Players expected to begin the season on the disabled list

Every season, fantasy owners in just about every league have the same problem with their waiver claims leading up to the start of the season: How to replace players who will obviously start the season on the disabled list, but who aren't officially on the DL at the transaction deadline.

In the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR), we have an official list of players who count as injured and can be dropped to pick up someone else, then when the DL move is made those players are returned to their original team's roster.

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We've found this system is much more preferable to waiting until after the season starts and having the first round of pickups come before Week 2. Feel free to use the LABR list in your league. It will be updated constantly up until opening day.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

C Wilson Ramos

2B Jason Kipnis

SS Didi Gregorius

3B Adrian Beltre
3B Matt Duffy
3B Josh Rutledge
3B Luis Valbuena

OF Lonnie Chisenhall
OF J.D. Martinez
OF Jake Smolinski
OF Jorge Soler
OF Charlie Tilson

SP Andrew Cashner
SP Sonny Gray
SP Collin McHugh
SP Daniel Mengden
SP Wade Miley
SP Drew Pomeranz
SP David Price
SP Carlos Rodon
SP Tyson Ross
SP Drew Smyly
SP Chris Tillman

RP Brad Boxberger
RP Roenis Elias
RP Roberto Osuna
RP Glen Perkins
RP Huston Street
RP Tyler Thornburg

Out for season: SP Cody Anderson, RP Trevor May

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

C Devin Mesoraco
C Tom Murphy
C Andrew Susac

3B Martin Prado
3B David Wright

OF Socrates Brito
OF David Dahl
OF Ian Desmond
OF Alex Dickerson
OF Andre Ethier
OF Juan Lagares

SP Homer Bailey
SP Chad Bettis
SP Anthony DeSclafani
SP Robbie Erlin
SP Scott Kazmir
SP Jeff Locke
SP Seth Lugo
SP Steven Matz

RP Jake Barrett
RP Mauricio Cabrera
RP Carter Capps
RP Zach Duke

Out for the season: SP Colin Rea, SP Alex Reyes, RP Will Smith

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