Are you kidding me with this, Byron Buxton? Your third game back from a hip injury that itself sidelined you for more than a month -- third game back! -- and you take a pitch off the left hand, breaking a finger. He's out for at least another month, probably more.

Meanwhile, Adalberto Mondesi, who had already served an IL stint for a strained right oblique, strained his left oblique Sunday. Between the obliques and a strained hamstring, he has played all of 10 games in 2021.

Neither player was a stranger to the IL coming into the year, but it's no less frustrating to see them go back there over and over again after you've already waited so long for a payoff. And the payoff for each should be significant -- less so for Mondesi in a points league, but still. They're worth the wait because of the impact they'll have when healthy, and it's no less true now that the wait is longer.

The good news is that Max Scherzer, Max Muncy and Luke Voit are all expected back from the IL Tuesday, with Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger and George Springer right on their heels. By the end of the week, all six should be back and (hopefully) contributing at a high level (make it happen, Bellinger), so naturally, they're all clustered at the top of these rankings,

Here are some additional thoughts and explanations:

So which of your injured players can you afford to let go? That's what these rankings are designed to help you decide. It comes down to three factors: How good is the player, how much time is he expected to miss, and will there be any lingering effects from the injury?

Having considered those factors in that order, here's how I'd categorize the top 35 injured players.