Tristan H. Cockcroft's take: The news on Bryce Harper is, thankfully, better than it could've been, but his chances of contributing to fantasy teams again this season is minimal. It's a significant absence, considering what's typically available on the waiver wire: In 2016, players in the "replacement tier" among outfielders in standard ESPN leagues typically provided a .260 average, 5 home runs, 3 steals and roughly 20 apiece in runs and RBIs in the just-greater-than-a-quarter-season that remains. That's 66 fewer batting average points, 5 fewer homers, 11 fewer RBIs and 13 fewer runs than Harper's current pace scaled to a quarter-season.
How Bryce Harper's injury affects fantasy teams
