SUNDAY: Morrison could actually require up to eight months to recover, he told Tyler Fenwick of MLB.com and other reporters. He wouldn’t return until April in that scenario, though it’s possible Morrison will need as few as four months to come back, as noted below.
SATURDAY, 10:38pm: Morrison seems to be facing a four- to six-month recovery period, per Berardino, who adds that he should be healthy in time for spring training next year.
8:45pm: Twins first baseman Logan Morrison will undergo season-ending surgery on his left hip, Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press was among those to tweet. Morrison has a hip impingement and will head to the 10-day disabled list, according to the team. His roster spot will go to right-hander Kohl Stewart (previously reported).
The injury brings a premature conclusion to a disappointing season for Morrison, whom the Twins signed to a one-year, $6.5MM guarantee in free agency last February. The deal also includes an $8MM club option for 2019, but it seems likely the Twins will instead buy out Morrison for $1MM.
When the Twins added Morrison, who lasted longer than expected on the open market, he was coming off a career-best season in which he hit 38 home runs as a member of the Rays. At the same time, the Twins were fresh off their first playoff berth since 2011. But both sides have struggled this season, as Morrison has hit a mere .186/.276/.368 (74 wRC+) with 15 home runs across 359 plate appearances and the Twins have stumbled to a 53-62 record.
In the event Morrison returns to free agency in the offseason, he’ll do so as a 31-year-old who, 2017 aside, hasn’t produced great results in the majors. Over 3,713 PAs, the left-handed hitter has only been a bit better than league average as an offensive player, according to FanGraphs’ wRC+ metric (106). Although, for the second straight year, Morrison garnered positive reviews from Statcast, which places his expected weighted on-base average (.355) well above his actual wOBA (.284).
This explains everything. Playing injured? Nobody’s that bad
Meant to say nobody turns that bad suddenly Lol
Here’s a question I’ve always had: who pays for the player’s surgery? Does the team? A team’s insurance or player’s insurance? Especially when said player may not be on that team’s roster next year.
I’ve always wondered if it just falls under work comp or if there’s some other way that works.
Most professional athletes contracts are insured by the team but in some cases players who are oft injured are required to insurance their own earnings. Otherwise health insurance provided by the club covers the cost 100%.
*insure
Source?
It’s not the earnings or the contract I’m wondering about. It’s the cost of the actual medical treatment. Orthopedic doctors are some of the most highly paid people in the medical (or any other) field largely because they work with professional sports. Someone’s paying them a lot of money.
If it’s covered by the insurance provided to the player by the team that’s still on the player’s dollar.
When I get a work related injury it’s my employer (via their work comp provider) that covers the medical treatment, not my insurance… even if it’s covered 100%, that’s still my cost ultimately.
I worked for a former NHL PA and the existing contracted club is solely responsible for any medical treatment until the player is deemed 100% healthy/recovered. If a player thinks that he is not 100%,a doctor stating so can assist with filing a document stating so. That almost never happens.
We had a minor leaguer who was going to the ECHL and was injured in an exhibition game. It cost more for the surgery than his contract-obviously insurance covers the bill but it was comical.
We also had a minor league player injure his knee so severely in an NHL pre season game that it caused his retirement. We negotiated his buyout. They can also never return to an NHL affiliated league because of the buyout.
Anyway,the club is on the hook. Unless a club signs the player as a free agent. We call it the Mark Prior rule. He made more rehabbing than playing.
Eovaldi comes to mind. We can’t believe Tampa of all teams signed him to rehab.
***also the MLB Players Association has a medical board who covers this to ensure the club(s) are not manipulating the cap. So if a player is out long term (David Wright) and has his contract insured,but can return,there is a board connected with looking at his recovery. I will say that they have a buyout agreement in place 90% of the time.
I’m pretty sure it’s the team as it’s technically a work related injury
Very interesting. Hadn’t thought about this being a work-related injury. Makes sense.
Chris Davis is. Take away 2017 and Morrison is just an average ball player. Wonder if steroids were involved. In today’s MLB, you have to ask the questions
“I remember when [Logan Morrison] had 14 home runs, that was a [year] and a half ago.”
Has any of you ever have a device saying low Ish power (<5%) and it last for an hour?
I don’t know about that but I can drive 80 miles with my low fuel light on.
My check tire light is on all the time but every time I look I always see four of them. It’s kind of annoying.
Well, if you get going and find you’re missing a couple of them, don’t say you weren’t warned.
I remember when Logan Morrison had a short streak of being a productive MLB player, that was a year and a half ago. Last year, we had box seats for a Yanks-Rays game. I yelled “LoMo didn’t make the All Star Game, waaaaaah” at him. He pointed at me and said to the umpire “Welcome to New York.” Later, he ripped New York fans for their cruel treatment.
He’s definitely the first guy ever in the history of MLB to have an issue with box seat hecklers in New York.
But is he the first to call Yankee fans “stupid”?
His exact words: “You can’t fix stupid.” Hey buddy, grow thicker skin. You called Gary out last year, for being selected over you for HR derby. Ofc NYY fans won’t take kindly to you. Not a fan. nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2018/04/yankees_fans_are_…
Ofc, hope he gets back to 100%
Is that a serious question?
