This is more of a blog-type post. Coding samples can be found in other repositories.

Introduction: It’s not uncommon to hear Fantasy Baseball enthusiasts say this: “Hey I just added this guy who’s becoming a free agent at the end of the season, dude’s gonna have a breakout year.” It’s safe to say that 99% of the fantasy team managers have no experience working for an MLB team. However it still got me thinking, is it true that players tend to perform better in their contract years? Furthermore, can teams really take advantage of what fantasy managers have been harvesting, at least in their minds?