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Originally Posted by jar2574
Quick google search for modern career enders: Schilling's shoulder injury, reported February 2008 as a career ender. Belle's arthritic hip. Back injury for Eric Chavez reported May 2009 could end his career.
As to the number of career enders: Tons and tons of highly rates prospects never make it to the majors because of injuries. Lots of young guys suffer what turn out to be career enders, but which are never reported as such, because reports about their rehab just turn into silence once the rehab is never completed.
Even with famous guys, we don't know for sure about the return about Smoltz and Duchscherer. Guys like that, you expect to make it back to the majors, but sometimes they have setbacks. If they don't make it back, you'll see news about both of them. But what about #3 and #4 starters in the same boat who are trying to make it back? Might not hear much about their rehab struggles.
I would agree that because most OOTP injuries occur in games, and do not focus on degenerative medical conditions, career ending injuries can be described in an unrealistic fashion. But I'm not sure that too many career ending injuries occur -- the descriptions might just leave something to be desired.
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My main point is that a young superstar, like a Jose Reyes, would be giving up the chance to make a lot of money given the advancement in surgical and medical tech and know-how.
Older players facing a CEI, e.g. Smoltz, Schilling, Glavine, McGwire would be much more common, and even still, Smoltz looks like he could be back in some capacity. Matt Clement was eyeing a comeback, Keith Foulke was pitching in Independent Leagues. The money is too tempting.
The Original Poster's complaint, or observation, to me, seems within reason. CEIs to jose reyes, jj hardy, ryan braun
A CEI to a young superstar-type player would have to be serious: Death, Illness, Concussions.