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Originally Posted by panda234
Can the Fragile tag come after the player has returned from an injury? I could swear it wasn't there before. But the big question is how big a deal is it? I'm almost through a AAA season with him and no problems but is it a kiss of death or does it vary widely from player to player?
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In my experience the answer to your first question is yes, absolutely. A player who previously was listed as normal but then suffers a major injury can indeed come back as now fragile. And from what I've seen, far more likely with pitchers.
Is it a big deal? Again, in my experience, when we are talking about pitchers, yeah, it's a pretty big deal. As Palaaemon said, you could get lucky for awhile. But the chances are good you won't and if you do that good luck will likely not last long. (Now a fragile position player is more likely to retain some value for longer.) The worst part is that even if you are relatively lucky and the fragile pitcher only suffers a series of rather minor injuries, eventually their ratings will almost surely take a hit. They might be able to put together some kind of insignificant or modest big league career, but they won't likely reach their previous potential.