southsider2k5 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.hardballtimes.com/2015-disabled...-a-little-more/ They lead MLB in least days lost to the disabled lists over the last year, 5 years and 15 years. They were the 2nd least over the 3 years span. Check out the link, it is a good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Waiting for Balta response...how likely it is for the White Sox to go through another season with nearly 100% health? Especially with Abreu's size and playing the field more often than DHing, Lawrie and Eaton's style of play, Avila's recent history...etc. Then you have players in their 30's like Frazier, Cabrera, LaRoche, etc. Nevertheless, in general, keeping players healthy and identifying/developing pitching talent, those are obviously are two key "niche" advantages over the rest of the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Yeah for as "lucky" as the Sox got in 2015 when it came to being healthy, we seem to be that "lucky" almost every year. That's not a coincidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 09:12 PM) Yeah for as "lucky" as the Sox got in 2015 when it came to being healthy, we seem to be that "lucky" almost every year. That's not a coincidence. 2014 was rough with Sale, Abreu, and Eaton all going down though. Sometimes it's not how many people get hurt/how long they're hurt, but who gets hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 09:25 PM) 2014 was rough with Sale, Abreu, and Eaton all going down though. Sometimes it's not how many people get hurt/how long they're hurt, but who gets hurt. Even when you look at the three year data which includes 2014, we were only 29th, instead of 30th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 09:25 PM) 2014 was rough with Sale, Abreu, and Eaton all going down though. Sometimes it's not how many people get hurt/how long they're hurt, but who gets hurt. 2014 still wasn't that bad though. Abreu played in 9 fewer games in 2014 than he did in 2015. Sale made 4 fewer starts than usual. Nothing that was back-breaking. Also Eaton was playing noticeably less recklessly in 2015 than in 2014, which probably was the reason he was able to stay healthy this year. I don't doubt the Sox told him to tone it down a little. Edited December 23, 2015 by OmarComing25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconOnAStick Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I'd rather DFA half of the guys the Sox have had playing every day over the last 3 years than DL them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) The Sox have done a very good job keeping players off the DL. Unfortunately that doesn't mean they haven't had seasons gutted and ruined when the injuries have happened. Think back to 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010 just to name four of them. The lack of talent over that time period in the farm system and the inability to replace guys when they have gotten hurt cost them dearly so while the numbers are excellent and should be noted, in my opinion, they are somewhat misleading when it comes to the season results. Mark Edited December 23, 2015 by Lip Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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