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There are probably good years and bad years, but my belief is that there are two other influences. Having second-rate cards means that those cards will be "marked down" at the positions they occupy. If your league has a lot of Griffeys in center field then then the Andrew McCutchens and Eric Davis's and (even worse) Steve Finleys will be extra bad. That would be the algorithm fitting the cards into its stats universe. If Griffey hits a lot then those others have to hit a lot less. The second would be an overall measure of your team in relation to the competition. If your team is noticeably worse than the competition then you should also expect some "extra bad" performances, although I'm not as confident that this is so.
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