DR HQ: Late season injuries/rehabs plus the amazing Marcus Stroman

In this season-ending Dr. HQ column, we’ll look at our xDL list—players who are hurt and may or may not be on he disabled list—and speculate whether they can help contending teams if they return the last couple of weeks of the season. We’ll also take a look at lessons learned, an introspective look at some of the injury baselines that may be changing.

xDL (A DL created for September injuries): Players either on the disabled list, or those who are hurt, but won’t be placed on the DL in September

Ryan Zimmerman (1B, WAS)
A grade 1+ strained left oblique has Zimmerman on the sidelines with little hope he’ll be back before the end of the month. The fact the Nationals playoff hopes are all but buried lends credence to the talk his 2015...

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