The Corey Seager injury doesn’t appear to be getting better.
Initially downplayed as a cautionary measure,concernsarise around Camelback Ranch as the 22-year old superstar has not yet picked up a ball or swung a bat in camp since Dave Roberts attempted toassuagefears over the injury’s severity.
Oblique injuries raisehacklesaround Major League clubhouses, as the oblique muscle is paramount in many baseball movements. Especially swinging a bat or lunging defensively.
Baseball movements are very pivot-oriented. The oblique muscle, which runs theentirelength of a player’s torso, are extremely important in these rotations.
While Dodgers fans hold their collective breath for the reigning National League Rookie of the Year to return, Seager’s level of concern is near zero.
That said, the general timetable on a return from an oblique strain is six-to-eight weeks. And an oblique is generally anagginginjury. It requires a complete abatement of baseball motions for that period to recover fully. Right now, Dave Roberts plans on continued rest for Seager,
Seager still feels tightness in back or oblique. Roberts said he doesn't know when he will return to ganes.
— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick)March 10, 2017
Injuries are amajorstory for the Dodgers, and have reappeared at analarmingrate.
Though Roberts captured the 2016 National League Manager of the Year award for his adroit roster adaptation, he did not lose a player of Seager’s caliber on offense for a sustained period of time during the season.
Though Chris Taylor is listed as thebackupfor Seager, Charlie Culberson has received significant time at the position in Seager’s absence.
The Dodgers are not panicked, however. Seager is not in an unfamiliar situation, either.
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Last year he missed three weeks with a twistedknee, yet recovered to finish third in National League MVPvoting.
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