Chipper Jones To The DL

Atlanta Braves will place 3B Chipper Jones on the DL with bruised hands.

He hasn't played since May 23rd, and his rehab wasn't going as well as planned, so Atlanta decided not to keep wasting a roster spot and put him on the DL until he's ready to return. This will be done retroactively, and he'll be available to return on June 8th if he has healed by then.

Fantasy Impact: I'm sure Chipper owners were displeased with the fact he hasn't played in 8 days and wasn't placed in the DL in the meantime, but unfortunately that's what makes fantasy and reality different. There's no sense in the Braves putting him on the DL and losing him for the mandatory 15 days when there was a chance of him coming back in 8-10 days. From a fantasy perspective, it's annoying because you can't stash him on the DL until the day after he's placed there, so you're stuck with a dead roster spot until a decision is made. It sounds like he'll return when he's eligible, and his owners had to know he'd make at least one DL visit this year.