Injuries are a fact of life in Fantasy Baseball. We all know that. And we all know that the beginning of the season is when injuries are most likely to happen, as players go from mostly taking it easy in the offseason to ramping up for the season, leading to the kinds of soft-tissue injuries that can wreck a season.
I don’t know where this spring ranks among previous seasons in terms of major injuries, but looking back on last season, it sure feels like we’ve had more significant injuries this spring – Gerrit Cole being out for the season obviously ranks at the top of the list there. But we probably say that every year around this time, don’t we?
I went deep on the top IL stash candidates for the start of the season here, with nearly 50 names you might be considering stashing – seeing as around 350 players are drafted in a standard 12-team Roto league (and fewer in points), it’s a fairly sizable chunk of the player pool. You can head here for the full list, but these are the players I think need to be stashed in any format, regardless of whether you have IL spots to play with or not:
- Gunnar Henderson, Strained intercostal
- Spencer Strider, Elbow surgery recovery
- Ronald Acuña, Knee surgery recovery
- George Kirby, Shoulder
- Shane McClanahan, Triceps
- Nico Hoerner, Elbow surgery recovery
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One big question for every MLB team
Arizona Diamondbacks – Will the real Corbin Carroll please stand up?
Is he the guy who looked like a true five-category superstar as a rookie, when he hit .285 with 25 homers and 54 steals? Or were last year’s struggles a harbinger of things to come?… All the other team queries are discussed similarly, focusing on their potential outlooks for the season.
