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Originally Posted by sharknut
Injury-prone SS Ken Oberkfell is done for the year with a torn calf muscle. At 26 he's already been on the injured list for: Hamstring pulls (3 times, 20 weeks total), herniated disc in back (2 weeks) left ACL tear (10 months) broken left ankle (5 months) and now his calf muscle tear. Despite all these, he's hit .303/.368/.404 with average war adjusted for 162 games of 5.1.
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Guess who herniated a disc in his back in spring training? Amazing
Other important injuries as the season starts:
Reds-SP Pascual Perez 6 weeks
Dodgers-CF Tommy Blanco 5 months
Twins-C Lance Parrish-4 months
Yankees-P Vida Blue 11 months
Mets-P Allan Ramirez 8 months
Mets-P Larry Gura 3 months
Phillies-P Rich Rodas 5 months
Padres-2B Johnny Ray 6 weeks
Giants-2B Marty Barrett 6 weeks