2018 injury roll/discussion

Da Bum:
I’m growing concerned that Bryant had a chronic shoulder issue that explains his disappearing power the past two years. Talk me down from the ledge Jay!

Jay Jaffe:
I dunno how chronic it is, but the link between the shoulder issue and lesser power is almost certainly more than a coincidence. That said — and I say this without having not looked closely — I wonder if Bryant has gone too far in the other direction when it comes to tweaking his swing to cut down on strikeouts, a change he made a couple years ago. It might be time to review that.

looks like...yep, that's right *mimes putting on headphones* it looks like kris bryant's performance is officially under jay jaffe review

Tonight OF Aaron Judge sustained a chip fracture of the right wrist (ulnar styloid bone). No surgery has been recommended. The Yankees approximate a 3-week time period before Judge can swing a bat in a game situation.

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 27, 2018

Altuve DL'd (first in career) w/ sore right knee

Johnny Cueto was placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to Sunday) with a right elbow sprain (2nd time this season, has never had TJ)
Pablo Sandoval was placed on the 10-day DL with a right hamstring strain

J.A. Happ was sent home Tuesday due to contracting hand, foot and mouth disease. That could result in the lefty starter not being able to face the Red Sox on Saturdayat Fenway Park

— George A. King III (@GeorgeAKingIII) July 31, 2018

it's catching

LOLYankees

Johnny Cueto was placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to Sunday) with a right elbow sprain (2nd time this season, has never had TJ)

TJ scheduled, will be out til 2020

man

Jake Lamb will have season ending surgery to repair torn rotator cuff.

Panda out for season w hamstring surgery

Tommy Pham: fractured foot

Panda out for season w hamstring surgery

― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Thursday, August 2, 2018 10:57 PM (yesterday)

lol, I think I saw this happen in person... was it caused by him legging out a triple last Sunday?

it was after a triple on a tag up, sliding home he hurt it. video here
https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/pablo-sandoval-leaves-with-hamstring-injury/c-287988012

reds RHP/SS prospect hunter greene, the second overall pick in last year's draft, and who hit 103 at the futures game a few weeks ago, is out 'for the season' with a UCL sprain

From the clubhouse: Lance McCullers Jr. left tonight's game with right elbow discomfort.

— Houston Astros (@astros) August 5, 2018

George Springer with a left thumb injury sustained while attempting to steal 2nd. Doesn’t look good for Georgie

Kenley Jansen, irregular heartbeat

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24339788/kenley-jansen-los-angeles-dodgers-expected-miss-month-irregular-heartbeat

Cardinals' Weaver misses start after cutting finger on food tray

Luke Weaver's fight with dinner prevented him from taking the mound Sunday.

The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander was scratched from his start against the Kansas City Royals after slicing the index finger of his pitching hand on aluminum foil that was covering a tray. The team attempted to glue the wound to allow him to pitch, but it would not hold.

"He cut it on the piece of the topping," Cardinals interim manager Mike Shildt said, according to ESPN.

"It's on his right index finger. He probably could have started, but it just made sense to not push it and have him throw 90 or 100 pitches. We didn't want him to miss another start."

Tyson Ross filled in for Weaver and allowed two runs over six innings while striking out four.

Leonys Martin has been battling a life-threatening bacterial infection that attacked his internal organs. He is currently in stable condition, and is improving. Chris Antonetti addressed the Indians about the situation this afternoon.

— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) August 13, 2018

Trevor Bauer to DL with small fibula fracture

Weird, initial X-Rays said negative.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said following Monday's game that Brian Dozier will be sent for further testing after an EKG test for cardiac rhythms revealed "abnormalities."

That's 2 Dodgers with heart issues in the past few days.

Back to Bauer, this means his regular season is done ja?

One day after Brian Dozier said Zyrtec triggered his dizziness, Ross Stripling said soft beds at the Ritz-Carlton hampered his back. This team is like Consumer Reports.

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) August 15, 2018

Dereck Rodriguez pulled his hamstring running onto the field during the Puig brawl last night.

10 Day DL

Sale

Didi Gregorius was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday after receiving what manager Aaron Boone called "a pretty bad bruise" on his left heel Sunday.

#Cubs Darvish out for the year with stress reaction on elbow

— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) August 21, 2018

Wil Myers has been scratched from the Padres' lineup Wednesday due to a lacerated nose.

Advice: Myers suffered the injury when he got hit by a stray batting practice ball while standing near the third base bag ahead of Wednesday night's game at Coors Field.

when he got hit by a stray batting practice ball while standing near the third base bag

not to be a jerk but that wasn't a "stray" batting practice ball, that was myers not paying attention

Sean Manaea to the 10-day (shoulder)

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.