KEEPERS: Takeaways from 2013

"Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it" is an adage with plenty of relevance. It's a mixed bag for fantasy baseball owners, thanks in large part to the unpredictability of injuries, injury recoveries and sudden developmental leaps by players in their mid-20s. But year-end stock taking is always a worthwhile exercise to check in on ongoing trends that may impact the new season. Here are some of our more significant takeaways from 2013.

The offensive decline is still going strong, and picking up speed.  2013's 4.17 runs per game (per team) is an 18-year MLB low, more than 23% off the modern day 2000 historical peak. Following a HR-fueled 2012 uptick, MLB scoring has now decreased in six of the past seven seasons—and 2013 was...

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