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The baseball season never lies. More than any other of our major sports, individual games are regularly defined by quirks, and those quirks can change the entire complexion of a game. But over the course of a full season, the bumps are smoothed over, and everyone’s stats and all team’s records reflect who they truly are. The volume of games and plate appearances eventually overwhelms those individual lies.
Even though the fantasy community knows this broadly, there’s still a player or two every year who sends us into a harried frenzy when his early-season results are out of line with his expectations.