A big part of winning in fantasy sports is knowing who to avoid during drafts. This critical ability comes from an intimate feel for the player pool while keeping a close ear to the injury news. It's hard enough building a healthy roster to compete for a league title. When excepting weaker pieces to the puzzle with underlying injury risk or injury news, a fantasy owner is setting himself up to fail more often than not.
The temptation to draft a sliding player with injuries news tends to be a trap. The easiest way to avoid these decisions in baseball is to game plan and anticipate which players will slide in drafts.