2018 injury roll/discussion

Sal Perez out a month or two with an MCL sprain induced by luggage

the Giants winning three World Series in this decade curse continues:

Lincecum is dealing with a blister on his right middle finger, slowing down what was going to be an already tight schedule to make the Opening Day roster.

He was signed on March 7 and has thrown just two live batting practices since arriving in camp. Lincecum was supposed to pitch Friday against the Padres but scratched because of the blister.

"It's not bad today," Lincecum said. "Definitely desensitized. Just because it's feeling better one day doesn't mean it's 100 percent ready to go. Kind of rebuild that callus over the hole and then take the next step."

The next step will be to return to Texas with the Rangers, resume his throwing program and then go on a medical rehabilitation assignment to Double-A Frisco. The Rangers have no timetable on when he'll be able to rejoin the team.

very reminiscent of the steelers winning four super bowls in the 70s curse -- most of those players are struggling now, and the rest are dead

its a blister. a bit much for a curse.

Phillies' Pat Neshek to the DL with a shoulder strain.

Braves lose Tyler Flowers to the DL with an oblique strain.

Aaron Hicks (NYY) DL'd w/ intercostal muscle strain.

Nelson Cruz slipped on the dugout steps after hitting a home run Saturday against Cleveland and was removed from the game. While his X-rays were negative, he'll also be having an MRI Sunday, so there remains the possibility that the issue is more than a minor one. The severity of the issue should become clear when the results of the MRI are released.

The Padres placed Wil Myers on the disabled list with nerve irritation.

Christian Yelich suffered an oblique injury but the severity is not yet known for the Brewers outfielder.

Adam Eaton was removed from Thursday's game against the Mets with an apparent injury.

This is bad news for the Brewers as Corey Knebel goes down with an injury. pic.twitter.com/wpJGeBnbi9

— Justus Cleveland (@JustusCleveland) April 6, 2018

yeah that does not look good

Yelich to DL

ditto Anthony Rizzo w/ lower back tightness

travis d'arnaud has a partially torn UCL, may need tommy john

time for plaweckin' ball

Texas Rangers transferred RHP Tim Lincecum from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Blister on right middle finger.

that's a hell of a blister

fucking kiermaier out 13 weeks, why can't this dude stay on the field

tell your kk posse to stop sliding headfirst

mike napoli wrecked his knee in a minor league game and could be done for good

he appeared to slip on the (home) plate in one of those bullpens-in-foul-territory while tracking a popup

Hunter Pence, sprained thumb

a mercy spraining

kris bryant hit in the head by a german marquez fastball. sounds like he'll be ok, last i saw said he had a laceration but no concussion. scary though

Tim Beckham out til at least June after "core surgery" (English, please) bcz of course he's my fucking HACKING MASS 3b

Seager out for entire season ffs

Corey, that is.

Whoa

Randal Grichuk, right knee sprain

What about a thread for extended DL stints for guys already on the DL, por ejemplo:

Brian Buxton was on the DL for migraines... broke his toe after fouling a pitch off it in a rehab game.

OR

Jake Lamb on the DL for AC sprain in his left shoulder, developed tendinitis in his right elbow, will miss another couple weeks.

Adam Eaton remains "shut down" from all baseball activities indefinitely...

yesterday Joe Panik with a thumb and out six weeks, today Johhhy Cueto with an elbow, TBD.

The strain in Hyun-Jin Ryu’s groin was severe. He tore the muscle off the bone, Dave Roberts said.

— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughTimes) May 3, 2018

9:55am: Molina will miss at least four weeks after suffering a “pelvic injury with traumatic hematoma,” the Cardinals announced (Twitter links via Joe Trezza of MLB.com). They’ve placed him on the DL and recalled Kelly. The club also recalled reliever Mike Mayers, who will take Dominic Leone’s place. Leone is headed to the DL with “right arm upper nerve irritation.”

8:11am: Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina underwent surgery Saturday after being hit in the groin by a foul tip, president of baseball operations John Mozeliak confirmed to Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Cardinals are now expected to go without Molina for at least a month.

--

brutal to watch

Kershaw out for 10 days (+?) with bicep tendinitis

Wade Miley, strained oblique, 4-6 weeks

Robinson Cano, broken hand

AJ Pollock out 4-8 weeks with a thumb injury

I guess Cano got an 80 day PED suspension today.

Votto left a game last night and is sitting out tonight with some back tightness.

arguably best player in the NL to date

xp

Kenyan Middleton will be having Tommy John.

Yu Darvish, right triceps tendinitis

Ronald Acuña Jr, left ACL sprain, 10-day DL
Pretty amazing he was able to walk off the field yesterday after that tumble.

