I'm not sure about the NBA being completely up front. There are times where players could have played through injuries but chose not to for the benefit of the entire season. LeBron and Giannis had done this recently.
I was always wondering how HIPAA plays into this. From what I understand, there are exceptions to HIPAA related to professional athletes. Maybe I need to go to LawyerGPT to find out. 😉
I'm viewing it as thinking of the season as a whole and trusting the players you have. Fortunately, the Brewers are playing one of the worst teams in the league, so forcing Chourio to sit for a bit (and resting Sal, too) wouldn't be too detrimental. It also gives the staff an opportunity to those who don't play much to actually play. Fortunately they have backup players that are playing in their regular position (I am still bitter about Bauers being a sieve in Left Field at one of the games I attended).
My hope is that this doesn't put them into some type of tailspin. If they do, then I'll certainly criticize them for poor management. For now, though, continue to rake, push bunt to the second baseman, and get runners on base. Make the pitchers uncomfortable.
Go Crew!