This has been an interesting week for injuries. At this point in the season, most injuries will be season-ending injuries. Let’s take a look at the biggest names in this week’s injury report.
Eric Hosmer – Finger Fracture
Eric Hosmer will be on the shelf for the rest of the regular season after fracturing his finger on a bunt attempt.
Return Date: 2021
Andrew Benintendi – Rib Strain
Andrew Benintendi will miss the remainder of the 2020 season after battling through a rib strain for most of the season. This is a great move by the Red Sox, it’ll allow Benintendi to recover and be 100% by the start of spring training.
Return Date: 2021
Max Fried – Low Back Spasm
Max Fried was placed on the IL with spasms in his low back. This isn’t too concerning and I would expect Fried to return in short order. Once he returns I would start him without hesitation.
Return Date: End of the week
Tommy Milone – Elbow Inflammation
Tommy Milone will miss some time due to elbow inflammation. The severity of this injury isn’t fully known, but I would expect him to miss the rest of the regular season. If Milone is able to return, I wouldn’t want to put him in my lineup.
Return Date: Last road trip
Matt Chapman – Hip Surgery
Matt Chapman was featured on last week’s injury report due to a hip strain. Less than a week later, we had season-ending hip surgery. Chapman should be 100% by the time Spring Training rolls around, and I would not downgrade him going into this upcoming draft season.
Return Date: 2021
Sonny Gray – Back Strain
Sonny Gray was placed on the IL with a back strain Friday. This will force him to miss the next week, and we will see if he is able to return. If he is able to return, I wouldn’t be worried about starting him. I think his latest struggles can be contributed to this injury.
Return Date: September 22-24
Shin-Soo Choo – Hand Sprain
Shin-Soo Choo was placed on the IL with a hand sprain, retroactive to last Tuesday. I’m going to go out on a limb and say Choo will be out of the rest of the season. There really isn’t a point in rushing Choo back with where the Rangers are in the standings.
Return Date: 2021
COVID-19: This week we did not have new positives around the league. After getting off to a rough start it seems that MLB finally got things under control, which is great news for the league.
As always, if there is someone else you have a question about, leave me a comment or send me a tweet (@Jake_Rob17)! I will get to them as I’m able to. Be sure to check back next week for the latest injury report!
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Do Chris Paddack and Tanner Rainey have anything to contribute these last two weeks? Will Paddack start this week vs MIA?
I think Rainey is done. Forearm strains are something I try to stay away from. Word on the street is that Paddack should start this week, so I’m cautiously optimistic about him.
Are you starting Realmuto in 2-catcher weekly leagues this week?
Personally, I wouldn’t. I think best case scenario he is out until Thursday. But I would be shocked if he is back this week.