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Playing With Numbers: Knowing which spring stats to examine

By A.J. Mass
ESPN.com

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

What rounds did Micah Hoffpauir and Reggie Abercrombie fall to in your leagues? What about Brooks Conrad, Mike Morse and Charlton Jimerson? No takers for them either? The fact remains that spring training statistics mean very little when evaluating players for the upcoming season. Sure, when a player like Morse has a standout performance, he can earn himself a roster spot, but until we see evidence that he actually has shoehorned his way into a right-field platoon with the Mariners, his fantasy ...

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