Stathead Sagas: Opportunity Cost Heroes

Teams don't win baseball games in the first inning. Fantasy owners definitely don't win a fantasy league in the first round.

Yahoo publishes a list of fantasy MVPs as part of their fantasy game. These MVPs aren't necessarily the best players – that's measured in the column they call “Rank” on their player listings. Alternatively, there's our Actual Dollar Values page. Josh Hamilton leads at $60, followed by Adam Jones at $44 and Ryan Braun at $41 among hitters. Gio Gonzalez and Cole Hamels tie for the lead at $29 among pitchers, with $25 Justin Verlander and Lance Lynn running up.

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