You are correct.
Last year I beat the drum that few people heard.
The LAD had something like 10 P on the 60IL last year and Tampa was equally as devastated.
The LAD were predictable in their early exit and I warned people. Kershaw was down about 3-4 mph at the end of the season and the only reason he pitched in the playoffs was because he was Kershaw. They had so much injury that they traded for Lance Lynn and he made their playoff roster.
We're seeing more of the same this year. It will be attrition. It is the big swing-and-miss guys that are mostly going down.
Like the Rangers, some teams (Yankees) are signing or trading for guys to put on the 60IL in hopes they'll return during the season. The Rangers signed FA Mahle for 2yrs/$21M in hopes of a July/Aug appearance. I forget the guy the Yankees just traded for. You get to put those guys on the 60IL and they don't take up a roster spot during the season.
Former Rangers GM Jon Daniels was one that was trying to address the issue almost a decade ago. He toyed with the idea of a 6'man rotation like they have in Japan. Hamels lost his **** and was very outspoken against it. JD was vocal about changing his mindset from signing the big $30M SP to signing 3 $10M Ps knowing one would go down with TJ. If the $30M FA (Snell, deGrom) blows out his arm, you are stuck with an empty replacement likely from AAA or AA. If one or two $10M P blows his arm out, you still have a MLB P or two.
JD also toyed with the idea of not letting Ps they drafted out of HS throw their signed year. We had a group that he drafted in June and they worked on building their core body strength. He believed lack of proper strength training might be leading to injuries. That ended with like 4 of the 5 P having TJ.
Last year I beat the drum that few people heard.
The LAD had something like 10 P on the 60IL last year and Tampa was equally as devastated.
The LAD were predictable in their early exit and I warned people. Kershaw was down about 3-4 mph at the end of the season and the only reason he pitched in the playoffs was because he was Kershaw. They had so much injury that they traded for Lance Lynn and he made their playoff roster.
We're seeing more of the same this year. It will be attrition. It is the big swing-and-miss guys that are mostly going down.
Like the Rangers, some teams (Yankees) are signing or trading for guys to put on the 60IL in hopes they'll return during the season. The Rangers signed FA Mahle for 2yrs/$21M in hopes of a July/Aug appearance. I forget the guy the Yankees just traded for. You get to put those guys on the 60IL and they don't take up a roster spot during the season.
Former Rangers GM Jon Daniels was one that was trying to address the issue almost a decade ago. He toyed with the idea of a 6'man rotation like they have in Japan. Hamels lost his **** and was very outspoken against it. JD was vocal about changing his mindset from signing the big $30M SP to signing 3 $10M Ps knowing one would go down with TJ. If the $30M FA (Snell, deGrom) blows out his arm, you are stuck with an empty replacement likely from AAA or AA. If one or two $10M P blows his arm out, you still have a MLB P or two.
JD also toyed with the idea of not letting Ps they drafted out of HS throw their signed year. We had a group that he drafted in June and they worked on building their core body strength. He believed lack of proper strength training might be leading to injuries. That ended with like 4 of the 5 P having TJ.
