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2014 Disabled List Information and So Much More
Rangers’ players lost 2,116 days on the disabled list, including 190 for Jurickson Profar. (via Mike LaChance)I have finally gotten around to compiling the 2014 disabled list data. Usually I get this...
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PEDs – From Savior to Villain and Back Again?
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a 10-part series commemorating baseball’s new commissioner with advice for his tenure. To read more about this series, click here. Rob Manfred was questioned during...
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The Three Declines of Sammy Sosa
Sammy Sosa posted a 96 wRC+ with the Texas Rangers in his final season in the majors. (via U.S. Navy)What follows is the sole, definitive explanation of a great player’s rapid decline. The explanation...
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The Downside of Clayton Kershaw
How much longer can Clayton Kershaw be the game’s best pitcher? (via Dirk Hansen) Clayton Kershaw is good. Really good. This is not debated, or even debatable. Right now, Kershaw is the best...
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Tommy John Surgery Success Rates in the Majors
Matt Harvey is returning from Tommy John surgery this season. (via slgckgc)There has been a growing public perception that with today’s skilled surgeons and rehabilitation experts, undergoing Tommy...
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Velocity’s Relationship with Pitcher Arm Injuries
Cliff Lee doesn’t throw hard, but he hasn’t been completely healthy in a couple years. (via Keith Allison)Pitcher injuries have already taken a bite out of the 2015 season already. Yu Darvish, Cliff...
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Card Corner Plus: 1975 Topps: The Mistaken Identity of Steve Busby
Steve Busby is one of just 30 pitchers to fire multiple no-hitters in the majors.By 1975, Steve Busby was a household name in baseball circles. He had already authored two no-hitters and was regarded...
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2015 Disabled List Information and a Little More
Breaking down the timeline for Tommy John surgery. (via Sean Dolinar) Jeff Zimmerman’s DL Info 2010 1, 2 2011 2002-2011 2012 2013 2014 It again is time to dissect the past season’s disabled list (DL)...
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Card Corner Plus: 1975 Topps: The Aging of Chuck Dobson
Chuck Dobson seemingly aged a great deal between 1968 (left) and 1975.A young Chuck Dobson was one of the better looking ballplayers of his era. As evidenced by his 1968 Topps card, he had chiseled...
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The In-Season Aging Curve
One metric says Adrian Beltre, almost 37, figures to have his best month in July. (via Arturo Pardavila III) Aging is a fact of life, and a fact of baseball. After a certain age, a baseball player must...
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“The Arm” Has Perfect Pitch
Jeff Passan left no stone unturned in The Arm. The Arm, Jeff Passan’s new book that was released today, has enough material for several books. That can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how...
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On Tim Lincecum and Labral Tears
Tim Lincecum’s hip injury has kept him out of action since the end of June. (via Dirk Hansen)Labral tears are, thankfully, relatively uncommon in major league baseball. Less well known than UCL...
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The Physics of Catchers’ Knees
The knee is a complex marvel. (via Alan Turkus) To be a catcher is sort of like being a cowboy, without the romance of the Old West. It’s hard, dirty and often dangerous work. And old catchers, like...
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The Iron Man In Baseball
Cal Ripken Jr’s. streak is one that will likely never be broken. (via Hettepop) Since the inception of professional sports, we have records of athletes participating in games and representing teams. In...
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Doing What it Takes to Keep Players Healthy
Nolan Arenado has been more proactive about staying healthy this season. (via jenniferlinneaphotography)Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock wanted his right elbow to heal properly this...
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The Impact of Injuries on Player Valuation
The Dodgers definitely value injury-prone players differently than most teams. (via Arturo Pardavila III) Growing up as a young Cubs fan in the 2000s, I became quite a gullible supporter. Whenever a...
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Major Leaguers’ Tommy John Surgeries Trending Down
Garrett Richards is attempting to avoid Tommy John surgery with a PRP injection. (via Keith Allison) Many people use the word “epidemic” when referring to the rate at which baseball players, from the...
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2016 Disabled List Information and the Future of Injury Analysis
The Dodgers lost a major league-record 2,418 man days to the disabled list in 2016. (via Keith Allison) It’s that time of year when I get around to slogging through the past season’s disabled list data...
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The Iron Man In Baseball
Cal Ripken Jr’s. streak is one that will likely never be broken. (via Hettepop) Since the inception of professional sports, we have records of athletes participating in games and representing teams....
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Doing What it Takes to Keep Players Healthy
Nolan Arenado has been more proactive about staying healthy this season. (via jenniferlinneaphotography) Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock wanted his right elbow to heal properly this...
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