Fantasy Baseball: Top 60 Injured List Stashes, Including Elly De La Cruz, Konnor Griffin

As we head into the dog days, the injuries are still outpacing the recoveries.

The situation has gotten so bad that, for the first time ever, I'm extending this list to 60. Can you believe there was a time when 40 was enough?

Among the latest added are Elly De La Cruz and Konnor Griffin -- both of whom are priority stashes, of course. Fortunately, a number of long-term injury cases have embarked on rehab assignments recently or are getting close to it, including Hunter Brown , Francisco Lindor , Corey Seager , Wyatt Langford and Josh Hader .

As always, the order isn't just a reflection of how close the player is to returning but also how impactful he's likely to be when he does. The latter matters even more than the former, in fact.

Too valuable to drop, period 1

Tarik Skubal Detroit Tigers SP loose bodies in elbow - threw four simulated innings Monday; new, less invasive procedure has him a couple weeks away from returning 2

Elly De La Cruz Cincinnati Reds SS strained hamstring - injury falls between Grade 1 and Grade 2, which likely puts him out 2-4 weeks 3

Hunter Brown Houston Astros SP strained shoulder - has looked good in two rehab starts; scheduled for another Thursday, with one more likely to follow 4

Drake Baldwin Atlanta Braves C strained oblique - about two weeks into what could be month-long absence, but still no official timetable for return 5

Francisco Lindor New York Mets SS strained calf - recently resumed baseball activities, so should begin rehab assignment within a week or two 6

Dylan Cease Toronto Blue Jays SP strained hamstring - threw bullpen session Saturday, less than a week after going on IL, so likely back when first eligible 7

Garrett Crochet Boston Red Sox RP shoulder inflammation - shut down from throwing program with continued tightness in lat, will visit with doctors soon 8

Cal Raleigh Seattle Mariners C strained oblique - back to hitting in the cage after spending some time at the team's spring complex; rehab assignment forthcoming 9

Tyler Glasnow Los Angeles Dodgers SP back spasms - throwing but "hasn't gotten over the hump" to the point he can "let it rip," according to manager Dave Roberts 10

Cole Ragans Kansas City Royals RP elbow impingement - resumed playing catch Monday after one false start already; unclear when he'll go back on rehab assignment 11

Max Fried New York Yankees SP bone bruise in elbow - played catch Monday, but latest imaging hasn't cleared him for a full ramp-up yet 12

Munetaka Murakami Chicago White Sox 1B strained hamstring - has received PRP injection for Grade 2 injury, will be sidelined several more weeks 13

Corey Seager Texas Rangers SS back inflammation - has been hitting, fielding and running, putting him on track to return in a week or so 14

Wyatt Langford Texas Rangers OF flexor strain - on rehab assignment, could be activated by the end of the week 15

Roman Anthony Boston Red Sox OF sprained wrist and finger - recently shut down hitting progression because of continued soreness, likely out a couple more weeks 16

Josh Hader Houston Astros RP elbow inflammation - latest rehab appearances came on back-to-back days, which was a big test; could return this week 17

Konnor Griffin Pittsburgh Pirates SS flexor strain - expected to be a short absence 18

Ryan Helsley Baltimore Orioles RP elbow inflammation - still ramping up toward facing live hitters, will be evaluated for possible rehab assignment next week Also really difficult to drop 19

Hunter Greene Cincinnati Reds SP bone spurs in elbow - throwing bullpen sessions, still looking at a lengthy rehab assignment 20

Jose Altuve Houston Astros 2B strained oblique - taking part in all baseball activities and likely closing in on a rehab assignment 21

Kris Bubic Kansas City Royals SP elbow soreness - has been playing catch but won't take next step until fatigue subsides completely 22

Blake Snell Los Angeles Dodgers SP loose bodies in elbow - had the less invasive version that should speed up return, but 60-day IL stint has him out until mid-July 23

Brandon Woodruff Milwaukee Brewers SP shoulder inflammation - scheduled to throw 60 pitches of batting practice Wednesday, could forgo rehab assignment 24

Kenley Jansen Detroit Tigers RP pelvic inflammation - sounds minor, but he recently saw a specialist and is rehabbing with the big club for now 25

Teoscar Hernandez Los Angeles Dodgers LF strained hamstring - expected to miss about a month, which means he'll be back at the start of July 26

Edwin Diaz Los Angeles Dodgers RP loose bodies in elbow - has begun throwing progression with an eye on returning in the second half 27

