Longoria's injury will hurt Manny and Damon's fantasy numbers.
The Tampa Bay Rays have placed third baseman Evan Longoria on the 15 day disabled list. Longoria left Saturday night's game against the Orioles with a strained oblique. There may be panic in Tampa Bay, but according to ESPN's David Schoenfield, losing Longoria for 3 to 4 weeks will only cost the Rays a total of one win. However, fantasy owners may feel a much bigger impact. Longoria was projected by many experts (ourselves included), as the top third baseman in this year's fantasy draft. The absence of Longoria in your lineup will hurt, but I worry more about a trickling effect his injury will have on fellow Ray teammates. Longoria offers a lot of protection for guys like Ben Zobrist, Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez. Replace these guys in your lineup if you have decent backups. Jack Hannahan of the Cleveland Indians could be a surprisingly sufficient fill in for Longoria. Don't judge Hannahan just because he plays for Cleveland. In three games this season, Hannahan has scored 3 runs, has 3 RBI's, a homerun and a .778 slugging percentage. He could be a waiver wire gem.
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