Top 50 IL Stash Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Midseason Update
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- Francisco Lindor and Hunter Greene have returned from lengthy absences since the mid-June IL stash rankings were last published
- Munetaka Murakami and Vinnie Pasquantino are gearing up to return from injury
- Brent Rooker and Cole Ragans have removed themselves from stash consideration
- Brandon Woodruff and Ben Brown may be nearing the point of removing themselves from stash consideration as well
- With the season past the halfway mark, the window to extract value from injured players is shrinking, especially for pitchers likely to push into the season's final quarter
- Timetable now carries more weight in the latest rankings, though a player's impact when healthy still holds top priority
Why it matters: For fantasy managers holding precious IL spots, the source emphasizes that with the season past midway, return timetable has become a more critical factor in stash decisions — making soon-to-return players like Murakami, Pasquantino, Woodruff, and Ben Brown potentially more valuable than higher-impact names with longer recovery horizons.
