
Collateral Damage Daily for September 6
Collateral Damage for September 5 Collateral Damage for September 7
Team | Player | Pos | Body Part | Injury | DL | Description | Date | AGL | Return | ATD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | C | Thumb | Surgery | 60-DL | UCL Ligament | 08/06 | 85.0 | 10/30 | 0.162 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 06/27 | 105.0 | 10/10 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 15-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 06/17 | 105.0 | 09/30 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | LF | Thumb | Surgery | 15-DL | Infection Foreign Bodies | 07/20 | 85.0 | 10/13 | 0.162 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Inflammation | 60-DL | 03/26 | 22.0 | 04/17 | .000 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Groin | Strain | 15-DL | 08/01 | 28.0 | 08/29 | .028 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Inflammation | 15-DL | 08/25 | 37.0 | 10/01 | .035 | |
![]() | ![]() | SS | Hand | Fracture | 15-DL | Fifth Metacarpal Sliding | 07/09 | 35.0 | 08/13 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Knee | Surgery | 15-DL | Loose Body | 07/14 | 56.0 | 09/08 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | 1B | Wrist | Inflammation | 60-DL | 06/28 | 25.0 | 07/23 | 0.016 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Ankle | Sprain | 15-DL | 08/13 | 21.0 | 09/03 | 0.017 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Abdomen | Strain | 60-DL | Oblique | 05/26 | 29.0 | 06/24 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | LF | Neck | Surgery | 60-DL | Bulging Disc Removal and Fusion | 05/01 | 82.0 | 07/22 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Hip | Surgery | 60-DL | Labrum | 07/02 | 90.0 | 09/30 | .086 |
![]() | ![]() | 1B | Neck | Cartilage Injury | 15-DL | Herniated Disc | 07/28 | 57.0 | 09/23 | .026 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/28 | 105.0 | 07/11 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Sprain | 60-DL | UCL Ligament | 07/14 | 61.0 | 09/13 | 0.019 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 02/21 | 107.0 | 06/07 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Wrist | Fracture | 15-DL | HBP | 08/11 | 38.0 | 09/18 | 0.066 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Fatigue | 15-DL | 08/24 | 37.0 | 09/30 | .049 | |
![]() | ![]() | LF | Wrist | Sprain | 15-DL | 08/23 | 23.0 | 09/15 | .028 | |
![]() | ![]() | DH | Lower Leg | Strain | 15-DL | Achilles | 08/25 | 23.0 | 09/17 | .039 |
![]() | ![]() | RF | Fingers | Surgery | 60-DL | Fracture | 07/31 | 71.0 | 10/10 | 0.067 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Hip | Surgery | 60-DL | Labrum | 06/25 | 90.0 | 09/23 | .086 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Repair Capsule Tear and Rotator Cuff and Biceps Tendon Debridement | 05/20 | 111.0 | 09/08 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Strain | 15-DL | Flexor Mass | 08/27 | 49.0 | 10/15 | .008 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Stress Fracture | 60-DL | 07/22 | 103.0 | 11/02 | 0.025 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/26 | 105.0 | 07/09 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Wrist | Surgery | 60-DL | Bone Fragment Causing Nerve Inflammation | 06/13 | 82.0 | 09/03 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | Tommy John Surgery | 07/31 | 107.0 | 11/15 | .000 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Low Back | Strain | 15-DL | 07/31 | 28.0 | 08/28 | .040 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/26 | 107.0 | 07/11 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Sprain | 60-DL | Capsule | 03/26 | 51.0 | 05/16 | 0.031 |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Knee | Recovery From Surgery | 15-DL | ACL | 08/31 | 48.0 | 10/18 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/15 | 107.0 | 06/30 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Forearm | Surgery | 60-DL | Fractured Ulna HBP | 06/30 | 67.0 | 09/05 | 0.016 |
![]() | ![]() | DH | Low Back | Cartilage Injury | 15-DL | Bulging Disc | 08/06 | 42.0 | 09/17 | 0.032 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Strain | 60-DL | Latissimus Dorsi | 04/26 | 46.0 | 06/11 | .021 |
![]() | ![]() | CF | Low Back | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Microdiscectomy | 03/26 | 33.0 | 04/28 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 15-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 08/13 | 105.0 | 11/26 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | RF | Abdomen | Strain | 15-DL | Oblique | 08/19 | 29.0 | 09/17 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/26 | 107.0 | 07/11 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Low Back | Stress Fracture | 15-DL | 07/31 | 83.0 | 10/22 | 0.042 | |
![]() | ![]() | 1B | Hip | Surgery | 60-DL | Labrum | 08/06 | 90.0 | 11/04 | .086 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Knee | Surgery | 15-DL | Patella Microfracture and Loose Bodies | 06/03 | 56.0 | 07/29 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Upper Arm | Inflammation | 15-DL | Biceps | 08/04 | 41.0 | 09/14 | 0.032 |
![]() | ![]() | SS | Groin | Surgery | 15-DL | Scar Tissue Near Nerve | 05/31 | 85.0 | 08/24 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | OF | Trunk | Strain | 15-DL | Intercostal | 08/20 | 31.0 | 09/20 | .011 |
