2026 Red Sox Injury Updates

[vegasbob]

23 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Then have everyone get surgery now and let them rest up for midseason of '27. 

Good idea, especially since there will be no games until at least mid-2027

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

8 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Good idea, especially since there will be no games until at least mid-2027

That's it -- this is getaway year.

[mvp 78]

37 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

That's it -- this is getaway year.

We thought '22 - '24 were rough... This may be 2020, but for 162 games. 😬

[vegasbob]

7 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Then have everyone get surgery now and let them rest up for midseason of 

Crochet may actually miss through August with his not so low grade lat strain.

Talk about a season down the drain

[Duran Is The Man]

3 hours ago, vegasbob said:

Crochet may actually miss through August with his not so low grade lat strain.

Talk about a season down the drain

they baby these pitchers (and swing & missers) to no end and still....they all end up on the IL. 

[mvp 78]

7 hours ago, Duran Is The Man said:

they baby these pitchers (and swing & missers) to no end and still....they all end up on the IL. 

That's what happens when every single pitcher is max effort velo and spin. It's unsustainable.

[Duran Is The Man]

5 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

That's what happens when every single pitcher is max effort velo and spin. It's unsustainable.

well.....you'd think some of these geneuseses would look at the pitchers of yesteryear and think "hmmmm.....maybe we should emphasize command, movement and efficiency rather than throwing as hard as you f***ing can every pitch". naaaaah. 

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, Duran Is The Man said:

well.....you'd think some of these geneuseses would look at the pitchers of yesteryear and think "hmmmm.....maybe we should emphasize command, movement and efficiency rather than throwing as hard as you f***ing can every pitch". naaaaah. 

It's the same reason Roman Anthony hurt himself swinging the bat. If every swing is a swing to hit the ball 500 ft, players are going to get hurt more often.

[notin]

2 hours ago, Duran Is The Man said:

well.....you'd think some of these geneuseses would look at the pitchers of yesteryear and think "hmmmm.....maybe we should emphasize command, movement and efficiency rather than throwing as hard as you f***ing can every pitch". naaaaah. 

Players are bigger, stronger, pulled from a larger talent pool, and many of them grow up playing baseball year round now.  

And they are emphasizing spin, which translates into movement. But that’s one of the things causing injuries. 

It’s not the same game as it was 15-20 years ago, back when a 95mph fastball was elite and not a minimum requirement like it is today…

[vegasbob]

3 hours ago, Duran Is The Man said:

well.....you'd think some of these geneuseses would look at the pitchers of yesteryear and think "hmmmm.....maybe we should emphasize command, movement and efficiency rather than throwing as hard as you f***ing can every pitch". naaaaah. 

If Bennett and Early are throwing as hard as they can , and if that defines success in MLB ( big ifs),  then neither has a great future. Now Tolle does throw a few mph higher, so he's our guy

Now what is the chance that Crochet  has a lifetime shoulder inflammation or sore lat  from his 2026 workload at peak effort.  One thing he does have is a nice contract to live off, forever

[mvp 78]

🥴

[vegasbob]

3 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

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No Boston player I recall , except Whitlock recently,  returned at the end of the IL period . Neither was any player beset with a lesser injury than first imagined.

[JoeBrady]

On 6/12/2026 at 7:14 PM, vegasbob said:

No Boston player I recall , except Whitlock recently,  returned at the end of the IL period .

I swear that, when I read this, I read it as "No Boston player ever returned from the IL".  Giving the state of communications from the FO, it sounded reasonable for about 20 seconds.

[JoeBrady]

On 6/11/2026 at 4:39 PM, notin said:

Players are bigger, stronger, pulled from a larger talent pool, and many of them grow up playing baseball year round now.  

And they are emphasizing spin, which translates into movement. But that’s one of the things causing injuries. 

It’s not the same game as it was 15-20 years ago, back when a 95mph fastball was elite and not a minimum requirement like it is today…

Players muscles are growing faster than the supporting tendons and ligaments.  And not a single athlete is going to throw slower, or run slower, or swing slower.  When you're trying to make the HS team, the last thing you think about is how your arm will feel in 20 years.

[Yaz Fan Since 67]

On 6/10/2026 at 1:22 PM, vegasbob said:

Just another highlight of the lost season of '26, znd if you think there will be a full 2027, think again.

I'm wondering if there will ever be a 2027 season.  Getting the players to agree to any form of a salary cap will be a huge hurdle.  

[JoeBrady]

7 hours ago, Yaz Fan Since 67 said:

I'm wondering if there will ever be a 2027 season.  Getting the players to agree to any form of a salary cap will be a huge hurdle.  

I'd be shocked if there was no 2027 season.

And I wouldn't surprised if the owners aren't particularly interested in a cap.  It's all about % of revenue, and there are always ways around that.