Injury Report, August 25

14 ranked players had an injury reported in the last day.

Team medical staffs and beat reporters moved 14 ranked players in the last day. This is the ranked-only list, an injury to someone the board does not carry is not a fantasy decision, so those are left out, ordered by the value actually at risk rather than by when it was reported.

Who moved

PlayerPosILAreaValueVerdict
Chase DeLauterOF/DHDTDHamstring257Hold
Masyn WinnSSNAThumb173Hold
Ezequiel TovarSSDTDWrist124Bench
Josh Jung3BIL10Calf100Droppable
Wade MecklerOFIL7Concussion73Droppable
Pete FairbanksRPDTDHand66Bench
JT BrubakerRPIL15Ribs47Droppable
Trevor StorySSIL60Abdomen17Droppable
Sam BachmanRPIL15Forearm15Droppable
Carson WhisenhuntSPDTDElbow15Bench
Brandon WilliamsonSPIL60Shoulder7Droppable
Matt GageRPIL60Elbow4Droppable
Robert GarciaRPIL60Shoulder1Droppable
Jesus RodriguezCIL10Elbow0Droppable

What the reports say

Chase DeLauter: The Guardians are optimistic that DeLauter (hamstring) will be back in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Masyn Winn: Winn (thumb) is expected to be placed on the injured list Tuesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Ezequiel Tovar: Tovar went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and a double during Monday's 13-3 loss to the Nationals.

Josh Jung: Jung (calf) resumed jogging Aug. 18 and has also taken part in defensive drills, MLB.com reports.

Wade Meckler: Meckler (concussion) has been cleared to resume baseball activities, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Pete Fairbanks: Fairbanks left Monday's game against the Red Sox after suffering an apparent injury, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.

JT Brubaker: Brubaker was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday due to bruised ribs, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Trevor Story: Story (sports hernia) will continue his rehab assignment Tuesday at Triple-A Worcester, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Sam Bachman: Bachman (forearm) has yet to resume mound work, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Carson Whisenhunt: Whisenhunt left Monday's game against the Reds due to left elbow pain, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Brandon Williamson: Williamson (shoulder) will make a sixth rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Louisville, MLB.com reports.

Matt Gage: Gage (elbow) allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk across one inning in Triple-A Sacramento's 15-11 loss to Tacoma on Saturday.

Robert Garcia: The Rangers announced Aug. 12 that Garcia (shoulder) is expected to resume throwing off a mound soon, MLB.com reports.

Jesus Rodriguez: Rodriguez (elbow) went 0-for-4 in Triple-A Sacramento's 3-1 loss to Tacoma on Sunday.

The calls

Hold, day-to-day, not an IL move: Chase DeLauter, Masyn Winn

Bench, day-to-day and replaceable: Ezequiel Tovar, Pete Fairbanks, Carson Whisenhunt

Droppable, below the ~300th-ranked player, i.e. a free agent in most leagues: Josh Jung, Wade Meckler, JT Brubaker, Trevor Story, Sam Bachman, Brandon Williamson, Matt Gage, Robert Garcia

How to read this

The verdicts are the engine's, not a hot take, and the cutoffs come from the board rather than from taste: value 295 is the top 5% of ranked players, and value 134 is roughly the 300th-ranked player, the last man rostered in a 12-team league. Above 295 nobody drops anyone; below 134 the player is a free agent in most formats whether he is hurt or not.

Status is the IL designation itself, which is the only honest signal of length available: the feed carries no return dates and no estimated timelines at all, both fields are empty on every record, so anyone quoting a return date is guessing. A 60-day placement is the club saying months; a 10-day is a fortnight.

Value is the replacement-adjusted number the boards sort on, so it answers the only question that matters here: how much is actually at stake. A high-value name on a short absence is usually a hold; a mid-value name on a long one is where roster spots get decided.

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