DR HQ: Dangerous draft day investments

Investing in core players at a high price who suffer a significant injury will doom your chances to succeed. You not only lose money (and potential profit), but it's unlikely the stats you were counting on are sitting in your free agent pool. The following players serve as dangerous draft day investments. 

Jaime García (LHP, STL)
Garcia developed soreness in his pitching shoulder last season and he managed just 20 starts. The process of determining the cause began before the end of the season. The MRI on his shoulder and the follow-up examination revealed that Garcia had a torn labrum—specifically, a small piece of labrum had lodged its way into the joint of his left shoulder. He lost velocity and the ability to repeat his...

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