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Most Injured Team I've Ever Owned

I thought my 2010 AL-only LABR team had that distinction with Kendrys Morales, Grady Sizemore and Dustin Pedroia all winding up out for the year (roughly 1/3 of my budget), in addition to Erik Bedard never playing and various injuries to minor players. But 2011 NL Tout I believe has finally surpassed it. Here's my original roster:

Pos PlayerPriceHealth
CBuster Posey$22Out for the year
CGeovany Soto$1915-day DL stint
1BBrandon Belt$815-day DL stint
2BRickie Weeks$2415-day DL stint (3-6 weeks)
3BScott Rolen$132 15-day DL stints
SSPaul Janish$2healthy, but useless
CIBrett Wallace$9healthy
MIDanny Espinosa$17healthy
OFJason Bay$1915-day DL stint
OFAlfonso Soriano$1715-day DL stint
OFSeth Smith$15healthy
OFNyjer Morgan$92 15-day DL stints
OFKosuke Fukudome$8healthy
UAaron Rowand$2healthy
PCole Hamels$22healthy
PFrancisco Rodriguez$17healthy
PJ.J. Putz$1315-day DL stint
PJonny Venters$8healthy
PTravis Wood$7healthy
PHomer Bailey$42 15-day DL stints
PBrandon Beachy$315-day DL stint
PJon Garland$1Out for the year
PJoe Saunders$1healthy but cut
RMatt Gamel$0healthy, but useless
RRubby De la Rosa$015-day DL stint
RYuniesky Maya$0healthy, but useless
RTyler Greene$0healthy, but useless

Of course, some of these guys were injury prone, like Rolen, Soriano and Putz, but of the $260 I spent on this team, $152 worth was on players who hit the DL at least once. Somehow, I'm in 6th place, though I have zero chance to win and am just playing out the string and actually rooting for more injuries for the story value.