Fantasyguy007 17 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I had this injury 18 years ago. I was an offensive tackled, wrapped it, played the final 8 games in high school Hitting is another thing but think he will be fine and back in 3 weeks or so, just a guess and my opinion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baur10 2,085 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 33 minutes ago, Fantasyguy007 said: I had this injury 18 years ago. I was an offensive tackled, wrapped it, played the final 8 games in high school Hitting is another thing but think he will be fine and back in 3 weeks or so, just a guess and my opinion Even complex cases requiring surgery tend to be pretty easily manageable. Only issue is you really have to give it time to heal properly or you risk prolonging things. A lot of times after the initial treatment people "buddy tape" it to the next finger and can go about business or even play sports, but that only works if you can get away without being able to use those fingers individually which I'm not sure you can do as a baseball player. Too many variables still to make any claims. Surgery vs non surgery. Ability to play taped vs not. Average patient activity vs world class athlete. World class orthopedic doctors vs average Joe doc. He should be ok long term but short term is still very much a mystery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redlegsfan 17 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 35 minutes ago, Baur10 said: Even complex cases requiring surgery tend to be pretty easily manageable. Only issue is you really have to give it time to heal properly or you risk prolonging things. A lot of times after the initial treatment people "buddy tape" it to the next finger and can go about business or even play sports, but that only works if you can get away without being able to use those fingers individually which I'm not sure you can do as a baseball player. Too many variables still to make any claims. Surgery vs non surgery. Ability to play taped vs not. Average patient activity vs world class athlete. World class orthopedic doctors vs average Joe doc. He should be ok long term but short term is still very much a mystery. Long term meaning like what, July? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RolandoRoomes 33 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Finally got Murphy on a fantasy team and thud, season may be ruined! I really think this is an issue all year if he tries to come back before June Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treat88 615 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 4-6 weeks for basic fracture healing. Whatever time it takes to ramp up baseball activities. Mid to end of May is a reasonable guess at return time. I don't think this injury has any longer term impact on his bat. Throwing may still be a little limited at that point, but that's just a maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tsh00k 337 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, treat88 said: 4-6 weeks for basic fracture healing. Whatever time it takes to ramp up baseball activities. Mid to end of May is a reasonable guess at return time. I don't think this injury has any longer term impact on his bat. Throwing may still be a little limited at that point, but that's just a maybe. Nice try, but it's his glove hand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fantasyguy007 17 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 25 minutes ago, treat88 said: 4-6 weeks for basic fracture healing. Whatever time it takes to ramp up baseball activities. Mid to end of May is a reasonable guess at return time. I don't think this injury has any longer term impact on his bat. Throwing may still be a little limited at that point, but that's just a maybe. This will bother him all year. Dude is an aggressive hitter. I am not saying he will hit 260 but his value is gone for 8-12 weeks IMO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treat88 615 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, tsh00k said: Nice try, but it's his glove hand. Gotcha. Throwing obviously not a problem then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baur10 2,085 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, redlegsfan said: Long term meaning like what, July? Long term as in if when he's fully healed, assuming there is no setback, I don't see it as drain on value going forward this year and beyond like certain shoulder, knee, foot, wrist injury etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wily mo 2,023 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Fantasyguy007 said: I had this injury 18 years ago. I was an offensive tackled, wrapped it, played the final 8 games in high school Hitting is another thing but think he will be fine and back in 3 weeks or so, just a guess and my opinion yeah, like offensive tackle sure, you can basically tape your entire hand into a ball and still go back out there. but like you say, hitting is another thing. the bone healing itself should take about a month, but the tendon involvement... it just depends on if it actually affects his swing, like his grip strength or anything like that by the time he gets back. encouraging is that it wasn't an injury FROM hitting, like a hamate. so maybe it won't affect him at all. we can really only guess at this point Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swfcdan 659 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Good insight here, as much as us Murphy owners are suffering. At least we know what we are dealing with, thanks docs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FoulPole 44 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Took batting practice this week according to rotoworld. Sounds good... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther239 324 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I'm not so encouraged yet, look at his finger haha... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FoulPole 44 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, Panther239 said: I'm not so encouraged yet, look at his finger haha... That's his thumb no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olivermookie 50 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 34 minutes ago, Panther239 said: I'm not so encouraged yet, look at his finger haha... Just getting ready to point out all those hits when we recovers 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
street sharks 3,238 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 38 minutes ago, FoulPole said: That's his thumb no? once I sort through the pixels I'll get back to you 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FoulPole 44 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, street sharks said: once I sort through the pixels I'll get back to you There's more than 1? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meh2 3,165 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Panther239 said: I'm not so encouraged yet, look at his finger haha... That’s to be expected. He’s most likely wearing a splint under his batting glove to keep the last joint of that finger in a straight position. With mallet finger a splint is worn for a minimum of 4 weeks (and up to 8 weeks) to let the tendon heal. He’s been given clearance to take bp with the splint on to start working on hitting again. Once he is allowed to ditch the splint he’ll be game ready soon after. I’d guesstimate about 2-3 weeks from now. Edited April 19, 2019 by meh2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weakkneeswilly 736 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 52 minutes ago, FoulPole said: That's his thumb no? No that's his finger unless Murphy has the longest thumb in the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrfrood 662 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Played in AAA on Friday and went 1 for 5 with a double. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigPapi44 1,050 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 1-4 with 2BBs yesterday. If no on-going problems, I would expect him back in the next few days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rf_haymaker 61 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 5 hours ago, BigPapi44 said: 1-4 with 2BBs yesterday. If no on-going problems, I would expect him back in the next few days. His one hit yesterday was a HR. Hard to say for certain when he'll be back but I am confident enough that it will be in the next few days that I dropped Kolten Wong (my only 2B eligible player) to grab Gregory Polanco before anyone else does. Murphy had a full spring training of 19 games and 59 PA and has been out less than a month. Shouldn't be long at all considering his playing time/results over the weekend. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del Rio 509 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 please don't get injured again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
street sharks 3,238 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 This whole process took a lot faster than I was expecting 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FoulPole 44 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Wtf sitting two days in a row... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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