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According to the Data: Buy-Low Edition

Jonathan Bales

Jonathan Bales

Jonathan Bales is the author of the Fantasy Football for Smart People book series. In addition to RotoWire, Jonathan also provides content to the New York Times, Dallas Morning News, DallasCowboys.com, and NBC.

Buy-Low Candidates After Two Weeks

If you play the stock market, you know that the best time to sell is generally when everyone is highest on a stock. On the flip side, savvy investors look to buy when a stock's price is at its lowest point.

Fantasy football isn't only similar to a stock market, it is a stock market. Like a stock trader, your goal as an owner is to recognize where perceived value doesn't reflect actual value. Today, I'll take a look at a few "buy low" candidates-players whose actual value significantly exceeds their limited 2012 production.

Quarterbacks

Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions
In my league, Stafford is ranked 21st among all quarterbacks - behind Andrew Luck, Mark Sanchez and Andy Dalton. No one thinks he'll remain that low as the season progresses, but most people are no longer buying Stafford as a top-five quarterback.

The Lions threw the ball more than any team in the NFL last

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