KEEPERS: Postmortem—2017 takeaways, part I

With another fantasy season in the books, it's never too early for keeper and dynasty league owners to take stock and reflect on some of the general trends that impacted 2017—and that could provide benchmarks for 2018 preparations. Arizona Fall League news / performances along with the offseason's free agent / trade activity (that seems to be commencing earlier each year) will divert our attention soon enough. But for now, let's consider what just happened and the instruction it might offer. This week, we'll take a snapshot of the offensive landscape; next week we'll cover the pitchers.

 

HRs dominated MLB scoring.  ​MLB hitters set a single-season HR high of 6,104, besting the previous high of 5,693 set during the steroid era in 2000,...

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