This week, Virginia Zakas of Inside Injuries takes a look at Joe Musgrove’s fractured toe, concerns over Yordan Álvarez being shelved so early, Aaron Ashby’s labral tear…and more.
But first, here’s a quick glossary of terms commonly used by Inside Injuries:
IRC = Injury Risk Category (Low, Elevated, High) the overall likelihood a player will get injured
HPF = Health Performance Factor (Peak, Above Average, Below Average, Poor) our metric to predict player performance
ORT = Optimal Recovery Time the amount of time a player needs to fully recover from an injury.