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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Knew I was missing one.
Man. You’re way more sold on his injury being a permanent degradation than I am. I think two years of heavy postseason use got to him and he’s ready for a bounce back.
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I see the words 'shoulder impingement' and cringe. I've seen too many situations like Mark Mulder just never finding his stuff and Matt Morris leaving a start as a CY contender before feeling 'a knot' in his shoulder before the next start and sucking for the rest of his life.
I get it - I'm irrational in this regard. And yes, Minor had his cut on but he had it cut on and now it appears to be working again. Most guys just don't get them worked on and fade away or they do...and fade away.
And the dual leg issues aren't something to disregard either. That's the sort of nagging perpetual crap that just starts to spring up with older players. That tendinitis issue is especially obnoxious. That stuff never truly goes away - I got it in my ankle 12 years ago and if I run 3-4 miles I end up with this bizarre gnarled knot thing below my shin that they say is just flared up tendinitis. I have it constantly in my elbow during softball season. That stuff is just always there. It's probably wise to just assume it will have him on the DL at least once every season he has remaining.
And he's not Bryce Harper. Which also pisses me off.