DR. HQ: Position Injury Report Wrap-up

If you play in a competitive league or are in a tight race down the stretch, the injury situation you avoid on draft day or early in the season might be the difference between winning your league and finishing second or third.

Injury Risk Tables

Below are both the American and National League injury risk tables.  At first glance, the outfielder and pitcher positions are generating more injury risk this season but that makes sense because there are more of those positions.  There are other trends that may be applicable to your league or drafting strategies. Use them to help build your draft lists.

Positional Focus
The first position that jumps out at you is third base in the National League. Seven players made the list with four...

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