Pitcher Injury Recovery

Larryk007 · 01-19-2025, 01:53 PM

When a young pitcher sustains a long term injury, ie TJ 12 month recovery, what happens to the pitcher's long term development?

I hide injury rating from my game, but without looking at the editor in commissioner mode, is there a chance that the pitcher will improve their injury rating and continue to develop?

jksander · 01-20-2025, 03:26 AM

I once had a guy super-dev after a UCL tear in an online league ... came back at 24, threw a no-no in June and a month later tore his UCL again and it was an immediate career ender. I have rarely seen a pitcher have an injury like that and have a long career. Currently I have a starter who had a UCL tear and came back fragile and with his stamina gutted. But he has, at 25, become a fearsome stopper. Every night that league sims I fear a future career ender though.

Rain King · 01-20-2025, 08:31 AM

Injuries, particularly big ones, will generally make players more prone.

Players can improve their "proneness", but that requires going quite a while without an injury. So, it could potentially help to "baby" them, but that is a long shot.

Also, there are now options the Dev Lab that can improve injury proneness.

eauhomme · 01-21-2025, 08:53 AM

I've had several pitchers lose miles off their fastball and have their stuff ratings drop accordingly. No different than what happens in real life. 4-star potential becomes 2-star really quickly.

Curve Ball Dave · 01-21-2025, 07:12 PM

There is no one answer, every player is different. I've had five star potential guys get hurt pitching in rookie ball and they were, for all intents and purposes, finished. I've had 3.5 star potential guys get hurt in the low minors and they recovered to be come 4 star guys and make to the Majors.

When it comes to anything pertaining to player development, everything is a case by case basis.

Larryk007 · 01-21-2025, 07:37 PM

I have been thinking of just releasing these pitchers and moving on. But before I do, I will look at their injury history and if there is pattern then I will release them.
AND again, there is probably no good answer here. The top young prospect you got to keep, but the 26 year probably got to go.

01-19-2025, 01:53 PM	#1
Larryk007 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 454	Pitcher Injury Recovery When a young pitcher sustains a long term injury, ie TJ 12 month recovery, what happens to the pitcher's long term development? I hide injury rating from my game, but without looking at the editor in commissioner mode, is there a chance that the pitcher will improve their injury rating and continue to develop?

01-20-2025, 03:26 AM	#2
jksander All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,575	I once had a guy super-dev after a UCL tear in an online league ... came back at 24, threw a no-no in June and a month later tore his UCL again and it was an immediate career ender. I have rarely seen a pitcher have an injury like that and have a long career. Currently I have a starter who had a UCL tear and came back fragile and with his stamina gutted. But he has, at 25, become a fearsome stopper. Every night that league sims I fear a future career ender though. __________________ Draft League: From the Bottom to the Bigs! -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty The Birth of Small Town Baseball in Indiana -- Ohio River Baseball League (ORBL) -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty Online Leagues Modern Baseball (Chicago White Sox) Daily Double Baseball (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) Championship Baseball League (Winnipeg Goldeye) WPORBL 55 (Chicago Cubs) WPORBL 74 (Oakland A's) WPORBL 94 (Montreal Expos) -- *League Has Openings!* WPOBL (Cincinnati Reds)

01-21-2025, 07:12 PM	#5
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,340	There is no one answer, every player is different. I've had five star potential guys get hurt pitching in rookie ball and they were, for all intents and purposes, finished. I've had 3.5 star potential guys get hurt in the low minors and they recovered to be come 4 star guys and make to the Majors. When it comes to anything pertaining to player development, everything is a case by case basis. __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.

01-20-2025, 08:31 AM	#3
Rain King Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,076 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	Injuries, particularly big ones, will generally make players more prone. Players can improve their "proneness", but that requires going quite a while without an injury. So, it could potentially help to "baby" them, but that is a long shot. Also, there are now options the Dev Lab that can improve injury proneness.

01-21-2025, 08:53 AM	#4
eauhomme Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 120	I've had several pitchers lose miles off their fastball and have their stuff ratings drop accordingly. No different than what happens in real life. 4-star potential becomes 2-star really quickly.

01-21-2025, 07:37 PM	#6
Larryk007 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 454	I have been thinking of just releasing these pitchers and moving on. But before I do, I will look at their injury history and if there is pattern then I will release them. AND again, there is probably no good answer here. The top young prospect you got to keep, but the 26 year probably got to go.