![]() | ![]() | IF | Knee | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Microfracture | 03/13 | 48.0 | 04/30 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Strain | 60-DL | Rotator Cuff | 04/22 | 46.0 | 06/07 | .021 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Sprain | 15-DL | Ligament | 08/02 | 22.0 | 08/24 | .033 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/26 | 107.0 | 07/11 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Ankle | Sprain | 15-DL | 07/15 | 21.0 | 08/05 | 0.017 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Bursitis and Infection | 04/22 | 111.0 | 08/11 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 05/14 | 105.0 | 08/27 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Thumb | Surgery | 15-DL | Fracture | 08/18 | 85.0 | 11/11 | 0.162 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 15-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 06/07 | 105.0 | 09/20 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 04/04 | 107.0 | 07/20 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/26 | 105.0 | 07/09 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/27 | 105.0 | 07/10 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | RF | Hip | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | 03/26 | 26.0 | 04/21 | .000 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Inflammation | 60-DL | Partial UCL Ligament Tear and Flexor Tendon | 08/25 | 36.0 | 09/30 | .041 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 07/03 | 105.0 | 10/16 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | LF | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | Tommy John Surgery | 08/25 | 107.0 | 12/10 | .000 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Soreness | 15-DL | 08/27 | 41.0 | 10/07 | .064 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Abdomen | Strain | 15-DL | Oblique | 09/03 | 29.0 | 10/02 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Hip | Surgery | 60-DL | 08/12 | 90.0 | 11/10 | .086 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Scar Tissue + Bone Spur + Infection | 03/27 | 107.0 | 07/12 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Inflammation | 60-DL | 05/24 | 37.0 | 06/30 | .035 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 07/23 | 105.0 | 11/05 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | SS | Low Back | Surgery | 60-DL | Bulging Disc | 05/23 | 106.0 | 09/06 | .068 |
![]() | ![]() | LF | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 09/01 | 107.0 | 12/17 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Thumb | Surgery | 60-DL | Dislocation & Torn UCL From Sliding | 07/05 | 85.0 | 09/28 | 0.162 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Chest | Strain | 60-DL | Pectoral | 09/02 | 68.0 | 11/09 | 0.002 |
![]() | ![]() | OF | Knee | Sprain | 15-DL | 08/22 | 29.0 | 09/20 | .052 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/28 | 105.0 | 07/11 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Thumb | Sprain | 15-DL | 08/13 | 31.0 | 09/13 | .034 | |
![]() | ![]() | 1B | Knee | Surgery | 60-DL | Patellar Tendon | 07/29 | 56.0 | 09/23 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Knee | Surgery | 60-DL | ACL | 05/02 | 56.0 | 06/27 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | SS | Knee | Surgery | 60-DL | ACL | 05/06 | 56.0 | 07/01 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Rotator Cuff Tears | 04/16 | 111.0 | 08/05 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/26 | 105.0 | 07/09 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Inflammation | 15-DL | Rotator Cuff | 07/17 | 37.0 | 08/23 | .035 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Sprain | 60-DL | Capsule | 06/02 | 51.0 | 07/23 | 0.031 |
![]() | ![]() | CF | Shoulder | Sprain | 15-DL | SC Joint | 08/28 | 51.0 | 10/18 | 0.031 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 02/28 | 107.0 | 06/14 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Stress Fracture | 60-DL | Olecranon | 03/31 | 103.0 | 07/12 | 0.025 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Rotator Cuff and Capsule | 02/22 | 114.0 | 06/15 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | LF | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Inflamed Tissue and Bone Spur | 04/18 | 105.0 | 08/01 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Cartilage Injury | 60-DL | Labrum | 03/26 | 74.0 | 06/08 | .041 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Inflammation | 15-DL | Rotator Cuff | 08/22 | 37.0 | 09/28 | .035 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Lower Leg | Fracture | 60-DL | Fibula Batted Ball | 06/28 | 63.0 | 08/30 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Labrum | 03/31 | 111.0 | 07/20 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Knee | Surgery | 60-DL | ACL and Meniscus | 05/04 | 56.0 | 06/29 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Anterior Capsule Tear | 08/02 | 111.0 | 11/21 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Clot and Subsequent Artery Replacement | 07/08 | 111.0 | 10/27 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | C | Thumb | Sprain | 60-DL | Ligament | 08/13 | 31.0 | 09/13 | .034 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 04/22 | 105.0 | 08/05 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Low Back | Inflammation | 15-DL | 08/18 | 77.0 | 11/03 | .000 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Rotator Cuff | 03/24 | 111.0 | 07/13 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 06/06 | 105.0 | 09/19 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/24 | 105.0 | 07/07 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Shoulder | Surgery | 15-DL | Dislocation | 09/02 | 111.0 | 12/22 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Inflammation | 15-DL | 08/18 | 37.0 | 09/24 | .035 | |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Knee | Surgery | 60-DL | ACL | 03/07 | 56.0 | 05/02 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Back | Strain | 15-DL | 08/07 | 44.0 | 09/20 | .018 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Sprain | 60-DL | Flexor Pronator and UCL | 06/02 | 61.0 | 08/02 | 0.019 |
