2015 brewers avoid 60-day disabled list?; Just barely, no - Nelson and Blazek to 60-day

[djoctagone]

knock on wood, but thus far, the brewers have avoided placing or transferring any player to the 60-day disabled list.

 

as we all know, placing a player on the 60-day disabled list opens up a spot on the 40-man roster.

 

i looked up the answer . . . anyone care to take a stab on the last season the brewers did not use the 60-day disabled list?

[logan82]

2011

[djoctagone]

in 2011, manny parra, takashi saito and mitch stetter were on the 60-day disabled list.

[djoctagone]

i have to do more digging. according to the 2004 brewers media guide, no players were placed on or transferred to the 60-day disabled list in 2003.

 

but according to this, todd ritchie was transferred to the 60-day disabled list on 7 august 2003.

[djoctagone]

in every season from 1999 - 2014, the brewers have utilized the 60-day disabled list for at least one player. i have yet to determine if the brewers utilized the 60-day disabled list in 1998 and seasons prior to that.

 

obviously, it will be pretty significant if the brewers avoid using the 60-day disabled list in 2015.

[MrTPlush]

Seeing we aren't competing and the fact the season is almost over I think avoiding the 60DL is pretty much a 99.9% chance of happening. There is no baseball reason to stick someone on the 60DL at this point.

[jerichoholicninja]

Seeing we aren't competing and the fact the season is almost over I think avoiding the 60DL is pretty much a 99.9% chance of happening. There is no baseball reason to stick someone on the 60DL at this point.

 

Except to free up a 40 man spot for a September callup.

[MrTPlush]

Seeing we aren't competing and the fact the season is almost over I think avoiding the 60DL is pretty much a 99.9% chance of happening. There is no baseball reason to stick someone on the 60DL at this point.

 

Except to free up a 40 man spot for a September callup.

 

That is true...but I think the Brewers are good in that department. They still had quite a few open spots last I checked.

[djoctagone]

the club is down to one open roster spot. they could opt to transfer michael blazek to the 60-day disabled list to open up another spot, or they could release kyle lohse or brandon kintzler.

[djoctagone]

michael blazek transferred to the 60-day disabled list. jimmy nelson placed on the 60-day disabled list.

[CheezWizHed]

Seeing we aren't competing and the fact the season is almost over I think avoiding the 60DL is pretty much a 99.9% chance of happening. There is no baseball reason to stick someone on the 60DL at this point.

 

[sarcasm]Thanks for making it a certainty! [/sarcasm]