Fantasy Baseball Injury Rankings: Top 50 IL stashes with Jared Jones, Josh Hader nearing a return
Find out where new additions Cal Raleigh and Corey Seager rank

Normally, the mood here is a dour one, with the emphasis being more on what's been lost than what's being gained.
But we've reached a point in the season when some of the early injury cases who once seemed so far over the horizon no longer are.
One such player is Pirates pitcher Jared Jones, who's making his way back from an internal brace procedure on his elbow. The 24-year-old had the look of a rising star a couple years ago, standing out most for his slider and a high-rising fastball that brushed triple digits. It's doing more than brushing now. In fact, his one rehab start at Triple-A on May 6 saw him average 98.8 mph on his fastball, up 1.5 mph from when we last saw him healthy. In all, he has a 1.88 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 11.3 K/9 in four rehab starts and is likely to need just 1-2 more.
If you're looking for an impact pitcher on the waiver wire, Jones is a better bet than some flavor of the week. Which injured player could you consider dropping for him? Find out in the latest edition of IL Stash Rankings.
| 1 |
Garrett Crochet
Boston Red Sox RP
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| shoulder inflammation - has built up to 35 pitches in two bullpen sessions, could return before the end of May | |
| 2 |
Francisco Lindor
New York Mets SS
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| strained calf - still no baseball activities, but could be back within the next month | |
| 3 |
Tarik Skubal
Detroit Tigers SP
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| loose bodies in elbow - already throwing off a mound despite having surgery May 6, could return within a month | |
| 4 |
Cole Ragans
Kansas City Royals RP
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| elbow impingement - Sunday bullpen session went well, hoping to return when first eligible Friday | |
| 5 |
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros SP
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| strained shoulder - close to beginning rehab assignment with an eye on returning in mid-June | |
| 6 |
Cal Raleigh
Seattle Mariners C
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| strained oblique - finally addressing an issue that he's been playing through, could resume baseball activities in a week | |
| 7 |
Logan Webb
San Francisco Giants SP
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| knee bursitis - scheduled for rehab start this week, which may be his only one | |
| 8 |
Gerrit Cole
New York Yankees SP
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| Tommy John surgery - looked great in latest rehab start and set to be activated this weekend | |
| 9 |
Tyler Glasnow
Los Angeles Dodgers SP
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| back spasms - not currently throwing after back flared up again, but still looking at shorter ramp-up time once he's ready | |
| 10 |
Corey Seager
Texas Rangers SS
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| back inflammation - avoided IL for five days before finally relenting; team thinks he could return before the end of May | |
| 11 |
Roman Anthony
Boston Red Sox OF
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| sprained wrist - tried swinging a bat Monday, but still felt sore, which likely delays him another week | |
| 12 |
Wyatt Langford
Texas Rangers OF
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| flexor strain - still not cleared for hitting or throwing, putting May return in doubt | |
| 13 |
Josh Hader
Houston Astros RP
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| biceps tendinitis - about halfway into rehab assignment, could return right around the start of June | |
| 14 |
Ryan Helsley
Baltimore Orioles RP
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| elbow inflammation - back to playing catch, expected to need rehab assignment before returning | |
| 15 |
Kris Bubic
Kansas City Royals SP
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| elbow soreness - seems optimistic it's minor, but further testing will need to be conducted | |
| 16 |
Max Fried
New York Yankees SP
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| bone bruise in elbow - will stop throwing for a few weeks, then have further imaging done to determine timetable | |
| 17 |
Hunter Greene
Cincinnati Reds SP
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| bone spurs in elbow - will throw first bullpen session in about a week, likely looking at six weeks of buildup | |
| 18 |
Blake Snell
Los Angeles Dodgers SP
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| loose bodies in elbow - having same revolutionary procedure that Tarik Skubal had, which supposedly has 4-to-6-week timetable | |
| 19 |
Eugenio Suarez
Cincinnati Reds 3B
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| strained oblique - set to begin rehab assignment this week, meaning he'll likely be back before the end of the month | |
| 20 |
Jose Altuve
Houston Astros 2B
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| strained oblique - Grade 2 injury will sideline him well into June | |
| 21 |
Brandon Woodruff
Milwaukee Brewers SP
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| shoulder inflammation - will face hitters Friday to determine if he's ready for rehab assignment | |
| 22 |
Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates SP
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| internal brace procedure - has looked good with signs of improved velocity in four rehab starts, likely to make 1-2 more | |
| 23 |
Emilio Pagan
