Handling DTD Injuries

[sreem]

I apologize if someone else already asked this, but I'm looking for a little help handling the new DTD injury mechanic.

#1 - Why don't injuries show up in the Injury History until after recovery? It would be very helpful to be able to see the specifics on players current injuries, particularly what specific body part is hurt (bruised hand, which hand?)

#2 - Michael Fulmer just got diagnosed with a DTD Sprained Elbow which will take 2-3 weeks to heal. The effects are : Hitting - Minimal, Running - Minimal, Throwing - Moderate. Now without being able to see which elbow has the strain, should I try letting him pitch through it or should I stick him on the DL for the next 3 weeks? If it was in his non-throwing elbow I would probably just let him pitch but for all the greatness of this game, I can not tell what exactly is hurting him.

[endgame]

#1 is visible on the profile, as goes reporting the injury. And I agree wholeheartedly with the need to know the specifics of which arm, leg, etc.. are affected. You'd think the system 'knows' if it's the pitching arm, but we should as well.

#2 is a good question and observation. Looking forward to answer.

[Déjà Bru]

Regarding #2, it has been my impression that you risk more serious injury when you field a player with a DTD injury. So, unless it's the playoff run or the World Series, I usually go the DL route or, sometimes better, I go into player strategy and sit the guy down for the amount of days that he is expected to be DTD.

[Rain King]

I think we can assume that elbow sprains (or any injury that affects throwing) is to the pitching/throwing arm. It would be nice if it was specified, but I don't think we are taking much of a leap with this assumption.

[Bulldawgz24]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Regarding #2, it has been my impression that you risk more serious injury when you field a player with a DTD injury. So, unless it's the playoff run or the World Series, I usually go the DL route or, sometimes better, I go into player strategy and sit the guy down for the amount of days that he is expected to be DTD.

I didn't know you could do that, I will definitely do that if it's only for a few days!

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Bulldawgz24

I didn't know you could do that, I will definitely do that if it's only for a few days!

Yep, and what it's also good for is to prevent you from inadvertently playing a DTD player from one game to the next. I would sometimes "forget" and sim the game, or start a game if I were playing it out, and then go "D'oh" when I realized the DTD player was still in the lineup.

Again, it's those short-term DTD's we are talking about; not long enough or serious enough for the DL but when you don't want to take chances by playing them. Bench them for a few days!

[sreem]

Not sure it was his pitching elbow. I skipped his next scheduled start and called up a guy from AAA to take his place. He then got 2 starts with the injury, which I tried to limit him to around 80-85 pitches and his lines were:

5.0 IP / 3H / 2R / 2ER / 0HR / 4BB / 3K / 88 pitches
5.0 IP / 4H / 2R / 2ER / 0HR / 2BB / 2K / 80 pitches

Actually now as I'm typing this, although they were decent starts, his walks and k's were off compared to his season avgs. Maybe it was his throwing elbow. Sheesh! I just sent a pitcher out there for 10 innings of work with a sprained throwing elbow!