Well this is likely going to be the final twice weekly post for the injury news and analysis since the regular season will be wrapping up.  I will definitely be posting important news throughout the post-season and off-season as it comes up regarding injuries.  This year we have seen an increase in the number of injuries but it seems a lot worse based on who it effected.  I’d like to thank…
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Tags: Brandon Moss, carl crawford, j.d. drew, joe crede, julio lugo, Justin Duchscherer, mike lowell

Chipper Jones

After my article on my site Fantasy Baseball Strategy described how many athletes hide injuries, Chipper is being reported to have several nagging injuries, including Quad, Hamstring, and elbow problems.  He is an example of an athlete who at times may be too tough for his own good.  Most likely his current elbow problem is related to all of his other problems and likely will not go…
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Tags: Carlos Zambrano, chipper jones, chris young, ian kinsler, j.d. drew, Jeff Kent, josh beckett, Justin Duchscherer, Kevin Gregg, rick ankiel, todd helton, vincente padilla, Yorvit Torrealba

Football draft. Check. Pre-season practices starting for work. Check. Me losing whatever sense I had left. Check. On to the injuries:

Alex Gordon

Alex tore his upper quad most likely the Rectus Femoris muscle. I say this because initially it was described as a groin injury by various places and then quickly switched to the quad tear once it was released. The only muscle of…
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Tags: alex gordon, bartolo colon, Brad Wilkerson, Carlos Zambrano, chris young, j.d. drew, joba chamberlain, john maine, josh beckett, julio lugo, Justin Duchscherer, mike lowell, sean gallagher, Tim Wakefield

The New York Yankees have decided that they will give the ball to Carl Pavano Saturday when the Yankees face the Orioles. Pavano, in the running for the worst contract in history, hasn’t pitched in a game since April 9, 2007. He has been a disappointment of epic proportions for the Yankees, but it has been injury related. The guy…
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Tags: anderson hernandez, brett myers, carl pavano, Chris Dickerson, clay buchholz, Francisco Liriano, Hideki Matsui, jed lowrie, jeff francis, Jensen Lewis, jody gerut, Justin Duchscherer, ryan church, sidney ponson

I have a new article that examines this very topic over at Fantasy Baseball Strategy and I found a few interesting differences.

1. The first one may not be that surprising but elite pitchers have a higher avereage velocity than other groups of pitchers which carries over to the off-speed and breaking pitches as well.
2. The movement on the elite pitches are greater, in some case much greater, movement

Tags: aaron cook, ben sheets, brandon webb, Carlos Zambrano, Derek Lowe, edinson volquez, felix hernandez, gil meche, jair jurrjens, jake peavy, Javier Vazquez, jeremy guthrie, joba chamberlain, john lackey, josh beckett, Justin Duchscherer, justin verlander, Kevin Millwood, ricky nolasco, roy halladay, roy oswalt, scott baker, Tim Lincecum, Tim Redding

I just want to start out with a situation that really made me mad! Ok, so it is safe to assume that Justin Verlander is back. He has had now five straight starts where he allowed three runs or less, and his ERA is down almost two full runs in the past two months. So tonight he throws six…
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Tags: billy butler, Brian Fuentes, Chad Billingsley, dan uggla, dustin pedroia, johan santana, Johnny Cueto, Justin Duchscherer, justin verlander, lastings milledge, magglio ordonez, manny parra, mitchell boggs, Tim Lincecum, todd jones

Tonight was another one of those games where Rays’ pitcher Edwin Jackson teases fantasy players, but I come with a warning, he will only break your heart. Jackson threw seven shutout innings and struck out five, which means he will be added in leagues all over fantasy. Next time out he will give up five runs, and then three runs, and then six runs, and then he will throw…
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Tags: Justin Duchscherer, paul byrd