Casey Mize Detroit Tigers SP adductor inflammation - back on IL with inflammation in the same area that sidelined him for three weeks previously 28

Logan Henderson Milwaukee Brewers SP strained back - got a good result against the Dodgers while pitching through the discomfort, so minimum stint may be enough 29

Matthew Boyd Chicago Cubs SP torn meniscus - went four innings in first rehab start Sunday, could be activated this weekend or make another rehab start 30

Shane Bieber Toronto Blue Jays SP forearm fatigue - roughed up in Sunday rehab start but velocity was OK; still 2-3 weeks away from return 31

Emilio Pagan Cincinnati Reds RP strained hamstring - recent MRI showed 50-60 percent healing; using ant-gravity treadmill but still a ways away Still a priority on some level 32

Mickey Moniak Colorado Rockies LF ankle tendinitis - still dealing with discomfort, won't begin rehab assignment until it subsides 33

Luis Robert New York Mets CF herniated disc - has received injections to promote healing, but no measurable progress yet 34

Mick Abel Minnesota Twins P elbow inflammation - has been playing catch and will throw batting practice Thursday, with rehab assignment soon to follow 35

Chase Dollander Colorado Rockies SP sprained elbow - still another week or so away from throwing 36

Spencer Schwellenbach Atlanta Braves P bone spurs in elbow - throwing off flat ground but effectively ruled out for the rest of the first half 37

Eury Perez Miami Marlins SP adductor strain - what was originally classified as hamstring spasms is expected to require eight weeks of recovery 38

Corbin Burnes Arizona Diamondbacks SP Tommy John surgery - scheduled to throw another batting practice Tuesday, still on track to return in the second half 39

Nick Pivetta San Diego Padres RP flexor strain - played catch for the first time this week, but likely won't be ready to return in first half 40

Ryan Jeffers Minnesota Twins C fractured hamate bone - about two weeks into 6-to-8-week timetable 41

Jacob Wilson Athletics SS shoulder subluxation - taking part in baseball activities, expected to begin rehab assignment this week Stashing is purely a luxury 42

Brendan Donovan Seattle Mariners 2B strained groin - could begin running program soon, with rehab assignment soon to follow 43

Francisco Alvarez New York Mets C torn meniscus - set to begin rehab assignment Tuesday, could beat initial timetable by a month or more 44

Giancarlo Stanton New York Yankees DH strained calf - finally resumed running over the weekend, bringing him closer to beginning rehab assignment 45

Edward Cabrera Chicago Cubs SP blister on middle finger - has been using entire arsenal in bullpen sessions; unclear if he'll need a rehab assignment 46

Alejandro Kirk Toronto Blue Jays C fractured thumb - has resumed batting practice and could begin rehab assignment within a week 47

Yainer Diaz Houston Astros C strained oblique - has been hitting and running, expected to begin rehab assignment this week 48

Hurston Waldrep Atlanta Braves SP bone spurs in elbow - lasted two innings in first rehab start Monday, will probably spend all of June on rehab assignment 49

Kyle Teel Chicago White Sox C sprained knee - back to running but expected to miss another three weeks at least 50

Trevor Story Boston Red Sox SS sports hernia - about a week into 6-to-10-week timetable, so you shouldn't expect to see him until the second half 51

Joe Musgrove San Diego Padres SP Tommy John surgery - ready to begin ramping up this week with an eye on returning in the second half 52

Justin Steele Chicago Cubs SP UCL revision surgery - shut down from throwing in late April; will resume when asymptomatic, keeping him out for the first half 53

Jorge Polanco New York Mets 1B Achilles bursitis - on rehab assignment, could return any day 54

Addison Barger Toronto Blue Jays 3B elbow inflammation - doing cage work at the team's spring training complex, still a ways to go 55

Heliot Ramos San Francisco Giants LF strained quadricpes - began hitting progression Monday but no word on rehab assignment yet 56

Jasson Dominguez New York Yankees CF sprained shoulder - has been taking swings and could begin rehab assignment any day, making mid-June return possible 57

Noah Schultz Chicago White Sox SP patellar tendinitis - expected to need only a minimal stay 58

Bailey Ober Minnesota Twins SP flexor strain - injury considered minor; could resume throwing within a couple weeks 59

Lars Nootbaar St. Louis Cardinals CF heel surgery - has looked good on rehab assignment, set to be activated before the end of the week 60

Max Scherzer Toronto Blue Jays SP forearm tendinitis - struck out four over three scoreless innings in a rehab start Sunday, may have something left at age 41

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