The Red Sox have been winning lately, but they seem to be running out of pitchers. They have 4 on the disabled list:<\/p>\n
Which made me wonder – what the heck does a 15-day disabled list mean when someone’s been on it since May? Wikipedia<\/a> to the rescue:<\/p>\n There are two types of DL: the 15 day and the 60 day (previously there was also a 21 day DL). Players may be put on either list and may not rejoin the team until the associated number of days has elapsed. However, a player’s time on the DL may exceed the specified number of days.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I’ll finally see my first game of the season Tuesday night when the A’s play the Red Sox. Go Sox!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Red Sox have been winning lately, but they seem to be running out of pitchers. They have 4 on the disabled list: M. Clement SP Jun 15 15-day Right shoulder strain K. Foulke RP Jun 12 15-day Right elbow tendinitis D. Wells SP May 27 15-day Right knee soreness L. DiNardo SP\/RP May 22 …<\/p>\n
\nM. Clement SP \tJun 15 \t15-day \tRight shoulder strain
\nK. Foulke RP \tJun 12 \t15-day \tRight elbow tendinitis
\nD. Wells SP \tMay 27 \t15-day \tRight knee soreness
\nL. DiNardo SP\/RP \tMay 22 \t60-day \tNeck strain
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