouts,as Edwin Encarnacion had been doing.
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Title: Blue Jays 12, Astros 6: Reyes and Encarnacion Do Historic Stuff
Date: July 26, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article was a post-game recap for the July 26 game between the Jays and Astros.
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