Cincinnati Reds RP
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| strained hamstring - about two weeks into 4-to-8-week timetable, expected back at some point in June | |
| 24 |
Spencer Schwellenbach
Atlanta Braves P
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| bone spurs in elbow - was nearing the start of throwing program at last report a week ago; out until second half | |
| 25 |
Edwin Diaz
Los Angeles Dodgers RP
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| loose bodies in elbow - still aiming for second half return | |
| 26 |
Ryan O'Hearn
Pittsburgh Pirates RF
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| strained quadriceps - likely to miss at least a month with injury that's described as moderate | |
| 27 |
Taj Bradley
Minnesota Twins SP
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| pectoral inflammation - struggled in rehab start Sunday, which might necessitate one more; he could instead return this weekend | |
| 28 |
Matthew Boyd
Chicago Cubs SP
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| torn meniscus - already back to throwing off a mound, so could return in as soon as 4-6 weeks, potentially | |
| 29 |
Trevor Story
Boston Red Sox SS
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| sports hernia - probably out at least six weeks, and there's a chance he could be sidelined for the rest of the season | |
| 30 |
Luis Robert
New York Mets CF
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| herniated disc - still dealing with symptoms and likely 2-3 weeks away; A.J. Ewing thriving in absence | |
| 31 |
Mick Abel
Minnesota Twins P
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| elbow inflammation - back to playing catch last week after suffering triceps setback earlier; still a few weeks away | |
| 32 |
Chase Dollander
Colorado Rockies SP
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| sprained elbow - considered a mild case of an injury that can sometimes result in surgery; likely to miss only a month or two | |
| 33 |
Shane Bieber
Toronto Blue Jays SP
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| forearm fatigue - scheduled to face hitters for the first time Tuesday, likely weeks away from beginning rehab assignment | |
| 34 |
Corbin Burnes
Arizona Diamondbacks SP
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| Tommy John surgery - throwing bullpen sessions, still looking at midseason return | |
| 35 |
Nick Pivetta
San Diego Padres RP
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| flexor strain - no update since manager Craig Stammen said Pivetta's absence could measure in "weeks and maybe months" a month ago | |
| 36 |
Jacob Wilson
Athletics SS
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| shoulder subluxation - won't go on rehab assignment until he sufficiently strengthens shoulder | |
| 37 |
Jose Caballero
New York Yankees 2B
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| fractured finger - has resumed fielding and throwing, has chance to return later this week | |
| 38 |
Brendan Donovan
Seattle Mariners 2B
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| strained groin - could resume baseball activities in 2-3 weeks, which means potentially a month on the sidelines | |
| 39 |
Yainer Diaz
Houston Astros C
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| strained oblique - seems like a mild case, but no timetable officially offered | |
| 40 |
Alejandro Kirk
Toronto Blue Jays C
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| fractured thumb - catching and hitting but no rehab assignment yet | |
| 41 |
Giancarlo Stanton
New York Yankees DH
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| strained calf - still not cleared to run yet, which pushes timeline back another couple weeks | |
| 42 |
Addison Barger
Toronto Blue Jays 3B
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| elbow inflammation - hopes to be cleared for hitting and throwing this week, missed time with ankle injury earlier | |
| 43 |
Kerry Carpenter
Detroit Tigers RF
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| sprained shoulder - running and throwing, will progress toward swinging a bat this week | |
| 44 |
Jorge Polanco
New York Mets 1B
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| Achilles bursitis - could go on rehab assignment soon, but return will be contingent on how he manages the pain | |
| 45 |
Hurston Waldrep
Atlanta Braves SP
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| bone spurs in elbow - has been throwing bullpen sessions, but won't return any earlier than late June | |
| 46 |
Justin Steele
Chicago Cubs SP
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| UCL revision surgery - shut down from throwing in late April; will resume when asymptomatic, which likely pushes him to second half | |
| 47 |
Francisco Alvarez
New York Mets C
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| torn meniscus - given a 6-to-8-week timetable, which puts him out until right around the All-Star break | |
| 48 |
Kyle Teel
Chicago White Sox C
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| sprained knee - sidelined for another 3-6 weeks after already missing time with a Grade 2 hamstring strain | |
| 49 |
Heliot Ramos
San Francisco Giants LF
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| strained quadriceps - sidelined for "at least a couple of weeks and probably more than that," according to manager Tony Vitello | |
| 50 |
Jasson Dominguez
New York Yankees CF
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| sprained shoulder - working to regain strength, but still at least a couple weeks away | |


































































