Concussions and oblique injuries seem to be in-vogue this season and we have more of the same this week. Plus several key players come off the DL ...

Up until the past couple of days, the Texas Rangers had been able to avoid placing a player on the disabled list. What does the future hold for the Rangers and Feliz? Plus two veteran bats land on the disabled list.

Two key power hitters, Lance Berkman and Matt Kemp landed on the DL this week along with the stolen base leader in the National League. Over in the American League, Brandon McCarthy of the Athletics is battling right shoulder pain again.

The Phillies are having trouble scoring runs so the biggest burden has fallen on the pitchers, especially the starters. One of the keys is the starting depth Vance Worley provides the Phillies. He is projected to be a key cog in the Phillies plans as they wait for Utley and Howard to return. Is his elbow soreness something his owners should be worried about? Also, a look at Scott Rolen and David Robertson of the Yankees.

Injury week in review: torn ACLs, olbliques, hamstrings, concussions, and more!

The White Sox were counting on Chris Sale to provide them with a huge boost to the starting rotation. The Royals felt Jonathan Sanchez will give then a number one type starter. Now both have health issues that need to be watched closely.

Injury week in review: The Brewers lose Mat Gamel; several key pitching injuries—and two highly-anticipated activations are expected this week.

The big name injuries continue this week as the Yankees' Mariano Rivera suffers a serious knee injury and the Giants lose Pablo Sandoval to another hand injury.

The Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria suffered a serious hamstring injury and may miss a significant amount of time.

The injury week in review: Sergio Santos lands on the DL and it will put a dent in his saves totals. Two rock dependable starters the past few seasons, Mark Pelrey of the Mets and the Brewers’ Chris Narveson left their owners scrambling for starting pitching.

As frustrating as it is losing players to unsuspected injuries, players with long injury histories can frustrate us too. There is a lesson here that we fail to remember sometimes: players with long histories should not be rostered unless absolutely necessary. The two latest pieces of evidence are Freddy Sanchez and Dustin McGowan.