Greg Bird and Jorge Polanco are up, David Dahl is rehabbing, and more prospect news for the week.
Sizing up the arms getting ready to return from the DL.
Exploring the effects of concussions and the implications of the seven-day disabled list.
It has been a busy week for Tommy John hand-wringing. The problem isn’t that implementing solutions will be challenging, but that those solutions don’t exist.
PITCHf/x data is able to make a significant contribution to injury prediction.
Can we figure out which teams are best at preventing injuries?
Are injury prone players actually prone to injuries?
Can we find anything that should have been predictive in Masahiro Tanaka’s pre-injury performance?
How can we tell which hitters will have long careers?
Time heals all wounds, but in Washington’s case, it will also inflict them.
The injury impact of high-stress innings.
How do we know which hurlers will have long careers?
How do state pitch count limits for amateurs affect future elbow injury rates?
Because pitcher injuries aren’t the ONLY problem.
Can we detect signs of impending injury in the start BEFORE a pitcher’s fateful outing?
There’s a new list of recommended ways to prevent serious elbow injuries. Now, how do we implement them?