From the moment that the Houston Astros revealed that Josh Hader needed further testing to look into his ailing shoulder, the odds of him hitting the injured list were extremely high. The Astros had to know they were taking a risk when they left Hader in against the Yankees as long as they did and once we knew it was a shoulder injury, the only question was how long he would be out and who would replace him.
However, what fans didn't know was the scale of the roster shuffling that would follow.
On Tuesday, the Astros did indeed place Hader on the IL with a shoulder strain without revealing more information about Hader's tests.