[MB.Pelicans]

Originally Posted by pstrickert

For the sake of clarification, I checked the history of these players, IL. Except for Adenhart and Hancock, none of them retired "instantly" or "immediately."

Mantei: injured in 2005, retired in ST 2008
Anderson: injured in 2005, retired in ST 2008
Matheny: injured in May 2006, retired in Feb 2007
Koskie: injured in July 2006, retired in ST 2009
Encarnacion: injured in Aug 2007, filed for FA in Nov 2008, still not officially retired (?)
Loewen: injured in early 2007, converted to OF/1B later in 2007, signed minor-league contract in Apr 2009
Lara: injured in Nov 2007, released Mar 2008, ST with Cleveland in 2009, still not officially retired (?)
Kuo: injured in Apr 2009, uncertain about future
Miller: injured in Apr 2009, uncertain about future
Chavez: surgery in May 2009, possibly career-ending
Isringhausen: surgery in May 2009 (?), possibly career-ending

Even the worst on- or off-field injuries seldom result in a player's immediate retirement. That this happens (i.e., immediate retirement) as often as it does in OOTP is a complaint I've heard users express for the last 3 years. Except in rare cases, it seldom happens IRL.

Thanks for looking that up, I was going to if I had to