AND Max Medical/Training can turn a marginal player into an above average player, an above average player into an All-Star, an All-Star into a stud and a stud into a super stud...

Irv Giolito - All ratings are now at pre-injury level and +1 on vR/P1, and I will have 1 more, crossing fingers for 2 more, injury recovery cycles. This was a 280ish Day injury that happened mid-season so the time not having him is the opportunity cost.

Check out Will Fried. Great pitcher? Without a doubt. Can you even think of drafting him without 20 Mil Medical?

MikeT always used to say there is nothing to this but I think he just didn't want to be proven wrong. Look at Irv's stats before going down with the injury.

Lifetime WHIP of 1, ERA hovering around 2, didn't lose a single game in season 11 and then has an ERA near 3.5 with a WHIP of 1.16 before he goes down with an injury. Its telling.

Same with a guy on my squad.

I thought I had spent too much money and got a lemon in Furio Zeigler. Look at his game log for this season up until December 6th. The stats are dreadful. Then look at his stats from January 3rd till now. (keep in mind he never fully recovered from his injury).

I honestly think the game gives you warning when a player is going to go down with an injury. Especially pitchers. They do not pitch up to their ability at all.

Posted by damag on 1/17/2019 3:04:00 PM (view original):
Check out Will Fried. Great pitcher? Without a doubt. Can you even think of drafting him without 20 Mil Medical?

Wow. Some of the best ratings I have ever seen. And people will pure ignore him in a draft or IFA because of the health. Long as you can have him ready for the post season he is worth it.

I have a stud on the 60 day DL - it was a 160+ day injury, losing 9 in power and 8 in contact. My question is, with 116 days left on his "recovery" and being at game 161 in the season - will I see recovery bumps for him in the off season? Also, how many days does the off season count as?

https://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerRatings.aspx?pid=8810929

I believe the off season is something like 115-130ish days? Not sure exactly.

But, he should get some power/durability/Arm Strength/Health back in the off season, assuming you have a decent amount towards training