Mookie Betts, abdominal strain!

icymi, TJ surgery for Jordan Montgomery

Andrelton Simmins, sprained ankle

nooooo, he's too much fun to watch

He's underplaying it (party due to embarrassment)... feels frustrated he had to go to the DL.

And now Strasburg's annual injury report, pulled after 2 innings with a shoulder issue, sent to hospital for MRI. What a year!

mentioned on the BFIB thread, but alex reyes is now out for the year again

well that took long enough

https://www.mlb.com/news/angels-kole-calhoun-placed-on-disabled-list/c-279510682

evan longoria broken hand

Good news for that kid on the Giants* who isn't getting any quality playing time because he's cockblocked by Panik (who is quite possibly the most terrible leadoff hitter in recent memory).

*Alen Hanson:
2018: .338/.377/.690, 11k:5bb, 5HR, 3SB as a bench/reserve player

former pirate great

Hunter Strickland punched a door after coming out of game last night. He fractured his pitching hand and is having surgery. Out at least six to eight weeks.

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) June 19, 2018

Not a joke:

Josh Donaldson to 10-Day DL (calf)

that's a paper transaction so he can continue getting into game shape -- he's playing third in columbus today

and hit a grand slam

Not sure what to make of that, he didn't get included in the September call-ups and yet hit a grand slam against a guy who also didn't make the 40-man roster.

he's on a rehab assignment, backdated a few days before the trade. he'll be on the indians sometime next week. they're moving jose ramirez to 2B and kipnis to CF to make room for donaldson at 3B

columbus' season is over, so donaldson will now join double-a akron for its first-round playoff series starting tomorrow

what a disaster for the sanctity of eastern league playoff records

TJ for Ohtani

oof

https://i.imgur.com/5s5rdRP.jpg

goddammit

seemed like only approach after Sunday

uh, also ohtani hit a HR tonight (a 361-ft home run, but still). he's still cleared to hit

They say it's possible he could play the outfield next year even after TJ? I'm not sure how that would work -- outfielders still have to throw.

gleyber torres had TJ in late june last year, was hitting at the beginning of spring training and playing shortstop no later than the first week of april. so it seems like if he had the surgery now, he might not miss all that much time as a hitter next year. throwing in the upper 90s might be a good bit longer, tho

michael kopech, torn UCL, TJ on the way

tore it deleting tweets

lol Morbs

Gregor Polanco out for ROS with significant bone bruise in leg as well as shoulder issue.

other AL contenders are reportedly upset about the donaldson trade to clevo -- the jays certified him as major-league healthy and only healthy players can go through waivers (which i didn't know), so his immediate DL-ing and rehab stint should have been unnecessary

kinda sounds like the jays broke the rules and the other teams are mad that they were unable to reap the benefit while the indians did

brad peacock has hand/foot/mouth disease

sean manaea is having shoulder surgery and will be out until 2020

Re: the Donaldson thing... every team had the same opportunity as the Indians. The jays may have gotten cute with the rules, but I don’t see how the Indians had an advantage over anyone else.

well, the indians had the worst record of the AL playoff teams, so they got to make the waiver claim first

I think Donaldson cleared waivers? If he didn’t then, ya, I could see how that might be a problem.

indeed you are correct

James Paxton has some sort of virus and won’t travel with the #Mariners to Anaheim, Scott Servais said. Possible he could travel later but very unlikely.

— TJ Cotterill (@TJCotterill) September 12, 2018

Pedro Strop appears to have gotten hurt trying to beat out a throw to first base. Based on his reaction, it looks like a possible left hamstring injury. Devastating for the Cubs

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) September 13, 2018

Apparently (it is September after all) there were plenty of PH-eligible bats on the bench but Maddon left him in and now they're down 2 closers.

Michael Fulmer, meniscus, MRI, Dr. James Andrews, etc.

Trevor Story leaves game mid-AB (not plunked)... that's never a good sign.

#Rockies’ Trevor Story facing potential UCL damage in right elbow, sources tell The Athletic. Exact diagnosis not yet known.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) September 18, 2018

and that's . . . the rest of the story

Eddie Rosario reaggravated his strained hamstring and is likely out for the year.

no ligament damage for story, he'll be back in a few days

brandon morrow out for the rest of the season

also jose abreu hospitalized with an infection in his leg

no ligament damage for story, he'll be back in a few days

― na (NA), Tuesday, September 18, 2018 5:35 PM (yesterday)

just saw that he pinch ran for someone last night and scored a run.

Francisco Lindor has sustained a right calf strain while preparing for ST. He has started rehab & is expected to return to Major League game activity in 7-to-9 weeks.

Get well soon & keep smiling!

We are confident that everyone will handle this news calmly & rationally ... pic.twitter.com/x19uXFClGC

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) February 8, 2019

the disabled list will be renamed the injured list