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Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez had hoped his right foot injury wouldn’t be an issue that lingered into the start of the regular season, but we received confirmation Friday that he won’t be that lucky. After undergoing a stress CT scan on his foot, Martinez will begin the season on the disabled list with a sprain of the lisfranc ligament in his foot.

Martinez will sport a cast on the foot for the next 7-10 days and has been ruled out for 3-4 weeks as a result of the injury. According to MLB.com, that is a 3-4 week timetable before he can begin baseball activity, likely putting him out for most or all of April. Even if he gets back on his feet in three weeks, you’re likely still looking at an extended spring training or minor-league assignment as he gets back up to speed.

That’s bad news for those of you who have already drafted Martinez, and we’ll get to that in a minute. With two weekends of draft season left, we first have to figure out where Martinez will be worth drafting. Luckily, we’ve got a few other outfielders in the same tier as Martinez dealing with potentially similar timetables, giving us a reference point for Martinez’s value: Ian Desmond and David Dahl.

Desmond is hoping to be back before the end of April, while Dahl doesn’t have a specific timetable, but has yet to be cleared to swing. These aren’t similar types of players -- neither Dahl nor Desmond has Martinez’s power potential -- however all three were mostly being viewed as No. 2 outfielders before their various injuries, with Martinez at the higher end.

At FantasyPros.com’s consensus rankings, Desmond comes in at No. 32 among outfielders, while Dahl is at No. 35. Martinez has slipped to No. 18, and should fall further in light of this news. With the expectation that he will miss a month, I put him right next to Desmond in my rankings, which feels like a fair place to fall. Martinez will still be worth taking right around the 100th pick, with upside to hit around .300 with 25-plus homers even in a truncated season.

Of course, he doesn’t come without risk, even with that discount. Spring injuries have a tendency to linger longer than expected, as players get anxious and try to rush back. If Martinez tries to get back on his feet too early, there’s always a chance of a setback, or of the injury lingering and bothering him all season. You’d rather see Martinez take an extra week to get fully healed, because we know he can be an elite hitter when he’s right.

If you have already drafted, you’re in an especially tough spot because you will need to find a replacement. The Tigers are likely to rely on a combination of Alex Pressly, Mikie Mahtook and Steven Moya to replace Martinez, which is exactly as enticing as it sounds. None of the three has much more than league-specific appeal while filling in. So, you’ll have to go elsewhere for a fill-in.

Among players who may be available in your league (ADP below 250 at FantasyPros.com) someone like Josh Reddick or Jorge Soler could be a decent roll of the dice to get some power. Leonys Martin has some power-speed potential and an everyday role, and Brandon Drury and Mitch Haniger both could have 20-homer potential while being drafted outside of the top-300.

There’s never a good time to lose a player of Martinez’s caliber, but the bright side is, at least more than a week of his 3-4 week timetable will take place when there are no games for him to miss. That is surely hollow comfort to those who have already invested in him, but if you hit on the right high-upside waiver-wire pickup, you just may be able to stay afloat for long enough to get Martinez back. Let’s just hope he gets back at full strength by the end of April.