I'm happy that they're protecting him.

We talked about this yesterday that this calf issue shouldn't be something they should rush him back on between the cold weather and just the fact that it's a tricky soft tissue injury, that it would behoove the Mets and Juan Soto to play it cautious.

And so when they announced yesterday during an off day that he was going on the injured list,

my first reaction was good.

Good.

They're playing it safe.

And then I did a deep dive on other calf injuries.

And then also the fact that it was also mentioned that he's out two to three weeks. Not he'll be back when he's eligible, which would be next Tuesday against the Dodgers. That would only be a week and a half after the injury. So they're telling you this isn't a, hey, it's a day-to-day thing, don't worry, he'll be back as soon as he's eligible, which would be Tuesday, the 14th, the week from today, they're telling you it's going to be longer than that. It's going to be two to three weeks. Here's my concern. I started to do a deep dive on other calf injuries. Not all of them, but some of them. DJ LaMayhew, do you guys remember that guy? Yep, yeah. But how old was DJ when that happened? It's a great point. I think that we need to factor this stuff in.

Every example is going to be different. So I agree. DJ's in his late 30s. He got injured on March 1st. We didn't see him until the middle of May. Now, we also have to factor in. He had to go through a full spring training. Right. Which one sort of wouldn't need to do. And DJ is older. but that was a calf injury.

Remember that a year ago?

Yeah.

Made his debut May 13th.

So you were talking about... sort of wouldn't need to do. And DJ is older. But that was a calf injury.

Remember that a year ago?

Yeah.

Made his debut May 13th.

So you were talking about two and a half months that DJ LeMayhew missed.

The next example is an outfielder, a relatively young outfielder for the Houston Astros by the name of Jake Myers.

Jake Myers had a calf issue on July 6th. He came back on September 6th. That is exactly two months. That's not the worst part of the Jake Myers example. The worst part of the Jake Myers example is that after coming back on September 6th, three weeks later, he re-injured his calf. Now, we don't know how much time that would have missed because the season was over.

And look up Jake Myers' age.

I think he's in his late 20s, mid to late 20s.

So that's another example.

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