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Exactly. So they really don't act like a big market team.

What is the difference between a big market team and a small market team other than budget?

Bone bruises and edema can be tricky sometimes. More often than not they are very short term but this he is a Sox player this year and abolute worst case scenarios are the norm.

Doesn't mean it won't cause issues when someone is sprinting to first base and overly extends to the bag. Not saying it will cause issues but it needs to be a concern if you are trading for said player.

They could be. Look at Tommy Harris from the Bears. It ended his career.

I would not advise giving up much for someone after hamstring surgery, especially if it's a distal reconstruction. I don't know if it is, however.

this is really a sad statement of bias and sterotypes from society today. Let's stop sterotyping people (disability, racial, ethnic) except when it fits our ideas.

This kind of happens when your top 5 OF are on the IL.

Sterotype much?

It is the only thing that truly matters. We know that one of the primary reasons for muscle injuries (other than previous injury which is always number 1) is passive stretching. Unless there is a significant lack of range of motion, passive stretching is not needed. it also decreases power and performance. This is why you see the dynamic stretching before competition. hopefully the athletes aren't doing it in the off season. Listening to the comments from players including Engel, in my opinion a strong possibility (just so people don't go crazy with "conclusions" again) it was the relative lack of baseball players and increased working out, that is causing many of the issues. You can train all you want but the quick start and stops at odd angles, reaching for the 1st base bag, diving for balls, sliding at weird angles really can't be duplicated in workouts.

The reason not to do a white flag is they will get Jimenez back and probably Robert. As well as Kopech into a more significant role.

Medicine is a practice not an exact science. The staff seemed to be handling it properly without letting him play on consecutive days and really restricting his activity. It may just be that he had a severe injury and really needs to take more time off but the team really needs him so they are pushing it.

Yep. This is the problem with the severe midsubstance muscle tears. It is why I say that Robert will probably be back bit it is also the one that worries me the most.

I said at the time that Bassitt was going to be the player that they would regret trading. You could see his pitchability.

He's not wrong. It makes sense with gripping the ball tighter. The medial forearm is where the finger flexors originate. When those muscle get fatigued the stress goes to the ligament which is already under stress.

I've been a proponent of this for years AAA is good for development up to a point. There comes a point where they need to learn to perform against MLB caliber players. It is a gap.

I don't think anyone really knows. He needs reliever innings this year. Kopech part time starter needs next year. It remains to be seen if he can handle that load.

I would guess 60 for crochet. I can't rodon being anymore than 150 for the season and playoffs.

Next year will be a little over 100 barring injury.

Yep. This is similar to the Eloy surgery. Much more effective when it's reattching it to the bone as opposed to the middle of the muscle.

Yep. From now on its how it reacts to the progressive activities. The attachment has healed.

Right on target.

Got it. I still think you are undervaluing a nearly double injury rate by calling it minor. It the largest baseball has ever seen at this point in the season. I don't think it is by chance. You are correct that we don't know why that is why it needs to be investigated. Purely my opinion and others I've talked to that the relative decrease in baseball activities could be a factor. It makes physiologic sense.

That was a well researched article. He is right on all accounts. Pitchers and velocities show elbow issues. Baseball only activities when young show an increased chance of injury.

The proof will be in the pudding as you say to see how the injury rates change not only next year but also through the rest of the year. However I have seen no research at all linking vaccines and injuries so that is far down the list of possible reasons.