BTB with a historical disabled list analysis

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 4, 2009 9:03 PM CDT

Over at BTB, there's a good, lengthy post chock full of graphs analyzing disabled list data from 2002-2008, in terms of teams, positions, types of injury, and the like.

During that span, the Rangers have had more trips to the d.l. than any other team (over 140, compared to fewer than 60 for the ChiSox), although they are "only" sixth in the majors in days lost, at just under 8000 (compared to around 2000 days lost to the d.l. for the Astros).

Interesting data...check it out...

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Great thread

Was reading that earlier today and wishing he had also broken out the team injuries by season. It seemed to me that the Rangers had more injuries than any other club last year, but I haven’t been able to find a site that lists team DL days.

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by t ball on Jun 4, 2009 9:11 PM CDT reply actions

Pitching

2002-2008 was not a banner era in all respects. I’m thinking a lot of Ranger injuries are part of the fringe players we’ve cycled through. Using the DL as a way to stash people for short periods of time.

Just a guess.

by 3Bagger on Jun 4, 2009 9:17 PM CDT reply actions

Interesting stuff

This raises an issue that I pondered last year. Oftentimes, if a team is suffering lots of injuries you see criticism levied at the team’s training staff, yet that has never been the case here. We were an injury-riddled ballclub for the last few years, but Jamie Reed and Co. seem to have almost universal acclaim and respect (Will Carroll has lauded them as among the best in baseball on numerous occasions). With that sort of reputation, one would think they’re not the problem.

Thus, 3Bagger raises a potential answer to my question: is it just that we’ve used a lot of crappy and/or older players more prone to injuries in recent years?

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