02-10-2011, 08:18 PM
(02-10-2011, 08:10 PM)Mstrpr626 Wrote: I don't think a player can improve his health status. If your known to be healthy, then your a healthy player. If you get injured, your more likely to get injured again after the injury, which is why I understand that health will decrease after an injury. If a player is staying healthy for years and years, he most likely has a good health rating. I really haven't encountered many sub 70 health rated guys who don't spend at least a month or two on the DL per year in a 3-5 year span.
An example of someone improving their health is Chipper Jones. During Spring Training of '94 he tore his ACL and missed the entire season. He then came back to never land on the DL from 1995 through 2003 with 8 consecutive years of 150+ games played. According to Mogul that ACL injury would probably have made him take a huge health hit and never be able to regain it.
You can prevent injuries by stretching or doing flexibility training or by something as simple as eating right. I've read many stories of players admitting to being pretty lax on their diet or workout regiment and then the light comes on and "boom", they feel better and need less days off as a result of being healthier.
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