LogFAQs > #926371734

Yahoo allows use of the IR slot for players who are designated Out (And Suspended, iirc), not just IR

I was able to use it in my work league last year to shuffle around Dalvin Cook and Doug Baldwin in the middle of the season <_<

I think IR is better than an outright extra bench because it somewhat helps alleviate the frustration of losing a good player to injury while still minimizing the number of people taking extra players out of the Free Agent pool, so there's at least still some chance to play the waiver wire instead of it just being a gaggle of 3rd and 4th string players that only have a shot at relevance when something like an injury happens