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panolo
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This pitcher is 23 years old and on a steady decline. He's not rated to be a world beater but I would love to know the factors or the reasoning behind the decline. I have seen this on a few players and have not been able to correlate the factors. Thanks in advance.

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11/3/2014 10:30 AM
MikeT23
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Injuries every season combined with low medical. 

11/3/2014 10:38 AM
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23 Scarlet Dragons LoA Elbow, bruise 7-Day 6/13 PM2 6/16 PM2
23 Scarlet Dragons LoA Shoulder, sore 7-Day 6/21 AM 6/28 PM
23 Scarlet Dragons LoA Shoulder, inflammation 7-Day 7/1 PM 7/12 AM
24 Scarlet Dragons HiA Shoulder, sprained 60-Day 10/17 AM 11/6 AM
24 Scarlet Dragons AA Shoulder, tendinitis 60-Day 11/24 AM --
25 Seawolves AA Shoulder, sore 60-Day 1/24 AM 2/17 AM
25 Seawolves AAA Elbow, sprain 7-Day 3/3 PM2 3/12 AM
26 Rounders AA Forearm, nerve irritation 60-Day 6/1 PM 7/9 PM
27 Dude Bro's AAA Shoulder, sprained 60-Day 10/12 PM2 --
11/3/2014 10:39 AM
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Couple factors at play here.

He was injured in S26, so that's where some of it came from. He's also been waived and claimed a few times, which will sometimes cause a ratings decline, depending on patience rating. His is 21 which is pretty low, so probably took a hit both times he was waived and claimed.
11/3/2014 10:40 AM
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One other point even though you didn't ask.    If you're going to take on low health players, you have to have a high medical budget.    A pitcher with 5 health will see a lot of injuries
11/3/2014 11:00 AM
panolo
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Thanks for the answers! Second part to the health issue.  A guy with low health like that is their a difference in what position he takes? Is something like mopup easier on the arm or does it not really matter?
11/3/2014 11:25 AM
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In my experience, pitchers are more prone to injuries.   I don't think role matters for pitchers wrt injury.
11/3/2014 11:28 AM
panolo
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Thank you!
11/3/2014 12:18 PM
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Posted by MikeT23 on 11/3/2014 11:28:00 AM (view original):
In my experience, pitchers are more prone to injuries.   I don't think role matters for pitchers wrt injury.
However, the more he pitches, the more chances to get injured.   True for any pitcher, but especially true for a china doll such as this.   A role where he pitches less would limit exposure to injury
11/5/2014 2:45 PM
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Role does not equal appearances.    If his role is to never pitch, the chance of injury is very little.

11/5/2014 2:52 PM
themergerguy
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Do you think that in game fatigue is considered when the sim engine calculates injury chance?

IOW if you reduce the PC for a pitcher who is already more injury prone, would that reduce the likelihood of injuries to him?
11/5/2014 3:02 PM
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Logic says yes but I've seen nothing to back that up.

Hardball Dynasty – Fantasy Baseball Sim Games - Player Profile: Andres Castilla   8 pitches
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I seldom see a guy throw 77 pitches and get hurt.    Of course, throwing more pitches exposes one to injury(assuming an injury can happen at any time) but I don't think in game fatigue factors in.
11/5/2014 3:12 PM
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