Circling the Bases: Sample Sizes

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Am I the only one who gets tired of these type of questions?

Should I drop Ryan Vogelsong after he allowed eight runs?
He's allowed more than three runs three times in 22 starts this year.

Should I drop Michael Fiers after he allowed eight runs?
He has allowed six runs in his previous nine outings.

What's wrong with Carlos Gonzalez who is hitting .189 in August?
I guess that .315-28-110-15-26 pace isn't good enough for you?

Manny Machado has looked great. Should I drop Asdrubal Cabrera to add him?
Good luck with that.

I get the feeling that the fantasy football mentality is infecting fantasy baseball. By that I mean people are looking at one week of games and thinking they can discern patterns that, frankly, just don't exist. Baseball is a 162-game season. It's a long time. Every player will have a period where they stink. There's no way around that. It's just the way that it is. I

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