How to prevent injury??!!

sreem · 08-21-2013, 11:47 AM

Okay, never fails, about once every 3 years I lose most of my starters to injury. Currently I have lost my starting 1B, SS, 3B, LF, CF, 2 Starters and 3 Relievers. All on for at least 3 weeks, some for the season.

I'm basically playing with my AAA team now. Luckly I have an understanding owner, and we made the playoffs last year so I should have a little wiggle room as this season will be a disaster.

My question is, how do I prevent this from happening, is there a realistic way? Same thing happened 3 years ago, and then 2 years before that! I've had the same trainer over this period of time, is it his fault? I know trainers help with recovery, but do the also help with prevention of injury? Should they?

Or do I just have a roster full of injury prone players? (I turn of injury rating, as I don't think that's an area that is scouted in RL, although some players do get taged as fragile)

Any observations?

Matt Arnold · 08-21-2013, 12:19 PM

Game needs more day to day/1 week injuries, and fewer longer injuries. But the numbers are actually quite close to real life. Yes, it sucks having your whole team on the DL, but look at the Jays - their entire opening day outfield is on the DL now, not to mention a handful of pitchers too.

I've had a similar case where I have 5 or 6 top players all on the DL. But then I've had other times where nobody is hurt for an entire month or so.

As for prevention, honestly I don't know. Even if you avoid guys who are injury prone or wrecked, it still seems pretty random to me.

Nunyer · 08-21-2013, 12:22 PM

I've never turned off injury rating, but yes, some players are mathematically more prone to injury then others... And players are likely to become more injury prone as an injury history builds up. Age is not the only determining factor either, I've seen 40 year old "iron man" pitchers as well as 20 year old "fragile" guys that have never played a professional inning.

I'm not really sure if trainers can prevent or simply treat after the fact.

Déjà Bru · 08-21-2013, 01:15 PM

A number of things:

First, turn your Injuries setting down to down to Low. That's more than enough injuries, IMO. Try Normal (Classic) if you get bored. But if you put it on High (Realistic Modern Day) you are going to get a boatload of injuries, just like . . . modern day.

Second, always look at a player's injury rating when drafting, trading, or signing. "Fragile" means what it says; he's going to break down and probably at just the worst time, like the playoffs (Note one exception - I have noticed that, occasionally, you will see Fragile but when you look in the player's history, you don't see really that much or there's been nothing for quite a while under Injuries; worth a chance, perhaps).

Third, if you do have a player who is Fragile, take him out of the lineup occasionally. Substitute for him if the score is lopsided, one way or the other. Use the DH, if you have it and it suits your lineup. All of this cuts down on the chances of him getting injured.

Fourth, a good trainer makes a difference in prevention as well as recovery. See below, from the online manual.

Déjà Bru · 08-21-2013, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

(Note one exception - I have noticed that, occasionally, you will see Fragile but when you look in the player's history, you don't see really that much or there's been nothing for quite a while under Injuries; worth a chance, perhaps).

Here's an example. This guy is WRECKED! But, when I look at his recent history, he hasn't been injured in the past three years. He's asking for an extension, and I'm going to accommodate him.

08-21-2013, 11:47 AM	#1
sreem All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 673	How to prevent injury??!! Okay, never fails, about once every 3 years I lose most of my starters to injury. Currently I have lost my starting 1B, SS, 3B, LF, CF, 2 Starters and 3 Relievers. All on for at least 3 weeks, some for the season. I'm basically playing with my AAA team now. Luckly I have an understanding owner, and we made the playoffs last year so I should have a little wiggle room as this season will be a disaster. My question is, how do I prevent this from happening, is there a realistic way? Same thing happened 3 years ago, and then 2 years before that! I've had the same trainer over this period of time, is it his fault? I know trainers help with recovery, but do the also help with prevention of injury? Should they? Or do I just have a roster full of injury prone players? (I turn of injury rating, as I don't think that's an area that is scouted in RL, although some players do get taged as fragile) Any observations? __________________ "What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. Except for bears....."

08-21-2013, 01:15 PM	#4
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	A number of things: First, turn your Injuries setting down to down to Low. That's more than enough injuries, IMO. Try Normal (Classic) if you get bored. But if you put it on High (Realistic Modern Day) you are going to get a boatload of injuries, just like . . . modern day. Second, always look at a player's injury rating when drafting, trading, or signing. "Fragile" means what it says; he's going to break down and probably at just the worst time, like the playoffs (Note one exception - I have noticed that, occasionally, you will see Fragile but when you look in the player's history, you don't see really that much or there's been nothing for quite a while under Injuries; worth a chance, perhaps). Third, if you do have a player who is Fragile, take him out of the lineup occasionally. Substitute for him if the score is lopsided, one way or the other. Use the DH, if you have it and it suits your lineup. All of this cuts down on the chances of him getting injured. Fourth, a good trainer makes a difference in prevention as well as recovery. See below, from the online manual. Attached Images __________________ - Bru

08-21-2013, 12:19 PM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 16,242	Game needs more day to day/1 week injuries, and fewer longer injuries. But the numbers are actually quite close to real life. Yes, it sucks having your whole team on the DL, but look at the Jays - their entire opening day outfield is on the DL now, not to mention a handful of pitchers too. I've had a similar case where I have 5 or 6 top players all on the DL. But then I've had other times where nobody is hurt for an entire month or so. As for prevention, honestly I don't know. Even if you avoid guys who are injury prone or wrecked, it still seems pretty random to me.

08-21-2013, 12:22 PM	#3
Nunyer All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Baseball Ned Flanders stares into your soul... Posts: 594	I've never turned off injury rating, but yes, some players are mathematically more prone to injury then others... And players are likely to become more injury prone as an injury history builds up. Age is not the only determining factor either, I've seen 40 year old "iron man" pitchers as well as 20 year old "fragile" guys that have never played a professional inning. I'm not really sure if trainers can prevent or simply treat after the fact.