They All Break

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Some significant non-pitcher injuries in the AL already:

Aaron Hicks

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Hicks is the third Yankees outfielder to hit the DL since spring, joining Jacoby Ellsbury (strained oblique) and Clint Frazier (concussion). Factor in first baseman Greg Bird (foot surgery), and the Yankees are down four hitters -- two or three of whom could've been in the lineup any given day.

Delino DeShields Jr

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Leadoff man and center fielder Delino DeShields has been placed on the disabled list due to an injury he suffered during the game. It's a broken hamate bone in DeShields's left hand that will require surgery and sideline him for four-to-six weeks, per the club. It's always possible it lingers longer, too.

Troy Tulowitzki

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Tulowitzki will undergo a surgical procedure to remove the bone spurs in both of his feet Monday, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

Tulowitzki is expected to be out for approximately eight weeks -- six off the field, then two of rehab -- following surgery, which was determined after the club discussed options with five different specialists over the course of the past few days. The shortstop could wind up needing a little longer than the eight weeks, since that seems like an optimistic timetable, especially considering his prior injury history. Tulowitzki was officially placed on the 60-day DL on Thursday.

 

[weams]

But ALL the pitchers break. 

[Beef Supreme]

On 3/23/2018 at 7:39 PM, Can_of_corn said:

Can they set the pinkie a little crooked to get more spin on the ball?

Makes me wonder what would be the ideal hand for spinning pitches without losing velocity? Could a pitcher conceivably choose to have elective surgery that would enhance that pitcher's ability? Would improvements include shortening or lengthening of fingers? Grafting smoother and/or rougher skin in various places where the hand contacts the ball? Creating a web between certain fingers? Something else?

[Can_of_corn]

 

[O's84]

16 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

Wow, that's not a good sign.

[24fps]

Corey Knebel getting some work in 8-0 garbage time looks like he popped a hamstring.  We could hear it all the way out here in Nashville.

[Can_of_corn]

Man the Rays have not been lucky with injuries this year.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/2018/04/16/rays-awaiting-word-on-extent-of-latest-kevin-kiermaier-injury/

Once again kinds, don't slide into bases headfirst.

Kiermaier will have surgery for a torn ligament in his right thumb and is expected to miss 12-13 weeks.

Figure it will take a while to get hand strength back up and it's pretty much a lost season for Kiermaier.

[webbrick2010]

34 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Man the Rays have not been lucky with injuries this year.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/2018/04/16/rays-awaiting-word-on-extent-of-latest-kevin-kiermaier-injury/

Once again kinds, don't slide into bases headfirst.

Kiermaier will have surgery for a torn ligament in his right thumb and is expected to miss 12-13 weeks.

Figure it will take a while to get hand strength back up and it's pretty much a lost season for Kiermaier.

Yep If I was a GM I would ban sliding headfirst thruout my organization. I'd make it mandatory that all players study film of Lou Brock and emulate him.

[Can_of_corn]

[weams]

 

[Frobby]

Corey Seager to have TJ surgery 

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[Sessh]

On 4/27/2018 at 6:02 PM, Can_of_corn said:

Yup, that's more or less how a pitcher should look at footstrike. The biggest contributor to arm injuries is the arm not being up in that ready position at footstrike which means it then has to "catch up" to the body very quickly. This puts a ton of strain on both the shoulder and the elbow because in order to catch up, they must rotate forcefully and quickly. Look at these images of pitchers who have had or are having arm injuries and look at where their arm is at footstrike. It's not up. Of course, there's always exceptions, but this is exceedingly common to find in pitchers who have had arm injuries and can be, to some extent, a predictor for the future. I've not much doubt that the biggest cause of arm injuries are bad mechanics that put unnecessary stress on the arm and shoulder. Of course, such things can also cause sudden drops in velocity.

Dylan Bundy

Jordan Montgomery

Mark Prior

Shaun Marcum

Adam Wainwright

AJ Burnett

BJ Ryan

Stephen Strasburg

Hunter Harvey

Chris Ray

Yu Darvish

Joel Zumaya

Chris Carpenter

John Smoltz

 

Compare that with guys that were able to stay relatively injury free over their careers.

Justin Verlander

Nolan Ryan

Greg Maddux

Roger Clemens

I can't really think of too many guys that avoided serious arm injuries for an entire career, though. There are certainly other risk factors, but I was pretty serious about researching into this particular thing many years ago and there certainly does seem to be a high level of correlation with this and incidence or likelihood of injury. It's so common in baseball.

 

Others of note:

Kevin Gausman

Shohei Ohtani (wow is this bad looking)

Masahiro Tanaka

Chris Sale

 

[ChuckS]

I don’t know if he’s broke but Dylan’s fastball is sitting 88-91 tonight. Tilmanish. So depressing.