Ron Porterfield is Good at His Job
by R.J. Anderson on Jun 4, 2009 12:04 PM EDT
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PrintGreat stuff from Jeff at BTB who used his new injury database to find out which teams have had the most and fewest trips to the disabled list over the years. The most interesting aspect of the Rays results? Only one other team (Seattle) has lost more time from hitters on the DL than pitchers. Thanks Rocco! Here's the general graph, which shows the Rays as one of the more healthy units in baseball since 2002:
The Rays are amongst the bottom third in total days lost and average DL stint length as well. I'm sure some luck plays into the equation, but given the Rays impressive track record of preventing pitching injuries, I think it's safe to say they know something that some teams in the league don't.
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The White Sox haven't fielded many young teams over the years.
by R.J. Anderson on Jun 4, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait are you telling me
That Jose Contreras isn’t 28 like it says on his birth certificate
Free Ray Durham!
I'm not saying I agree or disagree
just that the court of public opinion prefers to assign blame while withholding praise. In terms of pitchers there is more likely a correlation.
Aren't the Rangers changes a recent development? If so, you can't really blame Ryan (at least, not yet).
Aren’t the changes implemented by Ryan (revised approaches to conditioning, long toss, pitch counts, etc.) at least in part a reaction to all those injuries?
baseball is played on a calculator in your grandmother's basement, not on the field
I guess I'm not really sure how this graph works. Looks like every team lost more hitters than pitchers to the DL.
Only one other team (Seattle) has lost more time from hitters on the DL than pitchers.
Days, not stints.
The graph I posted is the latter.
by R.J. Anderson on Jun 4, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
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