2024 injury roll

seems to me Trout's future might be as a DH, which isn't necessarily what he might like but it helped keep Molitor healthy and at an MVP level for another decade.

Reggie and Thome ended up there for three or four full seasons too--and Ortiz and Thomas right from the start, of course. It was always one of the counter-arguments to no-DH purists, the chance to keep great hitters in the game longer (or at all, even).

Trout comparable may be Don Mattingly (6× All-Star, AL MVP, 9× Gold Glove, 3× Silver Slugger, AL batting title) whose back injuries in the late 80s/early 90s sapped his power profile and he transformed into a contact hitter.

Mattingly was such a media and rookie-card sensation his first few years, that's a good comp.

Raft of injuries in the past week :(

Trea Turner - hamstring, 6 weeks
George Kirby- knee, tbc but they don’t think he will miss a start? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ryan Brasier - calf strain, “out for a while”
Grayson Rodriguez, shoulder inflammation, 15-day IL
Merrill Kelly, shoulder strain, 60-day (tbf this one is old but i don’t think it was here or the pulled pork thread)

Jesus Christ

Willson Contreras left tonight’s game after this play.

The Cardinals later announced he suffered a left-arm fracture.pic.twitter.com/QTPho6icAf

— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) May 8, 2024