Ivan Herrera runs into insurance 'roadblock,' says he'll miss WBC

[Alex Reyes Cy Young]

If I was an owner I'd put a clause causing a player to not get paid for time missed due to an injury in the WBC. That time missed should also not count as service time. If players want to participate they assume the risk.

Or maybe they could go purchase a secondary insurance plan to just cover their WBC playing time if they want to play so badly.

I honestly could care less if they play or not. It's really not our decisions.

[ScotchMIrish]

If I was an owner I'd put a clause causing a player to not get paid for time missed due to an injury in the WBC. That time missed should also not count as service time. If players want to participate they assume the risk.

youre just as likely to get hurt in spring training though. youre still playing the same game baseball that you akways do. i dont understamd why peopme think that suddenly playing it for a national team ups the injury risk 1000%

Mets closer missed a season because of WBC. Where did you come up with 1000%?

and pitchers get injured during spring training. he could have easily been injured and missed season in soring. or at first week of season get injured. makes no sense to blane wbx. its not like its making them do anything essentially more risky.

the only argument i can stand against it is it is nice to have yozr outchers working on certain putches in soring or your catchers building chemistry with the pitchers.

but the injury stuff is rubbish and random. There could be other putchers that stay healthy inwbc that would have gotten injured in soribg if thwy didnt go to wbc

If you say so. How did the Mets benefit from losing their closer for the season in the WBC?
That's fine. They can play in the WBC then but if I was running things any time missed due to injury incurred during the WBC would not count toward service time. I would also insist not just on insurance for injured players but damages in the form of a percentage of the salary.

Ok. You’ve convinced me. You really ARE that obtuse.

[ScotchMIrish]

If I was an owner I'd put a clause causing a player to not get paid for time missed due to an injury in the WBC. That time missed should also not count as service time. If players want to participate they assume the risk.

Or maybe they could go purchase a secondary insurance plan to just cover their WBC playing time if they want to play so badly.

I honestly could care less if they play or not. It's really not our decisions.

If we lose Herrera we lose a 3/4 bat in the lineup. 2023 Edwin Diaz torn ACL. Jose Altuve broken thumb.

[imetsatchelpaige]

GOOD

He belongs in Cardinals camp getting to know his pitchers if he's truly going to be given a shot at catching again.

No kidding.
A great blessing. Hate the WBC.