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If this review is correct, Stanton should return to form but not in time to do harm to the Giants or participate in the All-Star Game. After last years HBP to the face you have to wonder if the kid feels like he's a little bit snake-bitten as far as injuries go.
from Beyond the Box Score:
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2014/5/2/5672834/hamate-fractures-and-power-in-the-pitchfx-era
Do hamate bone fractures permanently sap a hitter of his power?
Do hamate bone fractures permanently sap a hitter of his power?
The mechanism of injury for each player was also confirmed when possible, again using BP player cards and internet searches.This gives us the following players, season of injury, and mechanism of injury:
Name | Season | Mechanism of Injury |
---|---|---|
Carlos Gomez | 2007 | Swing |
Dustin Pedroia | 2007 | Unknown** |
Willy Aybar | 2007 | Swing |
Erick Aybar | 2007 | Unknown** |
Ryan Zimmerman | 2007 | Swing |
Joe Mather | 2008 | Swing |
Tony Pena, Jr | 2009 | Swing |
Everth Cabrera* | 2009 | Swing |
Chris Dickerson | 2010 | Swing |
Matt Antonelli | 2010 | Unknown** |
Troy Tulowitzki | 2010 | HBP |
Tony Gwynn, Jr | 2010 | Swing |
Danny Espinosa | 2010 | Unknown** |
Domonic Brown | 2011 | Swing |
Michael Brantley | 2011 | Unknown** |
Pablo Sandoval | 2011 | Swing |
Nick Markakis | 2012 | Slide, Swing |
Pablo Sandoval | 2012 | Swing |
Gordon Beckham | 2013 | Swing |
Mike Zunino | 2013 | Foul tip |
Wilson Ramos | 2014 | Foul tip |
*Cabrera suffered additional fracture in opposite hand in 2011 while in minors.
**For Pedroia and Brantley, mechanism unknown because player didn't know when he was originally hurt. Mechanisms for Espinosa and Aybar could not be confirmed.
The main mechanism of hamate injury is attributed to swinging a bat in our sample of 21 fractures across 20 players, at 62 percent; Pablo Sandoval shares the distinction with Everth Cabrera of suffering hamate fractures to both hands, with Cabrera suffering his breaks in the major and minor leagues. The reason for this dubious honor arises from both players being switch hitters and sustaining fractures from both sides of the plate. Three other switch hitters show up in our sample, with both Aybar brothers and Danny Espinosa all suffering fractures, but thankfully, only once.
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Overall, it appears that with time, player's who succumb to a hamate injury will find themselves back to previous power numbers upon their return to play, though it will probably take roughly a full season of at bats to do so. Of course a number of other factors could predispose a player to not bounce back quite as quickly or as robustly—age of injury, previous injury history, and even the time it took for correct diagnosis and treatment approach all play potential roles—but compared to other upper extremity injuries, the outlook for a full return to health and hitting power with the hamate fracture is generally promising.
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