BATTERS: Evaluating post-Break HR/SB Leaders
Aug 12 2013
In a statistical sense, the All-Star break is an arbitrary line of demarcation, but for some reason the brief respite appears to invigorate certain players. The Major League schedule certainly is a grueling marathon so those days away from the grind may well act as an elixir to cure what ails batters, both mentally and physically.
With less than two months remaining in the fantasy season, time is running out for owners to evaluate which hitters are streaking on the strength of fluky collisions of circumstance and which are in the midst of a surge fueled by legitimate skills. This week's article examines those hitters that are racking up home runs and/or stolen bases since the break in an effort to identify which performances merit your...
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