On Saturday, it was not broken. On Monday, it was. Three months after Kyle Tucker fouled a ball off his shin in consecutive games and was declared injured with a shin contusion, GM Dana Brown waffled on what the injury actually was in the first place first saying his right...
Kyle Tucker apparently fractured his shin on this play three months ago, but it was called a bone bruise.On Saturday, it was not broken. On Monday, it was. Three months after Kyle Tucker fouled a ball off his shin in consecutive games and was declared injured with a shin contusion, GM Dana Brown waffled on what the injury actually was in the first place first saying his right fielder's leg was definitely not broken then, just two days later on Labor Day saying, yeah, it was probably broken.
This isn't new for the team. Since the days of former GM Jeff Lunhow, the team has guarded injury information like nuclear secrets. Former manager Dusty Baker frequently referred to HIPPA regulations as a way to circumvent discussing injured players. Mostly what we have gotten is a party line response or a"no comment."
The big question is why? We can only assume that much of it is a perceived competitive advantage, the idea that other teams having as little information about yours is a net positive. Some might be about shielding players from scrutiny, but as was the case with Tucker, speculation around a"deep bone bruise" was far greater than what fans and media might have said had we known his shin was actually broken.
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