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February 1, 2013

The Keeper Reaper

Outfielders for Feb. 1, 2013

by Paul Singman

Carlos Beltran | St. Louis Cardinals

Shallow (30 Keepers): No

Medium (60 Keepers): No

Deep (90 Keepers): Fringe

NL-only (60 Keepers): Yes

Super Deep (200 Keepers): Yes

After a couple of years in the shadows, the 35-year-old Beltran reentered the fantasy spotlight last season, thanks largely to his good health. He accrued 619 plate appearances and collected 32 homers and 13 steals; toss in a .270 average and impressive run and RBI totals, and you get the 44^th-best fantasy line, as ranked by our newly updated and improved PFM.

To be sure, Beltran's impressive renaissance came with a few caveats. For example, his first half was significantly more productive than his second half, as shown by the table below:

	Runs	Home Runs	RBI	Steals	Average
Pre All-Star Break	50	20	65	8	.296
Post All-Star Break	33	12	32	5	.236

After sprinting out of the gate, Beltran slogged his way to the finish—though it should be noted that he had a productive postseason with three homers and three steals in 12 games. Even for a player of Beltran’s age, I wouldn’t re

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