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Originally Posted by McGuiser
Aside from the interesting challenge of injuries as another layer of managerial decisions, not enough I think to compensate for annoyances, is there some value to allowing injuries that I am missing.
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I definitely agree that injuries are annoying, especially when you have to replace a second basemen who is taking seven days off for a flu or a star starting pitcher who has a three month injury. Especially when you are pushing for the playoffs and you get a rash of injuries that derail your season. I've had a rash of injuries in September that cost my team advancement in the playoffs.
As far as the challenges, I think the real "value" to injuries other than (as you pointed out) another layer of managerial decisions is that it gives a chance for a rookie player to showcase his talent. It gives the replacement MLB experience. I've seen outfielders/infielders and, to some degree, middle relievers develop faster once they've had MLB playing time.
Supernovae