Ryan Braun Might be Joining My Don't Draft List

I am starting to get concerned now and his denial of an MRI maybe just delaying a prognosis. Here is an update today from the Journal Sentinel in Milwaukee about being pulled from the game yesterday. I hate to pass on such a talent, but as an OF if he is not at full strength his value quickly falls. If he still had 3B eligibility he would still be worth the gamble, but if he plays and has decreased power or has to go on the DL you are going to lose a lot of value.

I won't pretend to know how serious this injury is and it could end up being similar to 2008 when many passed on Albert Pujols. He has projections from Bill James and ZiPS calling for 44+ homers, so you don't want to miss that if it happens. In leagues with 3-4 OF I would draft him as normal as you can easily accommodate any time on the DL with a late pick on someone like Justin Upton to fill in. If you are in a 5 OF league I would contemplate letting him go depending on your draft slot.

If you already have Braun on your team then you must hope for the best. You can't consider a trade right now unless you are getting a first round talent in return. His comments in this article leave it tough to be optimistic though.

"It's not something I've thought much about," he insisted. "I'm not one to dwell on negative things. I recognize it's in the same area. That's not a good thing, but I don't see it being a chronic issue.

"It's a weird injury. It moves around; it comes and it goes."