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Contract-Year Studs: Fact or Fiction?

submitted by FIOMattyH
May 08, 2008  |  0 comments  |   Email to a Friend
Not only in fantasy baseball, but in fantasy sports across the board, the enigma known as the "contract-year player" has become a very relevant topic. Do players typically exceeded expectations when searching for big money? FIO co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter takes a look at this from a baseball point of view - citing examples in the past, as well as looking at this season's contract-year players.
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