Ouch. The injuries keep piling up. Pitchers Denny Bautista, Mike MacDougal, Runelvys Hernandez, Mark Redman, Steve Stemle, and Zack Greinke have all spent time on the DL. Center fielder David DeJesus is on the DL with a bad hamstring. In this game, Shane Costa hurt his hamstring and Mike Sweeney wrenched his back while twisting away from a pitch up and in.
Injuries have been a problem for the Royals for the last few years. Will Caroll's "Under The Knife" columns at Baseball Prospectus study the affect of injuries, and Carroll has shown that injuries can be avoided. While criticism of the General Manager, Manager and even owner are fair, the Royals should focus their efforts on injury prevention. Is the strength and conditioning one of the areas where the Royals are cutting costs?
The Bell Curve
Actual Record: 5-16
Expected Record: 6-15
Runs Scored: 77
Runs Allowed: 126
Projected Record: 39-123
Pythagorean Record: 44-118
Pythagorean Winning %: .272
Let's go get 'em.
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