Hader to Covid IL - Latest: Hader reinstated, Milner to AAA

[markedman5]

Unreal

[wildcat2237]

Boy. This is really really bad. Could actually start to effect the season.

 

Hopefully we can just mash the Pirates the next 3 days.

 

Also concerned the rest of the bullpen could have COVID.

[adambr2]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/brewers-josh-hader-covid-19-list.html

 

Good grief, this is getting ridiculous.

[miggs721]

More fake postives going around, 10 days isnt a biggie

[wibadgers23]

How much longer until it is announced as a widespread outbreak? Seems to be heading that way.

[adambr2]

Sorry, just saw this is a duplicate thread. Please merge/delete.

[pacopete4]

More fake postives going around, 10 days isnt a biggie

 

10 days is huge when trying to keep a 7 game lead.

[PeaveyFury]

At this point I think we need to start assuming that much of the bullpen will either get it or be close contacts....

[pacopete4]

Is this still where if you test positive, you’re good for like 3-months? Maybe it’s a strategy?

[markedman5]

You think they are infecting themselves on purpose or did you mean for that to be in blue?

[miggs721]

More fake postives going around, 10 days isnt a biggie

 

10 days is huge when trying to keep a 7 game lead.

 

 

Thats where the schedule benefits us, 3 of the next 4 series are the pirates and cubs, so lets crush and make it through this

[djoctagone]

At this point I think we need to start assuming that much of the bullpen will either get it or be close contacts....

if you're placed on the injured list as a close contact, it's because you are not fully vaccinated. fully vaccinated players who test negative cannot be placed on the injured list for close contact.

[Underachiever]

Good thing the relief pitchers stay away from the position players during the game.

[ThisIsMyCrew]

Is this still where if you test positive, you’re good for like 3-months? Maybe it’s a strategy?

 

Is that a thing?

[folly412]

More fake postives going around, 10 days isnt a biggie

 

Don't they need to produce multiple positives (or not have a positive cancelled out by negatives) to try to avoid false positives? Thought this might have been why there was a day lag on Strickland being placed on the list, in hopes they might be able to mulligan out of it.

 

 

At this point I think we need to start assuming that much of the bullpen will either get it or be close contacts....

if you're placed on the injured list as a close contact, it's because you are not fully vaccinated. fully vaccinated players who test negative cannot be placed on the injured list for close contact.

 

Given the 85% threshold for loosened restrictions, doesn't this mean there can't be more than 4 who aren't vaccinated? Assuming all the roster changes didn't mess up the threshold calculation. That may at least indicate that our "close contact" cap could be anywhere between already reached and up to two more.

[pacopete4]

Is this still where if you test positive, you’re good for like 3-months? Maybe it’s a strategy?

 

Is that a thing?

 

The rule that was followed by my HS for sports this past year was: Once you've tested positive for the virus, you do not need to be tested again for 90 days from symptom onset.

 

I do not know if this has changed but that was the rule during my season.

[owbc]

Is this still where if you test positive, you’re good for like 3-months? Maybe it’s a strategy?

 

Is that a thing?

 

Honestly, it's not the worst thing to let it run its course through the team right now. Delta is everywhere so it's better to get it over with now instead of in the playoffs.

 

[sarcasm]Time to go get Bartolo Colon from the Mexican league...[/sarcasm]

[BruisedCrew]

The players all share a locker room and travel together. There’s no reason to assume this will be limited to the bullpen or that this will be the last case.

 

This afternoon when I heard the signal from my phone that I had a notification, I thought “I hope this isn’t more Brewers COVID news” because this was about the time the other announcements were made. No such luck.

 

As long as the impact on the position players stays manageable, the onus is going to be on the offense to get the team through the next couple of weeks. Can’t expect to win too many games like yesterday with the bullpen having to cover 3 or 4 innings with a 1 run lead.

[markedman5]

[BruisedCrew]

I understand that nobody has an obligation to disclose whether or not they have been vaccinated. But, Hader declining to answer is going to lead people to make an assumption.

[BruisedCrew]

More fake postives going around, 10 days isnt a biggie

 

10 days is huge when trying to keep a 7 game lead.

 

 

Thats where the schedule benefits us, 3 of the next 4 series are the pirates and cubs, so lets crush and make it through this

 

It helps to be playing weaker teams, but I wouldn’t assume that losing half of the bullpen isn’t going to make a difference. Even though the Brewers pounded in them in 6 of their last 7 meetings, last week’s Brewers sweep was sandwiched between the Pirates winning 2 of 3 in San Francisco and 2 of 3 over the Pirates. If the Brewers play like they did against the Royals, it won’t be pretty.

 

It’s going to take solid starts and a consistent scoring offense to ride through this.

[LouisEly]

At this point I think we need to start assuming that much of the bullpen will either get it or be close contacts....

if you're placed on the injured list as a close contact, it's because you are not fully vaccinated. fully vaccinated players who test negative cannot be placed on the injured list for close contact.

Just to clarify, Hader tested positive so he may or may not be vaccinated.

[stoutdude04]

At this point I think we need to start assuming that much of the bullpen will either get it or be close contacts....

if you're placed on the injured list as a close contact, it's because you are not fully vaccinated. fully vaccinated players who test negative cannot be placed on the injured list for close contact.

Just to clarify, Hader tested positive so he may or may not be vaccinated.

 

Declining to answer if you are vaxxed definitely leads to some assumptions.

[jerichoholicninja]

Considering all the Brewers that have tested positive so far were vaxxed what difference does it make? He almost certainly got it from one of them.

[brooks_quichenick]

Considering all the Brewers that have tested positive so far were vaxxed what difference does it make? He almost certainly got it from one of them.

 

Good point