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          Lower ADP players who could return first-round value

          Joey Votto still has a lot to offer for fantasy managers who roster him. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
          • Ron Shandler, FantasyMar 13, 2018, 09:51 PM
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          Most first-round picks are not going to return first-round value. I wrote about that two weeks ago. If our goal is to roster the safest foundation players at the top of the draft, these are the only players currently ranked in the top 15 whom I would trust nearly 100 percent with my first pick:

          1. Mike Trout

          2. Jose Altuve

          4. Nolan Arenado

          8. Charlie Blackmon

          11. Max Scherzer

          14. Carlos Correa

          15. Kris Bryant