MARKET PULSE: Ripe for the picking

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.

This is really the best time of year to sift through the free agent pool. With injuries yet to really start snow-piling, we have a much better selection of veterans and up-and-comers to choose from. And it's early enough that we can find reasons to like almost anyone other than Trevor Cahill. Any of these players is worth picking up, depending on your circumstances.

Shallow leagues

Erick Aybar (SS, LAA) did not get much love at draft time, and he's not terribly popular right now. A .192 BA will do that to a person. If we look behind the numbers,...

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