No, a trick question.
Yankees fans are annoying for example your post above.
Fair enough, Murphy but ‘annoying’ & ‘stupid’ are two different things. Wouldn’t have cared, had LoMo said “annoying” instead of “stupid” Lol But instead, He doubled down.
And dont all fanbases have annoying fans Lol
They all have stupid fans, too. It’s just the ratios that vary from place to place.
So… yes, I think some fan bases are heavier than others on the people that just show up to hate division rivals and dog on the lousiest players on the roster.
What makes you enjoy making fun of people?
Only when they are whiny babies who think they are better than other, clearly more talented, MLB players and that they are smarter than the fans.
And you are proud of this?
Six and a half million a year to play a game?? You can throw full beers at me for that salary!
Just because they get paid more than most of us doesn’t mean they aren’t human.
Good grief. Heckling is part of competitive sports. His “insult” was not even that bad, and based on some truth, actually. LoMo was whining a bit much about the ASG. It’s not like he insulted LoMo’s mother or made some racist or misogynist statement. People can be so oversensitive these days …
I would agree with you that people are over sensitive. But we now live in a society where over sensitive is the norm, so, people need to adapt to that.
I also want to know why guy seems to be so proud of heckling LoMo.
Well… I’m not exactly sad to see him go. It’s been hard watching him all season. Seems like a nice enough guy, though, and I wouldn’t have wished any injury upon him. Here’s hoping that he has a successful surgery and can come back and play again… for someone. He should consider maybe playing for one of the Japanese or Korean outfits.
Season-ending surgery suggests some kind of beginning to the season. I’m not sure that happened for Logan.
tyler austin time!
Off to a good start!
1-for-4 w/ a two run HR his Twins’ debut (4-3 W)
But aren’t you the least bit concerned over Austin’s career 19 walks, and 106 strikeouts? (time of trade)
Still think NYY lost trade since Lynn is a rental; (even if undefeated w/ NYY) & Austin has 6 years’ team control. Despite BB-K, Austin turns 27 Sept, & still has load of potential. I’ll be rooting for him.
The Twins getting anything of any value at all for a one-off FA signing like Lynn (especially given his performance) is a win.
They Yankees got a solid starter down the stretch for a guy they would have lost in Rule 5. When you have that kind of farm system you can afford to let players like Austin and Gamel leave for less than stellar returns.
Precisely. Ryan McBroom is another tyler austin in waiting. Didn’t lose anything.
The injury had to have been the reason he has been so bad this year. He’s not Dexter Fowler
Keep saying it……
This article and the 2 preceding it – primarily about new injuries or players rehabbing.
As with the epidemics of strikeouts and TJ surgery, this injury craze started around 15-20 years ago, and gets worse each season. This in spite of new rules that players are not allowed to slide into defenders on the bases and at home plate. Some of it comes from the harder ball (strung tight) to accelerate HR’S and balls in the OF rolling to the wall – which has resulted in infielders getting struck with hard-hit batted balls causing injury, and batters suffering injuries after being hit by a pitch or fouling a ball off themselves.
MLB was never like this.The game had a balance. Now it’s full of a bunch of administrators, FO people, and consultants that each year come up with a new splashy fad that ignores players safety. Like the fad diets that come out each year that cause far more harm then good.
Time to go back to the nursing home.
Lol
Ah, the arrogance of those that know little and expect to learn less as they age.
Good points Samuel. But, MLB has done a ton to cater to players safety. Well, more for hitters. Such as…
– Arm/elbow guards for hitters
– Can’t plow the catcher at home
– Can’t destroy middle infielders on plays at 2B
But, in-terms of the baseball you may have a point. Blisters are on the rise. TJ surgery on the rise (which arm guards are contributing to that). More homeruns that appear to be lasers rather than hard hits.
Umpires are now enforcing warnings to pitchers for hitting batters. Batters nowadays have less fear despite the rising average speed of a fastball. More batters will be hit by a pitch considering they crowd the plate more than ever before. Don’t believe me? Youtube games from 30-35 years ago and see how far hitters stood off the plate.
The injury is unfortunate, but as a Twins fan I’m just glad there will be NoMo LoMo in the lineup. Can’t believe they kept playing him this long. The FO should have cut bait on both he and Belisle to free up roster spots a month ago and start getting a good look at guys who might have a role with the team next year.
Guess he’s officially out of the running for MVP.
That’s a shame. I loved LoMo on the RAYS. 38 HRs in 2017, and he’s an above average defensive 1B-man. Although not a speedy runner, he’s a very smart base runner. He’s also a good guy, and was very popular with his teammates. This nagging injury probably hindered him most of this season with the TWINS. I wish him the best in the coming seasons.
Loved his tirade over Cb’s strike zone
End of his career? 30/31 year old 1B/corner OF, who can’t really hit, had one outstanding year, and now requires hip surgery…
Man, we all knew the Twins bought high, but perhaps not that high.