Insurance Stuff
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:27 am
My reason for doing research for this was simple, to poke fun at even thinking about guessing who will spend 60 days on the disabled list this year.
After finishing, there are a lot of facts that I thought I would pass on...
Six players have a five year "streak" of being on the disabled list:
Rocco Baldelli
Bobby Crosby
Nomar Garciaparra
Kelvin Escobar
Rich Harden
Kaz Matsui
The first five names were no surprise. Matsui flies a little under the radar here, because his injuries are more short term. Matsui has never been on the disabled list for more than 60 days.
Baldelli has been on the dl for almost 600 days during the last five seasons.
It won't matter for these guys, Harden is the only one that is really fantasy relevant and it is doubtful that he will be on a top 100 list.
These players have a four year streak of being dl'ed:
Ryan Doumit
David Eckstein
Ian Kinsler
Gary Sheffield
Rickey Weeks
Chris Carpenter
Justin Duchscherer
Pedro Martinez
Kinsler stands out here. Usually a guy that has a streak of four straight years on the dl would not be considered a second round selection by NFBC'ers, but Kinsler's injuries are considered freak or due to hard play. Kinsler, however, has never been dl'ed for 60 days.
Carpenter would be the only other player capable of making the top 100 list from this short list, but I doubt that the insurance company would include him.
The top 100 should include most players taken in our first seven rounds. Here are a few more facts to illustrate the folly of altering a draft to pick a borderline player in order to get $250...
Sizemore owners from last year would NOT have gotten money back...He spent 56 days on the disabled list
Josh Hamilton has been on the dl, 51 days in 2007 and 52 days in 2009.
The Guillen's, Jose, 80 and 72 days, and Carlos, 68 and 80 days both would have qualified during the last two years. Neither will be in the top 100.
Torii Hunter known for playing hard and getting injuries for it, would have only qualified once during the last five years.
Another wall crasher, Aaron Rowand, has never been on the disabled list for 60 days during the last five years.
Carlos Quentin has spent 45 and 55 days on the dl during the last two years.
Alfonso Soriano? 22, 56, and 31 days on the disabled list during the last three years. No dice.
Leading up to last year, Carl Pavano had spent almost 600 days on the dl over the last four years, last year, not a day.
Joel Zumaya is a player who has a three year streak of having at least 60 days on the disabled list, 107, 130, and 96 days the last three years.
All this being said, I would list the player that I felt would most hurt my team by being lost and not try to protect a player that I thought was more "likely" to get hurt.
With the top 100 players being protectable, this plan virtually eliminates most pitchers, who normally have the longer term injury.
After finishing, there are a lot of facts that I thought I would pass on...
Six players have a five year "streak" of being on the disabled list:
Rocco Baldelli
Bobby Crosby
Nomar Garciaparra
Kelvin Escobar
Rich Harden
Kaz Matsui
The first five names were no surprise. Matsui flies a little under the radar here, because his injuries are more short term. Matsui has never been on the disabled list for more than 60 days.
Baldelli has been on the dl for almost 600 days during the last five seasons.
It won't matter for these guys, Harden is the only one that is really fantasy relevant and it is doubtful that he will be on a top 100 list.
These players have a four year streak of being dl'ed:
Ryan Doumit
David Eckstein
Ian Kinsler
Gary Sheffield
Rickey Weeks
Chris Carpenter
Justin Duchscherer
Pedro Martinez
Kinsler stands out here. Usually a guy that has a streak of four straight years on the dl would not be considered a second round selection by NFBC'ers, but Kinsler's injuries are considered freak or due to hard play. Kinsler, however, has never been dl'ed for 60 days.
Carpenter would be the only other player capable of making the top 100 list from this short list, but I doubt that the insurance company would include him.
The top 100 should include most players taken in our first seven rounds. Here are a few more facts to illustrate the folly of altering a draft to pick a borderline player in order to get $250...
Sizemore owners from last year would NOT have gotten money back...He spent 56 days on the disabled list
Josh Hamilton has been on the dl, 51 days in 2007 and 52 days in 2009.
The Guillen's, Jose, 80 and 72 days, and Carlos, 68 and 80 days both would have qualified during the last two years. Neither will be in the top 100.
Torii Hunter known for playing hard and getting injuries for it, would have only qualified once during the last five years.
Another wall crasher, Aaron Rowand, has never been on the disabled list for 60 days during the last five years.
Carlos Quentin has spent 45 and 55 days on the dl during the last two years.
Alfonso Soriano? 22, 56, and 31 days on the disabled list during the last three years. No dice.
Leading up to last year, Carl Pavano had spent almost 600 days on the dl over the last four years, last year, not a day.
Joel Zumaya is a player who has a three year streak of having at least 60 days on the disabled list, 107, 130, and 96 days the last three years.
All this being said, I would list the player that I felt would most hurt my team by being lost and not try to protect a player that I thought was more "likely" to get hurt.
With the top 100 players being protectable, this plan virtually eliminates most pitchers, who normally have the longer term injury.
