FROM A TO ZINKIE: Evaluating those who have traditionally surged after the All-Star break

In reality, the All-Star break is just a four-day siesta for players to spend a little time with their families or catch get some extra rest before they get set for the final two-plus months of the season. Still, some players have accumulated a large sample size of data that show trends of having strong finishes to the season. But should these trends be believed by fantasy owners? Well, let’s take a look at the numbers:

Joey Votto (1B, CIN) may be the king of the second-half surgers, having logged an eye-popping lifetime 1.008 OPS after the All-Star break. In fact, he slashed an incredible .367/.504/.600 in the second half from 2015-17. There are also signs of Votto following his predictable pattern of heating up with the weather, as...

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