Yeah, baseball has a serious problem...
If I had a dollar for every DL stint that has occurred throughout Major League baseball this season, I think I would have around $1000. I'm not being dramatic either. Baseball is currently going through an injury plague and it is painful to watch. Big-name guys such as Noah Syndergaard, Miguel Cabrera, Josh Donaldson, Madison Bumgarner, Gary Sanchez, Felix Hernandez, and many, many more have all had (and some are STILL on) time on the DL. Yesterday we saw Robinson Cano get nailed to the list. Today (which motivated me to write this post), Freddie Freeman was a victim of this ongoing "plague". I don't know what's happening, but MY GOODNESS it has to slow down.
To give you more of a perspective on just how deadly this injury "plague" is, there are only four teams throughout the league that have fewer than three players placed on the DL. Now I get it, it's a very long season and these injuries are bound to happen one way or another, but It seriously sucks. Not being able to watch these players go at it each and every night is awful. No disrespect to Yankees back-up catcher Austin Romine, but I and every single baseball fan out there would rather see Gary Sanchez on the field every night, throwing guys out with his cannon of an arm and always putting together quality at bats, over Romine. Not that Austin Romine did a bad job or anything, but c'mon, Gary Sanchez is undeniably more fun to watch.
So, what's going on here? Bad luck? The new 10-day DL? Teams just being ultra-protective of these players? I wish I could tell you, I really do, but all of these injuries are just SO frustrating as a fan. You can't go a single week without having a couple of big name guys bite the dust and it's an incredible shame. Time will go on and these players will eventually get healthy, but how much longer do we have until different top-tier players serve their time on the list. So, what do you think? Are teams just taking advantage over this shorter 10-day DL or is all of this just bad luck? Thanks for reading and have a nice day.