WestEddy

This last December was when he came up for 40-man protection. I think they only did Monty and Carella. I think what you're referencing are spring training designations before they're assigned to minor league camp, then assigned to an affiliate.

When did that happen? I don't think he was ever put on the 40-man to be "dumped" from it.

Surely, they'll pass us when they take Machado's contract off of the Padres' books for a prospect or two.

And you should have stopped before that. Go find Chris Getz and throw a snowball at him. It would save a lot of threads from getting derailed.

Dude, I don't see the point of dragging this out. Everybody paraphrases. Don't play the hyperbole game of calling me "mortally wounded", then whine like a little baby about a word.

I'm going to apologize to Chicago White Sox dude for this thread getting derailed. I should really stop logging in as you and mocking everything I post. The exchange was over. Kylle is implying that no other teams announce TJS, delayed timelines or other lingering injuries for pitchers at the opening of spring training. The Dodgers did just that.

Who cares? The subject is announcing injuries, complications and timeline disruptions at the opening of spring training. You don't have to shoehorn your pet peeve into every single convo.

I stand corrected. Physical therapist.

Weird how the Dodgers, the gold standard for pitcher health, only found this out at the beginning of spring training, and didn't start treatment the day after the World Series.

March and April TJS arise from doing a full work up and deciding TJS is the answer at the beginning or during of ST. You have a doctor telling you they're not getting burned. But I'm sure there's no anti-White Sox bias in your statement that the rest of the league "is over" TJS in spring training. And seriously, "hot garbage" and "bum" is regularly thrown around describing guys just doing a job. I can't imagine those people have a deep sense of caring when they deride these guys.

A big part of the offensive problem last year was when 3 starters went down, they were quickly into AAA utility infielders OPSing .500. At least if they create a logjam, they can rotate until they find somebody who will stick.

About 25% of all TJS happen in March and April. It's throughout the game.

It sends the message of "Be better than Fletcher, and take his job".

I've had it beaten into my head that everybody on Earth knew that Robert, Eloy and Yoan would all be injured by game 11, and that Getz should have known that too. I can only assume that Luis Robert will be out by game 11, again, because history, and we will stumble into the TDL with Robert putting up a strong month coming off the IL. I think that trading Robert in spring training would also be for the reason of avoiding carrying him on the IL for 2 months and reducing return.

They just signed the guy you've been screaming all along they should have signed last year. LOL.

One must remember to stretch before reaching over to cover your heart while saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

We seem to be forgetting that Robert put up 0.5 fWAR last year, OPSing .657.

90 wins and the ALCS! BOOK it!!!

90 wins and the ALCS. BOOK IT!

Braves going in a direction...

I would imagine that for every TJS at the beginning of spring training, there's a couple guys who just rested for a month or so over the winter and healed up.

That's great news. The Cease trade is looking better and better.