Daily blurb
I find that I often get so consumed in the day-to-day minutiae of fantasy baseball that I tend to lose track of the big picture. So every now and then, it’s instructive to step back and look at some overall stats.

This morning, I pulled up the YTD fantasy points for a few different scoring systems. Josh Hamilton ranked tops in hitting; no surprise there. But I was a bit surprised to see Ryan Braun was generally ranked 2nd among hitters. It’s not that Braun isn’t a perennial stud. But I haven’t heard much about his 2012 season, which suggests that he’s been quietly putting up decent numbers throughout. Other players who are highly ranked (approx top 5) that you wouldn’t necessarily expect: Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Jones. I’ve been aware of those guys having hot streaks, but apparently their whole seasons have been hot streaks. So what does this all mean? Mostly, that I just don’t pay attention very well, I suppose.