ROTISSERIE: Injury terminology—Reading between the lines

[Ed.—James Ferretti, DO, has over 10 years experience as a diagnostic radiologist and has been in practice since 2012.]

“Time is money.” 

 - Benjamin Franklin 

It used to be enough in fantasy baseball to have more and better information. Now, information flows freely, so one the biggest advantages has become reading between the lines and acting quickly. In fantasy baseball, especially with player injuries, time really is money. 

My goal is to take my 15 years of medical training and injury evaluation experience and distill it down to a few paragraphs of information that you can use to evaluate player injuries yourself, without waiting for an official diagnosis or projection, and to do so without having to attend medical school. 

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