![]() | ![]() | SS | Low Back | Fracture | 15-DL | Pars Fracture | 06/07 | 40.0 | 07/17 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 04/30 | 105.0 | 08/13 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | C | Foot | Strain | 15-DL | Plantar Fascia Partial Tear | 08/03 | 52.0 | 09/24 | .067 |
![]() | ![]() | C | Thigh | Strain | 15-DL | Hamstring | 08/24 | 28.0 | 09/21 | .018 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 15-DL | Rotator Cuff | 04/22 | 111.0 | 08/11 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Inflammation | 15-DL | Bone Chips | 08/29 | 36.0 | 10/04 | .041 |
![]() | ![]() | CF | Abdomen | Strain | 15-DL | Oblique | 08/19 | 29.0 | 09/17 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 05/30 | 105.0 | 09/12 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | SS | Ankle | Surgery | 60-DL | 02/19 | 71.0 | 04/30 | .000 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Inflammation | 15-DL | Big Toe | 08/25 | 23.0 | 09/17 | 0.055 | |
![]() | ![]() | LF | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Labrum | 04/14 | 111.0 | 08/03 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Capsule From Dislocation | 05/18 | 111.0 | 09/06 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | C | Knee | Surgery | 60-DL | Meniscus | 08/16 | 56.0 | 10/11 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery and Flexor Mass Tendon | 04/28 | 105.0 | 08/11 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Wrist | Fracture | 15-DL | Batted Ball | 08/22 | 38.0 | 09/29 | 0.066 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Labrum and Rotator Cuff | 04/08 | 111.0 | 07/28 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Loose Bodies | 04/26 | 105.0 | 08/09 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Flexor Mass | 05/15 | 105.0 | 08/28 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Lower Leg | Strain | 15-DL | Calf | 08/11 | 23.0 | 09/03 | .039 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 05/07 | 105.0 | 08/20 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John and Flexor Mass | 04/10 | 105.0 | 07/24 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | LF | Wrist | Sprain | 15-DL | 08/23 | 23.0 | 09/15 | .028 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Groin | Strain | 15-DL | 08/27 | 28.0 | 09/24 | .028 | |
![]() | ![]() | 2B | Shoulder | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Labrum | 03/26 | 114.0 | 07/18 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 03/26 | 105.0 | 07/09 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 04/13 | 105.0 | 07/27 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Thoracic Outlet Syndrome | 03/26 | 111.0 | 07/15 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | SS | Elbow | Sprain | 15-DL | UCL | 08/31 | 61.0 | 10/31 | 0.019 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Sprain | 60-DL | Strain UCL and Partial Tear Flexor Tendon | 05/18 | 61.0 | 07/18 | 0.019 |
![]() | ![]() | C | Head | Recovery From Concussion | 60-DL | 03/26 | 60.0 | 05/25 | .000 | |
![]() | ![]() | OF | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Labrum | 05/13 | 111.0 | 09/01 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Hand | Recovery From Fracture | 15-DL | Punching a Locker | 08/31 | 51.0 | 10/21 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 05/19 | 105.0 | 09/01 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Torn Flexor Tendon | 07/19 | 105.0 | 11/01 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | 1B | Thigh | Strain | 15-DL | Quad | 08/11 | 28.0 | 09/08 | .018 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Forearm | Strain | 15-DL | 08/30 | 36.0 | 10/05 | .001 | |
![]() | ![]() | C | Hand | Fracture | 15-DL | Foul Ball | 07/26 | 35.0 | 08/30 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | RF | Wrist | Surgery | 15-DL | 08/26 | 82.0 | 11/16 | .000 | |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Inflammation | 60-DL | 06/25 | 36.0 | 07/31 | .041 | |
![]() | ![]() | 1B | Neck | Soreness | 15-DL | Diving Back | 08/23 | 15.0 | 09/07 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 06/14 | 105.0 | 09/27 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 06/16 | 105.0 | 09/29 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | 3B | Abdomen | Strain | 15-DL | Oblique | 08/04 | 29.0 | 09/02 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Recovery From Infection After PRP Injection for Inflammation with Subsequent Biceps Tendon Surgery | 03/26 | 111.0 | 07/15 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Debridement Multiple Areas | 03/26 | 111.0 | 07/15 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Elbow | Surgery | 60-DL | Tommy John Surgery | 07/09 | 105.0 | 10/22 | .016 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Surgery | 60-DL | Fraying Labrum | 04/21 | 111.0 | 08/10 | .020 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Shoulder | Recovery From Surgery | 60-DL | Rotator Cuff | 03/26 | 114.0 | 07/18 | .000 |
![]() | ![]() | C | Knee | Surgery | 60-DL | Meniscus Severe Damage | 05/13 | 56.0 | 07/08 | .024 |
![]() | ![]() | P | Low Back | Strain | 60-DL | 08/01 | 28.0 | 08/29 | .040 | |
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pilamkl
Could we get an update on Chris Carpenter tomorrow? He's thrown to hitters a few times and looks like he might actually be back this year.
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