Fantasy Baseball Waiver-Wire Watch: May 19, 2017

5/22/17

By Phil Backert, PressBox

I'm starting feel like a broken record, as it seems I begin every article discussing an injury to a major fantasy player. The latest involves Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, who is expected to be sidelined 10-12 weeks after suffering a fractured left wrist when he was hit by a pitch May 17.

Last year's theme was the disappointment by the top-tier pitchers, and not even two months into the 2017 season, the top storyline is easily the amount of injuries. At this point, if you only have a couple players on your disabled list, consider yourself fortunate.

If there is a silver lining with the injury to Freeman, it's that this week has strong targets to replace the first baseman.

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